Intensive English 3

Week 2
Online session 1
Unit 3: Banking

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Unit 3: Banking

Session 2 communicative objective

•By the end of this session, you will be able to talk about banking, and will hold
a conversation expressing ability, necessity and advice.

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 Bank transactions
Word bank
• Describe the pictures. • borrow
• Use the language bank and word bank to help you. • cash
Warm-up Language bank
This picture shows …
• cash dispenser
• checking account
In this picture I can see...
• compound
1 2 This is a picture of …
interest
I can see…
• debit card
(X) is…
• deposit
(X) might be…
• loan
(X) seems/looks…
• maintenance fee
You can tell the person
• overdraft
is…
• savings account
Maybe….
• withdraw money

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5 minutes

whole class

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 Banking
• What’s the name of this bank?
Pre • Where is it from?
production 1 • Discuss its pros and cons (positive and negative aspects).

Pros Cons

8 minutes

whole class

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 Banking
• Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of our local banks. Use the language bank.
Production 1 • Decide which one is the best. Explain why.

Language bank

The first advantage of ….. is that we can ….

The positive aspect of … is that people are able to …
The positive aspect of … is that you don’t have to ….
Another benefit of this bank is that people don’t need to …

The first disadvantage of … is that we can’t …

The negative aspect of … is that people have to …
Another disadvantage is … is that we should / shouldn’t …

Agreeing Disagreeing
15 minutes Yes, that's right. I don't agree.
I think so, too. I don't think so.
Exactly. You can't say that.
I (fully) agree with you. Oh no,. . .
pair work OK.

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 Banking

Feedback Share your conclusions here.

5 minutes

whole class

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 My experience with banks

• Do you like going to the bank?

Pre • What do you think is the secret for a bank to be successful?
production 2

Top banks in Peru

Banco de crédito del Peru (BCP)

BBVA Continental
Scotiabank Peru S.A.A.
Interbank
5 minutes
Banco de la nación
HSBC Peru
whole class

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 My experience with banks

Production 2 • Have a conversation with your partner about your experience with
local banks.
• Remember to interact and ask follow-up questions.

1. Do you like to go to the bank?

2. What do you think is key for a bank to be

successful? Top banks in Peru

3. Do you usually receive phone calls from banks? Banco de crédito del Peru (BCP)
BBVA Continental
4. In your opinion, which are the most popular banks
In Peru? Scotiabank Peru S.A.A.

5. … (your question here) Interbank

Banco de la nación
10 minutes Agreeing Disagreeing
Yes, that's right. I don't agree. HSBC Peru
I think so, too. I don't think so.
Exactly. You can't say that.
pair work I (fully) agree with you. Oh no,. . .

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 My experience with banks

Feedback Share some ideas here.

(Partner’s name)
thinks/believes that…

In his/her opinion, …

5 minutes

whole class

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 The future of banking

Pre • Watch a video about the future of banking

• https://youtu.be/XPLTG6oeP14 (1’ 30’’)
production 3 • Take notes of some ideas from the video.
• Write your notes in the box below and comment!

Banking in the future

5 minutes

whole class

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 The future of banking
• Work in pairs.
• Read your role cards.
Production 3 • Role-play a conversation.

Student A Language bank

I’d like to know…
• You don’t like going to the bank because you don’t have time. What about …?
• You have a friend who works in a bank and knows about the future of I’m hoping to…
banking. Will the bank…if we…?
• Ask him/her some questions about the future of banking. Will you be able to…?

Student B Language bank

In the future, more and more
• You have worked in banks for a long time and you know everything about people will …
the future of banking. You will be able to …
• Tell your friend about these changes. (Use ideas from the video.) Another characteristic will be…
All you will do is…
15 minutes Banks today are... but in the
future banks will be …

pair work

Exchange roles.
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 The future of banking

Present your conversation here.

Feedback

3 minutes

whole class

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 Banking trends
Word bank
Which trend in banking is the most important nowadays? Why? borrow
cash
Pre cash dispenser
checking account
production 4 mobile banking compound interest
debit card
deposit
loan
maintenance fee
overdraft
savings account
withdraw money
security systems
Vocabulary bank
biometrics
steal
identity
information security
3 minutes voice complaints
social media hackers
p2p
whole class future banking
checkout counter

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 Banking trends Word bank
• Work in pairs. borrow
Production 4 • Discuss your answers to the question in the box together. cash
cash dispenser
• Support and expand on your answers.
checking account
compound interest
Which trend in banking do you consider to be the most important
debit card
nowadays? deposit
loan
maintenance fee
mobile banking security systems social media overdraft
savings account
withdraw money

Vocabulary bank
Agreeing biometrics
Expressing your opinion Yes, that's right. steal
I think… identity
I think so, too.
I feel that… information security
Exactly. voice complaints
As far as I’m concerned… I (fully) agree with you. hackers
10 minutes Asking for your partner’s opinion Disagreeing p2p
Do you think that…? I don't agree. future banking
What do you think/feel about…? I don't think so. checkout counter
pair work Are you sure that…? You can't say that.
Oh no,. . .
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 Banking trends

Feedback Share some of the conclusions your have both reached.

3 minutes

whole class

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Summary

Now I can…

 talk about the advantages and disadvantages of

using different local banks.

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Preparation for
next class

Reinforce Unit 3.
Do Grammar Practice component exercises.
Work on the Enrichment Practice component.

Study the Use of English file.

Check out the Practice Resources folder.

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Sources
 https://thenounproject.com/
 https://www.shutterstock.com/
 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-
espanol/credit
 https://www.rankia.pe/
 https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/
 English Discoveries Student platform

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