Session 9. Online banking + other banking products (01/04/11)

In today's session we will go through some useful concepts about online and telephone banking, and we will do some general revision exercises.

We will also learn other types of banking products, such as pension plans, stock accounts or investment funds.


Finally, I will give you some time to prepare and practice your end-of-course dialogues that you will do in the last session of the course (April 8th).

Session 8. Taking care of our clients / Online and telephone banking (25/03/11)

In next Friday's session we will learn some useful expressions that could be used when it comes to taking care of our clients (e.g. how to make requests, saying the right thing in specific situations, explaining bank procedures using the first conditional and modal verbs, expressing purpose with 'to' + infinitive).

Then we will see the main features of online and telephone banking, and we will do some general revision exercises.

Remember you will have to role-play a dialogue (in pairs/threes) in the last session of the course. You can let me know about your proposals in the class.

Session 7. Loans and mortgages (18/03/11)

In today's session we will talk about loans and mortgages. We will study some dialogues and analyse the specific vocabulary used when requesting a mortgage. After that, you will practice similar situations and will improvise conversations depending on the conditions of the mortgage. We will also get familiar with some mortgage-related terms, such as fixed rate mortgage, land registry office, repayment period, etc.

In the second part of the session, we will learn some vocabulary about different types of properties, comparing two different properties, giving advice to our clients, and persuading them to do take the right decision.

EXTRA RESOURCES:
You can read more about loans and mortgages downloading this file.

Session 6. Common Confusions + Past Simple vs Present Perfect (11/02/11)

In next Friday's session, we will analyse some confusing words which have different translations into English, and we will analyse the conflicts that may come up when using these terms.

We will also see the different uses of the Past Simple and the Present Perfect in English, and we will do some banking-related activities that involve the use of both tenses. Then we will do some revision exercises and learn some extra new vocabulary.

VIERNES 04 MARZO: NO HAY CLASE

Hola

Tan sólo recordaros que finalmente voy a asistir al curso este viernes 4 de Marzo, así que no tendremos clase. Recordad que debido a este cambio, el curso acabará una semana más tarde de lo previsto.

Un saludo y hasta el próximo viernes.

Session 5. Bank cards & Exchanging money (25/02/11)

In next Friday's session, we will study the different types of bank cards available. We will look into the structure of a typical English bank card, and we will do some exercises related to the use of cards at cashpoints. We will also revise the use of the imperative in English for giving orders or instructions.

In the second part of the session, we will deal with the topic "Exchanging money". We will learn the English names of the most important types of currencies in the world, analyse some bank notes and their respective countries, and we will simulate some of the possible situations that may come up when a client needs to exchange currency.

Session 4. Bank Accounts (18/02/11)

In next Friday's session, we will learn about the different types of bank accounts, and we will discuss some differences between accounts in Spain and bank accounts in other English-speaking countries.

We will also practice some usual dialogues connected to the opening of bank accounts and the possible situations that may derive from this procedure.

Finally, we will do some exercises where you will put into practice all the new vocabulary that you've recently learnt.