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English for Tax Administration 2. Lecturer: Miljen Matijašević G10, room 6/I, Tue 11:30-12:30 e-mail: miljen.matijasevic @ gmail.com Session 2, 18 Mar 2014. Today’s session. Revision of the last session Online Banking (HOBS). Revision of the last session.
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English for TaxAdministration 2 Lecturer: Miljen Matijašević G10, room 6/I, Tue 11:30-12:30 e-mail: miljen.matijasevic@gmail.com Session 2, 18 Mar 2014
Today’s session • Revisionofthelastsession • Online Banking (HOBS)
Revision of the last session Money and Personal Finance
Revision What does it mean to lend, owe and raise money? Chase the intruder: credit, debit, deposit, payinto. Do the following mean the same: your account is overdrawn / your account is in the black? Makesentenceswiththewords: credit, draw, bankstatement, payinto, withdrawal, balance
Revision What is an ATM andwhat is it used for? What is a bank statement? Whatdoes it show? What means of payment do you know? Illustrate four different ways to use the verb TO PAY with an object (with/without prepositions).
Online Banking HOBS
What is this advertisement for? Pay bills before breakfast... invest over lunch... and check balances at bedtime.
What is this advertisement for? Pay bills before breakfast... invest over lunch... and check balances at bedtime. ANSWER: an online banking service Q: Do you use services of a bank? If so, do you use the Internet banking service? What for? What are your experiences?
Homework Readthetext on thephotocopy. Takeoutanyunknownwordsandbeprepared to answerrelatedquestionsanddiscussthetext. Bank of Scotland – HOBS
HOBS – reading In general terms... • What is HOBS? • What services does it offer? • Who can use it?
HOBS – reading and comprehension Read lines 1 to 14 and answer the following questions: • What does HOBS enable you to do? • Translate the paragraph. Read lines 15 to 34 and answer the following questions: • How much does a HOBS unit cost? • Can it be obtained free of charge? How? • How is HOBS accessed? • Is it available only in big cities?
HOBS – reading and comprehension Read lines 35 to 46 and answer the following questions: • What are the advantages of making payments through HOBS? • What is the purpose of the HOBS memory? • How does that work to the user’s advantage? • Translate the paragraph. Read lines 47 to 62 and answer the following questions: • Who is HOBS Investment Account intended for? • How long does money have to be deposited in the Investment Account in order to collect interest? • Are payment instructions carried out immediately?
HOBS – reading and comprehension Read lines 63 to the end and answer the following questions: • Is HOBS available 24 hours a day? • Why is the HOBS service better than regular banking services? • What other benefits of being a Bank of Scotland customer are mentioned in the last section?
HOBS – reading and comprehension Are the following statements true or false? Mark with T, F of DN (‘don’t know’). • HOBS can be used by both business people and private individuals. • You can only use HOBS if you have a PC. • If you use HOBS you will be given an identity number and a password. • £500 is the minimum required to open a HOBS account. • You can make ten monthly payments to cover the cost of buying HOBS. • Making a payment with HOBS is more expensive than paying by cheque. • HOBS can be programmed to pay your bills automatically. • There is more than one type of HOBS account. • HOBS can be accessed 24 hours a day. • You can arrange for The Bank of Scotland to give you a personal demonstration of how HOBS works.