Ex.5. Match the nouns in the left-hand column with the verbs in the right-hand column

deposit   account   loan

repay obtain apply for back accept hold withdraw make close open settle manage

Ex.6. The words in the box frequently occur after “bank”.

Find combinations that mean:

1. a book that lists all payments into and withdrawals from a customer’s bank account;

2. the amount of money paid by a customer to the bank for its services;

3. a person who serves customers, keeps accounts and does other work in a bank;

4. a sum of money left with a bank for safe keeping or to earn interest;

5. a cheque that guarantees payment by a bank;

6. money that has been lent by a bank to a customer for a fixed period;

7. a person employed by a bank to control a particular branch or department;

8. (UK) a day, not a Saturday or Sunday, when banks are closed and which is also a general holiday;

9. an arrangement with a bank that allows the customer to pay in and take out money;

10. a printed report that shows all the money paid into and out of a customer’s bank account within a certain period and the total amount left in the account;

Ex.7. Look at the words and phrases in the box. Match them with the correct definition from the list below:

1. the business of running or working in a bank;

2. the most important bank in a country because it issues and manages currency and helps to carry out the government’s financial policy;

3. a bank that provides many different services for its customers, e.g. providing bank accounts and credit cards, arranging loans, etc.;

4. a bank that specializes in raising capital for industry. It advises companies on flotations, manages investment portfolios;

5. a bank that provides finance for companies, especially by buying stocks and securities and selling them in smaller units to the public;

6. a financial institution that specializes in providing services such as savings accounts;

7. an organization that holds money, important documents and other valuables in safe keeping, and lends money at interest;

8. a sum of money paid into a bank or savings account;

9. an account with a bank for personal savings;

10. something lent, usually money, on the condition it will be paid back after an agreed period with interest;

11. the central banking system of the USA;

12. offering company shares for sale to the public or on a stock exchange for the first time.

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