Indirect questions

Asking Questions

Make up similar sentences to advertise FMA.

ACTIVITY

B) Alex Vandervoort is elected.

A) Roscoe Heyward becomes President

ACTIVITY

ACTIVITY

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

■ Ex. 1. Roscoe Hey ward is still a candidate for the presidency. He does not make a secret of his views on banking and business generally. He believes that social issues influence too many decisions in corporate policies. Make up a chain story to describe his stand.

1.	If banking is subject to every changing social wind, it will lessen banks' strength.
2.	If it lessens banks' strength, it will retard their growth.
3.		(it/reduce profits)
4.		(it/decrease earnings per share)
5.		(it/lead to a general alarm)
6.		(depositors, shareholders/withdraw funds, investments)
7.		(bank stocks/tumble)
8.		(banks/go bankrupt)
9.		(a public crisis)

Make up a similar chain story to expound on Alex Vandervoort's views on FMA.

■ Ex. 2. FMA operates the Keycharge bank card system. There are certain procedures envisaged as well as problems that FMA faces in this connection. Complete the sentences below. For facts use the texts from Unit III Section A.

1. If a purchase is above the agreed floor limit,...

2. If a query comes to the authorization centre,...

3. If the credit card is good,...

4. If a credit cardholder is in arrears,...

5. If a credit cardholder loses his card,...

6. If a credit card turns out to be counterfeit,...

7. If the authorization centre gets a warning of excessive purchasing,...

8. If FMA's plastic blank suppliers have another break-in,...

The Board of Directors can't decide on Ben Rosselli's successor. Some board members favour Roscoe Hey ward, others Alex Vandervoort. In what way do you think the bank's policy will change if

■ Ex. 3. The Austin Advertising Agency is engaged in FMA's credit card promotion campaign. Harold Austin has made some notes for the Keycharge credit card system proofs. Make up sentences with if + the simple present + will to advertise the Keycharge credit card system.

	afford tomorrow's dream today
	not worry about money
	bills be painless
choose the Keycharge card	save time and effort
use the Keycharge card	feel secure
join the Keycharge system	not bother with writing a lot of cheques
	enjoy the use of goods and services
	before you have fully paid for them

SECTION С

Direct questions

How many people do you employ?

Do you provide trust services?

Why did the bank dismiss him?

As these questions are rather abrupt they are not always appropriate for polite enquiries.

I wonder if I could ask you a few questions.

Could you (possibly) tell me how long you have been with the bank?

Would you please tell me what the rate of interest is?

Do you have any idea when the bank was set up?

Do you by any chance know the arrival time?

These questions sound more polite. They are usually asked at the beginning of an interview.

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