Exercises
1. Find the answers in the text and write them down:
Where can money be changed in London?
Can only cash be changed?
Where can exchange rates be seen?
2. Complete as in the text:
Banks are usually open from ... until ... Some are ... on Saturday but never ... Many banks have machine services. Bureaux de change are usually ... longer hours and .. day They often charge than banks.
3. Read the following:
bureaux de change
either at banks or at bureaux de change or at customers' services desks
They are open every day.
They are open every day but not on Sunday.
They charge a commission.
They charge a bigger commission.
The exchange rates are shown in the windows.
They are shown in the running lines.
The running lines are sometimes placed on the walls for everybody to see.
4. Write down what the text said about:
| • exchange rates • forms of money to be changed • working houis | • commissions • cash dispensing machines • place, where money can be changed |
5. Underline the answer true to the text:
| • Where did the participants go to change some money? | To a bank. To a bureau de change. To a departments store. |
| • Where was it located? | In the hotel. Near the hotel. Rather far from the hotel |
| • What money did they want to change? | Roubles. Pounds. Dollars. |
| • How much money did Sergei want to change? | 200 roubles. 200 pounds. 200 dollars. |
| • For what sum did he change that money? | 120 roubles. 120 pounds. 120 dollars. |
| • In what notes did he get the money? | In tens. In fives. In twenties. |
| • Did he also change the coins he had? | Yes, he did. No, he didn't. |
| • Where can small change be changed? | At banks. At bureaux de change. Nowhere. |
| • Was the bureau de change open on Sunday, as the cashier said? | Yes, it was open 24 hours. No, it was closed. Yes, it was, but only till 19.00. |
6. Read the following:
| • Here is the money. Here is the receipt | • I'm afraid you can't change it. I'm afraid banks don't accept coins either. I'm afraid other bureux de change do not accept coins either. I'm afraid customer's services desks don't accept coins either. |
7. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:
•
— Good ...
— Good ... Can I help ...?
— Could I ... 200 ...
— How much ...?
— About 120 ...
— Good. Here you ...
— Thank you. And how ... smaller notes?
— In ...
— Fine. Here is receipt, please.
— Thank you.
•
— Excuse me, will ... Sunday?
— Yes, but ... shorter ... We'll close ...
•
— One more thing. Can I .. coins .?
— I'm afraid I can't ... We .. notes.
— Do you believe ... somewhere else?
— I'm afraid ... This is a rule ...
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