PDF - Intermediate - Using The ATM

Daily Life - Using The ATM

(C0083)

A:

Stupid girl, making me spend so much money, now I have to get it from the ATM...

B:

Hello, welcome to Universal Bank. Please insert your card into the slot.

A:

I know where to put my card! Stupid machine, talking to me like I’m an idiot...

B:

Please input your 6 digit PIN code followed by the pound key. Thank you. Please select an option. Thank you. You have selected withdrawal.

A:

Yeah, yeah, I know what I selected. Just gimme my money!

B:

Please type the amount you would like to withdraw. Thank you, you want to transfer 10000 USD to the World Wildlife Foundation. If this is correct please press 1.

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A:

No, no! Stupid machine, what are you doing! No!

B:

Confirmed. Thank you for using our bank! Please remove your card from the slot. Goodbye!

C:

Danger, danger! The exits have been sealed and the doors will remain locked in until the local authorities arrive. Thank you for using our bank. Have a nice day.

A:

No!

Key Vocabulary

ATM

insert

a machine outside a bank which people use to get money from their account verb

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put something something

into

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slot

common noun, singular

a narrow place to put in a card or paper

PIN

common noun, nonvariable

personal identity number

pound key

common noun, singular

the pushbotton marked with #

withdrawal

common noun, nonvariable

the action of getting money from account

withdraw

verb

get money from account

transfer

verb

to move money from your account into others’

authority

common noun, plural

government organization which keeps the order of certain place

Supplementary Vocabulary

deposit

verb

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fund

common noun, singular

an amount of money that is used for a special purpose

safe

common noun, singular

a strong metal box with a lock that is used to store money or valuable things

balance

common noun, singular

the amount of money that is left in your bank account

inquiry

common noun, singular

a request for information

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