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In the bank.
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Today, we will study activities in the bank.
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Let's watch this video and see what people do in the bank.
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Situation 1.
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How to open a bank card.
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Excuse me?
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Yes, please.
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What can I help you with?
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I want to open a bank card.
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Could you help me, please?
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What kind of bank card do you want to open?
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I don't really know about it.
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Can you introduce about kind of card in your bank? Of course.
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Do you already have a bank account in our bank?
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Yes, I have used your bank for five months.
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Okay, let me tell you some information about our card service.
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Currently, we are providing different types of bank cards.
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Each kind of bank card suits you for a different purpose.
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First we have a debit card.
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This is the most popular card in our bank.
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You can use a debit card to pay for goods and services with money in your bank account.
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Besides, you are also able to transfer your money to other people through this card quickly and safely.
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You will have to pay $2 each month to maintain your card.
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In addition, the money in the account needs to be bigger than $5.
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Will I have to pay a fee to open this card?
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No, you don't need to do that.
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It's free.
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I understand.
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Next, you will also open a new credit card.
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It allows you to borrow our money to proceed with your payment.
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You have to prove your main account and your monthly income to be approved for this card.
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Our bank has a lot of incentive for bank holders who uses a credit card.
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So, I recommend you using this type of bank card. That sounds interesting.
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I love this card.
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If you often use international payment,
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you can open a Visa card.
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It helps you conveniently purchase in foreign countries.
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Hmm.
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Actually, I never buy anything in other nations.
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So, which type of card will you choose among them?
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Credit card, please.
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Okay, please fill in your information in this form carefully.
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Could you give me your identity card?
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Here you are.
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If you have any questions,
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don't hesitate to ask me.
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After filling this form, you can sit here and wait for me for about 15 minutes.
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Then you can go home and we'll send your credit card to the address you wrote in this form.
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Okay, thank you so much.
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You're welcome.
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Situation 2.
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Withdraw money in the bank.
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Hello sir, what can I do for you?
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Hi, my name is Ben.
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I want to withdraw my money.
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Could you help me please?
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Yes, Mr. Ben.
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Firstly, I need some information about you to find your account in our system.
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Could you tell me your full name and your identity number?
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My full name is Ben Daniel.
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My identity number is 12463466.
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Here is my identity card.
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Okay, let me check.
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Here I see.
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Ben Daniel.
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You have $5,000 in the bank right now.
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How much money do you want to withdraw?
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Yeah.
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I need $3,000 now.
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My phone was crashed yesterday and it couldn't be repaired.
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So I need to buy a new phone.
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The shop requires me to pay in cash.
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Okay, Ben, I understand.
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Now I will proceed with your withdrawal procedure for you now.
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You want to have $3,000 cash, right?
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Yes, $3,000.
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Okay, your account balance is $2,000.
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Please wait for me for a while.
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I'll be back soon with your money.
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Okay.
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Here is your $3,000 and your bill.
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Please check them carefully before signing in this bill.
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Let me check it now.
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It is exactly the money I need.
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By the way, do you want to do anything else?
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No, I just need to withdraw money.
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So thank you for using our service.
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I hope you have a good day.
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Thank you so much.
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Situation 3.
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How to take back my bank account's password.
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Good morning, sir.
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What can we help you with?
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Hello.
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Could you take my password back?
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I've not logged into my bank account on my phone since yesterday.
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Yes, but first, could you tell me your name and give me your identity card?
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I need to check your data in our system.
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Tom Gray, here is my identity card.
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Please tell me the last time you accessed our app successfully.
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I can't remember exactly when, maybe last week.
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I use your service to send my son some money.
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Do you receive any notification about your money is lost?
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No, I don't.
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Okay, it means your account isn't hacked by bad guys.
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Yes, how to recover my password?
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Don't worry, I'll reset your password for you.
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Then you can log in to your account normally.
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Your account name is Thomas, right?
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Yes, it is.
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Okay, please read this information.
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We will provide you a new password.
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You can change it anytime you want through banking app in your phone.
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Please remember that your password needs to include a capital,
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number, and at least eight characters.
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And please remember your new password.
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You can write it on a paper and keep it in a safe place.
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Okay, I got it.
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Here is your new password.
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You should try logging into your account on your phone by using the new password.
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Let me check.
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It's okay.
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Thank you for recovering my password.
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Is there any fee for it?
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No, Mr. Tom, it's free.
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Thank you for using our service.
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If you have any problems,
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please call 321-5324 to receive our help.
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Goodbye, sir.
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Situation 4.
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Borrow money from the bank.
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Number 48, please.
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I'm here.
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Good morning, what can I do for you?
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Hi, my name is Anna.
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I want to borrow money to open a new restaurant.
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Okay Anna, could you give me your identity card and fill in your information in this form?
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Yes, here is my identity card.
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After that, please give me information about your collateral.
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Here, please.
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Hmm, let me see.
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Okay, this asset is acceptable.
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How much money do you want to borrow?
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It could be $5,000.
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I need to buy a lot of furniture and cooking equipment as well.
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Please fill this money in this form.
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Yes, I have filled it.
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Now you have to make a loan contract.
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It will include your personal document,
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namely a photocopy of your identity card,
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your current asset, collateral information.
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I already bring them here.
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Good Anna.
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Let me check all of them one more time.
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They are okay.
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Please wait for a while.
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I'll bring you the money you need.
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Okay.
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Here is your money and a firm document.
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You should check this money and then sign in this document.
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Okay, this is $5,000.
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Thank you so much!
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You are welcome.
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Have a nice day and I hope your restaurant will rapidly grow.
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Situation 5.
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How to deposit money in a bank.
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Good morning.
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Can I help you with something?
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Hello, I'm Kim.
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I want to open a passbook to keep my money there.
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Have you ever used our service before?
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Yes, I currently have a bank account here.
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Okay, let me introduce about our service.
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You can open a passbook and deposit your money in our bank.
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The current interest rate in our bank is 12% a year.
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You can withdraw your money anytime you want.
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Besides, you will receive a lot of incentives when becoming a new passbook owner.
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Please fill in all your information in this form carefully.
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Okay, I will fill it now.
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How much money will you deposit? About $4,000 cash.
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I bring them here.
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Could you give me that money to check? Of course.
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Here, please.
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Okay, let me see.
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It's exactly $4,000.
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Could you lend me your identity card?
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I will use it to create a new passbook in our system.
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Yes, of course.
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Okay, I will take some minutes to proceed with this procedure.
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You can drink tea and wait for me.
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Hmm, I don't like to drink tea.
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I love coffee.
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Sorry, we don't have coffee for you.
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It's okay.
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I'll sit here and read more about your service.
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Okay, Kim.
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Thank you for believing in our service.
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Thanks for watching.
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Don't forget to like, share, comment on my video.
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Please, subscribe to Learn English with Jessica channel to watch more helpful videos.
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Goodbye!

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “What Can I Do For You? - At the BANK”. Las palabras que más se repiten: card, bank, account, password, identity. Este vídeo tiene 201 frases y 1375 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:51. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 127 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 88 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
password sustantivo/ˈpæs.wɜɹd/contraseña, santo y seña
withdraw verbo/wɪðˈdɹɔ/retirar
borrow verbo/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/pedir prestado, tomar prestado
proceed verbo/pɹəˈsid/proceder
deposit sustantivo/dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/depósito
debit sustantivo/ˈdɛb.ɪt/débito
collateral sustantivo/kəˈlætəɹəl/prenda, aval
incentive sustantivo/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/incentivo, aliciente
anytime adverbiocuando sea, sea cuando sea
asset sustantivo/ˈæsɛt/valor, activo
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/adiós, hasta luego
photocopy sustantivo/ˈfəʊtəˌkɒpi/fotocopia
conveniently adverbio/kənˈvinjəntli/convenientemente
firstly adverbio/ˈfɜɹstli/primeramente
hesitate verbo/ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/vacilar, dudar

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
take back verboretirar, retractarse

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • What can I help you with?
  • Could you help me, please?
  • Could you give me your identity card?
  • Could you help me please?
  • How much money do you want to withdraw?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacebe approved · was crashed · is lost
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahoraI've not logged · have filled
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena ideashould try · should check
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill study · will have · Will I have

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 20 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'll, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: withdraw /wɪðˈdɹɔ/, withdrawal /wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: collateral /kəˈlætəɹəl/, photocopy /ˈfəʊtəˌkɒpi/, conveniently /kənˈvinjəntli/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, acceptable /əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: incentive /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/, recover /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/, conveniently /kənˈvinjəntli/, approve /əˈpɹuːv/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: deposit /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/, hesitate /ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hesitate /ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/, holder /ˈhoʊɫdɚ/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como password, withdraw, borrow.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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