Banking English
Transferring Money
Role-Play Exercise 1 
What is the charge for transferring money in this way?
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Bank clerk:
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May I help you, sir?
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You:
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Bank clerk:
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What is the amount that you wish to send, sir?
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You:
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Bank clerk:
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I would send it by telegraphic transfer, sir.
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You:
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Bank clerk:
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28 Euro.
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You:
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Bank clerk:
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Why not send it by mail payment order instead? The charge for a 1000 Euro mail transfer is just sixteen fifty.
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You:
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Bank clerk:
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Certainly. There you are, sir.
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Role-Play Exercise 2
I´d like to transfer 6486 dollars to a company in New York.
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Bank Clerk:
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Good morning. May I help you, sir?
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You:
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Bank Clerk:
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Certainly, sir. Will that be a mail transfer, a telegraphic transfer of a SWIFT transfer?
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You:
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Bank Clerk:
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All right. Will you complete this form please?
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You:
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You:
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Bank Clerk:
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Thank you, sir.
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Role-Play Exercise 3
I´m expecting a telegraphic transfer from Spain.
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Bank clerk:
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Certainly. What´s your name and account number?
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You:
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Bank clerk:
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Thank you. Just a minute, sir. I´ll just check. ... I´m afraid not.
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You:
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Bank clerk:
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How much was the transfer for?
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You:
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