Concetti Chiave
- The dialogues focus on postal services, such as sending letters and purchasing stamps, as well as currency exchange.
- Currency conversion is a recurring theme, with specific amounts exchanged between dollars and pounds.
- There are interactions involving the purchase of lottery tickets, indicating a variety of services offered.
- The vocabulary section provides useful terms related to banking, postal services, and everyday transactions.
- Common financial terms include bank accounts, credit cards, and foreign currency, aiding in understanding financial transactions.
Dialogo
1)A Good morning. Can I help you?
B I’d like to send this letter.
A Can you put it on the scales, please? That’s £ 1.50. Anything else?
B I’d like to change some money
A How much would you like to change?
B A hundred dollars, please
A That’s £ 52.78. Here’s your money. Is that all?
B Yes, thanks. Goodbye.
Dialogue 1: sending a letter and currency exchange
2) A Good morning. Can I help you?
B I’d like three stamps for Europa, please.
A Here you are. Anything else?
B No, thanks. How much it cost?
A That’s 1.26 £.
B Here you are, thank you!
3 ) A Good morning. Can I help you?
B I’d like three lottery tickets, please.
A That’s £ 5.00. Anything else?
B I’d like to change some money.
A How much would you like to change?
B 80 into pounds, please.
A Here’s your money. Is that all?
B I’d like to send a letter to my grandparents in Italy.
A Can you put it on the scales, please? That’s £ 1.50.
B Here you are. Thank you! Goodbye!!
Vocabulary
Bank account = conto bancario
Be in debt/ credit = essere in debito
Borrow money = prendere soldi in prestito
Broke = senza soldi, al verde
Cashpoint card = tessera magnetica del bancomat
Cheque book = libretto degli assegni
Credit card = carta di credito
Current account = conto corrente
Earn money = guadagnare soldi
Earn/ get interest = accumulare interessi
Foreign currency = valuta straniera
Get a good salary = prendere un buono stipendio
Lend money = prestare soldi
Pocket money = paghetta
Save money = risparmiare
Saving account = libretto di risparmio
Spend money = spendere soldi
Traveller’s cheque = assegno turistico
Box for a parcel = scatola per pacco
Driving licence = patente
Lottery ticket = biglietto della lotteria
Passport = passaporto
Phonecard = scheda telefonica
Scales = bilancia
Stamp = francobollo
Travel insurance = assicurazione di viaggio
Domande da interrogazione
- How much does it cost to send a letter in the dialogues provided?
In the dialogues, sending a letter costs £1.50.