1. Unit nine Opening a bank account (The 5 th period)

2. Vocabulary a bank teller,a bank officer, a checking account,a saving account, a check-cashing office, a certificate of deposit (a CD), a holiday savings club, an individual account, a joint account,withdrawal,

3. a deposit,a checkbook,sign, endorse, a statement,a pass book, save, sign, the front, the back,high, low

4. Learning Focus I’d like to open a checking account. I’m interested in getting an ATM card. How long will it take? Certainly. Just fill out this form and take it to an officer. It won’t take long. About a week.

5. Authentic practice Bank statement Practical conversation Conversation Picture dictionary Lead-in speaking Screen bank review listening reading writing

6. Comparisons with adjectives: superlatives Which bank pays higher interest, the State Bank or the City Bank? The City Bank. And it’s the highest interest in town.

7. Complete the sentence with the superlative form of the adjective The check-cashing office on First Street is busier than the one on Main Street. But the one on Third Street is the busiest. busy

8. Good busy far late important high cold 1._____________ is the customer service at the People’s Bank? 2.______________ is the winter here? 3.______________is the check-cashing office open? How good

9. What is your opinion? The best bank The best restaurant The best hospital The best clothing store The best supermarket