English lessons for Daily life Dialogues and Conversations Intermediate Level
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hello my name’s Dora Edith I’m certified
years old and I’m from Croatia I live in
the city of Dubrovnik in the south of
Croatia I’m an accountant and I work for
a company that makes office furniture
and married my husband Rudolf works in a
hospital as a radiologist we’ve got two
children a son and a daughter in my free
time I play tennis I do yoga and I go
sailing with my family
I’m going to the shop now we need some
bread Oh
I think the shop closes at 4:00 on
Sundays the director wants to talk to
Catrin but I don’t know where she is I
believe she’s having lunch at the moment
she usually goes for lunch at 1:30 I’m
making a cup of coffee now do you want
one no thanks I don’t like coffee I
prefer tea
can I ask you a few questions please uh
okay what’s your name it’s Charlie Bell
okay and what do you do I’m a student
what are you studying biology are you
using a computer at the moment yes I am
what sort of computer are you using a
desktop or a laptop a laptop
hi my name’s Cindy Gaskell my husband
Ryan and I own this internet cafe I’m
British but Ryan’s
Irish we’ve got two children Melanie and
Russell
Melanie’s of students at Manchester
University and Russell works in Spain
for a holiday company that’s Ryan over
there he’s talking to Jordan Morris
Jordans Australian and he’s a computer
engineer
get hot get hungry
get ready get dark get a letter get a
new car get home get the boss get
married get dressed get changed get lost
you let’s tie it yes well I saw an
advert on Friday for a jazz concert I
really wanted to see it
when was it it was on Saturday afternoon
I tried to get a ticket on the internet
but there weren’t any left so what did
he do
I went straight to the theatre I queued
for six hours did you get a ticket yes I
did
I got the last one
again the milk fell on Jack’s trousers
but this time he didn’t shout he smiled
and said it’s okay
accidents happen don’t worry he went
upstairs and got changed when he came
down Emily said bye daddy kissed him and
ran out to catch her bus Jack didn’t
have to take her to school he picked up
his briefcase kissed his wife and they
both left for work he got to work early
and he had a great day
this mobile missus is it your scary no
that isn’t mine
maybe it’s Ayesha’s no it can’t be
hers is greed wasn’t Mick here earlier
today oh yes he was it must be his then
that is that big child belong to I think
it belongs to our new neighbors it’s
very big a lot bigger than ours yes but
all flats bigger than most
it’s a ground-floor flat it’s a first
floor flat it’s spacious it’s convenient
for the town center it’s in a quiet
location it’s furnished it’s unfurnished
it’s got a fitted kitchen it’s got air
conditioning
it’s got central heating
Cindy and Ryan are going to a party the
party’s in a flat on the fifth floor of
a block of flats it’s in an area that
they don’t know
so it took a long time to find it
unfortunately the lift is out of order
so now they’re walking up the stairs
Cindy likes parties but she isn’t happy
because she’s wearing new shoes she
bought them in a shop near their cafe
they were the most expensive shoes in
the shop but they aren’t very
comfortable
oh there’s a good view from the living
room what’s are we on here the third
floor well what do you think well it’s
in a quiet location yes it certainly
isn’t noisy says it’s close to local
amenities so I suppose it’s convenient
to the shops but it isn’t very
convenient for the station what about
the flat itself well it’s in excellent
condition and it’s furnished so we won’t
need a lot of things there’s a fitted
kitchen - it’s too dark and this is an
expensive area so rents are high yes I’m
sure we can find somewhere better for
the money
bless you oh dear that’s a shame I can
imagine what a pity
poor you
danger dangerous same famous humor
humorous pain painful
success successful beauty
beautiful
intelligence
intelligent patience patient importance
important anger
angry
luck
lucky health healthy
sorry to hear about your accident
thanks Raj have you taken the band to
the dairies yes I have but I haven’t
collected another bath it wasn’t ready
have you found the insurance company yes
I have and I’ve downloaded the insurance
form but I haven’t filled it in yet
I hate filling in forms me too
but I’ve written a report about the
accident
a languor bear like skyscrapers but he
doesn’t just like looking at them he
prefers climbing them last Friday he was
in Abu Dhabi where he climbed up the
Investment Authority building it took
him just 63 minutes to climb the 35
stories the French spider-man as he is
called has climbed some of the world’s
highest buildings including the Empire
State Building in New York and the
Petronas Towers in Kuala lumper Allen
has often been in trouble with the
police as he is usually breaking the law
when he climbs things he’s been in
prison in several countries when he
reached the top of the Golden Gate
Bridge in San Francisco the police were
waiting for him and arrested him he
doesn’t use any ropes or safety nets and
he doesn’t wear a helmet he just uses
his own hands and feet I’m not really
interested in the fame but I like the
danger he says I gambled with my life
for so far I’ve been lucky but I know
that one day I’ll lose
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325 five million twenty eight thousand
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ninety five percent twenty one point
seven four thousand nine hundred and
thirty two three million dollars forty
billion euros eight point two percent
three quarters seven thousand and thirty
six a half
keeps it warm up do some stretching
exercises lift weights pull a muscle
injure your back eat a healthy diet lose
weight cut down on sugar
take vitamins
give up smoking
Lucy we’re going to meet in the pub for
lunch today do you want to join us
no sorry look at all this work I’m going
to be very busy today so I’ll probably
get a sandwich and eat is at my desk I
watched a TV program last night it said
that in the future robots will do most
of the work in offices really and
that’ll be good yes but it said that
office life will be very different
because the robots won’t have normal
human emotions Lucy I need three copies
of the finance report by eleven o’clock
okay olive
I’ll photocopy it now robots won’t make
any difference in this office Daniel
I’ve already got one of the blocks
first we’re going to think about our
backs we all spend a lot of time at
desks in cars and aeroplanes or just in
front of the TV this isn’t good for your
spine and you’ll probably get back ache
this simple exercise will help lie on
the floor on your stump put your arms by
your side with your palms on the floor
now breathe in and lift your head and
chest off the floor hold for 5 seconds
then slowly lower your head and chest as
you breathe out repeat 10 times when you
rush from one meeting to another your
brain is always busy and you get tired
and stressed try a power just sit
comfortably close your eyes and relax
for about 20 minutes now I know that a
lot of you are going to have lunch in
your desk today so here’s the final
piece of advice don’t if your body sends
blood to your brain
so that you can work it won’t send
enough flow to your stomach so you’ll
eat too much and you’ll put on weight
they will get to know each other I hope
you’ll be happy together we really enjoy
each other’s company she’s my best
friend you’ve got a great relationship
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they’re stuck in a traffic jam there’s
been an accident the road is blocked the
car has broken down
the traffic lights aren’t working the
tunnel is flooded
the train is delayed
all trains are canceled the bridge is
closed there’s a queue of the ticket
office
one morning mrs. Willard Lovell was
outside her house in Berkeley California
she wasn’t happy because she’d locked
herself out by accident she’d left her
keys inside the house and now she
couldn’t get in she walked around the
house had she left a window open perhaps
no she hadn’t then the postman arrived
with a letter her brother
Watson had posted it the previous day
inside the envelope there was a key to
her front door
Watson had stayed with mrs. Lovell the
week before she’d given him a key and he
hadn’t given it back so he’d posted it
to her
my name is Christophe last Tuesday I
worked very late because some important
visitors had arrived when I finally left
the office I hurried to the station and
caught the last train home at 11:45
it was warm on the train so I took off
my jacket I tried to stay awake but it
had been a long day and I soon fell
asleep when I woke up we were in a
station
I knew that my station was the first
stop so I grabbed my briefcase and ran
to the door I got off just in time and
the Train moved away
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I’d like to book a flight please are
there any later flights the 1345 flight
is via Amsterdam do you want business
class or economy class there are seats
available on that flight the return
flight is fully booked
sweet sour salty spicy
mild strong crisp soft juicy dry fresh
off
it’s Tuesday today isn’t it you can’t
swim can you we’ve seen that film
haven’t we he won’t be at the meeting
will he they weren’t on holiday were
they she’s got a brother hasn’t she
you’ve had Indian food before haven’t
you Stefan no I haven’t it’s very hot in
spice isn’t it
some of it is India’s a very big country
so there are lots of different kinds of
food I don’t mind
spicy food what do you recommend well
there’s the chicken Kashmiri that’s
chicken in a mild and creamy sauce the
sauce is made with pineapples and
bananas so it’s quite sweet - no I’m not
very fond of bananas
you look familiar we haven’t met before
have we I know your face
I thought I recognized you I never
forget a face
I’m sure I’ve seen her before
an earthquake a volcanic eruption a
tsunami
a flood
a drought
a famine
and avalanche
a hurricane pollution a wall a forest
fire an explosion
I won’t mind if the world gets warmer I
live in a cold country if we get better
weather people here will be very happy
however if I lived in a hot country I
would be very worried we live on an
island
if global warming continues the sea
level will rise and this island will
disappear we wouldn’t be on the island
now if we had more money my husband and
I would move to somewhere safer
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if you heard that a tornado was
approaching what would you do tornadoes
can be very dangerous tornado winds can
be over 400 kilometers an hour and can
destroy a building in seconds one thing
that most people wouldn’t do is get in
their car and drive towards the tornado
but Enrique Gomez would he’s a storm
chaser tornadoes usually happen together
with thunderstorms so Enrique studies
weather forecasts and looks for possible
storms if he finds one you’ll try to get
as close as possible to it
why does Enrique do it he’s a
meteorologist he wants to learn more
about tornadoes and why they happen it’s
dangerous work apart from the high winds
there’s usually lightning and heavy rain
which causes floods
however those aren’t the biggest dangers
when Enrique finds his storm there will
be other storm chasers there too all
these people are chasing the storm in
their cars and they’re all watching the
sky says Enrique’s so what’s the biggest
danger car accidents
I’ve got a reservation in the name of
Davis I’d like a non-smoking room please
could you fill in your details on the
form please could you sign it at the
bottom could I take a credit card please
would you like a newspaper breakfast is
served from 7 to 10:30 do you need any
help with your luggage enjoy your stay
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to the headphones I like these ones we
haven’t got any homework today I’ve got
some good news
do we need all this equipment
are there any scales in the bathroom
that’s our luggage on the trolley
is that you with the microphone Ryan
yes it is did you used to be a singer no
I did that’s it one of our karaoke
nights we used to have them every Friday
what here at the coffee shop when was
that
Oh about ten years ago I suppose no I
didn’t used to come here in those days
why don’t you have them now when Cindy
started singing everybody used to leave
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my name is Martin I’m from England
but when I was a teenager we used to
live near Munich in Germany my father
used to work for a car company there
there was a Tennis Club near our house
and I used to go there most days after
school I didn’t play a lot but I used to
collect balls for the players one of the
players there his name was Conrad was
very good he decided to try his luck as
a professional tennis player and he
asked me to be his assistant for the
next year I traveled all over Europe
there were a lot of competitions for the
bigger tournaments we used to travel on
Friday Saturday and Sunday were usually
practice days and the competition itself
normally used to start on Monday I used
to come home between competitions
she’s changed a lot I can remember when
she was stood school doesn’t time fly
did you used to come here in those days
that seems a long time ago now what’s
happened to that Australian guy what’s
he up to these days
murder a murderer to murder somebody
burglary a burglar to burgle a house
vandalism
a vandal
to vandalize something assault an
attacker to assault somebody blackmail a
blackmailer to blackmail somebody car
theft a car thief to steal a car
when Maggie stone went out yesterday a
thief was watching her house after she
had driven away he burgled the house
while he was stealing things
he suddenly smelled smoke Maggie had
left the cooker on and a saucepan was
burning the burglar turned off the
cooker and threw a wet towel over the
saucepan
when Maggie came home the burglar was
running away when she went indoors she
found that he had stolen her laptop and
some jewelry but he had also put out the
fire in her kitchen
Magnus Randolph was a rich man at 2:30
yesterday afternoon he went to his study
for a nap 20 minutes later he was dead
my name is Jack Lonsdale and I’m a
detective when I arrived at the scene
Randolph was sitting in an armchair
there was a gun on the floor
next to his right hand there were three
people at the house yesterday
Randolph’s assistant Belinda wells his
niece Caroline
Turner and her husband asked him the
victim died at exactly
2:51 Belinda and Aston had been for a
walk and were just coming back to the
house when they heard a come the
gardener saw them when they heard the
shot they ran into the house they went
to the study Caroline was already there
she hadn’t gone for a walk she had gone
to her room to write some emails a
laptop was still in her room it showed
that she had sent an email at 251 it was
a very big house and there wasn’t time
to work on her laptop in her room then
go down to the study and shoot her uncle
everyone had an alibi however everyone
also had a motive to murder Magnus
Randolph nobody liked him so was one of
them a murderer
this is very inconvenient I’m sorry
about that this is completely
unacceptable
we’ve got no record of your booking
I shall write and make a formal
complaint I can only apologise I
certainly won’t be using your company
again I’m afraid there’s nothing I can
do
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put on take off fill in cutout pick up
turn down throw away give back
in 1992 a cargo ship was hit by a storm
in the Pacific Ocean
twelve of its containers were thrown
into the sea by the waves inside one of
the containers
there were 29,000 plastic bath toys
yellow ducks green frogs and blue
turtles since then
the toys have been carried around the
world by ocean currents they have been
found in Australia South America and
even in Europe the toys have been
studied by scientists and we’ve learnt a
lot about ocean currents however it is
not all good news
eventually the toys will break up and
the plastic will be eaten by fish and
birds many of these animals will die as
a result every year two thousand to ten
thousand containers are lost at sea
consequently the sea is polluted by
chemicals if we are not careful life in
the sea will be destroyed
then plastic ducks frogs and turtles
will be the only animals left in the
water
with our modern interest in the
environment farming is important but not
all farms produce food the educate a
lives in Tahiti
he’s a pearl farmer our most pearls
produced on farms out here yes they are
pearls have been worn for thousands of
years
divers used to look for them in the sea
but today most are produced by piranhas
how is a pearl produced all pros are
made by oysters a small piece of shell
is put inside the oyster the oyster
doesn’t like that so it covers the piece
of shell with mother-of-pearl to protect
itself and slowly the pearl is made how
long does it take about two or three
years but the oysters are kept in
baskets in the sea and we turn the
baskets regularly to make nice round
pearls
it seems that Jordans very busy with his
new job
apparently it’s all going well Cindy
tells me that the restaurants been
booked
I hear that Melanie’s been accepted by
an American University I understand that
he’s gone to your Paris office
sensible reliable patient modest honest
tidy cheerful polite kind sociable
easygoing ambitious sensitive loyal
will she be late yes possibly
she might be late would snow tomorrow
yes definitely it will snow tomorrow
will she get the job yes possibly she
might get the job will the boss be here
tomorrow
yes definitely the boss will be here
tomorrow
when did you feel bad a in the morning B
in the afternoon or early evening C late
at night do you usually walk a slowly
often with your head down B quickly see
moderately with your head up when you
talk to people do you a put your hands
together
B fold your arms C play with your ear or
touch your chin when something amuses
you do you a smile be last quietly C
laughs loudly
do you like this painting yes I do how
do I know I don’t
you
the bride and groom are getting married
they’re having the wedding at a registry
office the wedding guests are throwing
confetti the bride is carrying a bouquet
she’s wearing a wedding ring they’ve had
the reception they’re going on their
honeymoon
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Lucy likes to give presents to all her
friends at Christmas last year she gave
Cindy and Ryan a glass farce they didn’t
really like it however so Cindy gave it
to her mother for her birthday Cindy’s
mother has only got a small flat and she
didn’t have room for it Jordan helped
her with her computer so she gave the
VARs to him to say thank you
coins are part of weddings in many
countries in Mexico it is traditional
for the groom to give the bride 13 coins
the coins mean that the groom promises
to support his new wife in China the
groom gives money to its wrapped in red
paper or put in a red envelope however
he doesn’t give it to the bride he gives
it to the bride’s friends to thank them
for letting her go in Sudan the groom
traditionally receives a present from
his future mother-in-law she gives him a
garland of flowers to welcome him into
the family in Vietnam on the other hand
it’s the groom’s mother who gives
presents she gives them to the bride’s
parents she gives a plant this shows
respect she also gives them something
pink pink is the color of happiness
what do you think he wants I’ve got no
idea perhaps he’s going to offer the job
to you it’s more likely that he’s going
to give me the sack whatever he wants
I’ll find out this afternoon
my name is Jason I’m an undergraduate
student at Newcastle University I’m
studying for a degree in law it’s a
three year course and I’m in my second
year at the moment in my first year I
had a room on campus but I live off
campus now I share a house with five
other students while most days I attend
one or two lectures I take notes and
then at the end of the lecture the
lecturer usually gives us a reading list
and an assignment a week later we have a
seminar in a small group one of the
students has to read his or her
assignment and we talk about it
have you been waiting long
no I haven’t always Peter he’ll be here
in a minute oh here he is now on what’s
he been doing he’s been looking for
somewhere to park sorry we’re late
it’s okay I haven’t been waiting long
anyway I’ve been reading this book it’s
called improve your memory it’s really
good
oh right well come on the show starts in
ten minutes
have you got the tickets the ticket oh
no I’ve forgotten them I’ve left them at
home
I would like to apply for the post of
operations manager as part of my studies
I had a work placement I was promoted to
the position of assistant manager I was
in charge of a department of six people
I’m responsible for publicity I have a
qualification in Spanish I’ve done
courses in human resources and in
marketing I feel the need for a new
challenge
guess what have you heard I’ve got some
good news I’ve got some bad news I’m
afraid that’s wonderful news I’m very
pleased to hear that oh dear that’s very
sad I’m sorry to hear that
make a phone call make a mistake make a
drink make a decision make a film make
friends do some photocopying do the
housework do the shopping do judo do a
course do some damage
my car broke down yesterday so I
couldn’t drive to work I had to take the
bus it isn’t a serious problem
so I won’t have to buy a new car the car
will be ready today so I’ll be able to
collect it after work and then I won’t
have to go by bus again tomorrow
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why did Hollywood in California become
the center of the film industry well the
weather was very good fair so they could
make films outside all year round
I see now today films can take years to
make but in the early days film
companies with them very quickly didn’t
they yes they did in fact Charlie
Chaplin the world’s first movie star
once made eight films in just two months
Wow how were they able to do that well
there were two reasons firstly phones
were still very short only about six to
ten minutes long and secondly they were
silent
so directors didn’t have to worry about
noise in fact film companies could make
two films in the same street at the same
time
does that mean that we won’t be able to
use it are you saying that we’ll have to
film it in six weeks don’t tell me that
you’ll have to work that weekend yes
unfortunately yes I’m afraid so yes it
looks like it
I enjoy driving but I’ve given up going
to work by car the traffic’s terrible
and I can’t stand sitting in traffic
jams I don’t mind going by train because
I can read in fact I’ve just finished
reading war and peace but the trains are
usually crowded I try to avoid
travelling in the rush hour but
sometimes I don’t fancy getting up that
early I can’t imagine doing it for years
Jonas Paulson 47 loves paragliding but
when he went paragliding last week he
didn’t expect to be gone for three days
he jumped off and mounting in nor button
in Sweden
however he landed in a forest and he
spent the next three days 30 metres
after tree there were people looking for
me he said that the weather was very bad
after three days I saw a helicopter
flying over the forest then I heard a
dog barking when I looked down there was
a man looking up at me
one day in Africa an old dog wandered
into the forest soon he was a long way
from home when he stopped to have a rest
he saw something moving there was a
young leopard coming towards him he
looked around and saw some bones on the
ground still dog sat down and started to
chew them when he heard the leopard
approaching he stopped chewing the bones
stood up and said Ye that leopard was
delicious but it was very small I could
eat another one when he heard this the
leopard stopped and walked quietly away
there was a young monkey sitting in a
tree he saw all this happening that old
dog has just clicked the leopard he
thought if I go and tell my leopard
maybe he’ll be my friend and he’ll stop
trying to eat me
the old dog saw the monkey following the
leopard soon as he expected the old dog
saw the leopard running towards him with
the monkey on his back the old dog sat
down and waited for them when they were
close enough to hear he stood up and
said loudly where’s that monkey I’m
hungry and I sent him to bring me
another leopard half an hour ago
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would you like to go do you want to see
it shall we go out why don’t we stay in
do you fancy meeting here how about
going by bus I don’t want to go out I
don’t feel like going out I can’t make
that
I can’t manage that that’s out for me
that’s no good for me
a quart a pitch a player a team a
goalkeeper
a referee a net a goal a bat a racket a
ball
I like all kinds of sport but tennis is
the sport that I like best
I’m a member of a club that’s very close
to my flat so I play several times a
week in this picture I’m holding a calf
that I won two years ago I was pleased
to win it because the play that I did in
the final was very good the one sport
that I can’t do at all is ice skating
but I like to watch it on TV
now said the professor this glass jar
represents your life the golf balls
represent the things that are really
important your family your health and
your favorite freetime activities the
stones are the things that are quite
important but replaceable your house or
your job the sand is everything else the
ordinary everyday things that we all
have in our lives but which aren’t
really important if you fill the jar
with sand and stones there’s no room for
the golf balls it’s the same with life
I’ll take it tomorrow if I have time
there are so many things I need to do
I’m already doing something they’ll have
to do without me I promise to go I don’t
want to let her down
it can wait
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bored way apply for tired of suffering
from
think about
look at similar to interested in
if she hadn’t eaten too much she
wouldn’t have felt sick
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he wouldn’t have missed his appointment
if he had got up on time if I hadn’t
gone to the party I wouldn’t have met my
boyfriend I wouldn’t have complained
about the taxi if it hadn’t arrived late
if it had been warm we would have gone
out if you had worked hard you would
have passed your exams
I got married to a guy I met at
university I was 21 and we were in love
we had our first child a year later and
we’ve got three children now sometimes I
wish that I’d done more and see more of
life before I got married I feel jealous
when friends talk about the things they
did in their twenties while they were
traveling and going to parties I was
looking after babies but I don’t regret
it
we’re having a party on Friday the 29th
of March we’d be very pleased if you
could join us looking forward to seeing
you look forward to seeing you thank you
very much for the invitation to your
party we’d love to come sorry we won’t
be able to make it I’m afraid we won’t
be able to make it
Terminal check-in boarding card passport
control go through security check the
departure lounge the departure gate
board the plane hand luggage and
overhead Locker fasten your seat belts
the passengers the plane takes off the
flight attendants the pilot the plane
lands
the cabin crew
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I wonder if they’ve arrived I wonder if
the plane was late I wonder if she’s
taking the train
I wonder if Jordan phoned I wonder if
we’ll be landing soon I wonder if he
likes flying
morning Rosa its Henry can you tell me
whether you booked the flight to Athens
yet something’s come up and I can’t
leave till Friday now can you let me
know as soon as possible please
Thanks bye
can I have a word what’s on your mind
thanks I really appreciate it I
understand the situation that’s fair
enough
my name’s Nina and I work in an office I
get my salary monthly it’s paid into my
bank account directly by my employer I
spend most of my salary on essentials
like rent food clothes and transports
there isn’t a lot left after that the
luxury and I try to save something every
month I keep my savings in a different
account where I earn interest on my
money I’m saving up for a car at the
moment it’s taking a long time so I
might apply for a loan but the interest
rate is quite high and I can’t afford it
at the moment
she said that she had just moved to
London she said that she had been in
France with her husband for ten years
she said that they were divorced now she
said that she had come back so that she
could be near her parents she said that
they were getting very old she said that
I still looks the same
she said that she was trying to find a
flat she said that she wanted to buy a
house but she couldn’t afford it
people should be very careful with any
information about themselves
criminals can use it to withdraw money
from accounts buy things on the internet
and even open new accounts in someone
else’s name
sometimes they steal documents like
passport and driving licenses but we
also make things very easy for them for
example fred told me that he didn’t
destroy old bank statements credit card
receipt gas telephone and electricity
bills etc but just threw them in the
rubbish bin
number three please what can I do for
you today could I pay this check into my
account please is there anything else I
can help you with I’d like to open a
savings account please you’ll need to
speak to one of our advisers about that
somebody will be with you shortly