I. Currency exchange
a) Dialogues
A tourist comes to the bank. She wants to changes euros for rubles. The bank teller tells her that the exchange value of euro is 40 rubles. The tourist changes 300 euros. She thanks the teller and says goodbye.
A tourist asks a passer-by where the nearest cash machine is. The passer-by answers that there is a cash maсhine near the shop. The tourists also asks whether that cash machine accepts VISA cards.
b) Listen and repeat the dialogues phrase by phrase.
c) Listen to the phrases in Russian and choose the right translation.
II. Money, money, money.
a) Learn the following Russian words:
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деньги |
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money |
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купюры |
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bank notes |
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монеты |
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coins |
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доллары |
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dollars |
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евро |
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euros |
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фунты |
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pounds |
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рубли |
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roubles |
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наличные |
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cash |
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карта |
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(credit) card |
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чек |
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cheque |
b) Listen to the questions in Russian and find the corresponding answers:
III. Bank.
a) Learn the Russian words:
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банк |
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bank |
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банкомат |
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cash machine |
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обмен валюты |
- | currency exchange |
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обменный пункт |
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currency exchange office |
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счёт |
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count |
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обменный курс |
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exchange rate |
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валюта |
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currency |
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сумма |
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amount, sum |
b) Read the English word and choose the corresponding translation in Russian:
c) Ask a stranger where is:
IV. Bank transactions
a) Learn the following expressions:
b) Using the expression "мне нужно" [mnye noojna], translate into Russian and check yourself:
c) Listen to the dialogues and putting an appropriate numeral in the text area. In the dialogues you may hear the expression "Какую сумму?" which means "what amount?" or "how much?":
V. I'd like to exchange dollars!
In the dialogue above you have seen the following construction:
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I would like to exchange euros for rubles. |
Мне хотелось бы обменять евро на рубли. |
If you would like to do something, you can say that using the expression:
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I would like to .... |
a) Look, listen and reapeat the examples:
b) Find the translation for the following phrases:
c) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
VI. A problem with device.
If you want to say in Russian that something works or does not work, you can use the following expression:
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... works/ ... does not work. |
Look at the following example:
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This cash machine does not work. |
The same expression can be used, if you want to say that an establishment is not open.
Look at the following example:
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The bank is closed. |
a) Give a negative answer to the questions following the model:
b) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
In this lesson you have learnt:
- Words and expressions on the topic "Money":
- Деньги и средства платежа
- Банк
- Операции с деньгами
- How to say that you would like to do something:
- Мне хотелось бы обменять евро на рубли.
- How to say that some office or institution is closed and does not work:
- Банкомат не работает.
- Банк не работает.