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A1 Level 2
I’m not kidding; it happened to me!
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WELCOME
Hi! Now, it’s time to go
through this new learning
material, learn how to talk
about things or situations in
the past and new vocabulary
regarding commercial
transactions, business and
credit card safety.
Come on! Let’s go through
these topics together!
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I just had a great conversation with my daughter about something that
happened to her yesterday. Click on the Play button to know what the
conversation was about.
Linda: Mom! Do you remember the credit card you gave me last year to
pay for my personal expenses?
Amanda: Calm down… Breathe… Well, I remember the credit card your
father and I gave you to pay for emergency situations while you were at
the university.
Linda: Right! I think someone stole my credit card!
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Amanda: Someone stole your credit card?
Linda: Well, no! I have my credit card; I just don’t have any funds in it.
Amanda: What do you mean?
Linda: Well, today, I was drinking a cup of coffee at the University’s Coffee
Shop and, while I was there, I heard one of the girls say there was a sale
at my favorite fashion store. Obviously, I was excited!
Amanda: Ok, what did you do?
Linda: I decided to go online on my laptop and see what the sale was
about.
Amanda: Ok.
Linda: I saw some cute shirts and pants but nothing that called my
attention enough for me to buy it. So I was a little disappointed.
Amanda: Ok, I’m glad, you already have enough clothes as it is. Still, I
don’t know how someone stole your money.
Linda: Wait! I’m not done. So, it was 10:00 a.m. and I was checking the
store’s sale online when I noticed a cute boy looking at me!
Amanda: Oh, my gosh! Ok, and then what happened?
Linda: Well, I smiled at him and he smiled back. That’s when he moved to
my table and we started talking. His name is Thomas.
Amanda: Did he steal your credit card?
Linda: No! I don’t think so. When we finished talking with Thomas, it was
1:00 p.m and he asked me for my phone number because he had to go to
class. While I was talking with Thomas, I left it on the table the whole
time, so I would know where it was.
Amanda: So, what happened to the money, honey?
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Linda: Later, I found out that there was a mysterious car, prowling the
university. It had dark windows and it was going really slow around the
coffee shop.
Amanda: A car? With dark windows?
Linda: Yes! The university staff called the police and they came to the
university, searched the car and the people that were in it.
Amanda: and who were they?
Linda: As it turned out, they were college students and they were using
special equipment to pick up credit card signals all over the campus.
Those devices can read the special chip inside some credit cards.
Amanda: Really?
Linda: Yeah! As they hack the signal they can make withdrawals from the
credit cards and transfer them to their own savings accounts. I think they
stole my money!
Amanda: Wow! I didn’t know they could do that. Well, thank God you only
had 20 dollars in the card anyway.
Linda: What? You gave me a card without any funds?
Amanda: Yes! Just because we know you! We only gave you 20 dollars so
you can come home in case of an emergency.
Linda: What a disappointment! I really wanted to buy new clothes with it.
Well, at least I met a cute boy!
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Let’s get inside
Hi! After my conversation with my mom, I realized I know nothing about
financial security issues and fraud and how to be safer in this matter.
So, I searched on internet and found this information. Let’s read it together!
To do safe online and offline banking you need to have in mind these simple
points:
1.
Check your bank statement often. Check for irregular withdrawals or
unusual movements.
2. Do not use the password for your online bank account in public networks.
3. When shopping, always have your credit card or on sight.
4. Make all online money transfers from secure servers or networks.
5. Always have into account all expenses you pay with your plastic money.
6. Make sure you use your plastic money to pay for products or services in
one single currency.
7. When making a deposit, make sure you have the receiver’s information at
hand; that way you ensure the money goes to the correct account.
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Let’s analyze
Let’s analyze
When you narrate a story or a situation that take place in the past, you
need to use different tenses. Let´s learn how to do it. Follow me!
- We use past continuous tense to talk about something that was happening
in a particular time
Example: Today, at 9.00 a.m. I was drinking a cup of coffee at the University’s
Coffee Shop.
- To narrate a story, we usually use the past continuous and the past simple
tense.
Example: I was checking the store’s sale online when I noticed a cute boy
looking at me!
- When do we use each one?
Past continuous > Gives information about the background of the situation or
the action.
Past simple > Describes the action, which usually happens quickly.
Examples: I was checking the store’s sale online when I noticed a cute boy
looking at me.
When we finished talking with Thomas, it was 1:00 p.m and he asked me for
my phone number.
It had dark windows and it was going really slow around the coffee shop.
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Let’s analyze
- Usually, the action that is described in past simple tense disturbs the
situation that is narrated in past continuous tense.
Example: I was checking the store’s sale online when I noticed a cute boy
looking at me.
- Do you notice that we use the words “while” and “when” to connect
situations or actions? Let´s check!
When > We use the word “when” to indicate that a second action occurred
when the first one was still happening.
Example: I was checking the store’s sale online when I noticed a cute boy
looking at me.
While > We use the word “while”, to indicate that two actions took place
during the same time.
Example: I left my wallet on the table while I was talking with Thomas.
In English, there are short words whose meaning changes with a change in
stress. Look at the next example:
EXtract vs. exTRACT
Noun > It is the result of taking something out of somewhere or something.
Verb > It is the action of taking something out of somewhere or something.
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Let’s analyze and References
- We only stress vowels in each word. Let’s focus on the first and second
syllable of these words:
First syllable: EXport
Second syllable: exPORT
- There is a simple rule that explains when to stress the first or second syllable:
Words with one syllable have only one stress. SALE
Nouns with two syllables: first syllable. FInance
Adjectives with two syllables: first syllable. PREtty
Verbs with two syllables: last syllable. imPORT
References
Longman Dictionary. Business and finance related vocabulary. Retrieved August
13th, 2013, From:
http://www.ldoceonline.com/Finance-topic/
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Credits
Credits
Pedagogical Direction
Paul Cifuentes
Carlos Amaya
Direction of Art
Cesar Páez
ICT Leadership
Yeison Ospina
Quality management
Juan Carlos Rojas
Script composition
Lina Váquiro
Content support
Shelly Mclean Bent
Multimedia development
Daniela Vives
Designer
Wilmer Molina
Designer
Andrés Felipe Becerra
Programming engineer
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Credits
Producción de audios
David Molina
Wes Manuel
Character Voice
Linda Robinson
Ciany Nelson
Character
Amanda Robinson
Voice
Eliandra Espinosa
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