You are going to withdraw (take out) some money from an English cash machine. Below are some questions / instructions / pieces of information that will appear on the screen. Can you put them in the correct order?

  • Your card details are being checked
  • Please key in the PIN
  • Please remove your card and your cash will follow shortly
  • Please take your cash
  • Which service do you require?
  • Please insert your card
  • Please key in the amount you require then press ‘Enter’
  • Would you like an advice slip with your cash?
  • Your cash is being counted

Now watch the clip:

The full lesson plan and worksheets can be downloaded as a pdf below:

link-icon_pdf_05.png money-vocabulary-cash-machines.pdf

I made the YouTube clip in Reading. It involved the following:

  • Photographing random cash machines
  • An image from Wikipedia (the ATM crowd)
  • Filming my own cash withdrawals (4 attempts)
  • Lots of suspicious looks from members of the public
  • Being approached and questioned by a member of staff from Barclay’s Bank
  • Being denied permission to film a nice clean cash machine inside Barclay’s bank
  • Using Windows Movie Maker to apply a grainy effect to the film so that the dirty screens can’t be seen
  • The Audio Swap feature on YouTube that allows you to upload your clip with music

7 Responses to “Lesson plan 34: Money vocabulary / Cash machines”

brilliant fun and funky! Used it with bank staff - they loved it.

Thanks Tracy
Really glad it went down well
Jamie =)

Hey very Good!!
Which song is that?

Hello Josie
Thanks for the comment
I just tried to find out what the song is but have been unable to identify it. I use YouTube’s Audioswap facility to add music. Do you have an iPhone? You could use the song identification app.
Jamie =)

thanks Jamie!

Good job!Very useful and fun! I think “ABBA”’s song “Money” could be also nice for this clip.

Very good idea Guliya. Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCkOmcIl79s

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