ESL Podcast 271 - Using an ATM
bank teller - a bank employee who stands behind a window and greets customers, helping them put money into or get money out of their accounts, or do other things with their accounts
The bank teller asked to see two pieces of identification before she would cash the check.
ATM - automated teller machine; a cash machine; a machine that lets people take money from or put money into their accounts, or see how much money they have in their accounts
This ATM charges a $2.50 fee every time you take money out of your account.
PIN - personal identification number; a secret number that is used to get money from a cash machine or to get information about one's account over the phone or Internet
If you forget your PIN, you'll have to ask your bank to mail you a new four-digit code.
ATM card - a debit card; a small rectangular piece of plastic that one can use to buy things and to get money out of an ATM (cash machine)
When you get your new ATM card, please sign the back of it.
to jam - to get stuck; to have papers or other objects get caught in a machine so that the machine can't work properly and you cannot take the papers or other objects out again
If you try to copy more than 20 pages at once, this photocopy machine will probably jam.
teller window - an area behind glass where a bank employee sits and helps customers on the other side of the glass to take money from or put money into their accounts, or ask for information about their accounts
The teller windows are always being filmed by security cameras in case there is a robbery.
transaction - something that one does related to one's bank account, such as getting money, putting money into the account, or moving money between accounts
At this bank, customers are supposed to make only three transactions at a time. If you have more than three transactions, you need to stand in line again.
deposit - money put into one's account
This afternoon I need to make a $400 deposit into my account.
to transfer - to move something, especially money, from one place to another
Transferring money between accounts online is much faster and easier than going to the bank.
checking account - where one's money is kept in a bank so that it can be taken out by using ATMs, buying things with one's debit card, or writing checks
At this bank, my checking account is free if I keep at least $750 in it, but I have to pay $5 per month if I have less than $750 in the account.
savings account - where one's money is kept in a bank so that it can earn interest, be saved for use in the future, and can be taken out as cash or by moving money to a checking account
Manu automatically puts 10% of what he earns into his savings account each month, because he's saving money to buy a home.
withdrawal - money taken out of a bank account
I need to go to the bank and make a withdrawal because I don't have any cash in my wallet.
deposit envelope - a paper envelope that is used to hold checks and put them into a cash machine so that the money is put into one's bank account
The bank tells customers to never put cash into a deposit envelope, because it would be very easy for someone to steal it.
technician - a person with good technical skills, usually for fixing machines
The computer company is going to send a technician to my house to try to help me fix the computer.
to retrieve - to get back something that has been lost or stolen
Were the police able to retrieve the stolen necklace?
to act up - to misbehave; to behave poorly or incorrectly; to not work properly
Lately the computer has been acting up, making files disappear without warning.
to take (something) personally - to be offended, believing that something happened for personal reasons
The other day I said that I don't like the color red and Shauna took it personally because she was wearing a red sweater, but that's not what I meant!