Jeudi 22 janvier
- I would like to open an account.
- I would like to make a transfer.
- We got married last month and we would like to open a joint account.
- I don’t understand why my payment was declined, I have a credit balance.
- My card was stolen. I need to cancel it right away’
- The amount of money you have in a bank account is the balance.
Vocabulary: a loan, un prêt - a note, un billet - a coin, une pièce - a withdrawal, un retrait- savings, les économies - credit card, carte de crédit.
Jeudi 15 janvier
GB. The two campers.
Two friends went camping. After a long walk and a fire to warm up, they decide to sleep in the tent. Late at night, one of them wakes up and, feeling bucolic, asks his friend:- “Tell me Antonio, what do you see?” - “I see millions of stars like you. What are you thinking about?”
- “Well, I think about the immensity of the universe, the millions of galaxies above our heads. I can see the Polar Star from which I can deduce where north is. Seeing all these stars, I can also predict that tomorrow will have the best weather conditions. And you, what does it inspire in you?”
- “Something much more concrete Antonio: it’s that during our sleep our tent has been stolen!”
F. Les deux campeurs.
Deux amis sont partis faire du camping. Après une longue marche et une flambée pour se réchauffer, ils décident d’aller dormir sous la tente. Tard dans la nuit , l’un d’entre eux se réveille et, bucolique, demande à son ami :
- Dis-moi Antonio, que vois-tu ?
- Je vois comme toi des millions d’étoiles. Tu penses à quoi ?
- Eh bien, je pense à l’immensité de l’univers, les millions de galaxies sur nos têtes. Je vois la Petite et la Grande Ourse d’où je peux déduire où est le nord. Voyant toutes ces étoiles je peux aussi prédire que la journée de demain se présente sous les meilleurs auspices météorologiques. Et toi, qu’est-ce que cela t’inspire ?
- Quelque chose de beaucoup plus concret Antonio : c’est que pendant notre sommeil on nous a volé notre tente
Jeudi 8 January
x Learning TalkEnglish was hard for me at work. I wanted to talk better. So, I started learning one new word every day. I asked my co-workers to help me. They were happy to teach me. I listened to English at lunch and asked questions. I made many small mistakes, but I kept trying. I used new words in short sentences. People smiled and said, "Your English is better now!" I felt proud. Talking in English helped me do my job better. I also made more friends. Learning a language takes time, but talking every day helps. Now, I help others learn too. I tell them, "Speak, don't worry about mistakes." Every talk is a chance to learn. I still learn, little by little, every day.

