Banking & Customer Service CLB 1-4

General Theme Resources

English for Financial Literacy: Volumes 1-3: Has a wide range of activities, including audio files and online activities

Life Literacy Canada: has a number of Financial Literacy materials on a range of topics that are freely available for download.

Janis’ ESL Banking Page: has links to numerous banking related topics

How to Pronounce Numbers: video that could be helpful for practice pronouncing dollar amounts, etc.

Money and Finances

Canadian Money: video by Welcome BC

A worksheet developed by Raisa Lyskenka. Shared under the creative commons licence CC BY-NC-ND.

Are you good at saving money? : Video lesson from elllo.org

Money Matters: Spending Plans Workbook 1: Materials for Newcomers developed by Life Literacy Canada

Writing Cheques

The Joy of ESL Banking & Finance page: has several worksheets re: writing a cheque (scroll down to the bottom of the page)

Banking

Banking Vocabulary

Banking Lesson Plan: lesson plan and banking vocabulary by bogglesworld

Talking about Money: vocabulary worksheet by eslflow

Real English Vocabulary: At the Bank (CLB 4+): video by engVid

At the Bank

BC Newcomers’ Guide: see Chapter 4: Money and Banking

Your Bank Card: video by Welcome BC

Banking Basics: video by Welcome BC

Banks: various free downloadable activities from allthingstopics

Banking Conversations

At the Bank: a variety of banking related conversations by eslfast

Opening a Bank Account: Linc 3.06 video

Using a Bank Machine: Linc 2. 20

At the Bank and Asking Questions at the Bank

Banking Role Play: downloadable and adaptable role plays by Lanternfish esl

Everyday English: Changing Money: video by Animated English (Note: in the video description there a link to an accompanying PDF workbook lesson.

Reporting a Lost, Stolen or Damaged Bank Card, CLB 1-2: Module plan with Skill Building, Skill Using and Assessments created by the CCLB

Applying for a Bank Account

Using Credit

A worksheet developed by Raisa Lyskenka. Shared under the creative commons licence CC BY-NC-ND

Money Matters: How to Build Credit in Canada, Workbook 2: Materials for Newcomers developed by Life Literacy Canada