Student A: Bank Clerk

 

Serve the customer.  Be friendly, and try to answer any questions that the customer asks, even if they seem strange.

 

Information about the bank

The bank is open from 9am until 3pm Monday–Friday.  The afternoon is the busiest time, while mid-morning (about 10am–11am) has the least customers.  Apart from the money used by the bank clerks, all the money is stored in the vault.  Only the manager and the administrator know the secret code to open the vault.  Underneath the administrator’s desk is a button which starts an alarm ringing and calls the police.  The manager keeps a gun in the drawer of his desk.

 

New accounts

1.        Ask for the customer’s name and address.

2.        Ask for two types of identification (e.g. drivers licence, passport, birth certificate, marriage certificate)

3.        Take the customer’s money.

4.        Give the customer a new bank card.

 

Deposits

1.        Take the customer’s deposit slip.
     or
Help the customer fill in the deposit slip with: name, account number, amount, signature.

2.        Take the customer’s money.

 

Withdrawals

Similar to deposits.

 

Foreign exchange rates

The bank will buy:

£1.00 (English pounds) for US$1.69

¥100.00 (Chinese renminbi) for US$12.08

A$1.00 (Australian dollars) for US$0.71

 


Student B: Customer

 

You are planning to rob the bank.  Each day, you will ask the bank clerk a different question.  Ask carefully, otherwise the bank clerk might become suspicious!

 

Monday

l        Open a new account.

l        Ask if all the money is stored in the vault.

 

Tuesday

l        Deposit $80 (ask the bank clerk to fill in the deposit slip for you).

l        Ask who can open the vault.

 

Wednesday

l        Ask for your account balance.

l        Withdraw $50 (ask the bank clerk to fill in the withdrawal slip for you).

l        Ask if there are any alarms in the bank.

 

Thursday

l        Change ¥200 renminbi into American dollars.

l        Ask when the bank is the most busy, and least busy.

 

Friday

l        Ask for your account balance.

l        Deposit a check for $45 (ask the bank clerk to fill in the deposit slip for you).

l        Ask if there are any weapons in the bank.