3. Stored value cards Stored value cards are the newest kind of plastic card. At the moment, they are not widely available but, If these cards go well, they will become as familiar as the other forms of plastic money. Stored value cards are also known as electronic purses. They are mainly designed to pay for small things. Phone cards are a simple example of these cards which are already commonplace. There are basically two kinds of stored value card: disposable cards which are "loaded" with a fixed sum and then thrown away when "empty" and re-loadable cards which allow you to load funds at specially adapted machines.

3. Tarjetas de valor agregado Las tarjetas de valor agregado son la clase más nueva de dinero plástico. Por el momento, ellas no están ampliamente disponibles pero, si funcionan bien, llegarán a ser tan familiares como los otros tipos de dinero plástico. Las tarjetas de valor agregado son también conocidas como monederos electrónicos. Están principalmente diseñadas para pagar por cosas pequeñas. Las tarjetas telefónicas son un simple ejemplo de estas las cuales son ya comunes. Existen basicamente dos tipos de tarjetas de valor agregado. Las desechables, las cuales son cargadas con una determinada suma de dinero y luego descartadas cuando están vacias y también las tarjetas recargables, las cuales permiten agregar fondos en máquinas especialmente adaptadas.

Reading Comprehension 3.1.3.1 Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Both credit cards and charge cards have pre-set credit limits. (F) Both credit cards and charge cards are issued to the same kind of bank customer. (F) The customer can make a minimum monthly payment to the bank only if he/she has a credit card. (F) Stored value cards cannot be reloaded. (F) The technology used by credit cards and debit cards is run by card payment companies. (T) The basic operation of debit cards is similar to that of a check. (T)

+ - Cr.cards Ch. cards D. cards S.V.C. Complete the grid below with suitable information from the text above Signal the corresponding pieces of information with + (applicable) or (non-applicable) in the corresponding boxes. + - Cr.cards Ch. cards D. cards S.V.C. used to buy things used to make payments payment made from customers account set credit limit minimum monthly payment technology run by card payment companies

Noun phrase (frase nominal) Una frase nominal es aquella frase que tiene como palabra principal un nucleo o sustantivo. A continuación veremos todas las frases que se pueden formar con la palabra CARD

EXERCISES DEBIT CARDS: TARJETAS DE DEBITO YOUR DEBIT CARD: SU TARJETA DE DEBITO THE CARD: LA TARJETA PHONE CARDS: TARJETAS TELEFONICAS STORED VALUE CARD: TARJETA DE VALOR ALMACENADO (PREPAGO) DISPOSABLE CARDS: TARJETAS DESECHABLES THESE CARDS: ESTAS TARJETAS SOME CHARGE CARDS: ALGUNAS TARJETAS DE CARGO (COBRO) COMPANY CARDS: TARJETAS DE LA COMPAÑÍA MOST CREDIT CARDS: LA MAYORIA DE LAS TARJETAS DE CREDITO CREDIT CARDS: LAS TARJETAS DE CREDITO CHARGE CARDS: TARJETAS DE CARGO (COBRO) A CREDIT CARD :UNA TARJETA DE CREDITO YOUR CARD: TU (SU) TARJETA DE CREDITO PLASTIC CARDS: TARJETAS DE PLASTICO GOLD CHARGE CARDS: TARJETAS DE CARGO DORADAS CHARGE CARDS ISSUED TO BUSINESSES: TARJETAS DE CARGO EMITIDAS PARA NEGOCIOS RE-LOADABLE CARDS: TARJETAS RECARGABLES

OK, ESTA CLARO ENTONCES, CARDS: TARJETAS BUSINESS: NEGOCIO?

VEAMOS business firms business trip business people business travel viaje de negocios (twice) gente de negocio firmas comerciales

credit bank (twice) paper voucher credit (twice) charge debit Ahora combine las palabras para formar expresiones con las siguientes palabras: credit bank (twice) paper voucher credit (twice) charge debit stored value statement card (four times) limit account print-out.

Answers Credit card Bank account Paper voucher print-out Credit limit Charge card Debit card Stored value card Bank statement (account statement)

ING? V__________ING: ________ando/endo Si y no ACTION IN PROCESS The interest is decreasing The students are studying The teacher is talking

II. Nombre de una acción Paying for goods and services is a general… (Pagar) Smoking is dangerous for our health Drinking and driving is mortal

III. Característica (adjetivo) Banking products :productos bancarios Listening exercises: ejercicios de audio Driving license: licencia de conducir