When you moved from your old country to Canada, you brought along a large sum of money in the form of a bank draft. You have just found a bank you like, so you go there to open an account to deposit your money. At the bank, you find the counter where there is a sign saying New Accounts. You go up to the counter and talk to the teller.
A: I'd like to open an account.
B: Do you want a savings account or a chequing account?
A: I'd like both.
B: We can open a savings account that lets you write cheques. Do you have two pieces of I.D.?
A: I have my passport and a credit card from my bank in Singapore with me.
B: That's fine. Please fill out this form, giving us your name, address, telephone number, S.I.N. number and signature.
A: I don't have a Social Insurance Number yet, but I have just applied for one.
B: You can give it to us later when you get it. How much do you want to deposit in your account today?
A: I have a bank draft in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars. It is made out in my name.
B: That's fine. I'll credit your account and get your pass book and account number ready for you. Here is a booklet that explains all our other banking services.
你有一張大額銀碼的銀行匯票，便到一間合適的銀行準備開戶口存入此筆款項。在銀行內，你見到一個櫃台有個“新戶口”（New Accounts）的指示牌，便過去辦理手續。
甲：我想開一個戶口。
乙：你想要儲蓄還是支票戶口呢？
甲：兩樣我都要。
乙：我們可以開一個可以簽發支票的儲蓄戶口給你，你有沒有兩張身份證明文件呢？
甲：我有護照和一張由新加坡一間銀行發的信用卡。
乙：那很好，請你填妥這份表格，寫上你的名字、地址、電話號碼、工卡號碼和你的簽名。
甲：我還沒有工卡號碼，不過我已申請了。
乙：你取得那號碼時可以補給我們，你今天想存多少錢入你的戶口呢？
甲：我有一張50萬元的銀行匯票，票上已有我的名字。
乙：好，我會加這筆款項在你的戶口裏，另外我會辦妥你的存折和戶口號碼。這裏有一本小冊子，裏面有資料解釋我們銀行的其他服務。
Language Notes語文註解：
1. Saving account——儲蓄戶口。
2. Chequing account—— 支票戶口。
3. I.D.=Identity——身份證明。
4. Credit card——信用卡。
5. Fill out this form——填妥這份表格。
6. S.I.N.=Social Insurance Number —— 勞工保險卡號碼，或簡稱工卡號碼。政府很多文件或表格都需要你填寫此號碼，在加拿大找工作時亦需要此號碼。
7. Deposit——存款。
8. Bank draft——匯票。
9. Credit your account ——將款額加在你戶口的結存。
10. Pass book——銀行存折。
