Money and Banking

Watch this short Youtube movie about Money.

You can find out about Consumer Affairs Victoria. 

We had a speaker come to talk to us. Her name was Heline. 

She talked to us about being careful. We have to be aware of scams. People might try to take our money. They might try to trick us into buying things, when we thought it was free. Nothing is free. You have to pay for it. Mobile phones & TVs are not free. If you sign a contract you need to read the SMALL PRINT. This will tell us information about the trade/deal.

We need to be smart and think carefully before you sign anything.

Make good decisions when you buy something. Know your RIGHTS so that if something is broken before you receive it, or bought under a false agreement, you have the right to return it and get your money back.

-You can also read about this in Your Language. Although, there is no Hindi. Have a look and see if your language is listed.

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Scams Easy English Factsheet (1) Read about  


SCAMwatch is a website run by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

1. Cert 3 students please read this link about "Work from Home scams" - Click here
2. Also you can watch some movies from Scam Watch website.
3. Please write a comment on this blog. You will see the comments button below. Write about something you have learnt from reading about SCAMwatch. On the right hand side of this link you can read about some victim's stories. What did you read? Thanks Ayite for your first comment.
4. On VILC you will see some topics under the heading 'Consumer Affairs"

Beginning a Life in Australia -Link to Australian Government Dept of Immigration and Citizenship

Beginning a Life in Australia

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Jane.   :)

..some more English practice...

• A Bank words matching game.
• Role Play -A conversation - take something back to the shop. englishbanana.com
• Level 1 verbs- Listening
• Buying a used car
• Better ways of communicating with your mechanic. RACV.
• Money Help - a Victorian  Government Initiative
• Banking game - complete the sentence.