Exercise 1. Complete the article with the correct words in the box: number – insert – by – deducts – through – credit – small – fraud – lose – in – chip - contactless Payments methods have changed a lot in recent years. Only a few decades ago, people preferred to pay 1. ………… cash and after that, we had chequebooks, so we didn't need to carry around so much money. Now, however, paying 2. ………… cheque has nearly disappeared and most of us use plastic, paying by debit or 3. ……….. card. For everything over ten pounds, shops want us to use 4. ………. and pin devices, where we 5. ……….. a card, key in a PIN 6. ………. and then remove it. Such an easy system! But now there is something even easier. For less expensive items, we can use 7. ………. payment, where we flash our card over a small machine and it 8. ………. the money directly from our account. Of course there are problems when using these convenient ways of paying. We have to remember several PIN numbers, we might 9. ………. our cards or they could be stolen and used by thieves. Sometimes the payments don’t go 10. ………. for some reason. We must be very careful when paying by card online because of internet 11. ……….. . But at least these days, we don’t have to carry such a lot of 12. ………. change around in our pockets.

The teacher told me not to waste my

time and to start my work immediately.

2. She said that she had been reading

that book for 3 days.

3. He says that it's very useful to have

grammar drills more often.

4. My sister said that they had watched

an interesting science fiction film at

school the day before.

5. He said that when he had come

home, his elder brother had been

reading an article about people's

caring attitude towards disabled

people.

6. She asked me why I hadn't joined

them while visiting the children in the

orphanage.

7. The headmaster said that the

Educational Department had provided

their school with all necessary

equipment.

8. He asked me what I would do after

finishing the gymnasium stage.

9. He said that the teacher was

speaking about the children's rights

then.

10. She asked me if the children were

deprived of any rights in my country.

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1. The teacher told me not to waste my time and to start my work immediately.

2. She said that she had been reading that book for 3 days.

3. He says that it's very useful to have grammar drills more often.

4. My sister said that they had watched an interesting science fiction film at school the day before.

5. He said that when he had come home, his elder brother had been reading an article about people's caring attitude towards disabled people.

6. She asked me why I hadn't joined them while visiting the children in the orphanage.

7. The headmaster said that the Educational Department had provided their school with all necessary equipment.

8. He asked me what I would do after finishing the gymnsaium stage.

9. He said that the teacher was speaking about the children's rights then.

10. She asked me if the children were deprived of any rights in my country.