Theme: Using an Automated Banking Machine

Activity Procedures:

• have your student read the Key Vocabulary List
• discuss any words that pose a difficulty (either meaning or pronunciation)
• once you have read the list, ask your student what all of the words have in common

Activity Two:

• have your student use each word in a sentence
• have her write the word and sentence on an index card for her word bank

Activity Three:

• ask your student what the initials ATM and ABM stand for
• ask your student if she has ever used an ABM
• ask her what she feels would be the benefits of using an ABM, and what might be some of the difficulties or fears she has about using an ABM

Activity Four:

• using the list that you developed in Activity Three, go through the list of possible difficulties and talk about possible solutions for each of the problems

Activity Five:

• using the handout, Automated Banking, walk your student through the various screens/steps
• have her practice each step

Activity Six:

• create scenarios that our student can use to practice using an ABM