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exercise 20 p. 182

Work with a partner. You want to take out a loan at the local bank. Go and ask the following questions. You don’t have to change the tenses in this exercise.

 
   
 

1. “What is the term of this loan?”

I’d like to know…

what the term of this loan is.

2. “What is the interest rate?”

Can you tell me

what the interest rate is?

3. “Is the rate fixed or adjustable?”

I’m wondering…

if/whether the rate is fixed or adjustable.

4. “When can the interest rate be adjusted?”

Do you happen to know

when the interest rate can be adjusted?

5. “How much will my monthly payment be?”

I’d like to know…

how much my monthly payment will be.

6. “How will the interest rate be calculated?”

Have you got any idea

how the interest rate will be calculated?

7. “Is the amount I owe going to increase over time?”

I’m not sure…

if/whether the amount I owe is going to increase over time.

8. “What are the qualifications for the loan?”

Tell me…

what the qualifications for the loan are.

9. “Why do you recommend this loan to me?”

I’d like to know…

why you recommend this loan to me.

10. “Are there other loans that also meet my needs?”

I’m wondering…

if/whether there are other loans that also meet my needs.

11. “Did you say that I would have to make a decision soon?”

I can’t remember…

if/whether you said that I would have to make a decision soon.

12. “Does the loan have to be paid back?”

I’m not sure…

if/whether the loan has to be paid back.