[originaltext]W: Midwestern Bank. Good morning.M: Hello. I’d like to know how

W: Midwestern Bank. Good morning.
M: Hello. I’d like to know how to open a bank account here in Britain.
W: Certainly, sir. How long are you going to be here for?
M: Uh, a year and a half at least, I’m doing an MA at the polytechnic.
W: I sec. Well, you need to be hem for more than six months to open any account. Now if you want to open a current account with a cheque book, you must be over 18.
M: I’m well over that. Unfortunately.
W: Never mind! You’ll need to come hi and fill in a form and show some identity. I mean identification.
M: You mean a passport or credit card?
W: Urn, a credit card wouldn’t be any good. A passport would be fine, or a driving licence.
M: That sounds fine.
W: Oh, and you’d need to give us a couple of specimen signatures and some kind of financial reference from an employer or your university.
M: Right. How long does it take before I get my cheque book and everything?
W: Oh, it’s quite quick really. A week or so.
M: Good, and is the bank open all day?
W: From 9 to 3 Monday to Friday and 9 to 12 on Saturday.
M: Thank you very much.
W: You’re welcome.