Brazilians Can Check for "Forgotten" Money in Banks
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People in Brazil can check for money they forgot in banks.
Banks have unclaimed money from old accounts. This money is money people forgot about.
Right now, there is more than R$5.1 billion of this money. That is a lot of money.
You can check if you have money like this. You need to use a special system.
The system is easy to use. You can check online.
If you have old money in a bank, you can get it back.
Many people do not know about this money. They should check now.
Vocabulary7 words
- unclaimed
- not taken by anyone yet
- accounts
- places in a bank where you keep money
- system
- a way to do something, often online
- billion
- a very big number: 1,000,000,000
- check
- to look and see if something is true
- forgot
- did not remember
- customers
- people who use a bank or shop
Quiz
Answer key
1. More than R$5.1 billion 2. Check if it is theirs and get it back 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
People in Brazil can check for money they _____ in banks.
Banks have _____ money from old _____.
Right now, there is more than R$5.1 _____ of this money.
You can check if you have money like this using a special _____.
The system is easy to use. You can check _____.
If you have old money in a bank, you can get it _____.
Many people do not know about this money. They should check _____.