1. Writing skills Blog 1: Banking

2. Taal en Communicatie 2 Assignment Write a blog entry on the group blog that your teacher created The blog entry should be exactly four sentences long and deal with the topic of banking in general The goal is to consider flow when writing texts Deadline15 October

3. Taal en Communicatie 3 How to post your entry Go to the Links section on Minerva Click on the Blog link of your group: http://group1economicenglish2.blogspot.com/ http://group1economicenglish2.blogspot.com/ Log in using the email address b20809group1@gmail.com b20809group1@gmail.com PasswordFHSERV00000005

4. Taal en Communicatie 4 Posting details TopicBanking & Finance LengthTitle + 4 sentences + name Deadline15 October Add your full name (First name – Last name) Add a picture, cartoon and/or link to the online source Teacher feedback via comments or in print

5. Taal en Communicatie 5 Example blog entry Pay your dues British students starting their university training now expect to end up with a degree… and around £30,000 in debt! Students are facing ever higher tuition fees and rising prices for food and lodging. It takes over 10 years to repay these debts. Luckily for British students, most parents help out even after their kids leave university.

6. Taal en Communicatie 6 Whose story? Pay your dues British students starting their university training now expect to end up with a degree… and around £30,000 in debt! Students are facing ever higher tuition fees and rising prices for food and lodging. It takes over 10 years to repay these debts. Luckily for British students, most parents help out even after their kids leave university.

7. Taal en Communicatie 7 Word fields Pay your dues British students starting their university training now expect to end up with a degree… and around £30,000 in debt! Students are facing ever higher tuition fees and rising prices for food and lodging. It takes over 10 years to repay these debts. Luckily for British students, most parents help out even after their kids leave university.

8. Taal en Communicatie 8 Pyramid structure Pay your dues British students starting their university training now expect to end up with a degree… and around £30,000 in debt! Summary Details Students are facing ever higher tuition fees and rising prices for food and lodging. It takes over 10 years to repay these debts. Luckily for British students, most parents help out even after their kids leave university.

9. Taal en Communicatie 9 Example blog entry Thank you. Please come again. Banks will do just about anything to get their hands on university students. British high-street banks are offering up to £50 in cash when students open an account. The reason is simple: although students won’t make banks rich while they are still at university, after graduating, they will be depositing their pay cheques every month, taking out mortgages and life insurance policies. That is why banks waste no time in securing these potentially lucrative clients.

10. Taal en Communicatie 10 Whose story? Thank you. Please come again. Banks will do just about anything to get their hands on university students. British high-street banks are offering up to £50 in cash when students open an account. The reason is simple: although students won’t make banks rich while they are still at university, after graduating, they will be depositing their pay cheques every month, taking out mortgages and life insurance policies. That is why banks waste no time in securing these potentially lucrative clients.

11. Taal en Communicatie 11 Word fields Thank you. Please come again. Banks will do just about anything to get their hands on university students. British high-street banks are offering up to £50 in cash when students open an account. The reason is simple: although students won’t make banks rich while they are still at university, after graduating, they will be depositing their pay cheques every month, taking out mortgages and life insurance policies. That is why banks waste no time in securing these potentially lucrative clients.

12. Taal en Communicatie 12 Pyramid structure Thank you. Please come again. Banks will do just about anything to get their hands on university students. Summary Details British high-street banks are offering up to £50 in cash when students open an account. The reason is simple: although students won’t make banks rich while they are still at university, after graduating, they will be depositing their pay cheques every month, taking out mortgages and life insurance policies. That is why banks waste no time in securing these potentially lucrative clients.