Asosiy qism self-study task Fill in the blanks with an appropriate answer

Task 3. Writing : Write the summary to the given text


Banks of England
The biggest banks of the United Kingdom are the Bank of England, Lloyds' Bank, Midland Bank, Barclays Bank, and the National Westminster Bank.
The Bank of England is the state or national bank, which controls the British banking system. Like any other national bank it issues banknotes and mints coins.
The other four banks are commercial banks. Very often they are called "the Big Four". The National Westminster Bank is often referred to as "NatWest".
Moscow Narodny Bank Ltd. is incorporated as a British registered company. It specializes in the finance of East - West trade. Their close working relationship with banks in East European countries and in the West enables them to provide a unique service in this field.
The first bankers in Britain were Italians who came to do business in the City of London a few centuries ago. They came from Lombardy, a region in Northern Italy where there was a group of independent cities. This group was called the Lombard League.
The Lombards settled down in the part of the City of London which was later called after those Italians, Lombard Street.
The Lombards did not stay in London long. After a century or so they left London because they were made bankrupt. It happened mostly because they loaned money to kings who did not repay the loans.
So the Lombards left, but their name is still alive in London. Lombard Street is still the centre of British banking. This is the street where the head offices of the biggest English and foreign banks are located.


Task 4. Letter writing

You have received a letter from your bank, asking you to acknowledge receipt of a new bank card. However, the card was missing from the envelope.

Write a letter to the bank's head office. In your letter:
- explain why you are writing
- express concern about the missing card
- ask them what they intend to do.
Do not include any address.
Write your letter in an appropriate style in 150 words on your answer sheet.
You do not need to write your address.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Mr/Mrs ....