The Weekend - Playing Board Games (C0211)

Jim: Hey- Why did you take that money? You are such a cheater! I should send you to jail!
Karen: I am not cheating. When you pass go, you collect $200, Everyone knows that!
Jim: Well you can’t just take the money. You have to ask the bank for money. And I’m the banker.
Karen: Banker?
Jim: Yes…
Karen: Can I have my $200 please?
Jim: Sure. Here you are, $200, Thank you, please come again! Now it's my turn to roll the dice.

Key Vocabulary

such a so extreme a degree
cheat to deceive by trickery
my turn my opportunity to do something
jail place where prisoners are kept
can I used to ask for permissions
banker the player in charge of the bank in gambling games

Supplementary Vocabulary

Bank Teller A person who works for the bank
Crook A person who steals(usually things of value)
Permission To accept a request
Gambling A game of odds
Collect to receive something of yours

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