F2F Class Notes (Sonia)

Do you think people should pay tax?

Vocabulary

minority(n): a smaller group within a larger group (less)

e.g In Shanghai foreigners are a minority

e.g men are a minority presence at  yoga class

majority (n): opposite of minority, the largest amount in a group (most)

e.g the majority of people would love to listen to other’s opinion

e.g I spent the majority of my day in bed

taxpayer(n): people who pay tax

e.g the government gives too much pressure to taxpayers

saint (n): a person who has received an official honour from the Christian, especially the Roman Catholic, Church for having lived in a good and holy way. The names of saints are sometimes used to name places and buildings

(ST.)

e.g St. Helena is an island named after a saint.

*can also be used to mean that someone is kind, or very sweet

e.g when I was sick my friend looked after me everyday, he is a saint!