F2F Class Notes (Sonia)

Vocabulary

summary(n): a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something

e.g give a short summary about the article

blacklist(n/v): a list of people, countries, etc. who are considered by a particular authority or group to be unacceptable and who should be avoided and not trusted

e.g some clubs blacklist people because they are very rude and they don’t want them to come in

deposit(n): to pay someone an amount of money when you make an agreement with that person to pay for or buy something, that either will be returned to you later, if the agreed arrangement is kept, or that forms part of the total payment

e.g I usually look for an apartment with a low deposit because I don’t want to put down too much money at one time

mortgage(n): an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization, especially in order to buy a house, or the amount of money itself

e.g I need a mortgage to buy my dream house because it is more expensive than i thought.

（尤指购房的）按揭，抵押贷款

Grammar

(noun+verb+noun… because… noun…verb.. noun)

 Landlord, deposit write off

this month the landlord wrote off my deposit.

bank, mortgage, write off

the bank wrote off my mortgage.

he, debt, wrote off , pity …..because….

e.g he wrote off his wife’s debt because  he pitied her.

business partner, debt, wrote off,…  I help

e.g my business partner wrote off our debt because I helped him

*ONLY THE PERSON WHO IS RECIEVING THE MONEY/GOVERNMENT can write off debt

“the people of south korea wrote off their debt”

correction: the south korean government wrote off many peoples debt