OOU - 온라인 영어 교육

Lesson 20

Bills

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Lesson 20

BILLS

Practice English with your teacher

Low Advanced 25 min Speaking 75%

3 min

Warm-up

Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.

Sarah struggles to balance work, school, and childcare costs. Have you ever had to make difficult financial choices between essential expenses?
The dialogue suggests colleges should provide free daycare for student-parents. What other support services should educational institutions offer?

4 min

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.

making ends meet /ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɛndz miːt/

earning just enough money to cover basic living expenses | 간신히 생활을 꿈려나가다

I have a hard time making ends meet.

health insurance /hɛlθ ɪnˈʃʊrəns/

a type of coverage that pays for medical and surgical expenses | 건강보험

Health insurance bills, child-care bills, rent!

child care /tʃaɪld kɛr/

the supervision and care of young children, especially by a professional while parents work | 보육, 육아

And child care isn't cheap either, is it?

groceries /ˈɡroʊsəriz/

food and household items sold at a grocery store | 식료품, 장보기 물품

After I pay for rent and groceries.

day care /deɪ kɛr/

daytime care for children provided by a facility while parents are at work or school | 어린이집, 탁아소

Almost all my money goes to pay for my son's day care.

part time /pɑːrt taɪm/

for less than the normal number of working hours | 시간제로, 파트타임으로

Now that I'm going to school and only working part time.

services /ˈsɜːrvɪsɪz/

systems or organizations that provide something needed by the public | 서비스, 편의시설

They don't have any services like that.

5 min

Reading

Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.

Sarah: Health insurance bills, child-care bills, rent! Now that I’m going to school and
only working part time, I have a hard time making ends meet.Todd: Health insurance is so expensive, isn’t it?Sarah: Yeah! And my company used to pay for it when I was working full time.Todd: And child care isn’t cheap either, is it?Sarah: No, it’s not. After I pay for rent and groceries, almost all my money goes to pay
for my son’s day care.Todd: Your college should provide free day care for students with children.Sarah: I think so, too. But they don’t have any services like that.

3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.

❌ It is difficult to earn the living expenses.

✅ It is difficult to make ends meet. / It is hard to cover living expenses.

'earn the living expenses'는 부자연스럽습니다. '생활비를 감당하기 어렵다'는 'make ends meet'라는 관용 표현을 쓰세요. 이번 단원에 나오는 중요한 표현입니다.

5 min

Discussion

Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.

Sarah's company used to pay for health insurance when she worked full-time. Should part-time workers receive the same benefits as full-time employees?
The dialogue shows childcare consuming most of Sarah's remaining income. In many countries, childcare costs rival or exceed college tuition. Is this sustainable?
Sarah chose to go back to school while raising a child. What are the long-term economic benefits versus short-term sacrifices of continuing education while parenting?
In Korea, the childcare burden is a key factor in the low birth rate. What policies would most effectively ease this burden?
The conversation is between two people discussing everyday financial stress. How openly do people in Korean culture discuss personal financial difficulties?

Lesson Summary / 수업 요약

Today's Topic: BILLS

Level: Low Advanced (L.A)

Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!