Collection Letter 1

비즈니스 작문 1

Lesson 35

Collection Letter 1

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Lesson 35

COLLECTION LETTER 1

Grammar Pattern

Business 25 min Speaking 75%
3 min

Warm-up

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

  1. If your company couldn't pay a bill on time, how would you explain the situation to the vendor?
    회사에서 대금을 제때 지급하지 못하는 상황이라면, 거래처에 어떻게 설명하시겠습니까?
  2. Have you ever had to negotiate a payment plan or ask for extra time to settle a debt? What happened?
    대금 분할 납부를 협의하거나 지급 기한 연장을 요청해 본 적이 있나요? 어떻게 되었나요?
4 min

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.

reading /reading/
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read /read/
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passage /passage/
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teacher /teacher/
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grammar /grammar/
a key word from this lesson  |  grammar
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pattern /pattern/
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5 min

Reading

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

Grammar Pattern
EXPLANATION PROMISINGPAYMENT
[DATE]
[Nmae/Title]
[Business/organization name]
[Address]
[City, State ZIP]
Dear [ ]:
We have received your recent inquiry and are fully aware that we are sixty days in arrears. We appreciate your patience and your willingness to help us resolve this situation.
The current economy has had a negative effect on business growth. That. Along with some short – term notes coming due, has caused a temporary cash flow crunch for our firm. We look forward to that flow being restored within the next two to three months as the notes are satisfied and some new products enter the market.
Our outstanding invoice totals [$3, 760]. Enclosed please find a check for [$1,000] to help satisfy that debt. We anticipate paying you an additional [$1,000] each month for two months, and the balance of [$760] by [mid – July].
Again, we appreciate your patience and flexibility and look forward to our continued relationship.
Sincerely,
[Name]
{Title}

3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

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

❌ We are late for the payment sixty days.
✅ We are sixty days in arrears.

한국어에서는 "60일 늦었다"라고 직역하기 쉽지만, 영어 비즈니스 서신에서는 연체를 표현할 때 "in arrears"라는 공식 표현을 사용합니다. "late for the payment"는 구어적이고 비격식적이므로, 수금 서신이나 결제 관련 공식 문서에서는 반드시 "in arrears"를 사용하세요.

5 min

Discussion

Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.

  1. How would you apply what you learned today?
    오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요?
  2. What was the most useful part of this lesson?
    이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요?
  3. Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
    이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요?
  4. What would you like to practice more?
    더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?

Lesson Summary / 수업 요약

Today's Topic: COLLECTION LETTER 1

Level: Business (BIZ)

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