A: Hello, I’m here to see Mr. Corleone.
B: Right this way, sir.
C: Charlie! What can I do for you?
B: Mr. Corlone, I’m really sorry to trouble you, but I need your help.
C: Anything for you, Charlie! Your father was like a brother to me.
B: Well, sir, you see, this recession has hit me pretty hard; I lost my job and I’m in a lot of debt.
C: I see……
B: Yeah, you know, I’ve got credit card bills, car payments, I’ve got to pay my mortgage; and on top of all that, I have to pay my son’s college tuition.
C: So you’re asking for a loan.
B: Well, I just thought maybe you could help me out.
C: What? At a time like this? I’m broke too, you know! You’re not the only one who has been hit by the recession! I lost half my money in the stock market crash! Go on! Get outta here!
Key Vocabulary
| trouble | principle verb, present simple | disturb or bother |
| recession | common noun, singular | a period of time when the economy of a country is bad |
| hit me pretty hard | phrase | had a strong, negative affect on me |
| debt | common noun, non variable | the amount of money you owe to a person, bank, company, etc. |
| on top of all that | phrase | besides that, in addition to |
| broke | Adjective | not have any money |
Supplementary Vocabulary
| borrow | principle verb, present simple | take and use some money, and return the equal amount of money at a later time |
| pay back | phrase | return the money you borrowed |
| a loan | common noun, singular | amount of money borrowed |
| take out a loan | phrase | borrow money |
| unemployed | Adjective | having no job |
| downturn | common noun, singular | a time when the economy is worse than usual |
