STEP1 Talk about how people pay for their apartment management fees.
People who live in apartments are charged for apartment management fees each month. They include fees for different services that they use. They get a bill with everything they need to pay in the mail. Some people pay the bill at the bank. However, it's easier to set up an automatic transfer from their bank account. Many people also pay by credit these days.
[Key Vocabulary & Expressions]
- be charged for ～에 대한 요금을 청구받다
- fees 요금
- get a bill 청구서를 받다
- in the mail 우편으로
- pay the bill 요금을 납무하다
- set up 설정하다
- automatic transfer 자동 이체
- bank account 은행 계좌
- pay by credit 신용 카드로 계산하다
STEP2 Talk about the things that are charged on your apartment management fee invoice.
Apartment management fees are the sum total of various fees. Major charges include the electricity bill and the water bill. The lone exception with a separate bill is for gas. Management fees also include costs for using the elevator and security services. Maintenance fees for the apartment complex as a whole are split evenly between the apartment units. It's good to go over the bill with a fine tooth comb. Sometimes there are mistakes or duplicate charges.
[Key Vocabulary & Expressions]
- the sum total of ~의 합산, 총합
- electricity/water bill 전기세/수도세
- lone exception 유일한 예외
- security service 보안 서비스
- maintenance fee 괸리비
- apartment complex 아파트 단지
- as a whole 한꺼번에, 전체적으로
- split something evenly between ~끼리 동등하게 분할하다
- apartment unit 아파트 세대
- with a fine tooth comb 면밀히, 세밀하게
- duplicate charge 중복 청구
[Expression of the Day]
This can't be right.
이건 분명 문제가 있어.
A: Honey, have you seen our apartment management fee invoice for this month?
B: Yes, I have. I paid it this morning. Why, is something wrong?
A: This can't be right. The electricity bill is almost twice as high as it was last month.
B: It's because of the electric heater. We used it a lot this winter because it was so cold.
