177. Should Student Loan Debt be Forgiven? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish"><u><strong>Support the Podcast and Join my Patreon HERE -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/CLICK%20HERE%20TO%20DONATE%20OR%20SUPPORT%20TO%20PODCAST!!!!%20-%20https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/"><u><strong>CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>University can be a very expensive experience for young people across the world, and millions of people need to take out big loans to afford tuition fees and living expenses. The US government has just announced a plan to forgive some student loan debt… but is this a good idea? Let’s discuss this topic while practicing some useful financial vocabulary!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/10/05/should-student-loan-debt-be-forgiven/" target="_blank"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/10/05/should-student-loan-debt-be-forgiven/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h3><strong>You may also like...</strong></h3> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/10/03/what-was-the-french-revolution/">176. What was the French Revolution? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/09/28/the-language-of-protesting/">175. The Language of Protesting (English Vocabulary Lesson</a></p> <p><a href="https://wordpress.com/post/thinkinginenglish.blog/5965">1</a><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/09/26/why-are-iranian-women-burning-their-hijabs/">74. Why Are Iranian Women Burning Their Hijabs? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/09/19/what-is-the-human-development-index/">173. What is the Human Development Index? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fuqul"><u>thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) </u></a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/"><u>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h2>Vocabulary List</h2> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Undergraduate (adj) – related to a university student who has not yet taken a first degree</strong></p> <p><em>My undergraduate degree was in History and Politics</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To afford (v) – to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time</strong></p> <p><em>I don’t know how he can afford a new car on his salary</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Loan (n) – an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back</strong></p> <p><em>He is trying to get a $50,000 loan to start a business</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To owe (v) – to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you</strong></p> <p><em>I owe James £10</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To forgive (v) – to allow someone to not have to pay a debt</strong></p> <p><em>Should rich countries forgive some of the debts owed by the poorest countries?</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To take on something (Phrasal v) – to undertake a task or responsibility, especially a difficult one</strong></p> <p><em>I took on debt so I could afford university</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To pay something off (Phrasal v) – to pay back money that you owe</strong></p> <p><em>We should be able to pay off the debt within three years</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Disproportionately (adv) – in a way that is too large or too small in relation to something else</strong></p> <p><em>The disease disproportionately affects young people</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://po

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