Daily English School - 57

Sentence Construction:
X Work at the company still busy. >> We still have lots of work in the company so it was a busy day.
X Affirmative action is  kind of a way of the admission for minority in the US. >> Affirmative action is  kind of a way of admission for minorities in the US.
X There is also another way to admission, it is legacy admission. >> There is also another way for the admission, it is legacy admission.
X Some university have canceled this admission. >>  Some universities have canceled this admission.
X  We have a one or two way to the admission university. >> We have one or two ways of the admission prices in every university.
X  We should had this test and we got the score. >> We should have had this test and we got the score.

Good Sentences:
O It went by quickly.  
O We had an overwhelming response from applicants.
O The same phenomenon was observed in Seoul.
O I’m going to react unpredictably.
O She tried to recall what was going on.
O He said what crossed his mind.
O I am in two minds about this.
O He’s a bone scatterbrain.
O You seem to have a one track-mind.
O This article is about the changing of the admission policies in the US.
O It would affect the composition of the workforce.
O So many people have criticized this action.

Pronunciation:
* bioluminescence /bahy-oh-loo-muh-nes-uhns/
* obsessed /uhb-sest/
* composition /kom-puh-zish-uhn/
* college /kol-ij/
* ruling /roo-ling/
* discrimination /dih-skrim-uh-ney-shuhn/
* marginalize /mahr-juh-nl-ahyz/
* institute /in-sti-toot/
* unconstitutional /uhn-kon-sti-too-shuh-nl/
* affirmative /uh-fur-muh-tiv/
* alumni /uh-luhm-nahy/
* individual /in-duh-vij-oo-uhl/
* contentious /kuhn-ten-shuhs/
* profile /proh-fahyl/

Build Lexicon:
* affirmative := (adj) an affirmative word or reply means ‘yes’ or expresses agreement.
   Example: She hoped he would have answered in the affirmative.
* proportionate := (adj) increasing or decreasing in size, amount or degree according to changes in something else.
   Example: The number of accidents is proportionate to the increased volume of traffic.
* erode := (v) to gradually destroy the surface of something through the action of wind, rain, etc.; to be gradually destroyed in this way.
   Example: The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea.
* deluge := (n) a severe flood; a sudden very heavy fall of rain.
   Example: When the snow melts, the mountain stream becomes a deluge.

I send affirmative signal to my friend

The number of company employees is proportaionate to the increased company profit

through thousand years, rocks have been eroded by the wind

when i was student, i saw a big deluge


Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* egghead := a  geek, someone who is very clever at school, but less so for non-academic pursuits.
   Example: You're such a boffin, all you do is study.
* bookworm := someone who reads a lot.
   Example: Chase spent all day in the library revising for the big exam. He’s turned into such a bookworm!
* brainstorm := when you try to develop a new idea or think of new ideas.
   Example: The marketing team sat down for a brainstorm as they needed some new ideas for their next campaign.
* pass with flying colors := to easily succeed; to do very well on an exam.
   Example: Julian was uncertain about the important exam even though his teacher told him that he would pass with flying colors!

You are such an egghead.

She was nicknamed 'Bookworm'. 

I had a sudden brainstorm

of course, we passed with flying colors.