Date: 10/06/2023
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Student: Dawoon
Topic: Do professors in Korea have too much power over students?
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230926000666
Sentence Construction:
X Nowaday it is a little bit cold.>> Nowaday it is a little bit cold.
X We always aware elder people feelings.>> We always need to consider the elders' feelings.
X Asian country have this kind of characteristics in Korea when I was a student we should bow to the teacher we should do anything politely to the older people. >> Asian countries have this kind of characteristic. In Korea when I was a student we should bow to the teacher and we should do anything politely to the older people.
Pronunciation:
*characteristics[ keh·ruhk·tr·i·stuhks]
*confucianism [kuhn·fyoo·shuh·ni·zm]
Build Lexicon:
*Dissertation (n.) a long essay on a particular subject, especially one written as a requirement for the Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Example:= Joe wrote his doctoral dissertation on Thucydides.
*Coerce (v.) persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
Example:= They were coerced into silence.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
*fear of reprisal:=you hurt or punish them because they have done something violent or unpleasant to you.
Example:=Witnesses are unwilling to testify through fear of reprisals.
* ivory tower:= is a metaphorical place—or an atmosphere—where people are happily cut off from the rest of the world in favor of their own pursuits, usually mental and esoteric ones.
Example:= Your university philosophy department might be your ivory tower, where discussions about theory are the most important things in life.
Prepare:
* Speak more to use the expressions and enhance your fluency.
* Review the lexicons and expressions.
* Study for the next lesson.
