Daily English School - 172

Date: 04/17/2024


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Student: Dawoon Kim


Topic: Italy Considers Banning English in Official Communications


https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/italy-considers-banning-english-in-official-communications/pCxNutTvEe2IXJut_lCc_A

Italy Considers Banning English in Official Communications | Engoo Daily News

Sentence Construction:


X I heard a devastating news that one of my friend's father was dead. >> I heard devastating news that one of my friend's father died.


X Because a war happened in there. >> Because of the war that happened there.


X Many homeless families are in the breadline. They look for jobs. >> Many homeless families are on the breadline so they look for  better jobs.


X They are very dirt poor but they are welcoming. >> The dirt poor family that I met was very welcoming.


X It is one of the reason they proposed this law. >> It is one of the reasons they proposed this law.


X It is stupid law. >> It is a stupid law.


X The government cannot allow that >> The government won't allow that to happen.



Pronunciation:
* poverty /pov-er-tee/
* average /av-er-ij, av-rij/
* basic /bey-sik/
* Italy  it-l-ee/
* instead /in-sted/



Build Lexicon:


* typically := (adv.) in a typical manner; commonly, usually.


   Example: She typically arrives at the office before 9 a.m.


* dignity := (n.) the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect.


   Example: He carried himself with dignity, even in difficult times.



Discover Idioms & Expressions:


* tongue-tied :=  being unable to speak effectively or articulate your thoughts, often because of nervousness or being in an unfamiliar situation, such as speaking a foreign language.


   Example: I was so tongue-tied when I tried to give my speech in Spanish; it's much harder than practicing in my native language!


* mother tongue := this idiom refers to a person’s native language, the language first learned as a child and usually thought of as the most proficient language for an individual.


   Example:  Although she speaks three languages fluently, her poetry is most touching when written in her mother tongue.



Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.

* Our next topic, Joe Biden expects Iran to attack Israel 'sooner than later'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68796363