Daily English School - 186

Date: 05/14/2024


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Student: Dawoon Kim


Topic: Switzerland wins Eurovision after politically charged song contest upstaged by Israel controversy


https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/11/europe/eurovision-song-contest-winner-switzerland-nemo-intl/index.html

Switzerland wins Eurovision after politically charged song contest overshadowed by Israel controversy | CNN

Sentence Construction:


X But someday I thought that Is there really God? >> But one day I just asked myself "Is there really God?".


X So, I quit the go to church. >> So, I quit going to church.


X My younger brother likes to go to museums because he likes history. >> My younger brother likes to go to museums because he likes history.


X My snacks were vanished into thin air. >> My snacks vanished into thin air.


X My friends ate all of that. >> My friends ate all of those.


X This contest is a song contest. >> It was a singing contest.


X The problem is complicated so they didn't want to say the problem. >> The problem was too complicated, so they didn't want to mention it.




Pronunciation:
* prohibit / proh-hib-it/
*  decade /dek-eyd; British also duh-keyd/
* presence /prez-uhns/
* jovial /joh-vee-uhl/
* turmoil /tur-moil/
* complicated /kom-pli-key-tid/
* quickly /kwik-lee/



Build Lexicon:


* fraught := (adj.) filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable); causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension.


   Example: The negotiations were fraught with difficulties from the start.


* booing := (v.) the act of making a loud, disapproving noise, typically to show displeasure at a performance or event.


   Example: The audience was booing loudly after the referee made a controversial decision.


* turmoil := (n.) a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.


   Example: The company was in turmoil following the sudden resignation of its CEO.


* spanned := (v.) extended across, covered, or lasted for a particular distance or period.


   Example:  His career spanned five decades, making him one of the most experienced professionals in the industry.



Discover Idioms & Expressions:


* in the eye of the storm := to be at the center of a very serious or controversial situation.


   Example: The Eurovision contest found itself in the eye of the storm this year with the political tensions surrounding Israel’s participation.


* add fuel to the fire := to do or say something that makes a difficult situation worse or more intense.


   Example: The politically charged entries at this year's Eurovision only added fuel to the fire of the ongoing controversies.



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

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