Daily English School - 194

Date: 05/30/2024


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Student: Dawoon Kim


Topic: Tax-payers shouldering most of burden for pension childbirth credit programs


https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240524050462

Tax-payers shouldering most of burden for pension childbirth credit programs

Sentence Construction:


X Maybe before Tuesday I have to finish that. >> I have to finish that before Tuesday.


X One of the most healthy grain is brown rice. >> One of the healthiest grains is brown rice.


X The sourdough would taste good. >> Sourdough seemed to taste good.


X Scientists should break new ground to find new theory> >> Scientists should break new ground in to come up with a new theory


X I don’t like the reinvent the wheel. >> I don’t like reinventing the wheel.


X People don’t believe that. >> People will not believe that.



Pronunciation:
* yeast /yeest/
* harvest /hahr-vist/
* naturally /nach-er-uh-lee./
* innovative /in-uh-vey-tiv/
* focus /foh-kuhs/
* wheel /weel, hweel/
* mandatory /man-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee/
* demographic /dem-uh-graf-ik, dee-muh-/



Build Lexicon:


* deemed := (v.) considered or judged to be.


Example: The project was deemed a success by the committee.


* slated := (v.) to schedule or plan for a particular time or date. (adj.) Having a planned or scheduled time or date.


Example: (v.) The meeting is slated for 3:00 PM tomorrow.


Example: (adj.) The project has a slated completion date of next month.


* mulling := (v.) to consider or think about something deeply and at length.


Example:  She was mulling over whether to accept the job offer.


* conscripted := (v.) enrolled or drafted into military service involuntarily.


Example:  During the war, many young men were conscripted into the army.



Discover Idioms & Expressions:


* shoulder the load := accept or take on a heavy responsibility.


Example: As the CEO, she shoulders the load of making tough decisions for the company's future.


* pick up the slack := compensate for another's failure to do their share of work.


Example: After two team members called in sick, Sarah had to pick up the slack and complete the project on her own.



Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic,  Survey Finds Average Age We Stop Being Cool
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/survey-finds-average-age-we-stop-being-cool/Ydl40hD6Ee-_08MnCZ1MqQ