Daily English School - 208

Date: 07/06/2024


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Student: Dawoon Kim


Topic: 'Walking Tree' Is New Zealand's Tree of the Year


https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/walking-tree-is-new-zealands-tree-of-the-year/Cav8JCp9Ee-2tBMFdAOKzA

'Walking Tree' Is New Zealand's Tree of the Year | Engoo Daily News

Sentence Construction:


X It’s raining. Heavy rain. >> It’s raining heavily.


X Rain days keeps 10 days. >> It sometimes rains for 10 days.


X Because heavy rains. >> Because of the heavy rains.


X Our company paid a lot of money to sue some companies due to intellectual properties infringement. >> Our company spent a lot of money to sue some companies for intellectual property infringement.


X I don’t have any religion but I’m interested in religion’s doctrine. >> I don’t follow any religion, but I’m interested in religious doctrines.


X If you eat food without permission of the food owner, it is crossing the line. >> Eating food without the owner's permission is crossing the line.


X Someone who took liberties with others things like pens or papers they might lose credit from other people. >> Someone who takes other liberties, like pens or papers, without permission may credibility from other people


X Its looks like so big for me. >> It looks like a giant tree.


X The water of mountain can be dirty >> The water of the mountain can be dirty


X If this kind of things keeps going… >> If these kinds of things keep on going…


X They might not choose go to Jeju Island >> They might not choose to go to Jeju Island



Pronunciation:
* doctrine /dok-trin/
* belief /bih-leef/
* designate /verb dez-ig-neyt/
* environmental /en-vahy-ruhn-muhn-tl/
* popular /pop-yuh-ler/
* vacation /vey-key-shuhn, vuh-/
* destination /des-tuh-ney-shuhn/
* descendant /dih-sen-duhnt/
* unauthorized /uhn-aw-thuh-rahyzd/



Build Lexicon:


* unique :=  (adj.) being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.


Example: Her dress was unique, with a pattern that no one else had.


* species := (n.) a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.


Example: The panda is a species that is native to China.



Discover Idioms & Expressions:


* out of this world := extraordinary or unbelievable.


Example: The tree's movement across the field was out of this world, as if it had come alive from a fairy tale.


* branch out := to expand or diversify one's activities or interests.


Example: The tree decided to branch out and explore new fields, literally walking across the landscape.



Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Monday’s Article