Daily English School - 234

Date: 08/27/2024


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Student: Dawoon Kim


Topic: Taliban bans the sound of women’s voices singing or reading in public https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/22/middleeast/taliban-law-women-voices-intl-latam/index.html

Taliban bans the sound of women’s voices singing or reading in public | CNN

Sentence Construction:


X It looks like it's more cooler today than before. >> It seems cooler today than it was before.


X Someone will go to Japan for fixing some problems. >> Someone will go to Japan to fix some problems.


X My grandmother's hobby was knitting sweater so she make sweaters for hers grandson and granddaughter. >> My grandmother’s hobby was knitting, so she made sweaters for her grandchildren.


X When I was middle school student, I visited to Beijing China and I saw magnificent the great wall. >> When I was a middle school student, I visited Beijing, China, and saw the magnificent Great Wall.


X I never seen that. >> I have never seen that.


X My University professor wrote the book about his studied and this book hit the right note with the readers. >> My university professor wrote a book about his research, and it hit the right note with readers.


X There is no any solution. >> There isn’t any solution.


X I don't know their god really want this kind of situation. >> I don't know if their god really wants this kind of situation.



Pronunciation:
* colleagues /kol-eegz/
* rely /ri-lahy/
* knitting /nit-ing/
* magnificent /mag-nif-uh-suhnt/
* allow /uh-lou/
* wall /wawl/
* approve /uh-proov/
* threatening /thret-n-ing/



Build Lexicon:


* obliged := (v.) required or compelled to do something; feeling grateful or indebted.


Example: She felt obliged to help her neighbor after receiving so much support from them in the past.


* virtue := (n.) a behavior or characteristic showing high moral standards.


Example: Honesty is a virtue that is highly valued in our society.


* allege := (v.) to claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof.


Example: The lawyer will allege that the company violated environmental regulations.


* edicts := (n.) official orders or proclamations issued by a person in authority.


Example: The king's edicts were strictly enforced throughout the kingdom.



Discover Idioms & Expressions:


* silence is golden := sometimes it’s better to say nothing; being quiet can be wise or beneficial.


Example: The Taliban seem to believe that silence is golden when it comes to women, banning their voices in public.


* out of sight, out of mind := if someone or something is not visible, it is easily forgotten.


Example: By banning women's voices, the Taliban are trying to keep them out of sight, out of mind, reinforcing their oppression.



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