Daily English School - 235

Date: 08/29/2024


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Student: Dawoon Kim


Topic: At-home trail cameras: Capturing the secret animal reality show in your own back garden


https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240822-at-home-trail-cameras-capturing-the-secret-animal-reality-show-in-your-own-back-garden

At-home trail cameras: Capturing the secret animal reality show in your own back garden

Sentence Construction:


X I'm coming my work right now. >> I just arrived at work now.


X I didn't work anymore. >> I haven’t worked yet.


X After work, I'm gonna meet 2 friends. >> After work, I'm going to meet 2 of my friends


X One of my friend… >> One of my friends.


X I can adjust the time of start. >> I can adjust the start time.


X I have been dieting intermittent fasting. >> I have been doing intermittent fasting as part of my diet.


X Rice is the biggest reason of getting weight. >> Rice is a major factor in weight gain.


X Every day I checked my kilograms and wrote in the note. >> Every day, I check my weight in kilograms and write it in my notebook.


X I am a lot of tired. >> I am exhausted.


X I am much obliged to my colleague for colleague's help. >> I am much obliged to my colleague for their help.


X Helping others is one of the virtue. >> Helping others is one of the virtues that we have to practice.


X They allege that he broke the window. >> They allege that he was the one who broke the window.


X In middle age usually the males edicts help the city safe. >> In the Middle Ages, men often issued edicts to help keep the city safe.



Pronunciation:
* magnificent /mag-nif-uh-suhnt/
* obliged /uh-blahyjd/
* virtue /vur-choo/
* allege /uh-lej/
* edict /ee-dikt/
* violation /vahy-uh-ley-shuhn/
* nothing /nuhth-ing/
* beneficial /ben-uh-fish-uh/



Build Lexicon:


* plunged := (v.) to fall or jump suddenly and rapidly, or to dive into something with great force.


Example: She plunged into the icy water without hesitation.


* proliferation := (n.) the rapid increase or spread of something.


Example: The proliferation of social media platforms has changed the way people communicate.


* avid := (adj.) having a keen interest or enthusiasm for something.


Example: He is an avid reader, always looking for new books to devour.


* culprit := (n.) a person or thing responsible for a crime or misdeed.


Example: The police quickly identified the culprit behind the vandalism.



Discover Idioms & Expressions:


* on the trail :=   actively searching for or pursuing something, often with the help of trail cameras in hunting or wildlife observation.


Example: After setting up the new trail cameras, we were finally on the trail of the elusive deer we've been trying to photograph.


* in plain sight := something that is easily visible or obvious, which can be ironic if the subject is captured by a trail camera despite being thought to be hidden.


Example: Even though we thought the animal would be hiding from view, the trail camera caught it in plain sight, just as it was crossing the path.



Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, World on alert as deadly mpox virus spreads
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2408/240819-mpox-5.html