Daily English School - 240

Date: 09/05/2024


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Student: Dawoon Kim


Topic: New Zealand’s indigenous Māori king dies age 69


https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/29/world/new-zealand-maori-king-obit-intl-hnk/index.html

New Zealand’s indigenous Māori king dies age 69 | CNN

Sentence Construction:


X I have been doing some kind of diet. >> I’ve been on a specific diet recently.


X It's rainy now. >> It's raining now.


X My dog really like to make his house untidy so I have to clean everyday. >> My dog really likes to make his house untidy, so I have to clean it every day.


X Yesterday I saw the weather forecast from the local news but I didn't get my umbrella before heading to work it was so dumb. >> Yesterday, I saw the weather forecast on the local news, but I didn’t take my umbrella before heading to work. It was so dumb.


X The new smartphone from apple hit the right note from the new color design and amazing features. >> Yesterday, I saw the weather forecast on the local news, but I didn’t take my umbrella before heading to work. It was so dumb.


X The speech of Steve Jabs struck a chord with me and my friends. >> Steve Jobs' speech struck a chord with me and my friends.


X He was not a good leader people might not crying. >> If he hasn't been a good leader the people shouldn't have been crying.


X Many people said after finish his contract he will go to jail. >> Many people said that after his contract ends, he will go to jail.



Pronunciation:
* condemned /kuhn-demd/
* chord /kawrd/
* untidy /uhn-tahy-dee/
* organized /awr-guh-nahyzd/
* dumb /duhm/
* note /noht/
* diabetes /dahy-uh-bee-tis, -teez/
* language /lang-gwij/
* highlight hahy-lahyt/
* language /lang-gwij/



Build Lexicon:


* sacred := (adj.) regarded with great respect and reverence, often for religious reasons.


Example: The ancient temple is considered a sacred place by the local community.


* mourn := (v.) to feel or express sorrow or grief, usually for someone who has died.


Example: The entire town gathered to mourn the loss of their beloved mayor.


* burial := (n.) the act of placing a dead body into the ground or a tomb.


Example: The family held a private burial ceremony in the cemetery.


* forging := (v.) To make or shape something, especially by heating it in a fire and hammering it; to create something through effort. (n.) The act or process of shaping metal by heating and hammering; also refers to a forged object.


Example: (v.) The blacksmith was forging a new horseshoe in his workshop.


Example: (n.) The blacksmith showed us a beautiful forging of a wrought iron gate.



Discover Idioms & Expressions:


* cross over := to die, often implying a transition to the afterlife.


Example: The Māori king has crossed over, leaving behind a legacy of leadership and wisdom.


* breathe one’s last := to die, emphasizing the final moment of life.


Example: The Māori king breathed his last at the age of 69, leaving a profound impact on his people.



Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Antarctica is rising from the ocean
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2408/240826-antarctica-post-glacial-uplift-5.html#google_vignette