Daily English School - 243

Date: 09/12/2024


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Student: Dawoon Kim


Topic: Criminals who drugged teens' drinks with meth sentenced to up to 18 years https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240906050486

Criminals who drugged teens' drinks with meth sentenced to up to 18 years

Sentence Construction:


X My time is over working. >> My time is to work overtime.


X I have a interview for entering graduate school. >> I have an interview for entering graduate school.


X Why I wanna go to graduate school is researching something so I wanna go to research plan. >> The reason I want to go to graduate school is to conduct research, so I want to follow a research plan.


X Many companies want to make autonomous vehicles. >> Many companies want to develop autonomous vehicles.


X Whenever I go to Seoul, I face traffic congestion. >> Whenever I go to Seoul, I encounter traffic congestion.


X The population in Seoul is bigger than New Zealand two or three times. >>
The population in Seoul is two or three times larger than that of New Zealand.


X Many company want to be on the cutting edge of their industry but only few companies can get this role. >> Many companies want to be on the cutting edge of their industry, but only a few can achieve this status.


X Drinking coffee is like a double edge sword because the process you can focus on something easily but the cons is you can be easily addictive. >>Drinking coffee is like a double-edged sword because, while it helps you focus on tasks more easily, it can also lead to addiction.



Pronunciation:
* global /gloh-buhl/
* influence /in-floo-uhns/
* autonomous /aw-ton-uh-muhs/
* capable /key-puh-buhl/
* intervention /in-ter-ven-shuhn/
* navigate /nav-i-geyt/
* congestion /kuhn-jes-chuhn/



Build Lexicon:


* Narcotics (n.) := Drugs that affect mood or behavior and are typically illegal.


Example: The defendants were arrested for distributing narcotics to students.


* Blackmail (v.) := The act of demanding money or favors in exchange for not revealing harmful information.


Example: The criminals blackmailed the parents by threatening to report their children for drug use.


* Extradition (n.) := The process of delivering someone accused of a crime to another country or state where the crime was committed.


Example: The mastermind was caught in China and brought back to South Korea through extradition.



Discover Idioms & Expressions:


* Pull the wool over someone’s eyes := To deceive someone; to trick them.


Example: The scammers pulled the wool over the students' eyes by claiming the drinks would help them study.


* Get away with murder := To do something wrong and avoid punishment.


Example: The perpetrators thought they could get away with murder by blackmailing the students' parents, but they were caught.


* Face the music := To confront the consequences of one's actions.


Example: After being extradited, the mastermind had to face the music in court for his role in the scam.



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