Daily English School - 260

Date: 10/25/2024


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Student: Dawoon Kim


Topic: Airbus plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs in its defense and space division


https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/16/business/airbus-layoffs-defense-space-boeing/index.html

Airbus plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs in its defense and space division | CNN Business

Sentence Construction:


X I’m day off. >> Yeah, it’s my day off today.


X Some questions I didn't answer. >> There were some questions I didn't answer.


X They listen to my explain. >> They listened to my explanation.


X In Halloween season many people buy people but costume clothes for preparing parties.  >> During the Halloween season, many people buy costumes to prepare for parties.


X Nowaday, the major the major related to veterinary is so popular in Korea because people who have pets are increasing today. >> Nowadays, veterinary studies are very popular in Korea because the number of pet owners is growing.


X In New Year, we can join in on the fun at the beach for watching sunrise. >>  On New Year's, we can join in on the fun at the beach to watch the sunrise.


X When you take a flight, you should put up with seat belt for safety. >> When you take a flight, you may need to put up with wearing a seat belt for a long period of time.



Pronunciation:
* performance /per-fawr-muhns/
* stressful /stres-fuhl/
* veterinary /vet-er-uh-ner-ee, ve-truh-/
* parade /puh-reyd/
* participate /pahr-tis-uh-peyt/
* tolerate /tol-uh-reyt/
* ratchet /rach-it/



Build Lexicon:


* Restructuring := (n.) The act of organizing a company or industry differently to improve efficiency.


Example: Airbus announced a major restructuring to make its defense division more competitive.


* Proliferate := (v.) To increase rapidly in number or spread quickly.


Example: Security threats have proliferated in recent years, leading to increased defense spending.


* Constraints := (n.) Limitations or restrictions.
Example: Airbus faced increasing cost pressures due to budgetary constraints.



Discover Idioms & Expressions:


* Lean and mean := Streamlined and efficient, often referring to a business or organization.


Example: Airbus wants to make its defense division lean and mean to stay competitive.


* Ratchet up := To increase or escalate something in small increments.


Example: Governments have ratcheted up defense spending in response to rising security threats.



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