Daily English School - 261

Date: 10/28/2024


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Student: Dawoon Kim


Topic: 11-Year-Old Breaks Scuba Diving World Record


https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/11-year-old-breaks-scuba-diving-world-record/vwjACovcEe-xs7dPl92Z9g

11-Year-Old Breaks Scuba Diving World Record | Engoo Daily News

Sentence Construction:


X Everyday many people ask me to help for something.  >> Every day, many people ask me for help with something.


X Everyday I think for checking my e-mails I spend 2 hours a day. >> Every day, I think I spend about 2 hours checking my emails.


X The end of this year, many companies in Korea decide to make a plan for restructuring their organizations.  >> By the end of this year, many companies in Korea have decided to create restructuring plans for their organizations.


X The virus proliferated rapidly in the warm environment. >> The virus proliferated rapidly in the warm environment.


X The project which I am involved in face several constraints including limited resouces. >> The project I am involved in faces several constraints, including limited resources.


X My team is lean and mean team so my team can deliver product without overhead. >> My team is a lean and mean team, so we can deliver the product without overhead.


X Every December, my team ratchet up our effort to finish the project on time.  >> Every December, my team ratchets up our efforts to finish the project on time.


X This article is about the one boy who broke scuba diving the record.  >> This article is about a boy who broke the scuba diving record.



Pronunciation:
* restructure /ree-struhk-cher/
* proliferate /pruh-lif-uh-reyt/
* rapidly /rap-id-lee/
* constraint /kuhn-streynt/
* improve /im-proov/
* recognize /rek-uhg-nahyz/
* determined /dih-tur-mind/
* whole /hohl/



Build Lexicon:


* Record := (n.) An achievement or amount that is the best or highest of its kind.


Example: Ethan broke the world record for the most scuba dives by someone under 12.


* Recognition := (n.) Official acknowledgment or validation of an achievement or fact.


Example: Ethan’s record was given recognition by major diving organizations.


* Determination := (n.) The quality of being committed to achieving something.


Example: Ethan’s determination led him to complete as many as three dives a day.



Discover Idioms & Expressions:


* Face-to-face := In direct confrontation or encounter with something.


Example: Ethan was not afraid when he came face-to-face with a shark during his dives.


* Overcome fear := To succeed in controlling or dealing with one’s fear.


Example: Ethan was able to overcome his fear of diving through repeated dives.



Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Hyundai India shares drop 6% on market debut after record IPO
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/22/india/hyundai-india-record-ipo-intl-hnk/index.html