Daily English School - 282

Date: 12/10/2024


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Student: Dawoon Kim


Topic: Pair of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ sell at auction for $28 million
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/07/us/wizard-of-oz-ruby-slippers-auction/index.html

Pair of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ sold at auction for $28 million | CNN

Sentence Construction:


X A lot of snow blankets my car, so I have to clean it to drive.>> A lot of snow blankets my car, so I have to clean it to drive.


X Korean government issued an advisory when the traffic was not good.


>> The Korean government issued an advisory when traffic conditions were bad.


X If you live in Seoul, you will have a trouble with traffic congestion. >> I have been snowed under with making manuals for the last two months, but it is finished now.


X In the amazon, without maps it is walking on a thin ice. >> In the Amazon, walking without maps is like walking on thin ice.


X must sold for $28M >>  Must be sold for $28M.



Pronunciation:
* blanket /blang-kit/
* violent /vahy-uh-luhnt, vahy-luhnt/
* advisory /ad-vahy-zuh-ree/
* precarious /pri-kair-ee-uhs/
* blanket /blang-kit/
* region /ree-juhn/
* congestion /kuhn-jes-chuhn/
* chaotic /key-ot-ik/
* overwhelmed /oh-ver-hwelmd, -welmd/



Build Lexicon:


* Memorabilia := (n.) Objects kept or collected because of their historical or sentimental value.


Example: The museum displayed movie memorabilia from the 1940s.


* Auction := (n.) A public sale where items are sold to the highest bidder.


Example: The painting was sold at an auction for a record price.


* Commission := (n.) A fee paid to an auction house or agent for facilitating a sale.


Example: The seller paid a 15% commission on the auction sale.



Discover Idioms & Expressions:


* Break the bank := To cost a large amount of money.

Example: The limited-edition sneakers might break the bank if you’re not careful.


* Piece of history := Something valuable or significant from the past.


Example: Holding the signed baseball felt like having a piece of history.


* Fetch a high price := To be sold for a large amount of money.


Example: The antique jewelry fetched a high price at the auction.



Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Lito: The Japanese Artist Giving a New Life to Leaves
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/lito-the-japanese-artist-giving-a-new-life-to-leaves/O9BtkrCTEe-i5Zu4HkV5UA