Date: 12/26/2024
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: The world’s busiest flight routes for 2024 revealed
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/17/travel/worlds-busiest-flight-routes-2024/index.html
Sentence Construction:
X That's all I know their Christmas. >> That's all I know about how they celebrate Christmas.
X The announcement of company president resignation was surprising news. >> The announcement of the company president's resignation was surprising news.
X When I went to the mountain, the weather was not good. The low temperature was a dark cloud on the horizon snowing. >> When I went to the mountain, the weather was not good. The low temperature and dark clouds on the horizon signaled snow.
X Taipei and Hongkong are the busiest route internationally. >> The Hong Kong-Taipei route is the busiest international route.
Pronunciation:
* biologist /bahy-ol-uh-jist/
* heart /hahrt/
* resignation /rez-ig-ney-shuhn/
* rebuke /ri-byook/
* Canadian /kuh-ney-dee-uhn/
* disapproval /dis-uh-proo-vuhl/
* tenuous /ten-yoo-uhs/
* authority /uh-thawr-i-tee, uh-thor-/
* progressive /pruh-gres-iv/
* astonishing /uh-ston-i-shing/
* amount /uh-mount/
* horizon /huh-rahy-zuhn/
Build Lexicon:
* Route := (n.) A path or way that airplanes travel between destinations.
Example: The Hong Kong-Taipei route is the busiest international route in 2024.
* Seatmate := (n.) A person sitting next to you on a flight.
Example: She chatted with her seatmate throughout the entire flight.
* Hub := (n.) A central location where many flight routes connect.
Example: Cairo has become a significant hub for flights in Africa.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Sky-high := Extremely high or large, often referring to prices or numbers.
Example: The number of passengers on this route has gone sky-high post-pandemic.
* Take off := To start or become successful quickly.
Example: The Cairo-Jeddah route has taken off in popularity over the past five years.
* Smooth sailing := A situation where everything goes well without problems.
Example: With so many flights scheduled, they hoped for smooth sailing throughout the day.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, One in three people could detest fidgets
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2412/241216-fidgeting-and-misokinesia-5.html
