Date: 02/05/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: Champagne Sellers Blame 'Bad News' for Sales Drop
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/champagne-sellers-blame-bad-news-for-sales-drop/OCTQENhOEe-IalPpBEQTUg
Sentence Construction:
X Unfortunately, another task come me. >> Unfortunately, another task came up.
X We should eat this food in New year day. >> We should eat this food on New Year's Day.
X It means you have another year old. >> It means wishing everyone another year old.
X Runny nose is one of the Physiological actions. >> A runny nose is one of the body's physiological responses.
X My father told me the well being life is traveling with family to the warmful place. >> My father told me that a well-being life is traveling with family to a warm and comfortable place.
X I’m not strong. >> I’m not a heavy drinker.
X My face is red. >> My face turns red.
X If the weather is too hot or too cold can affect. >> If the weather is too hot or too cold, it can have an effect.
X They don’t want to be hang over. >> They don’t want to experience a hangover.
Pronunciation:
* compliance /kuhm-plahy-uhns/
* executive /ig-zek-yuh-tiv/
* immersion /ih-mur-zhuhn, -shuhn/
* physiological /fiz-ee-uh-loj-i-kuhl/
* being /bee-ing/
* submerge /suhb-murj/
* throughout /throo-out/
* etiquette /et-i-kit, -ket/
* improvised /im-pruh-vahyzd/
* comfortable /kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl, kuhmf-ter-buhl/
Build Lexicon:
* Shipment := (n.) The act of sending goods from one place to another.
Example: The shipment of Champagne bottles decreased by 10% last year.
* Inflation := (n.) The increase in prices over time, reducing the purchasing power of money.
Example: Inflation has made luxury goods, including Champagne, more expensive.
* Mocktail := (n.) A non-alcoholic drink made to resemble a cocktail.
Example: Many young people prefer mocktails over alcoholic beverages.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Pop the cork := To open a bottle of Champagne, often as part of a celebration.
Example: They popped the cork to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
* Raise a glass := To make a toast in honor of someone or something.
Example: Let’s raise a glass to the newlyweds!
* Bitter pill to swallow := A difficult or unpleasant reality to accept.
Example: The decline in Champagne sales was a bitter pill to swallow for producers.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Joint investigation into Air Busan fire to start next Monday
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10409503
