Date: 02/12/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: Being Nice Can Make You Happier, Study Finds
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/being-nice-can-make-you-happier-study-finds/Gkz58N2eEe-l62OALYDAHw
Sentence Construction:
X I want sleep at my home. >> I want to sleep at home.
X I don't like to drink alcohol because after drinking alcohol my head can be sick and I feel nausea. >> I don't like to drink alcohol because after drinking alcohol I feel nauseated.
X Autopsy is one of the process to find the reason of death. >> Autopsy is one of the processes to find the reason for death.
X My boss came to me and my teammates and he told us we should work overtime today so I and my teammates drop like flies. >> My boss came to me and my teammates and he told us we should work overtime today so my teammates and I dropped like flies.
X Before leaving house you should check every machine because if you turn it on when you leave it can be one bad apple that spoil the bunch. >> Checking everything before leaving the house is crucial because one mistake can be one bad apple that spoils the bunch.
X Nice person usually have a nice behavior. >> Nice people usually have nice behavior.
X I wrote the post about that. >> I wrote a post about that.
X Few minutes later, someone response to my post. >> Few minutes later, someone responded to my post.
X I wanted to know how can i learn about this things. >> I wanted to know how I can learn about these things.
Good Sentences:
O Youtube can be a poison in the well because there is a lot of fake news in there.
O If you do, kindly it can make other people happy.
O If you talk to a nice person, that nice person might focus on you.
O These days I have a new hobby.
O I searched it on the internet.
O This guy was really a nice guy.
O He wrote the answers to my questions step by step.
O I really appreciate it.
Pronunciation:
* ride /rahyd/
* exhaustion /ig-zaws-chuhn/
* autopsy /aw-top-see/
* poison /poi-zuhn/
* ruin /roo-in/
* distrust /dis-truhst/
* severe /suh-veer/
* level /lev-uhl/
* receive /ri-seev/
* people /pee-puhl/
Build Lexicon:
* depression := (n) a mental health condition in which people often feel very sad, have trouble eating and sleeping, lack energy, etc.
Example: Stress can cause mental health problems like depression and anxiety.
* measure := (v) to find the size, amount, speed, etc. of something.
Example: The researchers used four different metrics to measure people's overall happiness.
* prove := (v) to use facts or evidence to make it clear that something is true.
Example: The experiment proved that their theory was correct.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* go the extra mile := to make an extra effort to help someone.
Example: She always goes the extra mile to make her friends feel special on their birthdays.
* kill them with kindness := to be extremely nice, especially to someone rude or difficult.
Example: Even though her coworker was rude, she decided to kill him with kindness instead of arguing.
* a heart of gold := to be very kind and generous.
Example: Despite his tough appearance, he has a heart of gold and is always helping those in need.
Practice:
* Please take a look at lexicons and idioms. Kindly prepare one sentence for each.
* Our next topic, How beer sludge is being turned into vegan milk and leather
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250206-how-brewers-spent-grain-is-being-turned-into-vegan-barley-milk-leather-and-cakes
