Date: 03/05/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: UK Company Trials Comedy as Mental Health Treatment
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/uk-company-trials-comedy-as-mental-health-treatment/bon9VvNbEe-vrn8NtnsdMQ
Sentence Construction:
X Graduate school students usually have their own lab. >> Graduate school students usually have their own labs.
X Everything I do in there. >> Everything I do, I do it there.
X My dog usually engulf snacks when I give her. >> My dog usually engulfs snacks when I give them to her
X The experience of broken leg was a ordeal for me. >> The experience of having a broken leg was an ordeal for me.
X Government announce that they will decrease interest rate but our country had a close call about economy health. >> The government announced that they would decrease the interest rate, but our country had a close call regarding economic health.
X Before this class, I went to outside. >> Before this class, I went outside.
X yesterday I had a class with my friends but the class was really difficult so I needed more time to sink in. >> Yesterday, I had a class with my friends, but it was really difficult, so I needed more time for it to sink in.
X It was rainy but I took the plunge to go to the top of the mountain. >> It was rainy, but I took the plunge and went to the top of the mountain.
X I didn’t see any 7’11 here. >> I didn’t see any 7’11 here.
X It is more good way or more cheap way for the people who have depression. >> It is a better or cheaper way for people who have depression.
Pronunciation:
* engulf /en-guhlf/
* ordeal /awr-deel, -dee-uhl, awr-deel/
* enveloped /en-vuh-lohpt, ahn-/
* swallow /swol-oh/
* difficult /dif-i-kuhlt, -kuhlt/
* encounter /en-koun-ter/
* terrify /ter-uh-fahy/
* alternative /awl-tur-nuh-tiv, al-/
* experiment /noun ik-sper-uh-muhnt/
Build Lexicon:
* Prescription (n.) – A written order from a doctor for medicine or treatment.
Example: The doctor gave me a prescription for antidepressants.
* Vulnerable (adj.) – Easily hurt or affected, either physically or emotionally.
Example: Elderly people are often vulnerable to loneliness.
* Charity (n.) – An organization that helps people in need.
Example: The charity provided free mental health support to homeless individuals.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* A laugh a day keeps the doctor away – Suggests that laughter contributes to good health.
Example: My grandmother believes that a laugh a day keeps the doctor away.
* Lighten the mood – To make a situation less serious or tense.
Example: He told a joke to lighten the mood during the stressful meeting.
* Crack up – To suddenly start laughing.
Example: The comedian’s joke made the whole audience crack up.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Tipsy tourist fined $520 after diving into Rome’s Trevi Fountain
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/26/travel/new-zealand-tourist-fined-trevi-fountain-dive/index.html
