Date: 03/18/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: He made Ikea bags chic and sold ‘destroyed’ sneakers. Now, he’s the designer of Gucci
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/13/style/demna-gucci-creative-director-balenciaga-kering/index.html
Sentence Construction:
X Last night I just slept 3 hours for preparing this lab presentation. >> Last night, I only slept for 3 hours to prepare for this lab presentation.
X Before 30 minutes I have lab seminar. >> I have a lab seminar in 30 minutes.
X I didn't finish presentation do I wake up 6am to make presentation. >> I didn’t finish my presentation, so I had to wake up at 6 a.m. to work on it.
X I will go to park for resting. >> I will go to the park to rest.
X German people more like dogs than Korean. >> German people like dogs more than Korean people do.
X Every thanksgiving day, my grandfather called me to teach me harvesting crops or sweet potatoes. >> Every Thanksgiving Day, my grandfather called me to teach me about harvesting crops or sweet potatoes.
X One of my team members research topic is resilience of some metals in volcano. >> One of my team members' research topics is the resilience of some metals in volcanoes.
Pronunciation:
* quota /kwoh-tuh/
* harvesting /hahr-vist-ing/
* gathering /gath-er-ing/
* resilience /ri-zil-yuhns, -zil-ee-uhns/
* recover /ri-kuhv-er/
* shortage /shawr-tij/
* perception /per-sep-shuhn/
* survive /ser-vahyv/
* support /suh-pawrt/
* opportunity /op-er-too-ni-tee, -tyoo-/
* electricity /ih-lek-tris-i-tee, ee-lek-/
Build Lexicon:
* Revenue := (n.) The total income generated by a company from sales or services.
Example: Gucci’s revenue in 2024 was €7.7 billion.
* Creative director := (n.) A person responsible for leading the artistic vision of a brand.
Example: Gucci hired a new creative director to refresh its brand identity.
* Luxury := (n.) A state of great comfort or elegance, often expensive.
Example: Gucci is known for its luxury fashion items.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Change of guard := A transition in leadership or management.
Example: The appointment of Demna marks a major change of guard at Gucci.
* A fresh start := A new beginning or opportunity.
Example: Demna’s appointment gives Gucci a fresh start in the luxury market.
* Turn things around := To improve a situation that was previously bad.
Example: Kering hopes that Demna can turn things around for Gucci.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Katy Perry to Join All-Women Blue Origin Spaceflight
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/katy-perry-to-join-all-women-blue-origin-spaceflight/_t1Dwvf8Ee-ZzkdFav9oIw
