Date: 03/21/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: Korean Air wins best airline of the year award
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2503/250313-worlds-best-airlines.html
Sentence Construction:
X A lot of my company colleagues help me. I don't know. >> A lot of my colleagues at work help me. I'm not sure.
X Sunday, I don't have any plan to work. >> On Sunday, I don't have any plans to work.
X My mission in Germany is receiving certificate of graduate school. >> My mission in Germany is to receive a certificate from graduate school
X Ancient castle tourism is more popular in Germany. >> Tourism centered around ancient castles is more popular in Germany.
X My professor always told us "You guys are my crew." >> My professor has always told us, “You guys are my crew.”
X When I took a plane the flight crew helped to find the seat. >> When I took a plane, the flight crew helped me find my seat.
X I try to reach for the stars to get appropriate research topic. >> "I try to reach for the stars to find an appropriate research topic.
X I prefer to sit on the aisle seat. >> I prefer to sit in the aisle seat.
Pronunciation:
* bonus /boh-nuhs/
* mission /mish-uhn/
* strategy /strat-i-jee/
* astronaut /as-truh-nawt, -not/
* tourism /toor-iz-uhm/
* pleasure /plezh-er/
* popular /pop-yuh-ler/
* crew /kroo/
* extremely /ik-streem-lee/
Build Lexicon:
* Ranking (n.) := A position in a list based on performance or quality.
Example: Korean Air achieved the highest ranking in the 2025 airline awards.
* Comfort (n.) := A state of physical ease and relaxation.
Example: Airlines invest in spacious seating to improve passenger comfort.
* Appeal (n.) := The quality of being attractive or interesting.
Example: The airline’s extra services increased its appeal to travelers
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Sky-high standards := Extremely high expectations or quality.
Example: Qatar Airways maintains sky-high standards in its business class.
* Go the extra mile := To make additional effort to achieve something.
Example: Korean Air goes the extra mile to provide comfort to passengers.
* First-class treatment := Exceptional service and luxury.
Example: Passengers flying Singapore Airlines enjoy first-class treatment.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
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