Date: 03/27/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: Koreans more likely to eat alone than anyone else in G20: report
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10446975
Sentence Construction:
X I don't have any idea so I am panicked. >> I don't have any idea, so I am panicking.
X It usually last 10 minutes. >> It usually lasts 10 minutes.
X I should answer to student and professor question. >> I should answer the student's and professor's questions.
X If I have a chance I wanna take a capsule to see the Earth. >> If I have the chance, I want to take a capsule to see the Earth.
X Nowadays, Spacex broadcasted the splashdown of their Spaceships on the YouTube. >> Nowadays, SpaceX broadcasts the splashdown of its spaceships on YouTube.
X Moving to the Germany in last February went off without a hitch. >> Moving to Germany last February went off without a hitch.
X When I went to Japan, I saw a lot of people who is eating alone. >> When I went to Japan, I saw a lot of people who were eating alone.
X Sometimes, I want to enjoy the rest of time for dinner or lunch. >> Sometimes, I want to enjoy the rest of my time during dinner or lunch
Pronunciation:
* presentation /prez-uhn-tey-shuhn, pree-zen-/
* fortunately /fawr-chuh-nit-lee/
* evidence /ev-i-duhns/
* capsule /kap-suhl, -sool, -syool/
* splashdown /splash-doun/
* expedition /ek-spi-dish-uhn/
* frequency /free-kwuhn-see/
* lunch /luhnch/
Build Lexicon:
* Loneliness := (n.) A feeling of sadness due to lack of companionship.
Example: The study found that frequent solo dining increased feelings of loneliness.
* Frequency := (n.) The rate at which something happens.
Example: The frequency of shared meals was highest in South Africa.
* Trend := (n.) A general direction in which something is developing or changing.
Example: The report highlighted a growing trend of solo dining among young people.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Break bread together := To share a meal with others, often as a way of bonding.
Example: Families who break bread together regularly tend to have stronger relationships.
* Table talk := Informal conversation during a meal.
Example: The family's table talk often included discussions about their daily experiences.
* Food for thought := Something that makes you think deeply.
Example: The report’s findings on solo dining provide food for thought about modern social habits.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Woman gets kidney stones following carnivore diet
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2503/250320-carnivore-diet.html
