Date: 04/08/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: No word yet on when Yoon Suk Yeol will vacate presidential residencehttps://www.koreaherald.com/article/10458636
Sentence Construction:
X Everyday I have many homeworks. >> Every day I have a lot of homework.
X In Germany my weight is getting lose. >> In Germany, I’m losing weight.
X Every desserts have a lot of sugar. >> Every dessert has a lot of sugar.
X It's totally not Korean food. >> It's totally not Korean food.
X When you go to a desert, you can see a oasis. It could be hallucination. >> When you go to a desert, you can see an oasis. It could just be a hallucination.
X When I study about any kind of subject, I read a lot and solved some quizzes to fill in the blanks. >> When I study any subject, I read a lot and solve some quizzes to fill in the blanks.
Pronunciation:
* import /im-pawrt/
* dessert /dih-zurt/
* specific /spi-sif-ik/
* solved /solvd/
* situation /sich-oo-ey-shuhn/
* perception /per-sep-shuhn/
Build Lexicon:
* Residence := (n.) A place where someone lives.
Example: Yoon and his wife are still staying in the official presidential residence in Hannam-dong.
* Ousted := (adj.) Removed from a position of power or office.
Example: The ousted leader may be searching for a safer place to live.
* Entitled := (adj.) Having a legal right or claim to something.
Example: Yoon is entitled to security protection for five years after leaving office.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Move out := To leave a place where you have been living.
Example: They have not yet moved out of the presidential residence.
* A drop in the bucket := A very small amount compared to what is needed or expected.
Example: Compared to Home Depot’s size, the settlement was a drop in the bucket. (Note: for context, adapted use possible here)
* Under scrutiny := Being closely examined, especially in a critical way.
Example: Yoon’s delay in leaving the residence has come under scrutiny.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
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