Date: 05/07/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: Report: Companies Happy to Keep Hybrid Work
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/report-companies-happy-to-keep-hybrid-work/lwjwwCEUEfCEvNtEcxsvKg
Sentence Construction:
X I should find available room for the class. >> I should find an available room for the class.
X Now I got a lot of homeworks. >> Now I got a lot of homework.
X This ID is like fingerprint to identify. >> This ID is like a fingerprint for identification.
X When I was high school student, my Biology teacher taught me about microorganism. >> When I was a high school student, my biology teacher taught me about microorganisms.
X Dessert is not a habitable for human. >> Deserts are not habitable for humans.
X Finding a ring in the beach is a shot in the dark. >> Finding a ring on the beach is a shot in the dark.
Pronunciation:
* specific /spi-sif-ik/
* characteristic /kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik/
* biology /bahy-ol-uh-jee/
* microorganism /mahy-kroh-awr-guh-niz-uhm/
* extraordinary /ik-strawr-dn-er-ee, ek-struh-awr-/
* organism /awr-guh-niz-uhm/
* extraterrestrial /ek-struh-tuh-res-tree-uhl/
Build Lexicon:
* Hybrid := (adj.) Combining two different types, especially work from home and work from office.
Example: Many businesses now use a hybrid model for their employees.
* Flexibility := (n.) The ability to change or adapt easily.
Example: Flexibility in work schedules can improve employee satisfaction.
* Arrangement := (n.) A plan or setup for how something is organized.
Example: The current work arrangement allows employees to come in three days a week.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Return to normal := To go back to how things were before a major change.
Example: Many people hoped to return to normal after the pandemic ended.
* Happy medium := A compromise between two extreme positions.
Example: Hybrid work offers a happy medium between remote work and office life.
* Set in stone := Fixed and unchangeable.
Example: Their office attendance policy isn’t set in stone and may change later.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Why S. Korean mothers are opting for C-sections at record rates https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10478793
