Date: 05/12/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: 'Never Argue,' Says World's Oldest Person, 115
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/never-argue-says-worlds-oldest-person-115/5jKjtCl4EfCHWSujNGePHg
Sentence Construction:
X My professor want to attend.. >> My professor wants to attend.
X Some of my company colleagues come to Germany on this Wednesday. >> Some of my colleagues from the company are coming to Germany this Wednesday.
X I know I have no time for preparing this kind of thing. >> I know I don’t have time to prepare for this kind of thing.
X I'm little bit addicting to coffee. >> I'm a little bit addicted to coffee.
X After this effect, people can get more losing their concentration. >> As a result, people may lose their concentration more easily.
X My professor told me when you do you research you should have flexibility because everything can be changed. >> My professor told me that when doing research, you should be flexible because anything can change.
X She has the experience the world war. >> She experienced the world war.
Pronunciation:
* colleague /kol-eeg/
* passport /pas-pawrt/
* flexibility /flek-suh-bil-i-tee/
* arrangement /uh-reynj-muhnt/
* hoped /hohpt/
* position /puh-zish-uhn/
* congratulation /kuhn-grach-uh-ley-shuhn/
* inspiration /in-spuh-rey-shuhn/
Build Lexicon:
* Argue := (v.) To speak in disagreement, often in a heated or angry way.
Example: Ethel said she doesn't argue with anyone and believes it helps her live longer.
Resident := (n.) A person who lives in a particular place.
Example: Ethel is a resident of a nursing home in Surrey.
Celebration := (n.) A joyful event or activity to mark a special occasion.
Example: The care home held a celebration for Ethel's 115th birthday.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Secret to a long life := The reason someone believes they have lived a long time.
Example: Ethel says the secret to a long life is to never argue.
Home away from home := A place where you feel as comfortable as you do at home.
Example: This cozy hotel feels like a home away from home.
Roll out the red carpet := To treat someone very well and with great respect.
Example: The palace rolled out the red carpet for the visiting king.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Three Chinese nationals arrested in Japan after thousands of protected hermit crabs found smuggled in suitcases
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/10/asia/japan-thousands-hermit-crabs-suitcase-intl-hnk
