Date: 05/16/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: Donald Trump may reopen Alcatraz as a prison
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2505/250508-alcatraz-prison.html
Sentence Construction:
X In Germany is more expensive more than 5x in Korea. >> In Germany, it's more than five times more expensive than in Korea.
X Before travelling, accommodation is one of the really important part for great trip. >> Before traveling, making a reservation for accommodation is one of the most important parts of planning a great trip.
X Waiters good behavior make a good impression of good restaurant. >> Waiters' good behavior makes a good impression of the restaurant.
X It is Italian restaurant. >> It is an Italian restaurant.
X One of the reason is he wanna rebuild the prison. >> One of the reasons is that he wants to rebuild the prison.
Pronunciation:
* electricity /ih-lek-tris-i-tee, ee-lek-/
* accommodation /uh-kom-uh-dey-shuhn/
* reservation /rez-er-vey-shuhn/
* arrangement /uh-reynj-muhnt/
* lemonade /lem-uh-neyd/
* accidentally /ak-si-den-tl-ee/
* spaghetti /spuh-get-ee/
Build Lexicon:
* Offender := (n.) A person who breaks the law or commits a crime.
Example: Repeat offenders are often sent to high-security prisons.
* Repair := (v.) To fix something that is broken or damaged.
Example: The buildings on Alcatraz would cost a lot to repair.
* Security := (n.) Protection against danger or crime.
Example: The old prison lacks modern security features.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Fall apart := To break into pieces or become unusable.
Example: The old prison buildings are starting to fall apart.
* Tear it up and start over := To completely destroy something and begin again.
Example: Some experts say we must tear it up and start over to make it usable again.
* Symbol of law and order := Something that represents control and justice.
Example: Trump wants Alcatraz to be a symbol of law and order.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
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