Date: 05/26/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: German Cars Win, US Cars Lose in Japan
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/german-cars-win-us-cars-lose-in-japan/xMwAXjDPEfCr_Zvj5EA4fA
Sentence Construction:
X I'm 11 o'clock. >> It’s 11 o'clock here.
X I had 2 meeting. >> I had 2 meetings.
X I went to Austria by a car. It takes 8 hours by a car. >> I went to Austria by car. It takes 8 hours by car.
X Why I went to Austria was introducing new technology
[ tek-nol-uh-jeefor electric vehicles. >> The reason I went to Austria was to introduce new technologies for electric vehicles.
X Government announce that every companies should make transparency of their cash flow to the public. >> The government announced that all companies should ensure transparency in their cash flow to the public.
X After realeasing ChatGPT, the new job rise in the market in named of prompt engineer. >> After the release of ChatGPT, a new job emerged in the market called 'prompt engineer.'
X One of my friend everytime speak out unexpectedly, it could make his parents got angry. >> One of my friends always speaks out unexpectedly, which can make his parents angry.
X It is really tired to drive. >> It is really tiring to drive.
Pronunciation:
* month /muhnth/
* rogue /rohg/
* transparency /trans-pair-uhn-see, -par-/
* prompt /prompt/
* unexpectedly /uhn-ik-spek-tid-lee/
* emerge /ih-murj/
* government /guhv-ern-muhnt/
* technology /tek-nol-uh-jee/
Build Lexicon:
* Brand := (n.) A name or type of product made by a specific company.
Example: Mercedes-Benz is a popular car brand in Japan.
* Sales := (n.) The number of items sold.
Example: Foreign car sales dropped last year in Japan.
* Production := (n.) The process of making or manufacturing something.
Example: Toyota might change its production plans because of tariffs.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Go the extra mile := To do more than what is expected.
Example: German carmakers go the extra mile in quality and design.
* At a crossroads := At a point where a decision must be made.
Example: Japanese companies are at a crossroads due to U.S. tariffs.
* Level playing field := A fair situation where everyone has an equal chance.
Example: U.S. officials want a level playing field for car exports.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Former Apple design chief Jony Ive is joining OpenAI
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/21/tech/jony-ive-apple-design-chief-openai
