Date: 06/19/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: SK’s top brass convene for strategy meeting to review business overhaul https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10508676
Sentence Construction:
X My classmate and me and my professors will go out. >> My classmate, my professors, and I will go out.
X The temperature is raised now. It's almost 33 Celsius now. >> The temperature has risen. It's almost 33 degrees Celsius now.
X The wind is really hot wind. >> The wind feels really hot today.
X Almost 5am already sun rose on the sky. >> The sun has already risen in the sky as early as 5am.
X Tomorrow it will be rain for 2 or 3 days. >> It will rain for 2 or 3 days starting tomorrow.
X Before came to Germany, I heard that European Summer is crazy >> Before I came to Germany, I heard that European summer is crazy.
Pronunciation:
* weather /weth-er/
* accessible /ak-ses-uh-buhl/
* magnetic /mag-net-ik/
* signal /sig-nl/
* concern /kuhn-surn/
* diagnosis /dahy-uhg-noh-sis/
* detection /dih-tek-shuhn/
* souvenir /soo-vuh-neer/
Build Lexicon:
* Initiative := (n.) A new plan or action to achieve something.
Example: The company launched a new green energy initiative last year.
* Optimization := (n.) The process of making something as good or effective as possible.
Example: SK is working on optimization of its business structure.
* Resilience := (n.) The ability to recover quickly from difficulties.
Example: Strong financial planning helps companies build resilience during market changes.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Span of control := The number of people or tasks a manager can effectively oversee.
Example: The rebalancing plan includes reviewing the span of control in each division.
* Growth engine := Something that drives development and success.
Example: SK is looking for a new growth engine such as artificial intelligence.
* Long-term strategy := A plan designed for future success over an extended period.
Example: The executives are meeting to discuss the company’s long-term strategy.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, U.N. issues report on global birth rate crisis
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2506/250612-global-birth-rates-crisis.html
