Date: 06/23/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: Never Too Late: 105-Year-Old Athlete Keeps Winning Gold
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/never-too-late-105-year-old-athlete-keeps-winning-gold/J-JG5EheEfCoHIdDFscvxw
Sentence Construction:
X I have cured my sickness because I took my medicine. >> I got better because I took my medicine.
X I had a bad flu so I canceled all my dinner. >> I had a bad flu, so I canceled all my dinner plans.
X My dog is really bark. >> My dog really barks.
X The main job of consultants is teaching how to do for resource optimization company >> The main job of consultants is to teach companies how to optimize their resources.
X If you go to the top on the company, your of control is getting increasing. >> If you move to the top of the company, your span of control increases.
X My long term strategy is to go abroad to get a job. >> My long-term strategy is to go abroad and get a job.
Pronunciation:
* risen /ree-zen/
* encourage /en-kur-ij, -kuhr-/
* initiative /ih-nish-uh-tiv, ih-nish-ee-uh-/
* optimization /op-tuh-muh-zey-shuhn/
* resilience /ri-zil-yuhns/
* athlete /ath-leet/
* exercise /ek-ser-sahyz/
* nervous /nur-vuhs/
Build Lexicon:
* Athlete := (n.) A person who competes in sports.
Example: Sawang Janpram is an athlete who still competes at 105 years old.
* Compete := (v.) To take part in a contest or game.
Example: He started to compete when he was 97 years old.
* Routine := (n.) A regular way of doing something.
Example: He follows a daily routine of waking up early and exercising.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Never too late := It’s always possible to begin something, no matter your age.
Example: Janpram shows that it’s never too late to start exercising.
* Get moving := To start being active.
Example: His story encourages people of all ages to get moving.
* Quick run := A short period of running for exercise.
Example: Janpram goes for a quick run on the beach.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Trump’s Gulf Arab allies race to avoid all-out war in Iran
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/20/middleeast/trump-gulf-allies-avoid-war-iran-intl
