Date: 07/02/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: French App Lets You Borrow, Not Buy
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/french-app-lets-you-borrow-not-buy/G6baclBFEfCfqCdasn4Wyw
Sentence Construction:
X Almost students are European. >> Most students are European.
X They are Europeans, so their hometown is really close to their University. >> They are Europeans, so their hometowns are really close to their university.
X Nobody bother me. >> Nobody bothers me.
X I will go back to Korea for 2 weeks only. >> I will go back to Korea for only 2 weeks.
X Saving money is the important things to making prosperity in the future my life. >> Saving money is important for achieving prosperity in my future.
X I found. >> I found it.
X I don’t want to lend staff to someone. >> I don’t want to lend stuff to anyone.
Pronunciation:
* focus /foh-kuhs/
* immediately /ih-mee-dee-it-lee/
* almost /awl-mohst/
* difficult /dif-i-kuhlt, -kuhlt/
* fondue /fon-doo/
* bother /both-er/
Build Lexicon:
* Founder := (n.) A person who starts a business or organization.
Example: She is the founder of a famous recycling company.
* Leftover := (adj.) Remaining after the rest has been used or eaten.
Example: We had a lot of leftover food after the party.
* Resource := (n.) Something we use to do things, like water, energy, or money.
Example: We should save natural resources whenever possible.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Make some money := To earn or get money from something.
Example: You can make some money by renting your bike.
* Give back := To return something after borrowing.
Example: Please give back the tent after your trip.
* Good for the planet := Helpful or not harmful to the environment.
Example: Recycling is good for the planet.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered and dismembered nine people
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/26/asia/japan-takahiro-shiraishi-executed-intl-hnk
