Date: 07/07/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: S. Korea's Birth Rate Sees Biggest Rise in Years
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/s-koreas-birth-rate-sees-biggest-rise-in-years/h40v4laVEfCTpmNtq3gWFA
Sentence Construction:
X I saw my phone was alarming. >> I saw that my phone was alarming.
X I had my dinner with my family before this call. >> I had dinner with my family before this call.
X I want to be a founder of startup company. >> I want to be the founder of a startup company.
X I always take left over at the restaurant. >> I always take leftovers from the restaurant.
X It is always important to manage how can use our resources to get our goals. >> It is always important to manage how we use our resources to achieve our goals.
X After Covid, many people not married because some halls were closed at that time. >> After COVID, many people didn’t get married because some halls were closed at that time.
Pronunciation:
* founder /foun-der/
* company /kuhm-puh-nee/
* online /on-lahyn/
* leftover /left-oh-ver/
* broke /brohk/
* government /guhv-ern-muhnt/
* encourage /en-kur-ij/
Build Lexicon:
* Benefit := (n.) Help or money given by the government or employer.
Example: The government gave new parents more benefits in 2024.
* Encourage := (v.) To give support or hope to someone.
Example: The government wants to encourage young people to start families.
* Stable := (adj.) Not likely to change suddenly.
Example: A fertility rate of 2.1 is needed to keep the population stable.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Raise eyebrows := To cause surprise or concern.
Example: The record increase in births raised eyebrows among officials.
Move the needle := To make a noticeable difference.
Example: Government benefits may finally be starting to move the needle.
At the heart of := The most important part of something.
Example: At the heart of the issue is the desire for a better family-work balance.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, China tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, official says
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/04/europe/china-ukraine-eu-war-intl
