Date: 08/04/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: FREE TALKING - Adventure
Sentence Construction:
X Now I am back to my home now. >> I’m back home now.
X When I went to the place 7am so I stayed that place almost 5 hours maybe. >> I went to the place at 7 a.m., so I stayed there for almost 5 hours
X It was worth. >> It was worth it.
X Honestly, it was one of the most terrible experience for me. >> Honestly, it was one of the most terrible experiences for me.
X It can be slippery but you can use specific tire. >> It can be slippery, but you can use specific tires.
X It is one of my bucket list. >> It is one of the items on my bucket list.
X Polar bear is most dangerous animal in the world. >> The polar bear is one of the most dangerous animals in the world.
X Before jumping, I was really scary. >> Before jumping, I was really scared.
Pronunciation:
* continent /kon-tn-uhnt/
* amazing /uh-mey-zing/
* experience /ik-speer-ee-uhns/
* adventure /ad-ven-cher/
* slippery /slip-uh-ree, slip-ree/
* dangerous /deyn-jer-uhs, deynj-ruhs/
* terrible /ter-uh-buhl/
Build Lexicon:
* Lightweight := (adj.) Not heavy; easy to carry.
Example: The packraft is lightweight and ideal for long hikes.
* Explore := (v.) To travel through a place to learn more about it.
Example: They explored the forest and lakes of the national park.
* Route := (n.) A path or course taken to get from one place to another.
Example: They planned a route that included hiking and packrafting.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Call of the wild := A strong desire to spend time in nature.
Example: She felt the call of the wild and went on a packrafting trip.
* Rough it := To live without modern comforts.
Example: They didn’t mind roughing it while camping in the park.
* In one piece := Safe and unharmed.
Example: They returned from the waterfall in one piece.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, German zoo kills 12 baboons that it didn’t have enough space to house, despite protests
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/29/europe/german-zoo-baboon-euthanize-nuremberg-latam-intl
