Date: 08/14/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: Korea again postpones ruling on Google’s high-precision map request
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10550105
Sentence Construction:
X That is why I didn't attend our class. >> That why I wasn’t able to attend class.
X The weather is changing really quickly. >> The weather is changing so fast.
X I couldn't see anything by heavy rain. >> I couldn’t see anything because of the heavy rain.
X It's not hot. That is only good thing about the heavy rain. >> The only good thing about the heavy rain is that it’s not hot.
X The prize of this competition is computer. >> The prize for this competition is a computer.
X Why I do my research everyday is I wanna get a solution. >> The reason I do my research every day is that I want to find a solution.
Pronunciation:
* temperature /tem-per-uh-cher/
* frustrating /fruh-strayt-ing/
* prize /prahyz/
* disappointed /dis-uh-poin-tid/
* solution / suh-loo-shuhn/
* demonstrate /dem-uhn-streyt/
* precedence /pres-i-duhns, pri-seed-ns/
* navigation /nav-i-gey-shuhn/
* postpone /pohst-pohn, pohs-/
* satellite /sat-l-ahyt/
Build Lexicon:
* Postpone := (v.) To delay an event or decision to a later time.
Example: The meeting was postponed due to bad weather.
* Export := (v.) To send goods, services, or data to another country.
Example: The company exports its products to Europe.
* Precision := (n.) The quality of being exact and accurate.
Example: High precision is required when making scientific instruments.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Under review := Being examined or considered carefully.
Example: The proposal is still under review by the board.
* Final decision := The last and definite choice after consideration.
Example: The manager made the final decision to approve the plan.
* Raise concerns := To cause people to feel worried or uncertain.
Example: The new law raised concerns among citizens.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Zoo asks for unwanted pets to feed to big cats
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2508/250811-zoo-pet-food-5.html
