Date: 09/16/2025
=================
Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: FREE TALKING: Camping
Sentence Construction:
X. Last weekend, there was my cousin's wedding. >> Last weekend, it was my cousin’s wedding.
X I went to there. >> I went there.
X That place was really far from Korea. >> That place is really far from Korea.
X There was 70 or 80 people in there. >> There were 70 or 80 people there.
X His wife took wedding dress. >> His wife wore a wedding dress.
X One thing different is the wedding party was too long. >> One difference is that the wedding party was too long.
X The start time was almost 10 am but the end time was almost 8pm. >> The start time was almost 10 a.m., but it ended around 8 p.m.
X I don't like set up tent. >> I don’t like setting up a tent.
Pronunciation:
* almost /awl-mohst/
* extrovert /ek-struh-vurt, -stroh-/
* camp /kamp/
* glamping /glam-ping/
* difference /dif-er-uhns, dif-ruhns/
Build Lexicon:
* Viral := (adj.) Spreading quickly on the internet.
Example: The video of the 18,000 water order went viral online.
* Request := (n.) An act of asking for something.
Example: The customer made a strange request for thousands of cups of water.
* Glitch := (n.) A small problem or fault in a system.
Example: A glitch in the AI caused wrong items to be added to the order.
* Replace := (v.) To take the place of something.
Example: The AI was replaced by a human after the unusual order.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Make waves := To cause a big reaction or attention.
Example: The viral video made waves on social media.
* Learn a lesson := To gain knowledge or understanding from a mistake.
Example: Taco Bell learned a lesson about testing AI before using it widely.
* Out of control := Not under control or difficult to manage.
Example: The situation felt out of control when AI added unwanted items.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, South Korea overturns the 60-year-old conviction of elderly woman who was jailed for biting an alleged attacker’s tongue
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/11/asia/south-korea-overturn-conviction-rape-retrial-intl-hnk
