Date: 09/16/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
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
Sentence Construction:
X Sometimes walking around help me summarize what to do. >> Sometimes, walking around helps me summarize what I need to do.
X Second semester start so I got a lot of homework from my professors. >> The second semester started, so I got a lot of homework from my professors.
X Yes, I already have my dinner. >> Yes, I already had my dinner.
X One of my friend really good finding glitches in the game. >>
X So many companies have make robots to replace workers in their factories. >> So many companies have made robots to replace workers in their companies.
X If you fail something but it is okay if you learn a lesson. >> It’s okay if you fail at something, as long as you learn a lesson.
X Sometimes, I might feel depression, we should go straight. >> Sometimes I might feel depressed, but we should move forward.
Pronunciation:
* viral /vahy-ruhl/
* online /on-lahyn, awn-/
* glitch /glich/
* strange /streynj/
* replace /ri-pleys/
* professor /pruh-fes-er/
* alleged /uh-lejd, uh-lej-id/
* threatening /thret-n-ing/
Build Lexicon:
* Conviction := (n.) A formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense.
Example: Choi Mal-ja’s conviction was overturned after 60 years.
* Assault := (n.) A physical attack or threat of harm.
Example: She was a victim of sexual assault at the age of 18.
* Patriarchy := (n.) A social system where men hold primary power.
Example: South Korea in the 1960s was heavily influenced by patriarchy.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Fight for justice := To work hard to achieve fairness or correct a wrong.
Example: She fought for justice for decades.
* Stand up for oneself := To defend oneself against unfair treatment.
Example: Biting her assaulter’s tongue was her way of standing up for herself.
* Rally support := To gather backing or help from others.
Example: Women nationwide rallied support for her case.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Music Can Help Us Imagine Social Interactions
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/music-can-help-us-imagine-social-interactions/0hZ0MImXEfCu…
