Date: 10/15/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: How to Be a Better Listener when Learning English
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/how-to-be-a-better-listener-when-learning-english/KhtM7IzGEfCSysNzyut9Yw
Sentence Construction:
X I will have a little bit nap. >> I will take a short nap.
X This class only one time a week. >> This class is only once a week.
X Another class 1 hour and 15 minutes. >> The other class is 1 hour and 15 minutes long.
X Today's night I will have to prepare my presentation. >> Tonight, I will have to prepare my presentation.
X It was really busy week. >> It was a really busy week.
X The first plan, I will guide my parents. >> The original plan was to guide my parents.
X Autopsy is one of the way to find real cause of death. >> An autopsy is one way to determine the real cause of death.
Pronunciation:
* phone /fohn/
* torture /tawr-cher/
* investigate /in-ves-ti-geyt/
* inflict /in-flikt/
* detention /dih-ten-shuhn/
* custody /kuhs-tuh-dee/
* autopsy /aw-top-see, aw-tuhp-/
* outcry /out-krahy, out-krahy/
* phrase /freyz/
Build Lexicon:
* Concentrate := (v.) To focus all your attention on something.
Example: You need to concentrate when listening to someone speak in English.
* Active listening := (n.) Fully focusing on the speaker and understanding their message.
Example: Active listening helps learners understand English conversations better.
* Passive listening := (n.) Listening without fully engaging, often for familiarization.
Example: Passive listening can help you get used to the sounds of English.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Take it step by step := To do something gradually.
Example: Improving listening takes time; take it step by step.
* Tune in := To pay close attention to sounds or messages.
Example: Tune in when watching English videos to catch every word.
* Make sense of := To understand something.
Example: It takes practice to make sense of fast English conversations.
Example: She worked her fingers to the bone to finish the project.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, ‘Korea Glow Up’: How beauty, antiaging industry is powering South Korea’s medical tourism
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/1058917
