Date: 10/28/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: Tourist dies after falling from outer wall of Rome’s Pantheon https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/25/europe/japanese-tourist-dies-pantheon-fall-intl
Sentence Construction:
X I only focus to my family. >> I’m only focusing on my family this week.
X If I have a time, I want to have sleep. >> If I have time, I want to sleep.
X I told my wife "You just sleep straight". >> I told my wife, "Just go straight to sleep."
X Even if she sleep in the room, she woke up and see the baby. >> Even if she is sleeping in the room, she wakes up to check on the baby.
X Living abroad makes me to get more to improve awareness of foreigners life in Korea. >> Living abroad increases my awareness of what life is like for foreigners in Korea.
X Some people I faced is like have insensitive to public manner like waiting on line. >> Some people I’ve encountered seem insensitive to public manners, like waiting in line.
X 2 months a go I went to the countryside in Germany there was no asian people in there, so, I was in the spotlight. >> Two months ago, I went to the countryside in Germany. There were no Asian people there, so I felt like I was in the spotlight.
Pronunciation:
* backlash /bak-lash/
* negative /neg-uh-tiv/
* reaction /ree-ak-shuhn/
* support /suh-pawrt/
* charity /char-i-tee/
* accurate /ak-yer-it/
* insensitive /in-sen-si-tiv/
Build Lexicon:
* Ancient := (adj.) Very old; from a long time ago.
Example: The museum displayed ancient artifacts from Egypt.
* Embassy := (n.) The official office or residence of an ambassador in a f*
oreign country.
Example: She visited the Japanese embassy to renew her passport.
* Investigation := (n.) A careful examination to find out facts.
Example: The police started an investigation after the accident.
* Foul play := (n.) Criminal or dishonest behavior.
Example: The police said there was no foul play in the fire incident.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* On edge := Nervous or cautious.
Example: Tourists were on edge after hearing about the accident.
* Out of the blue := Unexpectedly.
Example: The illness hit him out of the blue while traveling.
* Watch your step := Be careful where you walk.
Example: Visitors must watch their step near the Pantheon walls.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Tourist dies after falling from outer wall of Rome’s Pantheon https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/25/europe/japanese-tourist-dies-pantheon-fall-intl
