Date: 10/30/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: For Korean newlyweds without homes, love comes easy yet paperwork doesn’t
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10599856
Sentence Construction:
X In the house seem like chaos. >> The house seems like chaos.
X When I see my baby face, I don't feel any tired. >> When I see my baby's face, I don't feel tired anymore.
X So that, I can care for my family. >> So that I can take care of my family.
X I really appreciate it, I can go to my University. >> I really appreciate it because I can go to my university.
X I know some my colleagues pause their master degree course because they have baby. >> I know some of my colleagues paused their master's degree courses because they had a baby.
Pronunciation:
* ancient /eyn-shuhnt/
* refugee /ref-yoo-jee, ref-yoo-jee
* artifact /ahr-tuh-fakt/
* embassy /em-buh-see/
* familiar /fuh-mil-yer/
* investigation /in-ves-ti-gey-shuhn/
* unexpectedly /uhn-ik-spek-tid-le/
Build Lexicon:
* Jeonse := (n.) A Korean housing system where a renter gives a large deposit instead of paying monthly rent.
Example: Many young couples choose jeonse to avoid high monthly rent costs.
* Deposit := (n.) Money given in advance to secure something, like housing.
Example: They paid a large deposit to move into their new apartment.
* Eligible := (adj.) Having the right to receive something.
Example: She was eligible for the loan because she met the income requirements.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Tie the knot := To get married.
Example: They tied the knot in 2021.
* Play it smart := To make a clever or strategic decision.
Example: They played it smart by delaying the legal paperwork.
* Cost an arm and a leg := To be very expensive.
Example: Housing in major Korean cities can cost an arm and a leg.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Gen Z leading global protest against governments
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2510/251020-gen-z-protests-5.html
