Date: 11/05/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: Gen Z Turns to Frozen Food to Save Money
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/gen-z-turns-to-frozen-food-to-save-money/v2Xx1rAQEfCytlPpv…
Sentence Construction:
X I'm going to go home now by my car. >> I’m going home now by car.
X I have to care my baby and my wife. >> I have to take care of my baby and my wife.
X My professor understand my situation. >> My professor understands my situation.
X 2 minutes later I can arrive the parking lot. >> I can arrive at the parking lot in 2 minutes.
X If you have deposit advance can lend money to you for buying a house. >> If you have an advance deposit, they can lend you money to buy a house.
X After passing the final exam, I can be eligible getting to receive grade. >>After passing the final exam, I will be eligible to receive my grade.
X It's talk of the town in Korea. >> It’s the talk of the town in Korea.
Pronunciation:
* deposit /dih-poz-it/
* loan /lohn/
* housing /hou-zing/
* advance /ad-vans, -vahns/
* large /lahrj/
* eligible /el-i-juh-buhl/
* preference /pref-er-uhns, pref-ruhns/
* frozen /froh-zuhn/
Build Lexicon:
* Grocery := (n.) Food and other items sold in a store.
Example: I bought groceries yesterday to prepare meals for the week.
* Budget := (n.) A plan for how to spend money.
Example: I follow a budget to avoid spending too much on food.
* Reduce := (v.) To make smaller in amount.
Example: I try to reduce food waste by freezing leftovers.
* Convenient := (adj.) Easy to use or do.
Example: Frozen meals are convenient for busy students.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Save money := To spend less money than usual.
Example: I save money by buying frozen vegetables instead of fresh ones.
* Go bad := To spoil or become unusable.
Example: Fresh fruit can go bad if you don’t eat it quickly.
* Cut costs := To reduce spending.
Example: Many young adults cut costs by cooking at home.
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's foreign resident population hits fresh high
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10605305
