Date: 12/02/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: Korea sees largest increase in births in 18 years
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10624223
Sentence Construction:
X February is more warmer than January. >> February is warmer than January.
X Last November, I couldn't focus on my research and daily life because I have to take care of my family. >>
X I hope these days will be is everything okay now. >> I hope everything will be okay.
X In Christmas season in Germany, it's very cold. >> During the Christmas season in Germany, it’s very cold.
X My wife really like it. >> My wife really likes it.
X Sometimes they give me hot chocolate free. >> Sometimes they give me hot chocolate for free.
X I didn't finish yet. >> I haven’t finished it yet.
X 20s is more good than 30s. >> It’s better to have kids at 20s.
Pronunciation:
* simultaneously /sahy-muhl-tey-nee-uhs-lee/
* species /spee-sheez, -seez/
* environment /en-vahy-ruhn-muhnt, -vahy-ern-/
* reproduce /ree-pruh-doos, -dyoos/
* environment /en-vahy-ruhn-muhnt, -vahy-ern-/
* endangered /en-deyn-jerd/
* extinct /ik-stingkt/
* humanity /hyoo-man-i-tee, yoo-/
* distinct /dih-stingkt/
* habitat /hab-i-tat/
Build Lexicon:
* Birthrate := (n.) The number of births in a population over a certain period.
Example: The country’s birthrate rose significantly in the first nine months of this year.
* Marriage rate := (n.) The number of marriages per 1,000 people in a population.
Example: The marriage rate has been rising steadily for 18 months.
* Uptick := (n.) A small increase or rise in something.
Example: There was an uptick in births among women in their 30s.
* Trend := (n.) A general direction in which something is developing or changing.
Example: The trend shows that more people are getting married at a later age.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Bring into the world := To give birth.
Example: Many women in their 30s are choosing to bring children into the world later.
* Growing family := A family that is having more children.
Example: The uptick in births indicates that more families are growing.
* In the pipeline := In progress or being planned.
Example: New policies to support parents are in the pipeline.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Celebrity Love: What Are Parasocial Relationships?
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/celebrity-love-what-are-parasocial-relationships/rSt28MS4E…
