Date: 12/30/2025
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: What do Koreans think about their lives?
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10642423
Sentence Construction:
X I have a baby in this year. >> I became a parent this year. / We had a baby this year.
X 2025 is the most valuable for me, I think. >> I think 2025 is the most valuable year for me.
X In Korea, when we need internet, it is okay only 1 day. >> In Korea, when we need the internet, it’s okay for only one day.
X Let me example. >> Let me give an example.
X They respect to each other. >> They respect each other.
X Sometimes I told that. >> Sometimes I was told that.
X Everything is competition. >> Everything is a competition.
X In Korea I less happy. >> In Korea I am less happy.
Pronunciation:
* lyric /lir-ik/
* emotional /ih-moh-shuh-nl/
* stress /stres/
* popular /pop-yuh-ler/
* music /myoo-zik/
* worldwide /wurld-wahyd/
* society /suh-sahy-i-tee/
* competition /kom-pi-tish-uh/
Build Lexicon:
* Secure := (adj.) Safe or stable, especially financially.
Example: Many respondents felt more economically secure than before.
* Respondent := (n.) A person who answers questions in a survey.
Example: Each respondent shared views on happiness and life satisfaction.
* Paradox := (n.) A situation that seems contradictory but may be true.
Example: The survey revealed a paradox between wealth and happiness.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Beyond numbers := More than what statistics alone can explain.
Example: Happiness is influenced by factors beyond numbers and income.
* A mixed picture := A situation with both positive and negative elements.
Example: The survey presents a mixed picture of economic security and well-being.
* In contrast to := Showing a clear difference.
Example: Foreign residents’ happiness stood in contrast to Korean respondents.
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 to Pay Seoul Households to Waste Less Food
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/south-korea-to-pay-seoul-households-to-waste-less-food/Zck92NzXEfCDd1-JB3rX4A
