Date: 03/16/2026
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: Degrees 'A Waste of Time,' Say Young Americans
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/degrees-a-waste-of-time-say-young-americans/3NApnhvWEfGQmo9JWNtugg
Sentence Construction:
X I have wrote my paper. >> I have written my paper.
X This Friday I have to show him final version presentation. >> This Friday, I have to show him the final version of the presentation.
X He want to check my every research. >> He wants to check all my research first.
X Last weekend I recovered my body because last Thursday I got cold. >> Last weekend, I rested and recovered because I caught a cold last Thursday.
X I just took at home and took a some commercial medicine. >> I just stayed at home and took some over-the-counter medicine.
X I take a 5 classes in this semester so I take a high risk to get F grade. >>
Pronunciation:
* autonomous /aw-ton-uh-muhs/
* independently /in-di-pen-duhnt-lee/
* freight /freyt/
* transported /trans-pawr-tid, -pohr-/
* efficiently /ih-fish-uhnt-lee/
* expressway /ik-spres-wey/
* operator /op-uh-rey-ter/
* dangerous /deyn-jer-uhs, deynj-ruhs/
* exhaustion /ig-zaws-chuhn/
Build Lexicon:
* Degree := (n.) A qualification given by a university after completing a course of study.
Example: She earned a business degree from a well-known university.
* Survey := (n.) A study in which people are asked questions to collect information.
Example: The survey asked young workers about their education and jobs.
* Debt := (n.) Money that a person owes to someone else.
Example: Many students leave university with a lot of debt.
* Career := (n.) A person’s long-term job or professional path.
Example: He wants to build a successful career in technology.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Pay off := To produce good results after effort or investment.
Example: Studying hard can pay off in the future with better job opportunities.
* Learn the ropes := To learn how to do a new job or activity.
Example: The new graduate is learning the ropes at his first job.
* Climb the ladder := To move up to higher positions in a career.
Example: She hopes to climb the ladder in her company.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Bill Gates cancels AI summit keynote address amid fresh scrutiny over Epstein links
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/18/india/bill-gates-india-summit-keynote-intl-hnk
