Date: 06/23/2026
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Student: Dawoon Kim
Topic: A jailed billionaire’s Birkin bags are going on sale. It won’t be enough to repay her victims
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/18/world/vietnamese-billionaire-luxury-auction-intl-hnk
Sentence Construction:
X I went business trip. >> I went on a business trip.
X I have to prepare a lot of things for meetings. >> I have to prepare a lot of things for the meetings.
X Every morning I went to meeting rooms. >> Every morning, I go to the meeting rooms.
X Japan is a little bit cloudy. >> Japan was a little cloudy.
X As I told you before I work remotely now. When I sleep, customers called me. >> As I told you before, I work remotely now. Sometimes, customers call me while I'm sleeping.
X Next month my boss told me, I will promote. >> My boss told me that I will be promoted next month.
Pronunciation:
* month /muhnth/
* promote /pruh-moht/
* remotely /ri-moht-lee/
* customer /kuhs-tuh-mer/
Build Lexicon:
* Embezzlement := (n.) The act of secretly taking money that you have been trusted to manage.
Example: The executive was arrested for embezzlement of company funds.
* Siphon := (v.) To gradually steal or transfer money in small amounts over time.
Example: Criminals siphoned billions from the bank over several years.
* Conviction := (n.) A formal decision in court that someone is guilty of a crime.
Example: Her conviction led to a long prison sentence.
* Restitution := (n.) The act of paying back money that was stolen or lost.
Example: The court ordered restitution to the fraud victims.
Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* Behind bars := In prison.
Example: The former executive is now behind bars for fraud.
* Dig a deeper hole := To make a bad situation worse by further actions.
Example: Trying to hide the losses only made them dig a deeper hole.
* Pay the price := To suffer the consequences of one’s actions.
Example: Many investors paid the price for the financial scam.
Practice:
* Read the lexicon, idioms and expressions. Then, construct sentences for each and be ready to recite them in class.
* Our next topic, Ice Vests Could Help with Weight Loss
https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/ice-vests-could-help-with-weight-loss/KyxuklSIEfGAT8sRUS-4-A
