06/02/2023

💎Student's Name: Sujeong Yeom
💎Date: 06/02/2023
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📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Article English
Title: Woman sparks debate about tipping after she claims cashier got upset she didn’t tip for $2 ice cream cone
Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/tipping-culture-etiquette-ice-cream-tiktok-b2343669.html
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🎧 PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

▶noting /NOH-ting/
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌take (verb) - refers to someone's perspective, viewpoint, or opinion on a particular matter

Example: My take on the situation is that communication is key for resolving conflicts effectively.

📌opt (verb) - to choose or select something from a set of options; to make a decision in favor of one alternative over others

Example: Instead of going out, they opted to stay in and have a cozy movie night at home.

📌caption (noun) - a title, brief explanation, or description that accompanies an image, illustration, or photograph.

Example: The caption beneath the photo provided context and added depth to the visual narrative.

📌get out of hand (idiom) - to become uncontrollable, excessive, or beyond acceptable limits.

Example: The argument started calmly, but soon things got out of hand, and emotions began to escalate.
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: Tomorrow night, there is a friend to visit me.
✔Better say: My friend is coming over tomorrow night.

✖You said: There was no intention of the cashier.
✔Better say: It is not the cashier's intention.

✖You said: She is blaming about the system.
✔Better say: She is blaming the system // She is complaining about the system.

✖You said: Some place don't provide  proper service but they want for customer to tip for service. Even the staff of restaurant, they have to be hide their mind that they want to get tip.
✔Better say: Some places don't provide proper service, yet they expect customers to tip for their service / to leave a tip. Even the staff at restaurants have to conceal their desire to receive a tip.

✖You said: It is not a manner.
✔Better say: It is not good manners.
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🔴 Homework:
Please take note of what you learned in this lesson and apply it in your future conversations.
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📝 NEXT LESSON:
Course: Article English
Title: Pope Francis warns that choosing pets over children ‘diminishes us’
Link: https://www.today.com/parents/babies/pope-francis-warns-choosing-pets-children-diminishes-us-rcna11061

Pope Francis warns that choosing pets over children ‘diminishes us’