07/06/2023

💎Student's Name: Sujeong Yeom
💎Date: 07/06/2023
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📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Free Talking
Topic: Hypothetical Questions

-Would you take a $70k/week job offer where you get paid to sit in a pitch-black room and do nothing for 20 hours a day?
-What would I hear if I asked a group of people who know you for three adjectives to describe you?
-Which place on the planet would you never want to live, and why?
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌pitch black (phrase): Describing a state or condition of complete darkness; lacking any visible light.

Example sentence: The room was so dark that I couldn't see anything; it was pitch black.

📌good listener (noun phrase): Referring to a person who pays attention to others when they speak, shows understanding, and responds empathetically.

Example sentence: Wendy is a good listener; she always offers a sympathetic ear and provides helpful advice.

📌cheerful (adjective): Having a positive, happy, or optimistic disposition.

Example sentence: Despite the rainy weather, she remained cheerful and brightened everyone's day with her contagious smile.

📌war-torn (adjective): Describing a place or region that has been severely affected by war, with widespread destruction and suffering.

Example sentence: The humanitarian organization provided aid to the war-torn country, helping the affected population rebuild their lives.

📌breezy (adjective): Having a light and refreshing quality, often associated with a pleasant or gentle wind.

Example sentence: The beach had a breezy atmosphere, with the cool sea breeze rustling through the palm trees.
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: It used to be the same in the old one. I expect that doesn't happen again but it's happening.
✔Better say: I used to have the same problem in my old/previous place. I expected it not to happen again / I expected it won’t happen again, but it's happening.

✖You said: Even if it's just imagine, I feel suffocating.
✔Better say: Even if it's just my imagination, I feel suffocated.

✖You said: Some friends said me you listen well.
✔Better say: Some friends told me that I listen well.

✖You said: I heard some countries are island, but still it's not humid.
✔Better say: I heard that some countries are islands, but they are not humid.

✖You said: I subscribed the youtube channel of constructor.
✔Better say: I subscribed to the YouTube channel of an architect.
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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: Air passenger gets plane all to himself after waiting out 18-hour delay
Link: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/solo-air-passenger-plane-18-hour-delay/index.html

Air passenger gets plane all to himself after waiting out 18-hour delay | CNN