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07/19/2023

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💎Student's Name: Sujeong Yeom
💎Date: 07/19/2023
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📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Debate English
Book: Express Yourself 1
Title/Page: Opinion Samples 1-2 (page 58)
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌stretched to the bone (idiom): used to describe a state of extreme exhaustion or fatigue, often as a result of working excessively hard or enduring prolonged stress or pressure. It implies being pushed to one's limits or beyond, both physically and mentally.

Example sentence: After working multiple jobs to make ends meet, she was stretched to the bone and desperately needed a break.

📌to make ends meet (idiom): means to have enough money to cover one's basic expenses or to make financial ends meet. It refers to managing one's income and expenses in a way that allows for the necessary financial obligations to be met.

Example sentence: Despite working long hours, it was a challenge for him to make ends meet and cover all his bills and living expenses.

📌spur of the moment (idiom): used to describe something that is done or decided suddenly or without much planning or thought. It suggests an action or decision made impulsively or on impulse.

Example sentence: They decided to take a road trip on the spur of the moment, packing their bags and leaving without any prior arrangements.

📌quarrel (verb/noun): means to have a heated argument or disagreement between two or more people. It involves a conflict or dispute characterized by verbal confrontation or disagreement over a particular issue.

Example sentence: The siblings often quarrel over trivial matters, but they always manage to reconcile and move past their disagreements.

📌bum around (phrasal verb): a colloquial expression that means to spend time idly or aimlessly without any specific purpose or responsibilities.

Example sentence: After finishing school, he decided to bum around Europe for a few months, exploring different countries and cities at his own pace.
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: When I having salad everyday, I feel better than the days I don't.
✔Better say: When I eat salad, I feel better than on the days when I don't.

✖You said: He has mental health enoughly.
✔Better say: As long as he is mentally healthy.



✖You said: I could take a break.
✔Better say: I might take a break.
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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: Free Talking
Topic: Korea

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