03/24/2023

💎Student's Name: Sujeong Yeom
💎Date: 03/24/2023
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📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Article English
Title: This country wanted a 69-hour workweek. Millennials and Generation Z had other ideas
Link: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/18/asia/south-korea-longer-work-week-debate-intl-hnk/index.html
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🎧 PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

▶vociferous /voh-sif-er-uhs/
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌backlash (noun) -a strong, negative reaction to something, esp. to change

Example: There was a significant backlash from the public after the company announced their controversial decision.

📌vociferous (adjective) - are people who express their opinions and complaints loudly and repeatedly in speech, and vociferous demands, etc. are made repeatedly and loudly

Example: The opposition party has been vociferous in its objections to the proposed law.

📌cap (noun) - refers to a limit or maximum amount that can be reached or achieved

Example: The government has placed a cap on the number of people who can attend public events to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

📌looming (adjective) - (of something unwanted or unpleasant) about to happen soon and causing worry

Example: The dark clouds on the horizon suggest a storm is looming.
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: As the course is delivered for Vietnamese, I need to wait the slides that translate into Vietnamese with English.
✔Better say: As the course is intended for a Vietnamese audience, I need to wait for the slides that are translated into Vietnamese and English.// Since the course is designed for Vietnamese speakers, I have to wait for the slides that have been translated into both Vietnamese and English.

✖You said:  Even the president were candidate, this was his promise.
✔Better say: Even when the president was still a candidate, this was his promise.

✖You said: In the long time ago, when I begin my career, we don’t care about how much hours you work.
✔Better say: A long time ago, when I began my career, we didn't care how many hours you/we worked.
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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: Copenhagen is the world’s No. 1 city for work-life balance and pay, says new research—New York isn’t far behind
Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/02/copenhagen-is-the-worlds-no-1-city-for-work-life-balance-and-pay.html

Copenhagen is the world’s No. 1 city for work-life balance and pay, says new research—New York isn’t far behind