08/14/2023

💎Student's Name: Sujeong Yeom
💎Date: 08/14/2023
_________________________________
📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Article English
Title: Tottenham name Heung-min Son as new captain with two assistants
Link: https://talksport.com/football/1531007/heung-min-son-tottenham-captain-romero-maddison-lloris
_________________________________
🎧 PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

▶societal /suh-SAI-uh-tl/
_________________________________
🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌name (verb) - to give a title or identify someone or something with a particular designation.

Example: Can you name the capital city of that country?

📌skipper (noun) - a person who is in charge of or leads a group, especially a captain of a ship or a team.

Example: The experienced skipper guided the team to victory with his exceptional leadership.

📌signing (noun) - in the context of football, it refers to the process of a football club officially acquiring a new player by having them agree to a contract to play for the club.

Example: The club's latest signing turned out to be a fantastic addition to the team, scoring goals in every match.

📌draw (noun) - a result of a game or competition that ends without a clear winner, often resulting in a tie or equal scores.

Example: The intense match ended in a draw, leaving both teams with a point each.

📌conduit (noun) - a person or thing that serves as a channel for transmitting something, such as information, ideas, or connections.

Example: The professor served as a conduit between the university and industry, helping students find internships and job opportunities.

📌squad (noun) - a small group of individuals working together as a team, often with a common purpose or goal.

Example: The detective assembled a skilled squad of investigators to solve the complex case.
_________________________________
🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: She’s been a member before myself.
✔Better say: She became a member before I did. // She was a member before I was.

✖You said: He said to the Lazio even though he has another year in the Tottenham.
✔Better say: He said yes to Lazio / He agreed to move to Lazio  even though he has another year left in Tottenham.

**No need to add “The” before names of sports teams. The only exception to this rule is when the team name is a proper noun that includes a city name. For example, we would say "the New York Yankees" and "the Los Angeles Lakers."

✖You said: When the coach think Sonny will be a good leader because he’s been a captain for Korean nation team for four years. And also in the Tottenham, he’s been mingle (?) with people very well.
✔Better say: The coach thinks Sonny will be a good leader because he has been captain of the Korean national team for four years and has also mingled well with people at Tottenham.
_________________________________
🔴 Homework:
Please take note of what you learned in this lesson and apply it in your future conversations.
_________________________________
📝 NEXT LESSON:
Course: Debate English
Book: Express Yourself 1
Title/Page: Let’s Talk Funny Question #2 (page 61)