11/27/2023

💎Student's Name: Sujeong Yeom
💎Date: 11/27/2023
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📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Article English
Title: Seoul Metro to pilot seatless subway cars during rush hour
Link: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/11/113_362288.html
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌Alleviate (verb): To make something feel better or less painful.

Example sentence: Drinking warm tea can help alleviate a sore throat.

📌Accommodation (noun): In the context of public transportation, such as subway cars, refers to the maximum number of passengers that can be comfortably and safely seated or standing in the vehicle. It is typically calculated based on the amount of space available in the vehicle and the number of seats.

Example sentence: The airline's accommodation capacity for the flight is 200 passengers.

📌Congestion (noun): Too many things in one place, making it crowded.

Example sentence: The congestion in the market made it hard to walk around.

📌Pilot (verb - test): To try out or test something to see how well it works.

Example sentence: Before releasing the new game, they piloted it with a few players to see if there were any issues.
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: Whenever I came back from the gym, I felt tired.
✔Better say: Whenever / Every time I come back from the gym, I feel tired.

✖You said: It's too overcrowding.
✔Better say: It’s too overcrowded.

✖You said: I used commute through subway when I was 27.
✔Better say: I used to commute via subway when I was 27.

✖You said:  I cannot forget the shocking I got on the first day.
✔Better say: I cannot forget / I'll never forget the shock I experienced on my first day.

✖You said:  I could look the long line from line 3.
✔Better say:  I could see the long queue (all the way) to/from line 3.

✖You said: Even I just imagine, all standing people in the car, I feel suffocated.
✔Better say: Even just imagining all those standing passengers in the (subway) car makes me feel suffocated  / claustrophobic.
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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: Debate English
Book: Express Yourself 1
Title/Page: Opinion Samples (page 82)