02/16/2024

💎Student's Name: Sujeong Yeom
💎Date: 02/16/2024
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📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Article English
Title: South Korea's Son Heung-min hurt finger in brawl with teammate Lee Kang-in before Asian Cup loss
Link:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/south-korea-son-heung-min-lee-kangin-injured-finger-brawl-jordan-asian-cup-4122676
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🎧 PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

▶ribs /ribz/
▶bust /buhst/
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌brawl (noun): A noisy, chaotic, and often violent fight involving a group of people.

Example: The brawl broke out in the bar when two groups of patrons started arguing over a game of pool.

📌row (noun): A noisy argument or disagreement, often between individuals or groups.

Example: The neighbors had a row last night over the loud music coming from one of their apartments.

📌bust-up (noun): A heated argument or fight, often resulting in the end of a relationship or partnership.

Example: The bust-up between the business partners led to the dissolution of their company.

📌divulge (verb): To reveal or disclose confidential or secret information; to make something known that was previously hidden or private.

Example sentence: The detective refused to divulge the identity of the witness to protect their safety.
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: There is less pause than we are practice.
✔Better say: There are fewer pauses than we practiced.

✖You said: I was a bit hurried.
✔Better say: I was in a bit of a hurry.

✖You said:  In next week, I can get the score.
✔Better say: I can get the score next week. // They’ll send the results next week.

✖You said: I have a lot of food in fridge as I brought them from my parent's home, so I had  steamed pork rib with kimchi.
✔Better say: I brought a lot of food home from my parents', so I had steamed pork ribs with kimchi.

✖You said: They don't want to take responsibility for loss the game
✔Better say: They don't want to take responsibility for losing the game.

✖You said: They never open it.
✔Better say: They never release/divulge/reveal that information to the public.

✖You said: This is coward.
✔Better say: It is cowardly.
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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: 'Better than real men': Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends
Link: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/13/asia-pacific/social-issues/chinese-women-ai-boyfriends/

'Better than real men': Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends