07/08/2024

💎Student's Name: Sujeong Yeom
💎Date: 07/08/2024
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📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Article English
Topic: Wrong flight couple sent 1,500 miles to Lithuania
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ggww342w8o
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🎧 PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

▶kaunas /kaa-nuhz/
▶distraught /duh-straat/
▶usher /uh-shr/
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌low maintenance (adjective): requiring little effort or attention to keep in good condition.
Example sentence: "Their new car is low maintenance, needing only basic care and occasional check-ups."

📌ride an elevator (phrase): to travel in a mechanical lift that moves vertically between floors in a building.
Example sentence: "They rode the elevator to the top floor of the skyscraper."

📌usher (noun): a person who shows people where to sit, especially at a theater or during an event.
Example sentence: "The usher guided them to their seats in the concert hall."

📌usher (verb): to show someone where to go or lead them to a place.
Example sentence: "The receptionist ushered the visitors into the conference room."

📌party (noun): a group of people who share a common goal, purpose, or affiliation, often within a formal or organized context.
Example sentence: "They assured him that the rest of his party, comprising colleagues or associates, agreed with the decision or plan."

📌reassure (verb): to comfort someone and remove their doubts or fears.
Example sentence: "She reassured her friend that everything would be okay."

📌assure (verb): to promise or guarantee something to someone.
Example sentence: "He assured his boss that the project would be completed on time."
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: Kids has their own personality and it's really strong.
✔Better say: Kids have their own personalities, and they are really strong.

✖You said: I was thinking to go to the gym.
✔Better say: I was thinking of going to the gym.

✖You said: Even you scan your tickets.
✔Better say: They even scan your boarding pass.

✖You said: Both are fault.
✔Better say: Both are at fault.

✖You said: What's happening is happening.
✔Better say:  What's happened has happened.

✖You said: I might be tired.
✔Better say: I might've been tired.
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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: Issue 09 (page 104)