07/10/2024

💎Student's Name: Sujeong Yeom
💎Date: 07/10/2024
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📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Debate English
Book: Express Yourself 1
Title/Page: Comprehension 1-3 (page 105)
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🎧 PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

▶yield /yeeld/
▶resort /ri-ZAWRT/
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌prostitutes (noun): people who engage in sexual activity in exchange for money.

Example sentence: "The city is taking measures to address the safety and health concerns of prostitutes."
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: We spend a lot of money for the health issue caused by smoking.
✔Better say: We spend a lot of money on health issues caused by smoking.

✖You said:  Cost for recover health from smoking is much more than making money for it.
✔Better say: The cost of recovering from smoking-related health issues is much higher than the revenue generated from tobacco. // The cost of recovering from smoking is much higher than any money gained from it.

✖You said: In the US, the gov tried to crack down selling or drinking alcohol, but they cannot stop it. Anyway, people find a way to buy and drinking alcohol even if it's expensive. It is very hard to stop smoking and alcohol from people.
✔Better say: In the US, the government tried to crack down on the sale and consumption of alcohol, but they couldn’t stop it (completely). People still found ways to buy and drink alcohol, even though it's expensive and illegal. It is very hard to stop people from smoking and drinking alcohol.

✖You said: Government restricted the place where people can smoke, and they put a lot of taxes for buying cigarettes. And they put ad on the cigarette package what kind of health problem can cause by smoking.
✔Better say: The government has restricted smoking areas and increased cigarette taxes. They also put/displayed ads on cigarette packages showing the health problems caused by smoking.
✖You said: You can't hear me from first.
✔Better say: Could you not hear me from the beginning?  // You couldn’t hear me from the beginning?
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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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Course: Free Talking
Topic: Memories