01/03/2025

💎Student's Name: Sujeong Yeom
💎Date: 01/03/2025
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📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Article English
Title: Revelers celebrate New Year's Day 2025 around the world
Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-year-2025-celebrations-around-the-world-photos-fireworks
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🎧 PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

▶ rang /RANG/
▶ indigenous /in-DIJ-uh-nuhs/
▶ Kyiv /KEE-ev/
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌 Revelers (noun): People who are celebrating in a lively and often noisy way, especially during a festival or special occasion.
Example sentence: "The streets were filled with revelers dancing and singing as they celebrated the New Year."

📌 Ring in the new year (phrase): To celebrate the beginning of the new year, often with events or traditions.
Example sentence: "They gathered at the town square to ring in the new year with fireworks and music."

📌 Ice plunge (noun): A tradition or activity where people dive into icy or very cold water, often as a challenge or celebration.
Example sentence: "The brave participants took part in the ice plunge to raise money for charity."

📌 Roil (verb): To stir up or agitate, especially liquids, or to cause disturbance or unrest.
Example sentence: "Strong winds roiled the ocean, making it dangerous for ships to sail."
Example sentence (figurative): "The political scandal roiled the nation, sparking protests across the country."

📌 Instability (noun): A lack of stability, often referring to something that is unpredictable, unsteady, or likely to change suddenly.
Example sentence: "Economic instability has caused uncertainty for many families."

📌 Surrender (verb): To give up control, power, or possession to someone else, often after a struggle or conflict.
Example sentence: "The soldiers had no choice but to surrender when they were surrounded by the enemy."

📌 Surrender (noun): The act of giving up or yielding to an opponent, authority, or force.
Example sentence: "The treaty was signed after the surrender of the opposing army."
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: Just thinking to go for a protest.
✔Better say: I'm just thinking about going to the protest.

✖You said: According to their mention, there are almost 200 people with weapon.
✔Better say: According to their statement, there were almost 200 people with weapons.

✖You said: When people crowded in Times Square, they can't go to toilet.
✔Better say: When it’s crowded in Times Square, people can’t go to the toilet. (or) When people crowd into Times Square, they can't go to the toilet
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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: 5 New Year’s Superstitions—Foods That Promise Good Luck & Prosperity
Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephaniegravalese/2025/01/01/5--new-years-superstitions-foods-that-promise-good-luck--prosperity/