01/06/2025

💎Student's Name: Sujeong Yeom
💎Date: 01/06/2025
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📝 TODAY'S 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/
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🎧 PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

▶ prosperity /pra-SPER-uh-tee/
▶ transatlantic /trans-at-LAN-tik/
▶ resilience /ri-ZIL-yuhns/
▶ sour /SOW-er/
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌 Prosperity (noun): A state of being successful or having wealth, health, and happiness.
Example sentence: "The family worked hard to achieve prosperity and provide a better future for their children."

📌 Paprika (noun): A spice made from ground, dried red peppers, often used to add flavor and color to food.
Example sentence: "She sprinkled paprika on the roasted potatoes for extra flavor."

📌 Red pepper (noun): A general term for red-colored peppers, which can refer to bell peppers or spicy chili peppers.
Example sentence: "I added chopped red pepper to the salad for some sweetness and crunch."

📌 Bell pepper (noun): A type of sweet pepper with a thick, crunchy skin, available in various colors like red, green, yellow, or orange.
Example sentence: "She stuffed the bell pepper with rice and vegetables for dinner."

📌 Hoppin' John (noun): A traditional Southern dish made with black-eyed peas, rice, and sometimes meat like ham or bacon, often served on New Year's Day for good luck.
Example sentence: "We always eat Hoppin' John on New Year's Day to bring good fortune for the year ahead."

📌 Collard Greens (noun): A type of leafy green vegetable commonly used in Southern cooking, often simmered with meat for flavor.
Example sentence: "The collard greens were slow-cooked with smoked ham, making them tender and delicious."
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: We just eat tteokguk and get one age.
✔Better say: We eat tteokguk and get a year older.
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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: Points to Ponder 5 (page 111)