07/04/2022

💎Student's Name: Soojeong Yeom
💎Date: 07/04/2022
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📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Article English
Website: www.theguardian.com/media/2022/may/03/record-28-countries-rated-very-bad-in-press-freedom-index
Topic: Record 28 countries rated ‘very bad’ in press freedom index
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🎧 PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

▶ regime /ruh-zheem or ruh-jeem/
▶ ally /a-lai/
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌 autocratic (adjective) - demanding that people obey completely, without asking or caring about anyone else's opinions


Example: The president resigned after 30 years of autocratic rule.

📌 regime (noun) - a particular government or a system or method of government

Example: The old corrupt, totalitarian regime was overthrown.

📌intervention (noun) - the action of becoming intentionally involved in a difficult situation, in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse

Example: The intervention by UN troops prevented fighting from breaking out.

📌extradition (noun) - the act of making someone return for trial to another country or state where he or she has been accused of doing something illegal

Example: His lawyers say he plans to fight extradition.

📌bias (noun) - the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment:

Example: Reporters need to be impartial and not show political bias.
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: When they write the news, they stand for a political party too much.
✔Better say: When they write the news, they show strong bias towards a certain political party.

✖You said: I heard about it earlier.
✔Better say: I’ve heard about it before.

*What you said was grammatically correct but in the context of what you were saying, “I’ve heard about it before” is more appropriate.

✖You said: If you don’t have that much attention what they saying, you never notice that.
✔Better say: If you don’t pay attention to what they’re saying, you won’t notice that / you’ll never notice that.
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🔴 Homework:
Please prepare for our next class.
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📝 NEXT LESSON:
Course: Debate
Book: Express Yourself 1
Title/Page: Lifestyles - Express yourself #6 (page 9)