07/15/2022

💎Student's Name: Soojeong Yeom
💎Date: 07/15/2022
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📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Article English
Topic: Digital detox leads to better health and lifestyle
Website: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2203/220314-digital-detox.html
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🎧 PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

▶catalyst /kah-tuh-list/
▶bygone /bai-gawn/
▶ample /am-pl/
▶ampoule /am-pyool/
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌coupon (noun) - a piece of paper that can be used to get something without paying for it, or at a reduced price

Example: Bring in this coupon for a free oil change.

📌daughter company (noun) - a company that is completely or partly owned by another company

Example: They have a daughter company in Bulgaria.

📌 subsidiary (noun) - a company that is owned by a larger company

Example: All the major record companies have subsidiary labels under their control.

📌chow down (phrasal verb) - to eat heartily, especially in an informal situation

Examples: He just wants to go somewhere he can chow down fried chicken.

📌 detox (noun) - a process or period of time in which one abstains from or rids the body of toxic or unhealthy substances

Example: She went on a 48-hour detox, eating nothing but grapes.

📌 ampoule (adjective) - (in skincare) little glass vials of super-charged serums divided into daily doses

Example: You are only supposed to use an ampoule occasionally.

📌 ample (adjective) - more than enough

Example: You'll have ample opportunity to ask questions after the talk.

📌 custom (noun) - a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time

Example: In my country, it's the custom (for women) to get married in white.

📌 clarion call (noun) - a very clear message or instruction about what action is needed

Example: The clarion call for additional donations from social leaders has elicited a swift reaction.

📌 call to action (noun) - something such as a speech, piece of writing, or act that asks or encourages people to take action about a problem

Example: The study is a call to action to avoid a public health disaster.

📌 converse (verb) - to have a conversation with someone

Example: She's so shy that conversing with her can be pretty hard.
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: We want to have as many as kind of food.
✔Better say: We wanted to eat as much food as we could.

✖You said: After the restaurant, we sit around in some park and had a chat time.
✔Better say: After eating (at the restaurant), we sat around in some park and chatted/ had a chat.

✔You said: We wanted to eat delicious food slowly.
✔You can also say: We wanted to enjoy our food.
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🔴 Homework:
Please prepare for our next class.
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📝 NEXT LESSON:
Course: Article English
Topic: South Korea catches 'Spursmania' for Son Heung-min and Tottenham's preseason tour
Website: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/15/football/tottenham-hotspur-son-heungmin-south-korea-spt-intl/index.html
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WEEKLY REPORT
In our sessions, you always take great care to minimize errors in your speaking. When there’s a correction or when we encounter a new vocabulary, you make sure to take note of it and apply it in your sentences. With constant practice and exposure, the proper words and sentences will come to you naturally. Having a session with you is always wonderful because of your positive attitude. Keep it up, Sujeong!