09/05/2022

💎Student's Name: Soojeong Yeom
💎Date: 09/05/2022
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📝 TODAY'S LESSON:
Course: Article English
Title: Hong Kong’s ‘selling piglets’ human-trafficking scandal shows how desperate the people of the city have become
Website: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3190238/hong-kongs-selling-piglets-human-trafficking-scandal-shows-how-desperate
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🎧 PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

▶lured /loord/
▶alleged /uh-lej-id/
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🔍 VOCABULARY WORDS

📌human trafficking (noun) - the crime of buying and selling people, or making money from work they are forced to do

Example: International organized crime includes human trafficking, drug running and money laundering.

📌exploit (verb) - to use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage

Example: Laws exist to stop companies exploiting their employees.

📌reel (verb) - if you reel, or your mind or brain reels, you feel very confused or shocked and unable to act

Example:  We were reeling (in amazement/shock/delight, etc.) from/with the news that we had won all that money.

📌lure (verb) - to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting

Example:  She was lured into the job by the offer of a high salary.

📌detain (verb) - to force someone officially to stay in a place

Example:  A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning.

📌scam (noun) - an illegal plan for making money, especially one that involves tricking people

Example:  To avoid scams, never sign things in a hurry.

📌held someone ransom (idiom) - to force someone to do something by putting that person in a situation where they have no choice

Example:  We’re being held to ransom by these extremist groups.

📌alleged (adjective) - an alleged fact has been stated but has not been proved to be true.

Example: He is being hunted by police for his alleged involvement in several murders.

📌syndicate (noun) - a group of people or companies who join together in order to share the cost of a particular business operation for which a large amount of money is needed

Example: A syndicate of banks is/are financing the deal.
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🛠️ SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

✖You said: My whole weekend I spent with sleeping.
✔Better say: I spent my (whole) weekend sleeping.

✖You said: I think there should be this kind of criminal in Korea as well. There are many people who wants make a good money.
✔Better say: I think this crime exists in Korea as well. There are many people who want to make good money.

✖You said: If they can’t make a good decision then maybe they deceived by the scam.
✔Better say: If they can’t think critically then they can be deceived by scams.
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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: Lifestyles - Points to Ponder #4 (page 14)