Daily conversation correction and English speaking test
Article : Elon Musk Is Leaving the Board of an AI Safety Group He Co-Founded (Fortune)
URL : http://fortune.com/2018/02/21/elon-musk-leaving-board-openai/
Phrases for studying
◆ A spokesperson for the food industry said the TV program was alarmist. | |
Over the past couple of years, | ◆ Real wages for mid-wage workers actually haven't grown much over the past couple of years |
| ◆ unconstrained growth |
| ◆ push into The company has recently made a big push into the Japanese market. | |
corporate backers | ◆ The former national team captain is appearing in dozens of ad spots on Swedish TV for corporate backers including Samsung Electronics Co. |
Today's Correction
저장이 안 됐다... 후...
In my most recent exam / In the latest test I took
영어 말하기 시험을 준비하는 것은 영어 말하기에 어느 정도 도움이 된다.
Preparing for speaking tests can help to study English studying to some extent.
> Preparing for speaking tests can help to study English to some extent.
> Preparing for speaking tests can help in studying English to some extent.
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Teacher's Note
Today's Lesson: AT
Elon Musk Is Leaving the Board of an AI Safety Group He Co-Founded
http://fortune.com/2018/02/21/elon-musk-leaving-board-openai/
PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE
Participate-par·tic·i·pate/pärˈtisəˌpāt/
Replace- re·place/ rəˈplās/
College- col·lege/ ˈkälij
Problem- prob·lem/ ˈpräbləm/
Basically- ba·si·cal·ly/ ˈbāsik(ə)lē/
VOCABULARY WORDS
1.Turn over something-(phrasal verb) to give something or someone that you control to someone else.
Synonyms: hand over, pass on, transfer, delegate, hand
Ex: Eventually he turned over control of the company to his son.
2.In hot water- in a difficult situation in which you are likely to be punished
Synonyms: in a fix, in a jam, in a tight corner, in trouble
Ex: Emails that criticize others can land you in hot water, so be careful what you write.
3.Proctor-(Noun) a person whose job is to watch people taking an exam in order to check that they do not cheat
Synonyms: monitor, examiner, overseer, invigilator
Ex: If you need more paper, please ask the proctor.
4.Proctor-(Verb) to watch people taking an exam in order to check that they do not cheat
Ex: Miss Jekyll will be proctoring (your chemistry exam) today.
SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION
You said: He took over his responsibility to me because I replaced him.
It’s better to say: He handed over his responsibilities to me since I am replacing him. /
He handed me his tasks, and I accepted as his replacement.
You said: It’s not a problem to catch a point.
It’s better to say: It’s not a problem to get the point.
/Getting the point is not an issue.