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 Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvg3t6jc0Qk&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Tina Turner: legendary rock'n'roll singer dies aged 83 It saddens me to hear that Tina Turner has died The news saddens me I'm saddened by the news (that Tina Turner has died) Turner who initially found fame in a turbulent musical partnership, became one of the biggest acts in the world as a solo artist and one of the defining pop icons of the 1980s. I had a turbulent week at work (because of the new policies) involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments or violence I'm going to the party solo I went to the meeting solo I don't like travelling solo Tina Turner, the pioneering rock'n'roll star who became a pop behemoth in the 1980s, has died aged 83 after a long illness being the first to do or use a particular new idea/method an extremely large and powerful company organization. person Apple is a behemoth tech company. She had suffered ill health in recent years, being d...

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB1Gav42tUw The young workers dressing to stand out Traditional thinking has generally been to dress to fit into the workplace. But in the pandemic era, these rules are going by the wayside for some employees. Monica sallay doesn't wear your average business casual clothing at the office. Instead, the 31 year old software marketing manager has become well-known for her love of rare vintage fashion at the large tech firm where she works in indianapolis, US Her outfits are a far cry from the average plain T-shirt and jeans she sees among her colleagues, and she says her bold style has become a great talking point with them. "Having that opportunity to break down walls with people across different teams [by talking about my outfits] is pretty awesome," she says. "The company I work for is pretty large, and ever since I've been here, my notoriety has been extended through my fashion and what I wear. Being around people who ...

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9N8IKXTpi0&t=92s&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 Gwyneth paltrow faces backlash after listing guest house on Airbnb 'to make the world a little less lonely' backlash - negative reaction to a decision, announcement, change. faces - receive Some commenters called Paltrow's partership with Airbnb " out of touch ." commenters - a person who comments out of touch - not informed or not having the same ideas as most people about something The company wants you to fax them the invoice? That's so out of touch (with technology)! American actor and businesswoman Gwyneth Paltrow faced swift social media backlash and was called "out of touch" after announcing a new partnership with Airbnb that she said will "make the world a little less lonely." actor - men/women (gender neutral) faced -  to be opposite somebody/something swift -  happening or done quickly and immedi...

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RLA1Rn6jyk&t=32s&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Justin trudeau separates from wife, sophie gregoire To separate from someone - to start to live in a different place from your husband or wife because the relationship has ended. - Justin Trudeau has separated from his wife - They've separated - My parents separated when I was 6 - We've been separated for 2 years. (to be separated) Note - When you're separated. You're still legally married. You need to "get  divorced" in order to legally end your marriage. The trudeau s , who have been remain married for 18 years and who have three children, have signed a legal separation agreement. The + Last name(s) = whole family Can we meet to discuss our separation? "As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other. For the well-being of our children, we ask that you respect our privacy and their privacy," Mr. Trudeau said in a post on i...

 Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8kkpr6D0Bo&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 Tokyo is so crowded the government is paying families to leave Japan is offering to pay families to move out of its over crowded capital, in an effort to revitalize countryside towns and boost the falling birth rate. I overslept = I slept too much I worked yesterday I overworked yesterday = I worked too much revitalize - bring the vibrancy back  boost - to increase Starting in April, families in the Tokyo metropolitan area, including those headed by single parents, will be eligible to receive 1 million yen ($7,700) per child if they move to less-populated areas across the country, according to a spokesperson from the central government  starting (Gerund) - The new plan will start in April = Future simple = will + base verb Single-parent family/household - only a mother or only a father but not both The company was headed by a woman. (to be ...

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgPTVsG2qVc&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 Ben Roberts-Smith : How decorated soldier's defamation case has rocked Australia Defamation -  the act of damaging somebody’s reputation by saying or writing bad or false things about them For months on end , Australia's most-decorated living soldier sat stoically in a Sydney courtroom as dozens of witnesses accused him of war crimes, bullying peers, and assaulting his mistress. on end - emphasize continuation my computer has been freezing for months on end. stoically - without showing your feelings, especially when something bad happens to you dozens of - one dozens - 12 But Ben Roberts-Smith was not the one on trial. The 44 year old had brought the case, suing three Australian newspapers over a series of articles in 2018 which he says defamed him. He argues they ruined his life by painting him as a callous man who had broken the moral and lega...

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrGcSXZxyhQ&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 Elon musk says he will resign as twitter CEO after securing successor resign - quit the job successor - new leader predecessor - old leader The billionaire posted a poll over the weekend asking twitter users if he should step down the majority voted "yes." step down - to voluntarily leave a position/title  Elon musk on tuesday claimed he will resign as CEO of twitter once he has found a replacement replacement - pengganti "I will resign as CEO as soon as i find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & serves teams," the billionaire tweeted. foolish - unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgement it was foolish of me to step down as captain I'm afraid of looking when i speak run - lead, manage I ran the marketing team for 5 years (past simple) I've run the marketing team for 5 years Started ...

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j09-xpsWc_k&t=1116s&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 By turning twitter into X . elon musk risks kill ing billions in brand value To turn X into Y - To change/transform X into Y. Ex/I turned these old towels into a beautiful quilt  You can't risk missing the meeting It's rare for corporate brands to become so intertwined with everyday conversation that they become verbs . It's rarer still for the owner of such a brand to announce plans to intentionally destroy it. Just google it I googled it She what's app'd me He retweeted my picture! intentionally - On purpose It was intentional On sunday, elon musk decreed that twitter's product name would be changed to "X", and that he is getting rid of the bird logo and all the associated words, including "tweet." Musk's move wiped out anywhere between $4 billion and $20 billion in value, according to analysts and br...

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APWaoPlWclY&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 U.S. President joe biden touches down in Ottawa U.S. President joe biden arrived thursday evening in Ottawa for a whirlwind 27 hour visit expected to focus on both the friendly and thorny aspects of the Canada-U.S. relationship, including protectionism and migration on both sides of the border. Ottawa - Ottawa is the capital city  Toronto is canada's largest city whirlwind - adj - busy, eventful, see lots of people/things thorny - negative It's quite a packed schedule for a short trip, " said white house national security council spokesman John kirby on wednesday. packed - busy/crowded the event was packed My weekend was action-packed / packed! "This is a meaningful visit. Canada is one of the United States' closest allies and friends and has been now for more than 150 years. This will be the first true in-person bilateral meeting between the ...

Simple present  V1(s/es) She sleeps with a pillow every day Present continuous Is/am/are + V-ing She is sleeping with a pillow right now Present perfect Have/has + V3 She has slept with a pillow every day for a long time Present perfect continuous Have/has + been + V-ing She has been sleeping with a pillow every day  Simple past V2 She slept with a pillow yesterday Past continuous Was/were + V-ing She was sleeping with a pillow when i entered the room Past perfect Had + V3 She had slept with a pillow before i arrived Past perfect continuous Had + been +V-ing She had been sleeping with a pillow for hours before she woke up Simple Future Will/shall + V1 She will sleep with a pillow tomorrow Future continuous Will/shall + be + V-ing She will be sleeping with a pillow at this time tomorrow Future perfect Will/shall + have + V3 By next week, she will have slept with a pillow for a year Future perfect continuous Will/shall + have + been + V-ing By the time we visit her, she will hav...

 Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHbKpj3oukw&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1  Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 Walmart bans single-use bags in more stores to ban - to no longer allow something/someone Smoking has been banned from all restaurants She was banned from Walmart because she stole something Walmart banned her from its stores because she stole something Walmart will eliminate single-use paper and plastic carryout bags at the register from stores in New York, Connecticut and Colorando this month will + base verb  = future simple  Walmart offers reusable shopping bags starting at 74 cents for customers without their own bags These new condos start at $300 starting at - to say that the price is the minimum price Walmart's policies will mean the company is ahead of lawmakers in these states in the growing push to eliminate bags that are typically used once and then discarded. growing - increasing  Within our company, there's a growing...

Simple present  V1(s/es) I play tennis every weekend Present continuous Is/am/are + V-ing I am playing tennis this weekend with my friends Present perfect Have/has + V3 I have played tennis every weekend for the past year Present perfect continuous Have/has + been + V-ing I have been playing tenning every weekend for the past year  Simple past V2 I played tennis last weekend with my brother Past continuous Was/were + V-ing I was playing tennis when it started raining Past perfect Had + V3 Before I moved, I had played tennis every weekend Past perfect continuous Had + been +V-ing I had been playing tennis for hours before the rain stopped the game Simple Future Will/shall + V1 I will play tennis next next weekend at the tournament Future continuous Will/shall + be + V-ing I will be playing tennis next weekend at the tournament Future perfect Will/shall + have + V3 By this time next year, I will have played tennis every weekend for two years Future perfect continuous Will/shall ...

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR_vrp-84tA&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 'The little mermaid' makes box office splash with $95.5 million opening Idiom - To make a splash - to attract a lot of attention To splash - To move water "The little mermaid" made moviegoer s want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend.  moviegoer - noun - someone who goes to the movies (movie theatre/cinema) Disney's live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.5 million on 4.320 screens in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. outswam - performed better than And Disney estimates the film starring Halle Bailey as the mermaid Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as her sea witch nemesis Ursula will reach $117.5 million by the time the holiday is over . it ranks as the fifth biggest Memorial Day weekend opening ever. nemesis - rival or opponent - someone/something you need to defeat ...

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhxrCdyniVo&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 China urges calm over 'spy' balloon in US airspace to urge - to strongly advise, recommend My teacher urged me to practice my speaking skills China has urged " cool-headed " handling of a dispute over a giant Chinese balloon heading for the eastern US. cool-headed - adj heading - going US Secretary of state antony blinken earlier called off a visit to beijing, saying the "surveillance" balloon's presence was "an irresponsible act" called off - cancel a plan/arragement The conference was called off The organizers called off the conference Later the US reported a second Chinese ballon floating over Latin America China expressed regret over the ballon over the US, saying it was a weather airship that had been blown astray . it was last spotted over Missouri She felt/had a lot of regret over calling off the wedding she reg...

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6ebHu1TiZs&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 Super Bowl 2023 halftime show : What to know about Rihanna's performance at Super Bowl 57. halftime show - ​ a short period between the two halves of a sports game during which the players rest musical performance that takes place during the middle of the Super Bowl Any casual Super Bowl viewer knows that the colossal event is as much about music - and OK, commercials - as sports. In recent decades, the end of the NFL season has evolved into an all-day , all-night event, with marquee artists taking the field before kickoff and during halftime colosal - really really really big (popular) as much about X as Y I learned as much about football as English in this lesson NFL - National football league evolved - to evelop/change gradually (slowly) marquee - popular/well known - adj Let's kick off (=start) the meeting with a summary of the conference You prob...

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKTHzseXTqI&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 Leonardo Dicaprio, 48, denies dating model Eden Polani, 19, but the internet is calling BS  denies - to say that something isn't true / refuse To date someone - to be in a romantic relationship with someone Joe denies stealing the money BS - Bullshit - complete nonsense or something that is not true Chatter about leonardo dicaprio, 48, allegedly dating teenage Israeli model Eden Polani has been making rounds on the internet for over a week chatter -    to talk quickly and continuously, especially about things that are not important My company monitors our chatter  chatter - communication between people over the internet allegedly - Used when something is said to be true has not been proved Joe allegedly stole the money, but he denies it. He said it's complete BS! The two were photographed sitting together at an LA event, sparking rumours ...

 Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjIPkp0bHYI&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 Tiktok allows europe to access research software, with eye on EU online content rules with eye on something - Focused on a particular thing or area   Tiktok on thursday opened up its research software to researchers in Europe ahead of new EU rules requiring Big Tech to do more to police online content. To open up something to someone - Make it available ahead of - before I'm ahead of schedule I'm behind schedule Tiktok, owned by chinese technology conglomerate ByteDance, is one of 19 online platforms and search engines subject to tougher requirements that will kick in from August under the Digital Services Act (DSA) conglomerate - 1 company that owns many other (smaller companies) subject to - Cars are subject to a high domestic tax. kick in - to be activated, to start I hope my Tylenol kicks in soon. The company said it was still waiting for t...

 Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llQtxeZjIbE&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 Barbie Vs Oppenheimer : 'Barbenheimer' Memes are the bomb ( Pun Intended) To be the bomb = really great/cool (informal, used mainly by youth) This new video game is the bomb a pun = a humorous use of a word or phrase that has several meanings or that sounds like another word  Even if you are only remotely interested in the entertainment industry or pop culture, you cannot have missed the buzz around the clash of two of hollywood's biggest films, Barbie and Oppenheimer. remotely - slightly I'm not remotely interested in seeing that movie! I'm remotely interested in seeing that movie! interested -  giving your attention to something because you enjoy finding out about it or doing it I'm interested in learning phrasal verbs We are interested in phrasal verbs the buzz - interes clash -    a short fight between two groups of people When...

 Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNYjVtqC1FY&t=6s&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Percobaan 1 Percobaan 2 Percobaan 3 A 12 year old girl from Ottawa is making history as Canada's youngest ever university graduate 12 year old - adj - she is 12 years old. ever - used to emphasize She was the first women ever to win a prize Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis is not your typical 12-year-old. She's a child prodigy who's about to become the youngest Canadian to ever graduate from university, with a bachelor's degree in biomedical science . I have a Bachelor of Science She started the program when she was nine , at a time when most of her peers were playing games at recess . she was nine X ; she was nine years old V peers - A person/group with the same characteristics Are you inviting your peers/classmates to your party? recess - A break for kids in school during the school day Being a preteen in an intensive university program has come with a unique set of chall...

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_rCLFPGdFQ&ab_channel=JForrestEnglish Trump classified documents trial date set for Aug. 14 A Florida federal judge on Tuesday scheduled the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump for his alleged illegal retention of classified government documents to begin Aug. 14. retention - retain alleged - adj -  stated as a fact but without any proof He's an alleged thief. But experts do not expect the trial to begin nearly so early, given the time needed to resolve comlicated legal issues before a jury could hear testimony and be presented with evidence. given - because of  We're not going on vacation, given the weather. testimony - spoken/written statements Trump, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, was indicted earlier this month on more than three dozen criminal charges related to his keeping hundreds of classified records after he left the White House in January 2021. indicted - officiall...