[04.06] HOMEWORK 2

[Word of the day] Threnody : All of the famaily members were singing a threnody for their beloved grandmother. (Question ! Can I use 'beloved' in this sentence? it sounds lively and bright.) [Idioms] Over the top : She had been on a harsh diet which was totally over the top. (Question on its TENSE.) [Writing] Q. Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building? I prefer to live in a modern apartment because of below reasons. First, modern apartments have public transportations comparatively near its area. In this society, transportations are one of the key points when people consider where to live. Second, modern apartments are convinient to manage. The whole apartment is managed by an office your building has a contract with. Also, with the benefit of the economy of scale, it costs less compared to when you manage the whold house by yourself.

Hello [이름]! Thank you for your essay today. Good job all in all. ^^ WORD OF THE DAY: It\'s okay to use \"beloved\" but if you find it too cheery then you can use other synonyms of it like \"adored\", \"respected\" or \"cherished.\" ^^ IDIOMS: A very good sentence. The tense is correct if you meant that her diet started in the past, is continuing in the present and might continue in the future because \"had been\" is the pattern for the present perfect continuous tense. ^^ COMPOSITION WRITING: Good job here. ^^ Your opinion was expressed clearly although we still have to work on the comprehensibility of the essay overall.   See you in class. ^^   All good things, ==Teacher Charlie==   [Word of the day]Threnody: All of the famaily members were singing a threnody for their beloved grandmother. >> All of the family members were singing a threnody for their beloved grandmother. >> OR: All the members of the family were singing a threnody for their beloved grandmother.(Question ! Can I use \'beloved\' in this sentence? it sounds lively and bright.)[Idioms]Over the top: She had been on a harsh diet which was totally over the top.>> CORRECT (Question on its TENSE.) [Writing]Q. Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building?I prefer to live in a modern apartment because of below reasons. >> I prefer to live in a modern apartment building because of two reasons. First, modern apartments have public transportations comparatively near its area. In this society, transportations are one of the key points when people consider where to live. >> First, modern apartment buildings are relatively near public transportation. In this society, access to transportation is one of the key points people consider in choosing where to live. Second, modern apartments are convinient to manage. The whole apartment is managed by an office your building has a contract with. Also, with the benefit of the economy of scale, it costs less compared to when you manage the whold house by yourself. >> Second, modern apartment buildings are convenient to manage. The apartment is managed by the building\'s management who you have a contract with. Additionally, considering the economy of scale, managing an apartment costs less than managing a house.