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August 25, 2023 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

• “My son went to work.” (This is a more natural sounding way, rather than “my son went to his work”)

• My granddaughter got sick and I had to take care of her. I think she maybe had (a) stomach flu. (NOT stomach influenza)

• Stomach flu also known as viral gastroenteritis, is a common term used to describe an infection of the stomach and intestines.

• A: When does the new school term start in Canada?
  B: The new school year term typically starts around September.

• (What / Which) Keio campus did you (attend / go to)?

• The universities my friends and I attended were among the top schools in the country.

• “Graduate” has different pronunciation, depending on the form

• We graduated from the same school. (Verb: graduate) ( GRAJ-oo-eyt )

• We are graduates from the same school. (Noun; graduate) (GRAJ-oo-it)

• I took some graduate courses in medicine. (Adjective ; graduate) (GRAJ-oo-it)

• There was a young man on the ground, his face looked awfully pale. I think he had heat stroke.

• This week I went to the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts to see an exhibit.

• I finally saw a dragonfly this week.

• In most of Canada we see dragonflies from late spring until early autumn.

• I think to everyone the outcome of the news story was obvious. (= easily understood, clear, apparent)

• Should have …

  • We can use “should + have + past participle” to talk about the past, especially think which did not happen

• He should have been more careful, flying around on his private jet was dangerous. Now he is dead.

• I should have phoned my parents this morning, but I forgot.

• It’s now after lunch, I scheduled my delivery for this morning. It should have arrived by now.