Everyday English (Elementary)

Topic: Free Conversation

Lesson Notes August 29, 2023 (Elementary)

• I have a portable solar panel, it is two metres by eighty centimetres.

• I use my portable battery to charge my electronic devices.

• I can use the solar panel and battery in an emergency.

• There is not a direct one-to-one translation in English for “先輩”; our choice of word or phrase will depend on the context and relationship within your workplace or group

• We can say (senior / junior) co-worker; this works when someone is more experienced or higher-ranking

• We can use “experienced colleague” or “mentor” in work situations, when someone is teaching or showing a junior colleague about the company.

• In a volunteer setting we might use “veteran” or “experienced member”

• My older granddaughter wanted to talk to me, but I can’t understand her unless my son translates for me.

• We made a lotion that is good for sensitive skin.

• The lotion is also good to make your hair silky. (= soft, fine, lustrous (shiny))

• We used a pressure cooker to help extract the essence from the cocoon ( kuh-KOON ).

• Manure; animals droppings used as fertilizer