Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Autumn

Lesson Notes August 29, 2023 (Vocabulary Building)

• A: Do you have a solar panel system?
  B: Yes, we do.
  A: Do you use the generated power yourself?
  B: No, we sell it (back) to the power company.

• I sometimes wake up shivering when the room is too cold.

• We had the famous dessert, it’s gold-leaf on ice cream.

• Soft (ice) cream is also called “soft serve” in most of North America.

In the Countryside

• The tractor is plowing the field.

• A silo is typically used for storing grain.

• I can see some fields, I think they might be wheat.

Autumn

• I see some autumn leaves, they are yellow, orange and red.

• I like the autumn weather, day by day it’s getting cooler.

• In autumn, I like the colour of the evening glow.

• Wellington boots; (rain / rubber) boots

• Fragrant olive (キンモクセイ)

• What objects do you imagine when you hear “autumn”?