Yamayuri英会話クラス

Yamayuri
Written By Kristopher Matheson

December 15, 2023 (Yamayuri)

  • Can you (understand / read) this word?

    • … these kanji characters?

  • The teacher took 30 students and evacuated to Nagano. (NOT in Nagano)

  • Have you walked in the dark corridor at Zenkoji Temple?

  • Can you cross the red bridge at the castle?

  • The tour cost of ¥28,000 included train and bus fare and a hotel room for two.

  • Toyama is known as the fish capital of Japan.

  • While playing tennis I injured my tendon. 

    • … injured the tendon on my lefthand.

  • Did it swell?

    • Was it swollen?

  • I fell down and scraped my knee. 

    • There’s a large scrape across your back, where did it come from?

  • The restaurant had a nice atmosphere, the windows were tall and the space was bright.

  • The lemon pie had several dollops of meringue. 

  • The reservation came with one free drink. 

Vocabulary

  • Cross; (verb) to go across a bridge, road

  • Altitude; height of something from sea level

  • Scrape; (verb / noun) an injury or mark cause by scraping

  • Meringue; (noun) stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar, baked until crisp

  • Dollop; (noun) a shapeless mass of something, especially soft food

Kristopher Matheson

Hello, I'm Kristopher, a Canadian teaching English & photographer in Japan. I am primarily interested in urban environments and the people found there, as well as abstractionism in architecture and landscapes.

http://www.krismatheson.com
Previous

Zoom英会話クラス(金)
Next

Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)