Zoom英会話クラス(金)

December 20, 2024 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• I learned to bake cakes and sweets from my grandmother.

• I took private baking and cooking lessons. We watched the instructor cook.

• She taught us how to make casual food.

• We learned how to make simple meals.

• We were taught how to prepare everyday food.

• There’s a triangular building in Nakano. (NOT triangle)

• Construction costs have risen sharply.

• It’s getting costly to build a new house.

• I participated in the citizen choir for Beethoven’s 9th symphony.

• We practiced every Friday evening for several months.

• The choir had 300 singers, and the orchestra had 150 musicians. The music hall can seat around 2000 people.

• Has anyone started their end of year cleaning?

• What do you do for end of year cleaning?

• It’s difficult and tricky to clean the window tracks, especially the outside ones!

• Their bromance is so strong; they do everything together, from playing sports to watching movies.

Appropriate Language

• The world ‘construct’ sounds more technical or formal than ‘build’, it’s more suited for professional or academic contexts. For casual conversation, ‘build’ is more natural

• (Formal) It’s getting costly to construct a new house.

• (Casual) It’s getting costly to build a new house.

• Compound adjectives

• I have a seven-year-old granddaughter.

  • My granddaughter is seven years old.

• I live in a two-story house.

  • My house is two stories tall.

• I’m going on a six-day holiday.

  • I’m going on holiday for six days.