Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: People’s Appearance

Lesson Notes February 27, 2024 (Vocabulary Building)

• There is going to be a new shopping market (behind / beside / near) Aeon.

• (The choice of preposition depends the main entrance of the building you are talking about)

• The meat counter in Aeon has closed already. Their meat department is still open.

• A meat shop in L-MyLord will also close.

• The renovated OX has a lot of (precooked / ready-made) meals now.

• Most vegetables should be eaten while fresh. Some don’t taste good raw, so they should be cooked.

Vocabulary

• Meat shop; a store that sells meat

• Meat department; an area in a supermarket / grocery store that sells meat

• Meat counter; a counter in a supermarket where you can request a variety of meat and cuts

• Ready-made; (adj) (of food) sold ready or almost ready to be served

• Tailor-made; (adj) (of clothes) made by a tailor for a particular customer

• Fresh; (adj) (of food) recently made or obtained; not tinned, frozen, or otherwise preserved

• Raw; (adj) (of food) not cooked

People’s Appearance

Section 4

• “Mature” has a couple of meanings, depending on the situation

• Fully-grown

• My granddaughter, who I hadn’t seen in ages, is now a mature young woman.

• (Especially of young people) emotional development like an adult

• His teenage son is very mature, he seems more like an adult than most people.

• Used to describe someone who is middle-aged or older

• Miss Walker was a mature lady when she married.