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Lesson Notes February 28, 2025 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• Today is warm, but next next will be cold again.

• Did you (have / get) a haircut? (= noun)

• Did you (have / get) your hair cut? (= verb phrase)

• That church can seat about 600 people.

• They sat in the front pew during the wedding ceremony.

• “A pew” is a long bench with a back, usually found in churches for people to sit on during services.

• Typically, churches have priests, and cathedrals have bishops.

• The concert was less than two hours.

• “The concert lasted less than two hours.”

• “The concert was under two hours long.”

• A man from the construction company that built my house came to do the second inspection.

• There is a small problem with a door, so he will (send / have) someone come to my house to fix it.

• There is an issue with some wallpaper that needs to be fixed.

• I think there’s a draft coming from my living room window. I can feel a small breeze near it.

• “A draft” is a current of air, often cold, flowing through an open window or door.

• It’s an old city, but several new condominiums and commercial skyscrapers are being built.

• “A skyscraper” generally refers to a tall, multi-story building, typically for office or commercial use

• “A condominium” (or condo) is a type of residential property