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Lesson Notes February 4, 2025 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

  • Because of my laptop problems, I decided to buy a brand new desktop computer.

  • The Sea of Japan side is getting hit with some severe winter weather.

  • When meeting someone for the first time, it’s important to make eye contact and smile.

  • I expect our Prime Minister to do a good job when he goes overseas.

  • I heard that the President’s interpreter is very good and skillful.

  • I was given a copy of the former First Lady’s memoir, but I haven’t read it yet.

  • Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is known to be a regular smoker, replied to a suggestion that he quit the habit by saying he has been smoking less.

  • The sinkhole in Saitama keeps getting larger and larger.

    • More and more people who live near it are being asked to evacuate.

  • The frame of my new house will be set up by the end of February.

Appropriate Language

  • “A memoir” is a book or story where someone talks about their own life and special moments they remember.

    • She wrote a memoir about her time living in Japan.

    • His memoir details his time working the United Nations, and the interesting friendships he made there.

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
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