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Lesson Notes January 17, 2023 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

• It looks like everyone went to the hair salon, everyone had haircuts.

• Are you a fan of sumo?

• Are you a sumo fan?

• My friend is a fan of Endo.

• Beat / beat / beaten (verb) defeat (someone) in a game or other competitive situation

• I think he will beat him at the next tournament.

• She beat him easily at chess.

• My favourite team was beaten.

• Promote (verb) / promotion (noun)

• If he wins, he will get a promotion.

• … he will be promoted.

• Demote (verb) / demotion (noun)

• If he loses, he will get a demotion

• … he will be demoted.

• I’ve heard he has a lot of fans.

• 判官贔屓; Root for the underdog

• Underdog; a competitor thought to have little chance of winning a fight or contest

• Do you feel the electricity price is going up?

• Do you feel the price of electricity is going up?

• Old houses had a sunken floor in the living room.

• We have a small sunken garden outside in the backyard.

• Young people don’t know how to dial a rotary phone.