Everyday English (Elementary)

Elementary English
Written By Kristopher Matheson

Topic: Business People

Lesson Notes January 24, 2023 (Elementary)

  • The backlight behind me is too bright, so I have a desk lamp here.

  • Do you know (the name of) this tree?

  • What does this look like?

  • I went to a hot yoga class. It was a good sweat. (NOT yoga lesson)

  • Studio ( stoo-dee-oh )

    • The temperature in the studio was 38 (degrees celsius) and the humidity was 55%.

  • A shocking thing happened to me. (NOT Shocking thing happened to me)

    • Your card (has been / was) used by someone in a foreign country.

  • Some people keep a miniature baseball bat under their bed for safety and peace of mind.

  • The (people /customers) who go there are younger.

    • The store is busy. (NOT active)

      • People can be busy.

      • Stores can be active.

Business People

  • Inc.; short form of incorporated

  • Significantly (sig-nif-i-kuhnt-lee )

  • Atari; a brand name of a video game company

Homework

Business People: make two lists of simple past regular verbs from the bold verbs in section three reading.

  • List 1: verbs we add -ed.

  • List 2: verbs we add -d

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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