Zoom英会話クラス(火)

Zoom (火)
Written By Kristopher Matheson

Lesson Notes January 24, 2023 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

  • It sounds like the house was targeted for robbery.

  • My husband never locks the door.

  • Are you going to get a security system (installed)?

  • Ransack; (verb) go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage

    • The burglars ransacked the house looking for money.

    • Someone had ransacked the office looking for documents.

  • I read in the news that the family kept hundreds of millions of yen in their house.

  • We use on when talking about communication through transmission, on (TV / the radio / on the phone / on the web / on Facebook / on YouTube etc)

    • Do you buy books on Amazon?

    • I bought this new pair of shoes on the internet.

  • Our delivery is (late / delayed) because this item is popular.

    • Pistachio cream spread

  • After many washings the blanket loses its texture. (NOT after many laundries)

  • We use off when something is attached, and we use down when something is hanging

    • The handle on my tea pot fell off.

    • My sunglasses fell off and broke.

    • The picture on my wall fell down.

  • Ruffles; (noun) material gathered along an edge to make a frill

    • I bought a shirt that had ruffles around the neck.

  • I have a lot of regrets when buying from catalogues.

  • Buckwheat (husk)

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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