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Lesson Notes January 24, 2025 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• I got back from my holiday the day before yesterday.

• The people in Portugal are down to earth.

• The area felt very religious. The site was impressive.

• My trip never felt dangerous, the country seemed very safe.

• How many people were in your tour group?

• There were five couples and three other women.

• The scenery along the coast was foggy and grey.

• The scenery in winter was all white.

• There are a lot of hilly roads around Shinyurigaoka.

• I enjoyed the vast majority of my trip. (= 80% or over)

• On a crowded train, you should be careful of pickpockets.

• The area is easy pickings for pickpockets.

• How did you go to Portugal?

• I flew through Frankfurt to Porto.

• How did you come back to Tokyo?

• We flew from Lisbon, stopped in Munich, and landed at Haneda.

• The key holder I bought (may / might) have looked like a knife when it went through the security scanner.

Pronunciation

• Portugal (noun) ( ˈpɔː.tʃʊɡəl ) POR-tu-gal

Appropriate Language

• “Down to earth” is an idiom meaning that the people are friendly and approachable.

• “A winery” is a place where wine is made and sometimes sold.

• We visited a winery in Porto to test some local wines.

• “A brewery” is a place where beer or (sake / rice wine) is made

• The brewery has a tour that shows how beer is brewed.

• There is a nihonshu brewery shop at Komae station.

• “A distillery” is a place where alcohol drinks like whiskey, vodka, gin and shochu are distilled.

• They took a tour of the distillery to learn how whiskey is made.

• “The vast majority” can mean more than 80%

• “The majority” can mean more than 50%, but usually around 60-80%.