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July 14, 2023 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

• A: Is Hachioji a valley or a basin? I’m not sure which.
  B: I think it’s a basin, but I am not sure either.

• Valleys are usually long and narrow in shape, like a stretched-out rectangle. If you imagine a valley, it would be like a long strip of land with high mountains or hills on either side.

• Basins have a wider and more rounded or circular shape. If you picture a basin, it would look like a bowl or a plate with curved edges.

• My parents kept a record of their dives. They dove over 100 times.

• I can hold my breathe underwater for about one minute and thirty seconds.

• Dive has two meanings

• To jump or go headfirst into water or any other liquid.

• He likes to dive into the swimming pool during the summer.

• To descend underwater, typically using special equipment such as scuba gear, in order to explore or observe the underwater environment.

• The divers are planning to dive to a shipwreck and explore it.

• On social media it is very easy to bully someone, too many people do not take responsibility for what they say to people.

• People should be held responsible for what they say to other people on social media.

• Hawks keep pigeons away.

• The strong smell of the repellent keeps mosquitoes away from the campsite."

• Bird spikes at train stations keep birds away from building nests.

• The locked door keeps strangers away from our house.

• Wearing a raincoat keeps the rain away from your clothes.

• Brushing your teeth regularly keeps cavities away.

• Putting food in airtight containers keeps ants away from the kitchen.

• A person who keeps, trains or even hunts with various birds of prey is called a falconer.

• Tonight is the men’s semi-final (NOT semi-final is competed)

• … men’s semi-final (match / game / round)

• Referral; when a GP directs a patient to a medical specialist

• Many patients need a referral before they are able to see a specialist.

A note on pronouns

• Use “they / them” to refer to a person whose gender identity does not correspond to the traditional binary opposition of male and female

• “Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki mourned the passing of Ryuchell, a TV personality from the southernmost Japan prefecture. Ryuchell, referred to by the pronoun "they," was found dead at their agency office in Tokyo on July 12, aged 27.”