Zoom英会話クラス(火)

Lesson Notes July 23, 2024 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• This supermarket has blocks of sashimi.

• I went out at noon today, it was like being in a frying pan.

• Flutter; (of thin or light things) moves up and down, side to side, with quick light movements

• I was fluttering about looking for something before leaving the house.

• I saw a butterfly fluttering its wings in my garden.

• The leaves were fluttering in the light breeze.

• The number one most popular answer was volleyball.

• Are you looking forward to watching any of the gymnastics events during the Olympics? (Gymnastics; (plural & singular noun) (Not to be confused with gymnastic which is an adjective)

• I really want to watch some track events.

• My daughter likes to watch field events.

• The team’s best scorer is compact and fast. (Compact (adj); (of a person or animal) small, strong, and well proportioned)

• She looks boyish.

• His wrestling style is ok. (Ok; satisfactory, but not especially good)

• Baby face (noun) a smooth round face, like a baby’s

• Baby-faced (adj) having a youthful or innocent face

• I stayed at our cottage in Nagano alone for the first time.

• Furniture is typically used for sitting, sleeping, and storing items.

• Appliances are used for tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and food preservation.

• If something is bumpy the surface is uneven, and not smooth.

• I can lower and raise the shelves in my kitchen. Unfortunately it’s manual, the automatic system was too expensive.

Pronunciation

• Flutter ( ˈflʌtə ) FLUT-ter

• Flatter ( ˈflatə ) FLAT-ter

• Flitter ( ˈflɪtə ) FLIT-ter