Everyday English (Elementary)

Topic: Talking about your neighbourhood

Lesson Notes July 30, 2024 (Elementary)

Words & Phrases

• The event room on the 7th floor was air conditioned.

• The event room on the 7th floor had air conditioning.

• The audience was right in front of us.

• How many people were in the audience? (NOT audiences)

• I bought a big garment bag, so my costume and lei won’t get (squished / squashed).

• I envy you for all the things you’ve done recently.

• Last night I got a rash and hives.

• My mouth feels numb, I can’t feel anything.

• I had made a reservation for one. On the day of the event I suddenly changed the reservation to two people.

• We had pasta with mapo tofu sauce. (NOT mapo tofu taste pasta)

Grammar

• Prepositions for time (at, in, on) are not used with the following expressions of time: next, last, this, one, any, each, every, some, all

• See you next week. (NOT on next week)

• Are you free this morning? (NOT in this morning)

• Let’s meet one day. (NOT at one day)

• Come by any time.

• I’m at home every evening.

• We stayed all day.

Pronunciation

• Do you live in a house or an apartment?

• Try to say the “in a” quickly, so it sounds like “ina”

• Do you live in a town or a city

• Tr yo say the “or a” quickly, so it sounds like “ora”

Appropriacy

• The audience at a play, concert, film, event or public meeting is the group of people watching or listening to it.

Neighbourhood

• Neighbourhood; the place or area you live

• Neighbours; the people who live in your area

• Nextdoor neighbours, the neighbours across the street, the neighbours behind me

• Countryside; the land and scenery in a rural area; Kawasaki is not in the countryside.

Homework

Practice read the questions in Section 1 (see pronunciation note above)