Everyday English (Elementary)

Topic: Describing Friends

Lesson Notes June 11, 2024 (Elementary)

• Were you relieved to finish the engagement party?

• How was your first impression?

• Her mother is talkative, and her father is tough looking.

• There was (edible) gold leaf on the sashimi.

• The wedding ceremony will (be / be held / take place) in Hawaii?

• Will the wedding ceremony (be / be held / take place) in Hawaii?

• They should (get / apply for) a credit card.

• The restaurant was designed by a famous architect. It looks like a cave. It was fantastic and the interior was cool.

• Our friend is going to cook a meal for us in the future.

• He put the meat out to be at room temperature, but his cat ate it.

Short Dialogues

A: How was the beef cooked?
B: It was roasted at a low temperature for a long time.
A: How was it?
B: It was very tender.

Vocabulary

• We use (have / has) to describe when someone has an illness or disease

• My mother-in-law has a little dementia, so she forgets some people.

• We use (to be) to describe a condition with an adjective

• My mother-in-law is a little forgetful, she has problems remembering some people.

• Tender; (of food) easy to cut or chew; not tough

• Tough; (of food) difficult to cut or chew; not tender

Describing Friends

Section 4

• I am medium height, and I have short brown hair. I wear glasses and have hazel eyes.

• I have shoulder length black hair.

• I am very short and have short hair, and I wear glasses.

• I have dark hair and dark brown hair, and I wear glasses when I read a book.

• I have medium length wavy brown hair, and dark brown eyes, and I sometimes wear glasses.