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Lesson Notes June 25, 2024 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

• Last night was rather muggy.

• Kitagawa Utamaro was a woodblock printer and painter.

• What measures do you take to avoid heatstroke?

• What do you set your AC at?

• In summer, I often only use the dehumidify setting.

• My friend drinks sports drinks when she has a leg cramp.

• His cabinet only has a 17% support rate.

• There is a naval base not too far from here.

Vocabulary

• Muggy; (adj) (of the weather) unpleasantly warm and humid

• Leg cramp; a sudden, painful tightening of muscles in your leg

• Daytime; the time between sunrise and sun set

• Nighttime; the time between sun set and sunrise

• The Navy; the branch of the armed services which does military operations at sea

• Naval; (adj) relating to a navy or nazies

Anyways / Anyway

We can use the word anyways / anyway in the following ways

• to end a conversation

• A: "Well, I think we've covered everything for the project.”
  B: "Yeah, I agree. Anyway, let's meet again next week to finalize everything.”

• A: "I should probably get going now."
  B: "Okay, no problem. Anyway, it was great catching up with you!”

• A: "I have to finish this report by tonight."
  B: "Alright, I won't keep you then. Anyway, good luck with that!”

• to change the subject

• A: "Did you hear about the new restaurant that opened downtown?"
  B: "Yeah, I heard good things about it. Anyway, have you decided on your vacation plans for this summer?”

• A: "I've been thinking about redecorating the living room."
  B: "Oh, really? Anyway, have you seen those new designs in the latest home decor magazine?”

• A: "I'm so tired of this rainy weather."
  B: "Me too. Anyway, did you hear that the school play got rescheduled due to the weather?”

• to resume a subject after interruption

• A: "So, I was thinking about going to the gym after work today..."
  (Phone rings, interrupts conversation)
  B: "Sorry about that. Anyway, you were saying about going to the gym?”
  

• A: "We should discuss our strategy for the presentation next week.”
  (Someone knocks on the door, interrupts conversation)
  B: "Oh, hold on a moment. Anyway, what were your ideas for the presentation?”

• A: "I saw the craziest thing on the news yesterday..."
  (Gets interrupted by a sudden loud noise)
  B: "Whoa, what was that? Anyway, you were saying about the news?"