Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Booking a Holiday

Lesson Notes March 14, 2023 (Vocabulary Building)

• We do not use the preposition "to" before “there”, “here” and other pronouns when indicating a place.

• I went there last weekend. (NOT I went to there last weekend)

• She came here the other day. (NOT she came to here the other day)

• We only use the preposition “to” before a place

• I went to the temple last weekend.

• She came to my house the other day.

• We use the prepositions “on” to show the position of a place along a river, lake, street etc

• The shrine is on the sea.

• Komae city is on the Tama River.

• My hometown is on Lake Huron.

• We use the prepositions phrase “right at” to show a specific location

• The shrine is right at the sea

• Cafe Chokuchoku is right at the Asogawa Bridge (on the Asao River).

• The KFC is right at the south exit of Shinyurigaoka Station.

• The soba shop is run by an interesting (old man / elderly man), he serves soba with a bunch of side dishes you can pick from.

Booking a Holiday

• I booked Romance car tickets through the Odakyu app. (= using my smartphone)

• I booked Romance car tickets on the Odakyu website. (= using my computer)

• The cancellation policy is 24 hours before check in. (= It means that if you want to cancel your reservation, you must do so at least 24 hours before the scheduled check-in time to avoid any penalties or fees.)

• The figure 0 (zero) is often called oh when we say numbers one figure at a time (telephone numbers, room numbers, account numbers etc)

  • 080-3020-5030 (= oh eight oh three oh two oh five oh three oh)

  • Room 302 (= room three oh two)

• In measurements of temperature 0 is called zero

  • It’s 0 degrees outside today. (= it’s zero degrees outside today)

Homework

Booking a holiday; Review vocabulary Sections 1-4