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March 15, 2024 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

• (When talking about images or videos) They look like a nice couple. (NOT they are a nice couple)

• The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will begin nightly projection mapping displays, from late February on one of the two towers.

• My friends and I are having lunch in Shibuya. Do you have any idea where we can meet? The area has changed so much recently.

• I was so confused in the underground passages, I couldn’t find my way.

• Quite a few stations around Tokyo have changed dramatically in the past few years.

• Shibuya has been getting a facelift the past few years.

Vocabulary

• Christmas cake; a rich fruit cake covered with marzipan and icing, eaten at Christmas (NOT a strawberry sponge cake)

• Facelift; a procedure carried out to improve the appearance of something or an area

Addressing People

Sports Players

• Last names are commonly used, especially in professional contexts or when discussing performance.

• First names may be used in more casual settings or when referring to famous athletes.

Actors/Actresses

• Referring to them by their full name (both first and last) or just their first name is common and widely accepted

Friends

• Typically addressed by their first names.

• Last names might be used in cases where there could be confusion due to multiple people with the same first name in a social circle