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Lesson Notes March 5, 2024 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

• Do you know where the epicentres were for last week’s earthquakes?

• I bought six two litre bottles of water. (NOT six two litres bottles)

• Where do you store your emergency goods and supplies?

• I store them in the small pantry in my kitchen.

• I put my in my outdoor storage shed.

• My new house is going to be earthquake-resistant. (NOT anti-earthquake)

• Is the frame of your new house going to be wood or metal or concrete?

• How safe are wood framed homes?

• Did you display your Hina dolls this year?

• I propped up some bags around my Hina display.

• Do you have any Hina furniture or Hina decorations?

• My Hina display is 5 tiers tall.

• Did you decorate your Hina dolls this year? (= prepare and arrange for display)

• Candy sales are slumping, but gummy candy sales are increasing.

Vocabulary

• Epicentre; (noun) the point on surface above the focus of an earthquake

• Pantry; (noun) a small closet for food, goods, cookery, cutlery etc

• Shed; (noun) a small building for garden storage

• Prop up; (verb) lean something against something else

• Hina decorations

• Hanging Hina decorations

• Hand-made hanging Hina decorations

• Gummy ( GUHM-ee / ˈɡʌmi )