Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: The Internet

Lesson Notes May 2, 2023 (Vocabulary Building)

• Wedding ceremony; a formal event that celebrates the union of two people in marriage

• Wedding reception; a celebration that takes place after the wedding ceremony;  the newly married couple and their guests to come together to eat, drink, dance, and socialize

• Wedding party; typically refers to the group of people who participate in a wedding ceremony alongside the bride and groom

• My daughter had a party after her wedding with her friends. (NOT had a wedding party)

• Alterations; taking an item to a professional tailor or seamstress for the specific purpose of having it altered to fit better or be restyled.

• "I need to take this shirt to the tailor for alterations. It's too loose in the sleeves.”

• "She altered her dress by shortening the hemline and adding some lace trim.”

• "The tailor performed some alterations on my suit jacket to make it fit better.”

• I’m afraid the roads will be very crowded this Golden Week. If we drive we might get stuck in traffic.

• The new sushi shop that just open has at least 50 booths.

• The farmer’s market had some delicious vegetable booths.

• Will there be any food and drink booths at the festival this coming weekend?

• We can buy tickets at the ticket booth, or we can buy online.

The Internet

• Sign in / Log in / Username

• HDD; hard drive disk

• LAN cable; local area network

• The loading screen is spinning. (= a graphic or animation that is displayed while the device is in the process of loading or launching an application, website, or other content)

• The loading screen is stuck. (=  the animation or graphic is not progressing or changing, indicating that the loading process is not progressing)

• (Manufacture’s / In Store) Warranty

• The internet in my building was (broken / down) the other day.

• Earlier today my router wasn’t working.

• App; short form of application (NOT appli)

• How many apps do you have on your iPad?

• I have a little over 100 applications on my phone.

• My internet is very slow during long holidays.

• A pop-up (window / box)