Everyday English (Elementary)

Topic: Describing Friends

Lesson Notes May 21, 2024 (Elementary)

• In the near future your daughter might move back with her family.

• They might move back in September, October or November.

• I saw a musical revue. I enjoyed seeing it. (NOT I was fun seeing it)

• I rode on a Ferris wheel. It was fun. (NOT I was fun)

• The park is lit up at night. (NOT light up)

• 飲み放題 means “all-you-can-drink”

• There was an all-you-can-drink wine bar.

• In my free time, I enjoyed unlimited wine.

• I went there for my elementary school graduation trip.

• It’s difficult to run a restaurant.

• Have you ever run a PTA group?

• This is a family-run hotel.

• Last weekend, there was a wine-crawl in Hachioji. There were 27 shops that served wine and snacks.

• Many customers completed the crawl.

• I want to try it next year. We should mark it on our calendars.

• We went to the Gotemba Outlets. We left at 6:15 in the morning and got back home at 10 at night.

• There were not a lot of people at the outlet.

Short Dialogues

A: Was the park crowded when you went?
B: It was a little crowded.
A: I think it was very crowded during the holidays recently.

Vocabulary

• Musical revue

• Projection mapping

• VR attraction

• Ferris wheel

• Run; (verb) (of a business, group etc) be in charge of, manage, operate

• All-you-can-drink; noun / adjective phrase; it cannot be used as a verb

• Many izakayas in Japan offer an all-you-can-drink option for a set period, usually two hours.

• For her birthday, Sarah booked a table at a restaurant that had an all-you-can-drink deal, so everyone could enjoy unlimited cocktails.

• The all-you-can-drink package at the bar includes a variety of beers, wines, and spirits.

• During our trip to Tokyo, we went to a place with an all-you-can-drink menu and tried several different types of sake.

• The all-you-can-drink special was a great way to sample a range of beverages without worrying about the cost.

Describing Friends

Section 1

Part A

• 1 There is a woman.

• 2 There is a man.

• 3 There is a family. (NOT there are a family)

• 4 There are friends.

Part B

• There are five people in my family. There are four adults and a child.

• I have a son.

• She has a daughter and two sons.

• A best friend is someone you can talk to about (anything / everything).

Homework

• Describing a Friend Section 2

• Assignment 01 Synonyms for ‘Friend’