Zoom英会話クラス(火)

Zoom (火)
Written By Kristopher Matheson

Lesson Notes May 21, 2024 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

  • I’ve had all the symptoms for covid.

    • How many times have you had covid?

    • He was tested for covid, but the result was negative. Maybe it was too early to tell.

  • I have a tanka gathering coming up soon. Each gathering we go to a different city.

    • We alternate between several cities.

    • The teacher is young in the group, but she’s not the youngest.

    • We will listen to some lectures and then have some tutorials.

  • I went to see a ceiling painting of a dragon. This year is the year of the dragon. The painting is open to the public at the moment.

    • Many people are interested in that painting.

    • Did they recently restore the painting?

    • The painter who painted the dragon has created a lot of buddhist art.

  • We all contribute money for the family grave.

    • My sister-in-law takes care of the family tomb.

    • How often do you visit your family cemetery?

  • She married out of the royal family.

    • He married into the royal family.

Vocabulary

  • Tutorial; A smaller group, after a lecture, where you get to ask questions, practice what you learned etc

  • Honestly speaking synonyms

  • Create; (verb) paint, draw, sculpt, make, etc

‘Honestly speaking’ synonyms

  • Frankly speaking

  • To be honest

  • Truth be told

  • In all honesty

  • To tell the truth

Kristopher Matheson

Hello, I'm Kristopher, a Canadian teaching English & photographer in Japan. I am primarily interested in urban environments and the people found there, as well as abstractionism in architecture and landscapes.

http://www.krismatheson.com
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