Zoom英会話クラス(金)

May 24, 2024 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

• Sophie just went through a growth spurt.

• There might be a typhoon that could bring torrential rain.

• There will be a rain band around the Kanto area, bringing a lot of heavy rain.

• Everything in my garden is looking good now, it’s blooming beautifully.

• I thought that when it was really hot last summer, people in the supermarket became pushy and short-tempered.

• Next week, I am going up to see my sister-in-law in Nagano.

• I heard that my neighbour dropped dead yesterday at home.

• The phone shop didn’t suggest a good answer to my problem.

• If you change the model of the phone, they sometimes give you a present.

• I am going to start changing my smartphone every couple of years.

• I didn’t want to change phone (companies / carriers / providers).

• My phone is getting slower and the battery drains quicker. I am having trouble putting up with it.

• On my phone I set my (letter / font) size at maximum.

• In a smaller class you have more opportunity to talk and use English.

Short Conversations

A: A decade ago, I paid ¥500 a month for extra service.
B: Yesterday, I did the same, but only cost me ¥300.
A: Nowadays, I can get assistance for free anytime I need it for my phone.
B: That’s really convenient!

Vocabulary

• Spurt; (noun) a sudden burst or increase of speed or activity

• Torrential; (adj) (of rain) falling rapidly and heavily

• Pushy; (adj) being too aggressive or forceful

• Linear precipitation zone; commonly called “a rain band”

• Put up with (something); tolerate or endure something

• Drop dead; (phrase) to die suddenly