Zoom英会話クラス(火)

Lesson Notes November 12, 2024 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• The underground shopping arcade below Sapporo station is really convenient.

• My trip was packed. (= My trip was busy with activities)

• Construction has halted after water and bubbles appeared from the ground in a residential garden near a tunnel digging site in western Tokyo.

• The company is doing large-scale construction.

• There is a convenience store near the station.

• My family bought a house near my house.

• I sat near my friend at the concert.

• I’ve heard a rumour that the Nambu line trains will become (driverless / autonomous).

• The train floors used to be (oiled / waxed). (NOT there was oil on the floors)

Grammar

• In English, "near" does not require the preposition “from" when describing proximity.

• "Near to" is technically correct, but it's more formal and less commonly used in everyday speech.

Appropriate Language

• “Shopping arcade" typically refers to a collection of shops within a covered area

• "Packed" about a place means it is very crowded or full of people, like a packed train or a packed concert.

• "Packed with" things means something contains a lot of things, like "a suitcase packed with clothes" or "a trip packed with activities.”