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Lesson Notes November 14, 2023 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

• Are there any houses decorated for Christmas near your house?

• During the Christmas holidays some people will drive around and look at the decorations and decorated neighbourhoods.

• Some neighbourhoods around Tokyo hang Christmas lights.

• I always hang a Christmas wreath on my door.

• I bought a Christmas doll and will decorate my entrance with it.

• Did your family go out and cut down a Christmas tree each year?

• We did when I was younger, but we switched to an artificial one later on. It’s less hassle.

• I got three emails from someone posing as the tax office.

• The emails said I owed ¥2000 in back taxes.

• The event had many artists who talked about their art. (NOT about their arts)

  • Some of the works of art were rather amateurish.

• I made several pieces of art over this last year.

• The exhibit showed the artists art works outside.

Vocabulary

• Hassle; (noun) irritating inconvenience. Synonyms, a problem, a bother, a nuisance

• Pose as; (phrase) pretend to be (someone or something)

• Art; (mass noun / uncountable noun)

• To make it countable, you need to add a counter such as “pieces” or “works”