Zoom英会話クラス(金)
November 17, 2023 (FRIDAY ZOOM)
What do you grandkids call you?
I want my grandkids to call me “grandma”. (NOT name me)
She plans to attend one of the Yamayuri classes.
I went to see a talk at the Machida city hall. (NOT talk show)
What did she say that was most impressive? (NOT what word did she say)
After the interview some people on Instagram asked her questions.
After the accident the police questioned me about what happened.
I tried using Duolingo. The app offers language courses in 40 languages.
Compare these two sentences
I’m going to Paris next spring. (= travelling to Paris, without any organized activities)
I'm going on a (guided) tour of Paris next spring. (= structured and organized visit, likely involving guided activities and a pre-planned itinerary)
Village / Town / City
It’s not common to use city, town or village after the name of a place
It’s more common to say “city of … / town of … / village of …”
“I went to see autumn leaves in Minowa, Nagano.” (NOT Minowa town)
“I went to see the autumn leaves in the town of Minowa, Nagano.”
“I am spending two weeks in the city of Toronto to study cooking.”
“We drove through the small village of Bixby on our way to the coast.”
Vocabulary
A talk; (noun) an informal lecture or speech
News anchor; (noun) often the main presenter and serves as a central figure in the newsroom and on news programs
Newscaster; (noun) a broader term that can for anyone involved in presenting news, not just those on television, especially for radio.
