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Lesson Notes October 1, 2024 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• The sound in my ear is like a cicada buzzing.

• As soon as he was elected there has been a lot of criticisms.

• What do you think about the people who cried when seeing off the pandas?"

• Around 2000 people were in line to see the pandas before they left.

• The pandas had been in Japan since 2011.

• The head of the university has welcomed many international students.

• Head of state

• The head of state delivered a speech at the national celebration.

• Head of a department

• She is the head of the marketing department.

• Head of a company

• The head of the non-profit organization organized a charity event.

• Complexion; (noun) the natural colour or condition of the skin of a person’s face

• She had short brown hair and a pale complexion.

• I saw oysters in the supermarket the other day, but I didn’t pay attention to where they were from.

• Do you like to eat raw oysters?

• I hate the smell of grilled saury, so I prefer to go to a restaurant to eat it.

• I don’t cook fish at home. I hate when my kitchen stinks like fish.

• Roe; the eggs of a fish

• I had some delicious salmon roe the other day.

Appropriacy

When talking about the sounds cicadas make, you can use the following words and phrases:

• Buzzing – a continuous humming or murmuring sound

• Chirping – a short, sharp sound, often repeated

• Drumming – a rhythmic sound produced by rapidly vibrating membranes

• Singing – a melodic sound made by cicadas, often used to describe their calls

• Cicada chorus – the combined sounds of multiple cicadas, creating a loud, collective noise

Useful Website

Daily haiku selections from around the world in English

https://mainichi.jp/english/haiku/

Easy English News using simple Lange and cover familiar topics

https://mainichi.jp/english/easy-japanese-news-in-translation/