Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)
Topic: A Day Out
Lesson Notes October 10, 2023 (Vocabulary Building)
It was cold yesterday, so I picked up a new fleece from Uniqlo.
When I was in the UK the weather was fine. After sundown it became chilly.
The team played with everything they had. (Great sentence to show that the team put forth their maximum effort)
When I checked the game in the first half, they were behind by 1. (We can use “check” to say we took a moment to look at the game, likely to see the current score or the general situation)
Did you stay home today?
Yes, it was my day off.
Yes, my day off was today.
After a quick hard rain shower the sky is now overcast. (Adj)
It’s overcast today. (Adj)
The sky is covered by overcast. (Noun)
I tried doing a puzzle for my brain. (NOT play a puzzle)
I enjoy doing brain puzzles.
A Day Out
We can use the expressions to help illustrate the good or bad point.
Last week I went to a concert. It was really great, I thought every one was excited.
I went to a shopping centre, it was great I found two stylish t-shirts.
I went to a concert, it was amazing the singer had a sweet voice.
I went to work, it wasn’t much fun I was very very busy.
The staff was worried about my mother, it was a hard time for me it was really awful.
My husband slipped and fell and sprained his ankle, it was awful.
I made sashimi for my husband. It was disappointing as he got a stomach ache.
I fed my husband sashimi. I was disappointed I gave him a stomach ache.
We can change the position of the expression.
1. It was a hard time for me as it was really awful.
2. It was really awful as it was a hard time for me.
We can use many of those same phrases when listening to someone’s story.
Often we can change the “be” verb to “sounds” (when hearing something) or “looks” (when shown something)
That (sounds / looks) fantastic.
That (sounds / looks) really awful.
Your day (sounds / looks) amazing.
Vocabulary
Fern; (noun) a flowerless plant which has feathery or leafy fronds
Emblem; a symbol on a flag, uniformer etc
Overcast; (adj / noun) (of the sky or weather) marked by a covering of grey cloud; dull
Slip and fall; (phrase) to show you lost your footing and tumbled to the ground
