Zoom英会話クラス(金)

October 20, 2023 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

• Did you (know / hear) about the accident on the Odakyu line this morning?

• A: I think I want to join a gym.
  B: What would you like to do at the gym? (NOT what do you do at the gym; we need to use “would” for the hypothetical situation)

  • A: I joined a gym last month.
    B: What do you do at the gym?

• Do you know who the candidates are for the local mayoral election?

• We need to find several candidates for the new position in the company.

• The news is reporting that the flu and covid are going around recently.

• My friend had trhe (vaccination / shot) for shingles.

• How many times have you been vaccinated for covid-19. (NOT how many times have you been shot for covid-19. Using “shot” in this way does not work)

• I got a new credit card, I had to update my gym and other services. (NOT register)

• In the past while I’ve gotten around thirty-five scam emails and message that look like my bank. (NOT from my bank)

Vocabulary

• Candidate; (noun) a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election

• Be going around; (phrase) to be spreading

• Shingles; (medical name; herpes zoster) a painful acute inflammation on the skin. It is caused by the same virus as chickenpox.

• Vaccination; (synonym) “(have / get) a shot”

• Bank book; also called “passbook” or “account book”; this shows a record of deposits and withdrawals for a bank account