Zoom英会話クラス(火)

Lesson Notes October 8, 2024 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• I went to the Shinyurigaoka General Hospital this morning.

• I went there to sign the consent (documents / forms) for an upcoming procedure.

• What (kind of) procedure will you have?

• I’ll have an endoscopy later this month. (= a procedure with an endoscope)

• The doctor used an endoscope to examine inside my stomach. (= an instrument to  examine the internal body)

• Just as I wanted to (open / start) Zoom my old friend called me, and we chatted for a short while.

• I have a pain in my leg above my knee.

• Every morning, even in summer, I (weed / pick weeds in) the garden for 10 minutes.

• When you’re gardening in the morning what is the temperature?

• This summer I used a weed-killer that is not harmful to animals or people.

• We use a similar spray on our parents’ graves.

• Earthworms are good for your garden, they help aerate your soil.

• Caterpillars become butterflies or moths.

• A larva is the stage of an insect after it develops from an egg, but before it changes into its adult form.

Pronunciation

• Thermometer ( θɚˈmɑː.mɪ.tɚ ) ther-MOM-e-ter

• Stubborn ( ˈstʌb.ərn ) STUB-born

• Larva ( ˈlɑːr.və ) LAR-va

• Larvae (plural form) ( ˈlɑːr.viː ) LAR-vae

Useful Websites

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/