Everyday English (Elementary)

Topic: Locations

Lesson Notes September 5, 2023 (Elementary)

• Last November, he had surgery for retinal detachment.

• Spend time (at a place / with people)

• I spent time at the park last weekend.

• My parents spent time with their grandkids.

• My father had a (stroke / cerebral infarction

• He had numbness in his face. / His face was numb.

• Wean (verb); when babies become accustom to solid food

• I have to hold a weaning ceremony for my youngest grandchild.

• I gave my friend a small present. (NOT I presented my friend with a small present.)

• We use the verb “present” to mean give an award formally or in a ceremony

• Present (verb) (pri-ZENT)

• Present (noun) (PREZ-uhnt)

• My coworker was presented with a watch for retirement

• Household (shrine / alter)

• Mortuary (tablet / nameplate); the nearest object in Christian religions would be “a gravestone”

Location

• The printer is on the filing cabinet.

• Side table: a table placed at the side of a room

• There is a side table next to my bed.

• There are dishes in the side table in the dining room.

• I put a cushion on my chair.

• There is a cushion behind me on the sofa.

• The soda stream is on the counter behind me.

Everyday Practices

• As you go about your day, describe your surroundings using prepositions of location.

• Use real objects to practice; ask yourself “where is (object)?"

  • Where is my water glass? (looking at water glass) “It’s on a coaster on my desk.”