Footwear Fix
4月
6日
Vocabulary:
- Be careful: In Australia, 'thong/s' = ビーチサンダル, but in other countries, 'thong' = Ｔバック!
Vocabulary:
- Be careful: In Australia, 'thong/s' = ビーチサンダル, but in other countries, 'thong' = Ｔバック!
Monotonia
3月
27日
The lyrics are here: https://www.musixmatch.com/search/monotonia
I also like their song Big Toe (拇趾): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JDcerd5vvo
Grammar:
'Most of...' (55 – 95%) OK!
'Almost all of...' (96-99%) OK!
'Almost of...' WRONG!
Message From Malaysia
3月
27日
Vocabulary:
“I`ve got + 名詞” (= I have got + 名詞) = 名詞を持っています(持っている状態)
“I got + 名詞” = 名詞をもらいました
Isuzu 117 & Toyota Crown
3月
26日
Which one do you prefer? I prefer the Isuzu. It`s pretty stylish.
(Yes, I`ve been looking out the window more than usual recently!)
Vocabulary:
like = 好き
prefer = の方が好き
Which... prefer? = Which... like more? = Which... like better? ALL OK.
Recycled Margarine Container
3月
26日
Pronunciation:
- Be careful: a 'soft' G sound in some English words is translated as a 'hard' G sound in Japanese:
margarine 英語で: マージャリーン (not マーガリン )
allergy 英語で: アラジー (not アレルギー )
Belgium 英語で: ベルジム (not ベルギー )
collagen 英語で: コラジン (not コラーゲン)
DIY Fish Viewer
3月
26日
I made a fish-viewing box from a sheet of clear perspex (クリアアクリル), which I bought at a hardware store (about ¥200 for A3 size). To bend it, I used a blow torch. Next I used a glue gun to attach the side pieces. Finally I tested it using my pet loach (どじょう ).
I`m looking forward to using it with tropical fish when I visit Miyakojima. Please check my blog next week to see what I caught!
Grammar:
- To 動詞... I 動詞... = I 動詞... to 動詞...
- To 動詞...please 動詞... = Please 動詞... to 動詞...
Podcasts Too!
3月
24日
We `ve also been recording & uploading podcasts to I-Tunes. You can find* them here:
https://bohmeenglish.podbean.com/
I hope you find* them interesting & useful!
Vocabulary:
* find = 見つける
**find = 思う
James & Otto on Instagram
3月
24日
https://www.instagram.com/teragoya_gifu/
Coronavirus Stats & Figures
3月
24日
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Coronavirus Chaos
3月
24日
Things have been pretty chaotic due to the caronavirus outbreak. Although our school has been closed to students, we`ve been busy with things which I`ll blog about soon. But first things first (でも重要な事から先に始めよう). Teragoya`s website has been given a facelift. The address is the same (https://teragoya.net/) but to find my blog, you need to scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on ブログ. Then click on the handsome guy on the right. Of course, if you bookmark my blog (https://en.bloguru.com/otto), you don`t need to do this.
Pronunciation:
chaos 名詞: ケイ.オス chaotic 形容詞: ケイ.オ.チク
birdy 
mokomoko 
田仲なお美 
エメラルド 
KUMA 
bokushi 
内倉憲一 
PSPINC JP 
yukio