On Sunday I watched F.C.Gifu`s first home game of the 2015 season. They played pretty badly but won 1-0.
The weather was cool, but I had a good time. I enjoyed sitting on the grass behind the goal drinking happily, while my kids ate junk food greedily or ran around crazily. I expected them to vomit (嘔吐く) but luckily they didn`t.
Grammar:
- `__y` 動詞 ----> `__ily` 副詞; happy --> happily, crazy --> crazily, lucky --> luckily
If you want to see plum blossoms in Gifu City, Bairin Park is the best place. I went there last Sunday. There are lots of different colours of blossom. I think my favourite blossom colour is dark pink - it`s very vivid & striking. If you want to go, now is the best time - hurry!
Grammar:
- My favourite colour/food/song/etc. OK
- My best colour/food/song/etc. NO
- My best (golf/game/etc) score OK
On Saturday, while I was getting books & things ready for my first class, I looked out the window of my first floor classroom & noticed a wedding group getting ready to cross the road. I quickly grabbed (= got) my camera from my bag. Then I took some pictures.
The bride & groom saw me, so I waved to them & they waved back.
Congratulations!
Grammar:
- 本を準備する = get books ready
- パーティーの準備をする = get ready FOR a party
- 食べる準備をする = get ready TO eat
Have you ever been to the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology in Nagoya? I went there on Sunday. I was surprised to learn that Toyota started out as a textile (織物? 繊維? ) production company. I didn`t know that. The museum was interesting & there was a great area for kids called "Technoland". My kids played there happily for a couple of hours.
There were some cool old cars (and an ugly white one - see above) on display, but not many. To see lots of old cars, it`s better to visit The Toyota Automobile Museum. I want to go there next. I`ve never been there. Have you ever been there?
Grammar:
`Ever` is used in questions, but not usually in sentences:
- Have you ever + 過去分詞...? OK
- I`ve + 過去分詞... OK
- I`ve ever + 過去分詞... NO
Did you watch the AFC final between Australia & South Korea on Saturday night? I wanted to watch it live on TV, but I had a party to go to, so I recorded it & watched it when I got home. Of course I was pleased that Australia won. Even though I live in Japan, I always support Australia, even if it`s versus Japan ...actually, especially if it`s versus Japan! I was disappointed we didn`t meet this tournament.
Congratulations Australia!
Vocabulary:
- live ("ライブ") = いきえ なま ライブ live ("リブ") = 住む
- Be careful: "I went to a live concert." is OK, "I went to a live." is WRONG
I was disappointed that UAE beat Japan in their AFC quarter-final match. I really wanted Japan to win. If Japan had won, they would have played Australia next.
I really wanted Australia (not UAE) to beat Japan!
Grammar:
- ...want 誰か to 動詞 = 誰かに ___ してほしい
As you know (did you know?), me & Tera, our school mascot, are on Youtube now. We released a second video this week. Have you seen it yet? Please take a look! Learn English!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-fJxZRkrGw
To promote the book & Youtube series, on Jan 12th me, Gifu Teragoya staff & teachers, & even Tera-chan (can you see his little bow-tie?) dressed up `Red Carpet` style. This is a photo we took outside our school. It was embarrassing (はずかしい) but fun.
Vocabulary:
- be ON Youtube/Twitter/Facebook/Skype, so "Are you on Facebook?" "She spends all her free time on Skype" "Lots of celebrities are on Twitter"
If you`re reading this blog, you`re probably interested in learning English, right?
Or you`re my mum.
Well, I`m proud to announce (はっぴょうする) the launch (発売 ) of Teragoya`s Business English Phrases series on Youtube. The first video was released today & we will release a new one every week. Please check it out! I hope it will help you learn English!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4vMIJ7X0vw&feature=youtu.be
Pronunciation:
`au` is usually pronounced `オー` in English (not `アウ`), so
launch = ローンチ
sauna = ソーナ
Braun = ブローン
daughter = ドータ
Kids toys can be pretty expensive. For Christmas, my son wanted a `Kamen Rider` belt, but it costs 10,000 yen - too much! However you don`t need to spend a lot of money on toys - all you need is some wood, paint, basic tools, a good idea, & some time. I had all these things recently, so I made this small wooden puzzle.
Did you make a present for anyone for Christmas?
Grammar:
- You need to... = ...しないといけません
- You don`t need to... = ...しなくてもいい
- You need... = ...ひつよう
- You don`t need... = ...いらないい
- All you need is... (love) = ...(愛)...だけあればいい
Christmas is coming soon, so I made this wreath with my sons. I also asked them to write letters to Santa, so I know what they want – I don`t want to buy the wrong things.
I quite (結構) like Christmas shopping, but wrapping presents is a hassle (hassle = troublesome/めんどくさい). How about you?
Pronunciation
- In “wr-” words, don`t pronounce the “w”, so wreath = リース write = ライト wrap = ラップ etc
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