Zoom英会話クラス(金)

Lesson Notes April 3, 2026 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• The fuel surcharge is doubling.

  • The fuel surcharge is now twiceashigh.

  • The fuel surcharge is going up twofold. (More formal)

• On Saturday there were many stalls along the river for the cherry blossom festival. (= food stalls, drink stalls, vendor stalls)

• My husband was asked to help volunteer clean up along the Asao River once a month.

  • His (former / old) co-worker asked him to volunteer.

• In some big cities, there is a large central library and several smaller library branches.

• You (cannot /  bring drinks into the library, but a Thermos is ok.

  • He buys a coffee and puts it in his Thermos.

• Do you water the garden? (NOT do you water in the garden)

  • I hate weeding the garden.

  • I water my bonsai twice a day in summer.

  • Watering plants is very important in summer.

• The husband of one of my childhood friends is a potter. (Awkward: One of my childhood friends’ husband is a potter)

  • He is a third generation potter.

• ¥380,000? I think that is quite reasonable for Hagi pottery.

  • Tea masters buy extremely expensive tea bowls.

  • Priceless tea bowls are often passed down within a family. (= from one generation to the next)

• She learned how to dress herself in kimono when she was very young. Nowadays she still wears kimono often. (= put on kimono)

Pronunciation

• Tuesday (noun) ˈtjuːz.deɪ/ TYOOZ-day

• Thursday (noun) ˈθɜːrz.deɪ/ THURZ-day