Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Learning Languages

Lesson Notes February 4, 2025 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• My mother had a lot of incomplete pictures and paintings.

• She did mostly watercolours.

• My mother collects a lot of knickknacks.

• “Knickknacks” refers to small, decorative objects or trinkets, often items that are kept for sentimental value rather than practicality.

• My family moved around a lot, so my parents had few things. It was easy to sort through their stuff after they passed.

• I often see stray cats around my neighbourhood. Their clipped ears show they’ve been fixed.

Learning Languages

Section 2

• I think any of the Romance and Germanic languages with gendered nouns and verbs are complicated.

• I have trouble sounding out words and sentences.

• I find it easier to master a language by using a textbook.