Zoom英会話クラス(火)
Lesson Notes July 22, 2025 (TUESDAY ZOOM)
Words & Phrases
After moving I have so many cardboard boxes.
The new cupboards are slowly filling up.
I voted just before the polls closed.
Shortly after the polls close, news agencies begin to project the winners.
The candidate I voted for did not win in my area.
How many candidates were running in our area?
All the candidates say basically the same thing. I would prefer to hear more reality.
He’s been absent from two tournaments due to injury.
This is the second tournament he will miss due to injury.
When he gives interviews he sounds and looks very charming.
His way of answering was very clear.
How is your new house?
How’s the island in your kitchen?
Pronunciation
Cupboard (noun) ˈkʌb.ədz / CUP-boards (NOTE: the ‘p’ is silent)
Appropriate Language
vote (verb / noun); to choose a person or answer in an election (Synonyms: choose, decide, select)
I voted yesterday.
Who are you going to vote for?
They counted all the votes last night.
election (noun) the time when people vote to choose someone for a job (usually in politics) (Synonyms: vote, poll, ballot)
The election is next week.
She won the last election easily.
There’s a lot of news about the election.
candidate (noun); a person who wants to be chosen in an election
That candidate is very popular.
How many candidates are running this time?
I don’t like any of the candidates.
ballot (noun); a piece of paper or system used to vote (Synonyms: vote, paper, form)
I dropped my ballot into the box.
Have you filled out your ballot yet?
The ballots are being counted.
poll (noun / verb); a survey of public opinion or a place where people vote (Synonyms: survey, vote, election)
The polls open at 7 a.m.
The latest poll says she’s winning.
We went to the local poll station to vote.
political party (noun); a group of people with the same ideas about government (Synonyms: group, movement, organization)
She belongs to a different political party.
The two main parties are arguing again.
That party wants to lower taxes.
