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Lesson Notes July 28, 2026 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

  • She was cheering for Atamifuji.

    • There was a three-way tie! There was a wrestling playoff, which we rarely ever get to see.

    • Among sumo wresters, each of them has physical problems. (= health / medical / mobility issues)

  • The national volleyball team cannot advanced to the next tournament.

  • His coaching style included a lot of verbal abuse towards his players.

    • Some coaches used to use threats of physical abuse to try to motivate students.

  • I didn’t like the cheese included in the school lunch, so I hid it in my desk.

    • We were often (made / forced) to each our entire school lunch.

    • When I was a student we didn’t have a school lunch. We brought our lunch from home. (“Lunch box” is the container to carry a lunch)

  • Tokyo subsidizes both public and private schools with tuition waivers. (= a school or government cancels your obligation to pay tuition fees)

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