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Lesson Notes July 4, 2025 (FRIDAY ZOOM)
Words & Phrases
Your shirt looks like an aquarium. I can see a hammerhead shark, sunfish, and a pufferfish.
I bought this shirt and many others like it at Graniph.
I wear an AirRhythm undershirt in summer, and the rest of the year just a regular cotton one.
Outlet (noun); a retail store that sells goods directly from a manufacturer at discounted prices, often including surplus or older stock
We bought our jackets from a designer outlet outside the city.
Many tourists visit the outlet malls to find bargains on branded clothes.
She prefers outlet stores because they offer good deals on quality products.
Mall (noun); a large indoor shopping centre with many stores, restaurants, and often entertainment facilities, all connected by walkways
We spent the afternoon shopping and eating at the mall.
There’s a cinema and food court inside the new mall.
Teenagers often hang out at the mall on weekends.
I went to the Asao Sports Centre, on the way back I went to the Yaoko.
I like to use the treadmill at the gym, most of the time I just walk.
I’ve been thinking of getting Sophie a running wheel for exercise.
My hamster never used his wheel.
Appropriate Language
The supermarket sells lunch boxes. (This usually means containers used to carry lunch, like plastic or metal boxes — not the food itself.)
If you mean containers → use “lunch boxes”
The supermarket sells boxed lunches. (This clearly means prepared meals in boxes, such as bento or takeaway meals.)
If you mean food → use “boxed lunches”
Expressing Absence
I won’t be here next week.
I’ll be away next week.
I won’t be around next week.
I’m not going to be here next week.
I won’t be able to attend next week.
I can’t come to class next week.
I’m unable to attend next week.
I’ll have to miss class next week.
I am going to miss next week’s lesson.
I’ll miss class next week.
I won’t make it to class next week.
I have to skip next week’s lesson.
