Zoom英会話クラス(火)

Lesson Notes July 7, 2026 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• There was no link to click in your message, so I couldn’t connect into the lesson.

  • “Oops, let me fix that and add the link.”

• What kind of fruit picking have you done?

  • I’ve gone (strawberry / apple / peach / loquat) picking.

  • Often at the end of the tour, you’re given a box of fruit as a souvenir.

• There were many complaints about the large number of people outside the building. (The word "claim" means a statement of fact, an assertion, or a legal demand for money/insurance.)

• My loquat tree has grown really tall and some branches are hanging over into the neighbour’s yard. (= tree branches crossing a property line)

• My voice is getting better, though it’s still a little dry sometimes. When I have a cold, it gets very congested.

• The magazine transitioned from a monthly edition to a bi-weekly publication, printing a new issue every two weeks.

  • The class meets bi-weekly, every Tuesday and Thursday morning.

• Everything at bakeries is getting more and more expensive.

  • The prices of ingredients are skyrocketing lately. (= rising incredibly fast)

Appropriate Language

• Oops (Interjection / Noun) = An informal exclamation used to acknowledge a minor mistake, accident, or clumsy action.

  • Oops! I didn't mean to knock over your water glass; let me grab a paper towel to clean that up.

  • He made a bit of an oops on the scheduling sheet and accidentally booked two clients for the exact same time slot.

  • "Oops, wrong chat!" she typed quickly after sending a funny cat meme to her boss instead of her best friend.

• We use the word "orchard" for fruits and nuts that grow on trees, large woody shrubs like apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherry, apricots, oranges, lemons, limes, mangoes, persimmons, olives, figs.

  • However for grapes we say “vineyard”