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Lesson Notes June 19, 2026 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

  • Your face looks a little pale, but you sound great today.

    • Your hair looks good, did you get a haircut?

    • Your outfit looks great, is it new? (or “…, where did you buy it>)

  • I woke up early to cheer for Japan in the match against the Netherlands.

    • Japan managed (to draw / to get a draw) with the Netherlands.

  • Die hard fan (Noun) = A person who loves a team, a singer, a movie, or a hobby very much and will never stop supporting them, even when things are bad.

    • Even though the football team lost the championship game, thediehardfans stayed to cheer for them.

    • He has been adiehardfan of Harry Potter since he was a little boy and owns all the wands.

  • Bandwagon fan (Noun) = A person who becomes a fan of a sports team, a singer, or a popular trend only when that team or person becomes very successful or famous.

    • He never cared about basketball until the local team reached the finals, so everyone calls him abandwagonfan.

    • Many bandwagonfans started wearing the singer's merchandise after her song went viral on the internet.

Appropriate Language

  • We use "first half" and "second half" for soccer matches.

    • Basketball uses “quarters”

    • American Football uses “quarters” and “halves”

    • Ice hockey uses “periods”

    • Baseball uses “innings”

Kristopher Matheson

Hello, I'm Kristopher, a Canadian teaching English & photographer in Japan. I am primarily interested in urban environments and the people found there, as well as abstractionism in architecture and landscapes.

http://www.krismatheson.com
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