Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Animals & Insects

We will learn and practise vocabulary related to various types of wild and domesticated animals.

Lesson Notes June 2, 2026 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• I was looking at the food dates on my emergency food, and some were set to expire soon.

  • Use By Date: A strict safety deadline. Do not eat it after this date.

  • Best Before Date: A quality guideline. It is still safe to eat after this date, but it might lose flavour or texture.

  • Expiry Date: A legal regulatory deadline (often used for medicine, baby formula, or specific nutritional products) where the product is no longer guaranteed to work or be safe.

• You can find the olive oil and pasta sauces in aisle four, right next to the baking supplies. (= supermarket isle)

  • The flight attendant asked the passengers to keep their bags out of the aisle so people could walk past. (There are “aisle seats”, “window seats” and “middle seats” on airplanes)

• I drove around Shikoku in a rental car. ("Rent-A-Car" is often used in the official brand names of companies (like Hertz Rent-A-Car or Toyota Rent-A-Car))

  • I rented a car and drove around Shikoku. (verb phrase)

Pronunciation

• Aisle (noun) aɪl / EYE-uhl (The "A" and the "S" are completely silent. It sounds exactly like the words "I'll" (I will) or "isle" (an island).

Animals & Insects

8.5 “Over to you”

• When there is a three-part question, like number 2, allow the person to answer each part individually.

  • I happened to overhear a bus driver say to himself that he saw a bear.

• “e.g. mice” = “for example mice”

• I (smack / hit) cockroaches with a rolled up newspaper.

  • I vacuum up cockroaches and get rid of the vacuum bag as soon as possible.