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Lesson Notes May 13, 2025 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• Corns can make walking very uncomfortable if left untreated.

• I left it too long and it became a little (infected / inflamed).

• Did it hurt when the doctor shaved it? (NOT Did you hurt…)

• She had a callus on her foot from wearing ill-fitting shoes.

• Do you have a sharpening stone for your knives?

• A show this morning said you can use aluminum foil to sharpen your knives.

• My grandma would iron and starch every piece of clothing.

• This shirt has a lot of wrinkles.

• Linen shirts easily become wrinkly.

• My grandma would iron and starch every piece of clothing.

• “Big and tall stores” refers to clothing stores that specialize in larger sizes for men.

• The trousers were too long, so he took them to a tailor to shorten the hem. (Noun)

• The hem of her dress was uneven, so she had it altered. (Noun)

• I need to hem these jeans—they’re dragging on the ground. (Verb)

• She hemmed the curtains to fit the new window size.

• The sumo wrestler is mentally ready for the tournament.

• The sumo wrestler is in good mental condition for the tournament.

• There was an incident involving a person on the train line. (NOT personal accident)

• There was a personal injury accident on the train line.

• There was an accident on the train line.

Appropriate Language

• Fingers

• thumb / index finger / middle finger / ring finger / little finger

• Toes

• big toe / second toe / third toe / four toe / little toe

• Hem (noun); The edge of a piece of cloth or clothing that is folded under and sewn to prevent fraying and create a neat finish.

• Hem (verb); To fold and sew the edge of a piece of cloth to create a clean finish.