Everyday English (Elementary)

Topic: Dates and Numbers

Lesson Notes November 18, 2025 (Elementary)

Words & Phrases

• How did you feel after getting the flu shot?

• I asked her how she felt after the surgery. She said she felt ok.

• I was vaccinated against the flu. (= formal)

• i received the four vaccine. (= formal)

• I got a flu shot. (= casual)

• The number of people with the flu is increasing.

• Flu cases are on the rise.

• I asked the gardener to tidy up the trees, while I tidied up the azaleas.

• Tidy up (phrasal verb) = to clean or organize a place so it looks neat

• I need to tidy up before the guests arrive.

• He tidied up his desk after finishing the project.

• We should tidy up the living room later.

• My favourite tree is yew, which is イチイ in Japanese.

Appropriate Language

• We say TAKE for medicine that goes into your body. Pills, tablets, capsules, syrups and anything you swallow are taken.

• I take cold medicine twice a day

• She takes a tablet before bed

• He took some pain medicine this morning

• We say USE for medicine that you do not swallow. Creams, sprays, eye drops, ointments and things you put on your skin are used.

• I use this cream for my rash

• She uses eye drops every night

• He used a spray for his sore throat

Life in Numbers

Vocabulary

Section 2A

• 98 = just under a hundred / almost a hundred / nearly a hundred

• 102 = just over a hundred

• 100 = exactly a hundred

• 140 = over a hundred

• 98 to 102 =  about a hundred

Section 2B

• A five-minute shower uses under 100 litres of water.

• We spend just over 170 minutes on the phone every day.

• It takes almost 150,000 litres of water to make a car.

• We check our phones nearly 100 times a day.

• One billion is exactly 1,000,000,000.

• We spend about two days waiting at red lights every year.