Zoom英会話クラス(火)

Zoom (火)
Written By Kristopher Matheson

Lesson Notes October 13, 2026 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

  • It’s that time of year (for switching / to switch) from summer to winter clothes.

    • It's that time of year to put away the summer clothes and get out the winter stuff.

    • It's time to swap out my summer clothes for winter clothes.

  • What did you do during the three day holiday? (NOT the three days holiday)

    • What were you up to on the long weekend?

  • They had a photo shoot and then a small family reception for their wedding. (NOT “photo wedding”)

  • They both had pretty traditional careers, he worked in an office and she was a pharmacist.

  • My grandfather takes out his dentures every night before going to bed.

    • He left the house the other day and forgot to put in his dentures.

  • The soil was not well-draining, so a few plants needed to be transplanted.

    • The old soil was really compacted, so we needed to replace it with better topsoil.

Pronunciation

  • Photograph (noun / verb) ˈfoʊtəɡræf / FOH-tuh-graf

  • Photographer (noun) fəˈtɑːɡrəfər / fuh-TAH-gruh-fer

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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