Zoom英会話クラス(金) (Copy)

Lesson Notes October 2, 2026 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• We are going to take a train for 16 hours. (Here “take” means to ride)

  • Don’t confuse it with “get on” which means to step or climb, and “get off” which means to leave or step down from a train, bus, ship or plane.

    • We stepped onto the platform and waited to get on the express train.

    • Make sure you have your ticket ready before you get on the plane.

    • Don't forget your bag when you get off the bus at Central Station.

    • Many tourists got off the ship to spend the day at the island market.

• Did you hear the news about the co-pilot stabbing the pilot? After that the plane dropped 2000 metres.

  • People are thinking that the co-pilot wanted to crash the plane.

  • If I was on that flight, I think I would never fly again.

• You can buy most cold medicine over the counter. For other things like antibiotics, you need a prescription from a doctor.

  • Most drug stores have a pharmacist on staff to assist customers and explain various medicines.

• The pharmacist asked me to bring the empty and cleaned (bottle / container) back to get it refilled. He explained to me that the country is short on the materials to make it.

• Do you sort all your garbage at home? I am sometimes confused about what is burnable, non-burnable and plastic. (In other countries you might hear “organic”, “regular trash”, “recyclables”, “plastics”)

  • In my old building I didn’t need to sort the recycling, there was a building manager who did it for us.

Appropriate Language

“It matters”

• = it is important

  • You should wear a warm coat today. It matters because it is minus ten degrees outside!

  • Please arrive on time for the meeting. It matters to the boss.

"It doesn't matter”

• = it is not important, there is no problem

  • Situation: You drop a spoon on the floor.

    • Friend: "Oh, I'm so sorry!"
      You: "It doesn't matter! I will just get a clean one."

  • Situation: Choosing lunch with a friend.

    • Friend: "Do you want pizza or pasta?"
      You: "It doesn't matter to me. Both sound delicious!”

“I don’t care”

• = I have zero interest, it means nothing to me (be careful with this phrase, it can sound rude or angry

  • Friend: Which movie should we watch?
    You: I don’t care. (Sounds like you are in a bad mood)

  • I don’t care if it rains tomorrow. I am still going to go for my daily walk, you can stay home.