(会員)金曜日 11pm - 07月13日 中級-上級 Superstitions (30 min. )

(会員)金曜日 11pm - 07月13日 中級-上級　Superstitions (30 min. )

Can you see and hear me?  Is it OK?\

July 13, 2012

1. Traditionally speaking, Friday the 13^th is an unlucky day.

1. Traditionally speaking, Friday the 13^th is bad luck.

2. superstition=迷信

superstitious = 迷信の

3. A rabbit's foot brings good luck

4. Finding a four-leaf clover is good luck

5. It's bad luck for a black cat to cross your path.

If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck

6.  Breaking a mirror is 7 years bad luck.

It’s 7 years bad luck to break a mirror.

To break a mirror will bring you seven years bad luck

7. Opening an umbrella indoors is bad luck.

To open an umbrella in the house is to bring bad luck

8. Cats have 9 lives. /  A cat has nine lives

9. Eating fish makes you .....

Eating fish makes you smart.

10 To make a happy marriage, what do you need at the ceremony?

something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

13. Warm hands, cold heart

14. Cold hands, warm heart

１５。If someone sneezes 3 times, it means someone is talking about you.

(会員) 07月12日 初級 Level - must know idioms (45 minutes)

(会員) 07月12日 初級 Level - must know idioms (45 minutes)

July 12, 2012

Must know idioms

Beginner’s level

It's an ugly shirt, don't you agree?

I won't argue with you. = I agree.

I'm joking about that last part.

1. That was easy.

That was a piece of cake.

2. I don’t talk to him anymore.

We lost ~.

We lost touch.

3. We often fight.
We don’t ~ ~.

We don’t get along.

4. I feel sick.

I’m under the weather.

5. 生理

She’s on her period.

It’s that time of the month.

6. She cries easily. 

She is a ~.

She is a crybaby.

7. He reads a lot of books.

He is a bookworm.

8. 彼は可哀想です。

I feel sorry for him.

9. 彼は最低です。= He is pathetic.

10. What are the 5 aches?

I have a backache.

I have an earache. 

I have a toothache.

I have a headache. 

I have a stomachache.

11. What is the machine rule?

on + machine

He is on the phone/computer/internet.

I saw it on TV.

I heard it on the radio.

12. What is the trip rule?

on + trip / tour / honeymoon / cruise / vacation / holiday

on + a trip

on + a tour

on + his honeymoon

on + a cruise

on + vacation / holiday

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13 恋に落ちた

=He fell in love.

14. 間違えました。

=He made a mistake.

15. 誰かが悪かった？

Whose fault was it?

Who was at fault?

Who was in the wrong?

16. 彼が寝ちゃった。

He fell asleep. 

He went to sleep.

He went to bed.

He hit the sack.

He hit the hay.

17. 彼は首だった。

He was/got fired.

18. He quit.

He quit. = He threw in the ~ .

19.お久しぶりです。 =

I haven't seen you in ages.

20. They are always open. = They are open ~.

They are always open. = They are open 24/7.

Tues (公開) 07月10日 MIXED Level - Talking about movies! (45 minutes)

July 10, 2012
1. What's your (most) favorite movie?
I don't really have one.

Q. What’s new?
A: Nothing much/special.


I really like ~.


2. Who's is your favorite actor/director?
I don't really have one.
I'm a big ~ fan.
I'm a big fan of country music/good matters/punctuality.


3. Have you seen any good movies recently/lately?
Seen any good movies recently/lately?

4. I saw the commercial for that movie. I saw the ~.
I saw the trailer.

audience

"The  customer is always right."

5. That movie made a lot of money. That movie was a ~.
blockbuster

That movie bombed. = That movie made no money.
That movie was the bomb! = That movie was great!

6. That movie was not so popular at first, but it became popular later.
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That movie is a sleeper.

7. Who is in that movie? Who’s in it?

8. What was he in?
What else was he in?
What is he famous for?
What is he best known for?

9. He was great in (movie name).
Keanu Reeves was great in The Matrix.
He gave a great performance.
He gave a great performance in MOVIE.
He gave a great performance as CHARACTER.
He was great as Neo.
He wasn't great, but he had his moments.

They broke up.
A: It wasn’t all bad.  
B: We had our moments.

I heard that DiCaprio was originally offered the role of Neo.
He turned down the part.
I wonder what DiCaprio would have been like as Neo.


A: Victor, you’re really funny/smart.
B: I have my moments.

Fri (会員) 07月06​日 中級-上級 Level ​- This week in​ the news! ​(4​5 minutes)

Fri (会員) 07月06​日 中級-上級Level ​- This week in​ the news! ​(4​5 minutes)

A panda was born for the first time in 24 years.

I took a shower for the first time in a week.

For the first time in 24 years a panda has been born in Ueno.

The Japanese Wolf is extinct.

Japanese wolves are extinct.

Pandas are not extinct. They are endangered.

The Samurai is extinct, but the samurai spirit lives on.

NEGATIVE ANIMALS were eradicated.

Poverty could be eradicated.

Small pox was eradicated.

天然痘 てんねんと  smallpox

The gestation period is 95 to 125 days.

They are solitary creatures.

Pandas live at an altitude of 5,000 to 10,000 feet in mountainous areas.

 高山病 altitude sickness

Pandas have a pseudo thumb.

The shoots and leaves are very nutritious.

I’m disgusted!

I'm disgusted by what those kids did to that 13 year old boy.

I do think the teachers and bullies should be held accountable.

The new incarnation of GTO stars Akira from Arashi.

stupid=adjective 

stupidity = noun

incarnation of stupidity ばかそのもの

He is the incarnation of stupidity.

He is the incarnation of cool.

She is the incarnation of beauty.

SUBJECT is the incarnation of NOUN.

SUBJECT is NOUN incarnate.

She is beauty incarnate.

He is stupidity incarnate.

(会員) 07月05日 初級 Level - must know idioms ​(45 minutes)

July 5^th, 2012年

1. to hang out with sb

I hung out with Mike yesterday.

Want to hang with me later?

Chill out!  = Calm down!

I spent the day chilling at home.

2. That has ........ with me.

That has nothing to do with me.

to have st to do with st = to have some connection with st

What does that have to do with me? = How is that related to me?

3. Wait.

“Hold on.” is more polite than “Hang on.”

Wait a second/minute/moment.

Give me a second/minute/moment.

Just a second / minute / moment.

4. to call for = to predict, to ask for

The weather forecast called for rain.

5. kind of / sort of / in a way /  in a sense

kind of  = kinda 

sort of = sorta

6. I apologize for the interruption.

7. I've never seen anything like that before.

8. in case

just in case

in the event

You should take your umbrella just in case.

You should take your umbrella in case it rains.

You should take your umbrella in the event it rains.

“Break glass in case of emergency.”

9. We have nothing in common.

We have a lot in common.

My brother and I have a lot in common.

10. I don’t know the details.

I know much about it.

X You know well about sumo.

You know a lot about sumo.

You know your sumo.

He knows his dogs.

Tell me what happened in detail.

Tell me what happened the details.

He went 1 kilometer over the speed limit.

He broke the law.

So he is in effect a criminal.

I’m opposed to nuclear energy. = I'm against nuclear energy.

I’m in favor of nuclear energy. = I'm for nuclear energy.

I agree with Tom that we.....

(公開) 07月02日 ALL LEVELS, MIXED SAMPLE LESSON ​(30 minutes)

(公開) 07月02日 ALL LEVELS, MIXED SAMPLE LESSON ​(30 minutes)

Today: mind idioms:

1. I made up my mind. = I decided.

2. I changed my mind. = I changed my decision.

3. Do you mind if ~ ? = Can I ~?

Q: Do you mind if I smoke?

Sure. / Go ahead. / Not at all. / Be my guest. = It’s OK if you smoke.

Would you mind if I PAST TENSE? =Polite form

Do you mind if I smoke?   Would you mind if I smoked?

4. Mind your own business. = 関係ない.= That's none of your business.

5. Don't pay ~ any mind. : 〜を全然気にするな。

I don't want you to make a big fuss about me.=Don’t pay me any mind.

6. Don't mind me. = 私のことを全然気にするな。

7. What do you have in mind? = What is your idea?

A: I have a great idea for the party next month!

B: What do you have in mind?

8. He has a twisted mind!

twisted = sick = ひねくれた、へそ曲がりの

9. Never mind. =いいんだ。

10. Nothing comes to mind.  何も思い浮かばない.

A: Any questions?

B: Nothing comes to mind.

11. Have you lost your mind!? = Are you crazy!?

He lost his mind. = He became crazy!

12. That's a load off my mind. = I am so relieved. =私の肩の荷が下りた。

a tumor = 腫瘍

良性=benign

悪性 = malignant

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