(会員）2013年6月25日（火曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン TOEIC vocabulary

1- Increasing _______ is a key indicator of a healthy and robust economy.

A-productivity

B-product

C-produce

D-to produce

2-The marketing executives want to accelerate the _________ of online advertising.

A-growth

B-growing

C-grows

D-grow

アクセル    acceleratorアクセル    accelerator, gas, gas pedal

3- The boy _____ be hungry, he hasn’t eaten all day.

A-cannot

B-must

C-wasn’t

D-isn’t

4-She asked him, “______you like french fries with that?”

A-shall

B-will

C-do

D-would

Would you like + NOUN?

Would you like to + VERB?

5-Tom ______ a raise.

A-may 

B-may gets 

C-may get 

D-mays get 

6. ample

A-plenty   

B-small   

C-special   

D-specific 

7. anxious

A-angry 

B-concerned 

C-scared 

D-sick 

What is the difference between "concerned" and "worried"?

You are being too familiar.

8. rigorous

A-dirty  

B-dishonest   

C-dependable  

D-strrict

This product underwent rigorous testing.

The soldiers underwent rigorous training.

9. あせるなよ。

Don't be in such a hurry. 

Don't be in such a rush. 

Don't rush.

In his haste, he forgot his keys.

(会員）2013年6月24日（月曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン WEIRD & FUN English!

(会員）2013年6月24日（月曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン WEIRD & FUN English!

1. gobbledygook = 訳の分からない言葉

It's all Greek to me.

2. chicken scratch = st very badly written

3. mumbo jumbo = 専門用語
I can't understand tha legal mumbo jumbo.
I can't understand tha medical mumbo jumbo.

4. to gobble up = to eat up quickly

5. to guzzle = to drink quickly

6. a goon = a big tough dumb guy
Like a dumb henchman.

7. flatulence = gas ガスがたまること、鼓腸
He farted.
He broke wind.
He cut the cheese.
Who cut the cheese?
He ripped one.
symptom 症状

8. the rat race 激しい出世競争
It's a rat race.
I want to get out of the rat race.
It's a dog eat dog world.=Life is very competitive.
The stock market is dog eat dog.

9. a fuddy-duddy = an old fashioned conservative person
a prude = an old fashioned conservative person
Don't be a fuddy-duddy!
Don't be such a prude!

10. cockamamie = つまらない、価値のない、無意味な, ridiculous, pointless, or nonsensical
What gave you that cockamamie idea?

11. a klutz = someone who is very clumsy
I am such a klutz!

He is all thumbs.

(会員）2013年6月22日（土曜日) 22:30 英会話ライブレッスンMixed Useful Vocabulary LONG lesson!

(会員）2013年6月22日（土曜日) 22:30 英会話ライブレッスンMixed Useful Vocabulary LONG lesson!

Part 1 & 2!

June 22, 2013

Vocabulary for all levels:

1. I have been busy with work.

1. I have been busy at work.

I have been busy with my family.

X I have been busy at my family.

2. I have a knot in my back.

My shoulders are stiff.

3. I have a cramp in my leg.

4. いくらだった？

How much was it?

How much did it cost?

How much did it cost you?

If it was something expensive we can ask: "How much did that set you back?"

What's the damage? = How much is it?

5. It was expensive, but I was OK paying it.

It was worth it.

It was well worth the price.

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6. Thank you very much. I appreciate your help.

Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

Thank you very much. I appreciate your advice.

I hope you can appreciate my position.

7. I appreciate your feelings, but you can't do that. 

8. I bought the house 10 years ago, and it has appreciated in value.

The yen appreciated against the dollar.

to appreciate = to gain value

<--> to depreciate = to lose value.

9. a bit

a) I am a bit tired.

b) I am a bit hungry.

X c) I am a bit happy.

a bit + negative adjective

I'm a bit angry/sad/short.

10. bite bit bitten

I was bitten by a dog. 

A dog bit me.

His bark is worse than his bite.

PART - 2

11. He panicked.

He was frantic.

12. I accidently locked myself out of my car.

       I inadvertently locked myself out of my car.

       I locked myself out of my car by accident.

13. silly

A: Thank you so much. 

B: Oh, don't be silly.

silly < ridiculous < absurd

14. He died. He passed away.

The deceased = 故人

diseased = 病気の

15. reputable=having a good reputation

He is a reputable doctor.

I run a reputable business.

16. a very small 石 = a pebble

I got a pebble in my shoe.

17. 一石二鳥。To kill two birds with one stone.

I'm stuck in between a ~ and a hard place.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.    

ガラスの家に住む者は石を投げてはならない

18. a boulder = a really big rock

(会員）2013年6月18日（火曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスンMust KNOW Idioms for Mixed Levels

(会員）2013年6月18日（火曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスンMust KNOW Idioms for Mixed Levels

1. to used to verb
I used to live in New York. 

2. be used  to
I am used to life in Japan

3. to get used to
I finally got used to life in Japan.
The work is hard, but you will get used to it.

4. to be about to VERB
I am about to go to work.
I was about to go to sleep.
I was about to go to bed.

5. to clean st up = きれいに掃除する、片付ける
I cleaned up my room.

6. You clean up nice! = You look good when you put on nice clothes, etc.
I clean up nice, don't I.

7. to clean up sb's reputation/image
Love Hotels Clean Up Their Image.
Love Hotels are trying to clean up their image.

8. This is the first I've ever heard of it.

9. to look forward to st = 楽しみにしています
I'm looking forward to the party.
I'm looking forward to meeting you.

10. 急に
Suddenly, All of a sudden, Without warning, Out of the blue, just like that
Then, just like that, he was gone.

11. 弱い = 品質が低い = weak sauce

12. to make a big deal out of st
Many people made a big deal out of it.

13. to make a big deal out of nothing
つまらないことで大騒ぎした。
They made a big deal out of nothing.

14. to blow something out of proportion
They blew it out of proportion.

15. to make a mountain out of a molehill =くだらないことを大げさに騒ぎ立てる
They made a mountain out of a molehill.

Don't exaggerate!　
大げさに言うな！

(会員）2013年6月14日（金曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスンMixed Lesson for Mixed Levels

(会員）2013年6月14日（金曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスンMixed Lesson for Mixed Levels

1. I'm shy.

I don't like talking or doing things in front of other people.

I'm a private person.

I don't have enough money, but I almost have enough. I'm 1,000 yen shy.

I not quite this height, but I am almost this height.

I'm just shy of 180 cm tall.

I not quite 180cm but I am almost 180cm.

I'm just shy of 40 years old.

2. 誰が悪かった？

Whose fault was it?

It was his fault.

Who was responsible?

He was responsible.

Who was to blame?

He was to blame.

Who was at fault?

He was at fault.

3. since vs. for

I've been sick ~ Monday.

I've been sick ~ 5 days.

I've been sick since Monday.

I've been sick for 5 days.

I've been sick since the party.

I've been sick forever.

4. only

a) Only you can call him.

b) You can only call him.

I only ate a little.

I ate only a little.

5. to play telephone tag

I called you and left a message. You called me back and left a message. Then I called you, and you weren't home. We're playing telephone tag.

I've been playing telephone tag with the boss all day.

6. I'm finished.

I'm done.

The movie is ~.

7. to wrap st up

They're wrapping up the meeting now.

I need a few more minutes to finish.

I need a few more minutes to wrap things up.

Oh, no. I have to go. Let's cut this meeting short.

8. わざと

He hit me on purpose.

He hit me on purpose. = He hit me intentionally. =

He deliberately hit me.

I'm going to go hit the sack!

9.

木曜日11pm-会員生放送レッスン - By request - MORE phrasal verbs 熟語

June 13, 2013

木曜日11pm-会員生放送レッスン - By request - MORE phrasal verbs 熟語

It's humid.  It's muggy. There's a lot of humidity. 

It was a sultry night. 

There was a sultry breeze.

She is a sultry woman.

Phrasal Verbs

1. Brian ~  Susan ~ to dinner and a movie.

asked / out 

Brian asked Susan out on a date.

Brian asked Joe if he wanted to go for a beer.

2. I ~ you ~ over your decision to quit your job.

back / up 

2. I back you up over your decision to quit your job.

I need you to back me up on this. 

3. to explode

The bomb exploded.  --> The bomb ~ ~.

4. The car ~ ~. 

The car broke down.

She broke down and started down.

(She lost her ability to control her feelings and started crying.)

The BBQ was ~ ~ due to rain.

The BBQ was called off due to rain.

5. I need to go upstairs and ~ ~ the baby.

I need to go upstairs and check on the baby.

to go and see if someone is OK.

6, Hey! ~ ~ that beautiful girl! Wow!

Hey! Check out that beautiful girl! Wow!

7. I can rely on. = I can count on you. = I can depend on you.

8. He ~ ~ front of me in line. 

He cut in front of me in line. 

9. He kept ~ into the conversation.

He kept cutting into the conversation.

10. I was trying to speak but he kept cutting me ~. 

I was trying to speak, but he kept cutting me off 

I was talking, and he cut me off.

I cut off his head. 

11. Stop that! = ~ that out!

Cut that out! 

12. 降ろす to drop sb off 

Can I drop you off somewhere?

My father would drop me off at school on his way to work everyday.

会員生放送レッスン - MIXED LEVELS PHRASAL VERBS!: 11pm

会員生放送レッスン - MIXED LEVELS PHRASALVERBS!: 11pm

Phrasal verbs.

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Have you ever been to Hawaii?  X Yes, I have ever.

1. to phone = to call sb up

2. to wear = to put on

3. to board = to get on

4. to trash / to discard = to throw away

5. to vomit = to throw up

6. to invite on a date = to ask out

7. to return st = to give back

8.  to reject sb/st = to turn sb down

I asked her out, but she turned me down.

9. to exercise = to work out

I work out with weights / friends.

I ran 10km today. It was a good workout.

10. to試着する = to try on

Can I try this on?

11. 消す = to turn off

12. <--> to turn on

13. switch on / switch off

14. 組み立てる= to put together

←→ to take apart

15. 電話を切る = to hang up

She young up on me.

I always hang up on salespeople.

16. Give somebody used clothes.

He handed me down his old karate uniform.

My little brother always got my hand-me-downs.

wear someone's hand-me-downs（人）のお下がりを着る

17. to stop being friends over time = to grow apart

We used to be really close, but we've grown apart.

18. to recover from a bad experience = to get over st

She never got over the death of her husband.

Saturday Night Nico! 公開生放送レッスン - English from ZERO!: 10:30pm

SaturdayNight Nico! 公開生放送レッスン - English from ZERO!: 10:30pm

Part 1: Listening

1. Good to meet you.

Gooda meecha.

2. How are you doing?

Howya doin'?

3. What's going on?

What's goin' on?

4. What's up?

Wassup?

5. d + y = j

Did you = didju / didja = diju / dija

6. t + d = d

What did you do today?

Whadja do today?

Whaja do d'day?

What did you buy?

Whadja buy?

Whaja buy?

Part 2: pronunciation

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TH sound

7. brother

8. mother

9. father

10. thirsty

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Part 3:  Basic questions:

How to ask and answer.

11.

Can you swim?

Do you swim?

Can you swim?   X Yes, I do.   O  Yes, I can./No, I can't.

Do you swim?   X Yes, I can.   O  Yes, I do./ No, I don't.

12. 例外

Have you ever been to Hawaii?

どちらが×?

a) Yes, I have.  

b) Yes, I have ever.

c) No, I haven't.

d) No, I have never been to Hawaii.

13. どこに住んでいますか。

a) Where are you live?

b) Where live you?

c) Where do you live?

d) Where are you living?

会員生放送レッスン - 50/50 Level Up Class 初級ー上級 - Part 1 & 2

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会員生放送レッスン：LEVEL up your BASIC English! & RANDOM!

会員生放送レッスン：LEVEL up your BASIC English! & RANDOM!

I made a mistake.

1. What's your name?

May I have your name? 

Hi, my name is Victor.

2. a) This is Victor. 

b) I am Victor. 

c) I am called Victor.

Best answer: b)

3. はじめまして。

Nice to meet you. 

Good to meet you. 

Great to meet you. 

Glad to meet you. 

Pleasure to meet you. 

Good to meet you. ➡Good da meecha.

4. 元気ですか？

How are you? 

How ya doing? 

What's up? 

How's it going? 

What's going on? 

5. Do you like ~?

5. Do you like ~s?

5a) Do you like dog? 

5b) Do you like dogs?

6, Are you a dog person or a cat person? 

7. Do から始まる質問

Yes, I do.  No, I don't.

Are から始まる質問

Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. 

Can から始まる質問

Yes, I can. / No, I can't. 

Do you play tennis?

Can you play tennis? 

X Can you smoke?

Do you smoke? 

8, Do you speak English? 

Can you speak English? 

9. adjective = 形容詞

Are you + 形容詞？

I am happy / busy / sad / hungry / angry / tall.

I'm happy / busy / sad / hungry / angry / tall.

I'm happy / busy / sad / hungry / angry / tall.

I'm  not  happy / busy / sad / hungry / angry / tall.

主語　動詞　形容詞　・　目的語

I'm not happy. vs I'm unhappy. 

I do not like umeboshi.  vs.  I dislike umeboshi. 

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1. a newbie

2. a SNAFU 

Situation Normal All Fucked Up = SNAFU

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3. names:

What's your name? 

May I have your name?

My name is Victor. 

name = monicker 

She goes by the monicker Egg.

nickname

screen name

name = also a verb. 

I named Maggie after a cartoon character.

4. Do you like ~?

Are you fond of ~?  

I'm fond of ~. I go for ~. I dig ~. 

Do you go for ~? 

Would you like ~? 

Would you care for ~? 

She is keen on me.  = She likes me.

I enjoy Ving. = I like Ving.

I'm dying to... I'm crazy for... I'm nuts about ....

5. fat

ぽっちゃり = chubby

super fat = obese

6. see ➡ special 

Are you seeing anyone? 

I saw Iron Man 3. 

I saw the ballet. I saw an opera. I saw the show. 

watch ➡ activity 

I like watching TV after work. 

Watch your head. 

Watch your feet. 

look ➡ learn 

I looked at my watch. 

7. I was impressed.  

I was touched. 

I was moved.

I was impressed by the movie.    The movie was impressive.

I was touched.  It was touching. 

I was moved. It was moving.