今日はロンドンの観光に関するレッスンをしました。
イングランドではフライドポテトのことをチップスというとのことでしたが、結構紛らわしいですね。
あと、Gutted（= sad or disappointed）の意味を推測してみてという質問がありましたが、私は以前のクラスで"Got it"と回答しましたが、今日の受講生の方も同じ回答でした。考えることはよく似てますね。
England
Britain = the main island (consisting of Wales, Scotland, England)
United Kingdom (all of the kingdoms together make up the UK)
Scotland Ireland
Wales
EU (European Union)
French fry = chips
Chips = crisps
Mono = latin root for 1
River Thames (pronounced [temz])
large= big
During my lifetime…..
A lifetime is too short to do…..
It would take a lifetime to….
In my lifetime, I would like to….
It would take a lifetime to travel all over the world.
It would take a lifetime to study all the languages of the world.
In my lifetime, I would like to master English/travel all over the world.
All board = expression used to tell people to board (usually a ship)
Entire = whole
Skytree is a landmark of Tokyo.
Cinderella Castle is a landmark of Tokyo Disneyland.
Tokyo University is a landmark of Japan.
The avenue of gingko trees is a landmark of Tokyo University.
“A” and “The”
-a landmark must be a “the”
Fancy = like
Gutted = sad or disappointed
Quid = 1 pound
A buck = 1 dollar
Ta = Bye, See you later
Mate = friends, buddy
Banter = small talk, funny jokes, good conversation
Cheeky Nandos= guiltily getting chicken when you know you prob
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