日曜日, 2月 23, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 165 on page 1111 WHEN A CAR PARK IS FULL, WHERE DOES A DRIVER HAVE TO PARK HIS CAR ?

VOCABULARY:

・DEAF  耳が聞こえない
・DUMB  喋れない
・MAKE FOR
・EXIT
・ENTRY
・AT WAR
・GOSSIP
・THUMB
・LIFT

QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

Question:
WHEN A CAR PARK IS FULL, WHERE DOES A DRIVER HAVE TO PARK
Answer:
---When a car park is full a driver have to park his car in the street or outside the town.

Question:
WHICH DO YOU THINK IS WORST, TO BE DEAF, DUMB OR BLIND?
Answer:
---I think it's worst to be blind.

Question:
WHAT DOES A "NO ENTRY" SIGN MEAN ?
Answer:
---A "no entry" sign means that one can't enter that particular street or door etc

Question:
WHICH COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD ARE AT WAR WITH ONE ANOTHER AT THE MOMENT?
Answer:
---Palestine and Israel are at war with one another at the moment.

Question:
DO YOU ENJOY LISTENING TO GOSSIP ? - AND HOW MUCH OF IT DO YOU BELIEVE IS TRUE ?
Answer:
---No, I don't enjoy listening to gossip.

土曜日, 2月 22, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 164 on page 1109 please Continue "Dictation 99 start with "Only a coward would drop his shield and run during a battle.

DICTATION 99:

Only a coward/ would drop his shield/ and run during a battle./
The shower had made the soil/ rather slippery./
If we stood in the ditch,/ we could pick the berries/ from the hedge./
The cold air made us tremble/ and cough continuously./
The pipe burst/ and water flooded the room and passage,/ running in a fast current/ down the steps./
Henry took a towel/ with a kind of striped pattern on it/ and curled it round the pipe/ to decrease the flooding.

VOCABULARY:

・ON A JOURNEY
・NEWSAGENT
・ON SALE
・NOVEL
・MAGAZINE
・LOOK OUT  気をつける
・PARK
・CAR PARK

QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

Question:
BEFORE LEAVING ON A LONG TRAIN JOURNEY, DO YOU LOOK AROUND THE STATION BOOKSHOP OR NEWSAGENT TO SEE WHAT KIND OF NOVELS AND MAGAZINES ARE ON SALE? - WHY OR WHY NOT?
Answer:
---Before leaving on a long train journey I look around the station bookshop because I like something to read on the train.

Question:
WHAT IS MEANT WHEN SOMEONE SHOUTS "LOOK OUT!"?
Answer:
---When someone shouts "Look out!" they mean be careful.

金曜日, 2月 21, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 164 on page 1108 please start with ''TECHNIQUE''.

VOCABULARY:

TECHNIQUE
GET UP
GET DOWN
UNIT
ANKLE
BLANKET
BOOT
CALENDAR
COOKER
FOUNTAIN  噴水
FRY
PROFESSOR
PURSE  小銭いれ
PYJAMAS  パジャマ
SWEATER
TRACTOR
SLIPPERY

They now use a new technique in the manufacture of such products. The technique she uses in handling animals is extraordinary.

A unit is a single thing. A large organisation is usually broken up into small units to make it easier to manage. We also talk of units of energy or units of measurement.
An inch, for example, is a unit of measurement


DICTATION :

On the donkey's back was strapped a trunk full of all manner of stuf!7 - shells, combs, a bag of rice, an old typewriter and so on. The meat bled slightly as it was slowly roasted. The car suddenly gave a roar as it shot up the steep slope.

水曜日, 2月 19, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 164 on page 1108

VOCABULARY:
SECURE
SECURITY
ROBBERY
PENSION

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
It's cloudy and cold today.
I'm tired because it's a busy day today in the office.
I fixed a bug in the computer.
Computer bug means computer issues.
Yes, I was able to fixed it.
In order to fix it, I investigated the software source code.
It takes a lot of time just to fix it.
Creating and developing software takes about 1 year.
Almost every two year, we release new product.
My company produces printers.
The brand of our printers is Sharp.
I will surf the internet after the lesson.

VOCABULARY WITH EXAMPLES:
1. SECURE, SECURITY, ROBBERY, PENSION
Most people these days expect to feel secure against robbery in their houses, and to have the security of a pension in their old age.
When I go to abroad, I sometimes don't feel secure.
He asked the security company to keep his house secure.
The shop closed the shutter against robbery at night.
My grandmother gets a pension every two months.

火曜日, 2月 18, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 164 on pages 1107-1108

VOCABULARY:
PRESERVE
DROP BACK 落伍する
RUNNER
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
RESIDENT
VISITOR

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
It was sunny, but it's very cold.
It may snow heavily tomorrow.
If it snows, some people will carry umbrella.
I ate chocolates for my dessert.
My wife got it form her co-workers.
I joined a travel insurance for my family.
We can get a refund from the insurance if there are some accidents will happen and if we lost any of our valuable things.

VOCABULARY WITH EXAMPLES:
1. PRESERVE
The building had been preserved in very good condition over the centuries.
We must preserve milk in the refrigerator after we open it.

2. DROP BACK, RUNNER
For some time he led the race, but then began to feel exhausted and started dropping back behind the other runners.
He dropped back to low class because he bankrupted.

3. PRIMARY, SECONDARY
Good health is not of secondary importance if we wish to lead a happy life; it is of primary importance.
On business I think trust is primary importance and cost of product is secondary.

4. RESIDENT, VISITOR
The resident population, as distinct, from visitors and tourists, is quite small.
There are many resident foreigners in Japan.
Visitors are asked to write their names at the entrance.

月曜日, 2月 17, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 164 on pages 1106-1107

VOCABULARY:
HANDY
COME DOWN
SALES
INCOME
EARNINGS
MATURE
OUTLINE
DAWN

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
I went to work and worked for 8 hours.
I went to the hair salon yesterday for my haircut.
I just stayed at home last Saturday because my wife has a cold.
She's now well and she's working now.
I will reserve for our optional tour for our trip in Hawaii next month.

VOCABULARY WITH EXAMPLES:
1. HANDY
I'll keep this piece of wire. It might come in handy for repairing things.
I always like to keep an extra pen handy, in case I lose the one I am using.
I always have a small handy knife in my bag.

2. COME DOWN, SALES
The price of goods in the shops can sometimes come down quite considerably during the sales.
The profit of the company come down recently.
She waits to buy new clothes until next sales.

3. INCOME, EARNINGS
Income tax is the government tax that people pay on their weekly, monthly or yearly earnings.
The firm's income increased greatly last year.
I get the income of shares every year.
The earnings of his job is small.

4. MATURE
Some cheeses go soft when they mature.
The young man was surprisingly mature for his age.
The apples become delicious when they mature.
He isn't mature even though he is 20 years old.

5. OUTLINE, DAWN
We could just see the outline of a house in the distance.
The officer outlined the plan of attack for dawn the next day.
He gave me the outline of the accident.
I got up before the dawn in this morning.

日曜日, 2月 16, 2014

Today's Lesson: Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 164 page 1105 - 1106

VOCABULARIES WITH EXAMPLES:

-ELSEWHERE = I'm awfully sorry, but we haven't got what you want in stock. I hope you'll be able to find it elsewhere.

-FOUNDATION = The building eventually fell down, because its foundations were not strong enough.

-LOUNGE = He met her quite by chance as she was coming out of the hotel lounge.

-GLIMPSE = I caught a glimpse of the car just as it disappeared round a bend in the road.

SENTENCE STRUCTURE:

-I had a haircut today.
-There are some trains are stopped.
-Some young people enjoyed skiing in the city.

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 164 page 1103 "AUTHOR"

VOCABULARY and MEANINGS:

・AUTHOR -writer
・VOLUME -quantity
・EXCEPT FOR-not included
・TANKS - container
・OVERFLOW
・EXTENT
・BRITISH
・SHIP -to deliver or transport
・WEEP - to cry with sorrow
・POETIC

--"To weep" is similar to "to cry", except that "cry" is used in a more general sense, whilst "weep" is used more for sorrow or sadness; although one can weep for joy. "Weep" is probably stronger and more poetic in its use. Unlike "cry", the word "weep", however, does not also mean "to shout".

・AS FOR - with regards
・DISTINCT regognizable
・DISTINCTION
・LANDING
・CARE ABOUT - to care
・ENVIRONMENT

土曜日, 2月 15, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 164 page 1102 please start with ''HANG ABOUT''

VOCABULARY:

・HANG ABOUT  待つ
・IN INK  インクで
・IN PENCIL  鉛筆で
・CANDIDATE
・EXAMINER
・NORTHWARD SOUTHWARD EASTWARD WESTWARD
・KEEP OFF
・AFFECT

QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

Question:
ON WHAT KIND OF OCCASIONS ARE PEOPLE KEPT HANGING ABOUT ?/
Answer:
---People are kept hanging about when they pay a visit to their doctor, to a hospital, to a government department.

Question:
WHY ARE CANDIDATES IN AN EXAM USUALLY ASKED TO WRITE IN INK RATHER THAN IN PENCIL?
Answer:
---Candidates in an exam usually asked to write in ink rather in pencil in order to make it easier for the examiner to read.

Question:
WHAT DO NORTHWARD, SOUTHWARD, EASTWARD AND WESTWARD MEAN ?
Answer:
---Northward means towards the north, towards the south etc.

Question:
WHAT DOES THE NOTICE "KEEP OFF THE GRASS" MEAN ?
Answer:
---The notice "Keep off the grass " means don't walk on the grass.

Question:
WHAT KIND OF MUSIC AFFECTS YOU THE MOST DEEPLY?/
Answer:
---The kind of music affects me is J-pop music.

金曜日, 2月 14, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 164 pages 1101-1102

VOCABULARY:
BY SIGHT 見覚えがある
BY NAME 名前を知っている
MOOD 
VARY  変わる

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
It's very cold today because it was snowing so heavily since midnight.
My wife brought to the office by car.
I got one pack of chocolate form her yesterday.
We ate it together.
Maybe, I will to the hair salon for my haircut.
I will prepare for my business trip on the 23rd of February.
I will stay there for one week.
I have some co-workers who are in America.
I will go there alone.

CALLAN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
1. DO YOU EVER FIND ON MEETING SOMEONE FOR THE SECOND TIME THAT YOU RECOGNISE THEM BY SIGHT BUT NOT BY NAME ? AND HOW DO YOU OVERCOME YOUR EMBARRASSMENT ?
Yes, I sometimes find on meeting someone for the second time that I recognise them by sight but not by name I say nothing about having forgotten their name and hope it will come to me during the course of the conversation or say "I'm sorry, last time we met I didn't quite catch your name, what's your name again?''

2. ARE YOU THE TYPE OF PERSON WHOSE MOODS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, OR EVEN FROM HOUR TO HOUR, OR ARE YOUR MOODS FAIRLY STEADY AND CONSTANT ?
No, I'm not the type whose moods vary from day to day, or even from hour to hour, but I'm a type of person whose moods are fairly steady and constant.

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 164 page 1100-1101

Callan (Questions&Answers):
QUESTION:
IF YOU HEARD A GUN GO OFF IN THE STREET AND SAW THE GUNMAN DASHING PAST YOU, WOULD YOU GO AFTER HIM ? - WHY OR WHY NOT ?
Answer:
If I heard a gun go off in the street and saw the gunman dashing past me,I wouldn't go after him.

QUESTION:
DO YOU FIND THAT TROUBLES SELDOM COME TO YOU ONE AT A TIME BUT IN THREES AND FOURS ? - WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE THIS IS ?
Answer:
Yes, I find troubles come to me one at a time and I solve it one by one.

QUESTION:
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING WHICH IS QUITE LAWFUL, BUT WHICH YOU THINK SHOULD BE MADE UNLAWFUL ?
Answer:
Politicians are speaking to the public and it's very noisy.

QUESTION:HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU HAND IN YOUR PAPERS AT THE END OF AN EXAM ?
Answer:
When I hand in my papers at the at the end of an exam,I feel nervous.

VOCABULARY WORDS:
GO OFF 爆発する、発砲する
GO AFTER 追いかける
GUNMAN
CHANCE
STAND A CHANCE 見込みがある
ARMED
UNARMED
DESPERATE
AT A TIME
LAWFUL 合法な
UNLAWFUL 非合法な
MOTOR-BIKE
BIKE
UNNECESSARILY
HAND IN 差し出す

木曜日, 2月 13, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 164 on pages 1099-1100

VOCABULARY:
OUT OF PLACE 居心地が悪い
COMPOSER
MEDICAL
CONFERENCE
CONGRESS
TENSE
RESPOND
STIFFEN 固くなる
GRIP
AVAILABLE
EXCITE

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
It rained a little in the morning.
I went to the office by bicycle and I got wet.
I will eat something together with my wife, maybe we will eat chocolates.
We will celebrate Pre Valentines Day today.
I will go to Hawaii with my parents and my sister next month.
My wife can't go with us to Hawaii because she has a work.
I will buy something as a souvenir for her in Hawaii and I will give it on White Day.

CALLAN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
1. GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF PEOPLE FEELING AND LOOKING OUT OF PLACE; THAT IS, ON WHAT KIND OF OCCASIONS WOULD CERTAIN PEOPLE FEEL AND LOOK OUT OF PLACE?
An example of people feeling and looking out of place is a painter or a composer being present at a medical conference or commercial congress.

2. HOW DO PEOPLE USUALLY RESPOND PHYSICALLY TO A TENSE SITUATION ?
People usually respond physically to a tense situation by becoming tense themselves; their bodies stiffen, they grip any available object, like the arm of a chair, and might become nervously excited.

水曜日, 2月 12, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 163 and Lesson 164 on pages 1098-1099

VOCABULARY:
PILLOW
SAUSAGE
SLEEVE 袖
GET AWAY 逃げる
NERVOUS
EXHAUST
NERVOUS EXHAUSTION 精神的疲弊
HEART-ATTACK  心臓発作

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
I have a little cold today.
Yes, I took Chinese medicines for it.
It was sunny, but it's very cold.
I just stayed at home because of my cold and I also had a headache.
I had a good sleep yesterday.
I cancelled the plan and I didn't to the amusement park because of my bad condition yesterday.
I'm a bit tired today from work.
I will go to bed soon after the lesson.
I put my head on the pillow.
I like both boiled sausage and baked sausage.
I wear long sleeve shirt in winter.

CALLAN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
1. WHAT OFTEN HAPPENS TO HIGH PRESSURE BUSINESS-MEN WHO WORK TOO HARD AND NEVER EVEN GET AWAY FOR THE NORMAL ANNUAL HOLIDAY ?
High-pressure businessmen who work too hard and never even get away for the normal annual holiday often finish up suffering from high blood-pressure or nervous exhaustion, and could even drop dead from a sudden heart-attack.

火曜日, 2月 11, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 163 page 1098

VOCABULARY WORDS:
UNEASY-
I feel uneasy to give a speech in the public.

ALBUM
-I still have childhood pictures in my album.

AMBULANCE
-Ambulance must run very fast but with extra careful in order for the patient to be safe.

ANYWAY
- Anyway,you must finish this job before the day ends.

BALL (DANCE)
-He attended a ball last night.

CABIN
-I stayed in a cabin of the ship.

DISTRICT
-I often go to the shopping district.

FORTNIGHT
-I want to diet within fortnight.

GROCER
-I bought some goods in the grocer's shop.

月曜日, 2月 10, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 163 on pages 1097-1098

VOCABULARY:
AT LUNCH
REGION
SCHEME
TASK
BREAK-UP  別れ
break up 壊す

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
It was sunny and yesterday was cloudy.
I took a TOEIC exam last Saturday.
My purpose or reason why I took the exam is to check my progress in listening and writing.
I just stayed at home and took some rest yesterday.
It's a foundation day in Japan and it's a national holiday.
I don't have work tomorrow and we plan that we will go to amusement park.
The amusement park is full of beautiful and colorful LED lights.
It's located in Mie prefecture.

VOCABULARY WITH EXAMPLES:
1. AT LUNCH
We were sitting at lunch when we heard the bad news.
I talk with my co-workers at lunch.

2. REGION
The Arctic and Antarctic regions are two of the coldest places on earth.
There are many deer at this region.

3. SCHEME
The scheme for building a new factory in the area was not accepted by the local inhabitants.
My city has a scheme to build a new highway.

4. TASK
The task of organising the work was immense.
It's important to consider a task for studying English in this year.

5. BREAK - UP
The break-up of the marriage was expected by everybody.
He broke the jar up with a hammer before putting it into the rubbish bag.
When she gets angry, she breaks something up.
The break-up of marriage makes me stressful.

木曜日, 2月 06, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 163 on pages 1096-1097

VOCABULARY:
NEEDLESS
OBLIGE
IF ONLY
DISHONEST
PHASE
RACKET ラケット、騒動
GANG
GANGSTER
TWENTIES
THIRTIES

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
It was cloudy and it's very cold.
I went to work and worked for 8 hours today.
I arrived home 15 minutes ago.
The first thing I did was I checked my cats.
I have to feed them after the lesson.
I'm a bit hungry now.
I will watch a recorded TV comedy program after dinner.

VOCABULARY WITH EXAMPLES:
1. NEEDLESS
Needless to say I accepted the job at once.
It's a needless work for him.

2. OBLIGE
I would like to oblige you, but I'm afraid I haven't got what you want.
We were obliged to wait for quite some time.
I was obliged to visit my customer.

3. IF ONLY, DISHONEST
If only we had known how dishonest he was, we would never have employed him.
If only I had read the book, I could avoid the mistake.
He is so dishonest that nobody believe him.

4. PHASE
We are now in the final phase of the Callan Method.
He is in the first phase of the chemical experiment.

5. RACKET, GANG, GANGSTER, TWENTIES, THIRTIES
The gang of youths made such a racket in the street that eventually the police had to be called.
The gangs who ride motor bike make a racket in the midnight.
Tennis rackets are very much lighter in weight these days than they were in the old days.
I sometimes cut the strings of my tennis racket.
Most of the rackets in America in the twenties and thirties were controlled by gangsters.

水曜日, 2月 05, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 163 on pages 1095-1096

VOCABULARY:
FEE
GENUINE
HANDSOME
IMAGE
MARGIN
CALL IN

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
It snowed a little today in the afternoon.
I don't like snow.
When I was a kid, I played with snow with my friends.
We made snow balls and snowman.
We threw snow balls with one another.
I went to a Chinese restaurant with my wife for our dinner.
I will surf the internet after the lesson.

VOCABULARY WITH EXAMPLES:
1. FEE
The word fee is generally used to describe the payment we make to a doctor, a private teacher or a lawyer.
I paid expensive fee when I asked my lawyer to solve the case.

2. GENUINE
The tie seemed to be made of genuine silk, but it was not easy to tell.
A genuine vintage wine is very expensive.

3. HANDSOME
"Handsome" we generally use to describe a man, whilst "beautiful" we use for a woman.
He is a handsome man.

4. IMAGE
The boy looked the exact image of his father; even his smile was the same.
He had a strong image about earthquake after the disaster.

5. MARGIN
Various remarks on the composition had been written in the margin of the page.
We walked all round the margin of the lake.
Students usually write something in the margin of the text on a page.

6. CALL IN
Shall we call in to see Mary on our way home?
I called in the dentist to make an appointment.

火曜日, 2月 04, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 163 on pages 1094-1095 we continue ''VOCABULARY WITH EXAMPLES''

VOCABULARY:
BLANK
CAREER
DEPART
DEPARTURE
ELEMENTARY
FARE

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
After work, I went to the dentist.
Last week, the dentist got the model of my teeth and today I got an explanation about it.
I want to arrange my upper front teeth.
The dentist inserted rubbers of both end of my upper teeth.
It doesn't hurt me, but I feel really strange.
It's the preparation for arranging the teeth.
Next week, the dentist will remove it and he will replace it with metal strip wire.
I will be wearing it for 6 months to 1 year.
On Valentines Day, I mainly receive chocolates from my wife.

VOCABULARY WITH EXAMPLES:
1. BLANK
The student sat for quite some time with a blank expression on his face, looking at the blank sheet of exam paper lying before him on his desk.
Children can draw anything on the blank paper.

2. CAREER
He felt he would not be suited to a career in politics, so he went into medicine instead.
His career is a computer engineer in a software company.

3. DEPART - DEPARTURE
We can see what time the trains depart from the departure board at the railway station.
He will depart his house at 7 a.m.
I wish your departure is good and safe.

4. ELEMENTARY
We can't allow him to play. He doesn't even understand the elementary rules of the game.
There are many children in the elementary school.
She gave me an elementary lesson.

5. FARE
Having spent every penny I had with me, I realised too late that I hadn't any money for my bus fare home.
The train fare from nearby station to Osaka is about 1000 yen.

月曜日, 2月 03, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 163 on pages 1093-1094

VOCABULARY:
STALE 淀んだ
OXYGEN 酸素
NOT ONLY ... BUT ALSO
GET AT  届く
AID

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:
It's raining a little today and not so cold.
Inside my room, it's 21 degrees Celsius and I'm using air condition now.
I ate uncut rolling sushi because it's Setsubun day.
We throw beans outside and inside.
Throwing beans outside means we throw beans at the devil for him to run away
Throwing beans inside means coming of good fortune.
We also eat beans the same number of our age.

CALLAN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
1. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH STALE AIR IN THE CLASSROOM, AND HOW CAN ONE CURE IT ?
The problem with stale air in the classroom it lacks oxygen, which is needed for keeping the brain fresh and it can be cured by opening the windows or doors after each lesson.

VOCABULARY WITH EXAMPLES:
1. NOT ONLY ... BUT ALSO
Not only had we lost our way, but we had also lost our compass.
Not only I fell into a hole, but I also fell my wallet.

2. GET AT
I was not able to get at the books on the top shelf.
I can't get at the coin under the shelf.

3. AID
A great deal of financial aid will be required if the experiment is to be continued.
He aided poor people.

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 163 on page 1092 *DROP IN*

VOCABULARY:

・DROP IN
・ON BUSINESS
・ON HOLIDAY
・TELL
・HOLIDAYMAKER  休みの人
・SACK  袋、解雇
・GET THE SACK  解雇になる
・EMPLOYMENT
・REACT
・DEEPLY
・DEPRESSED
・FORM

QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

Question:
DO YOU LIKE FRIENDS DROPPING IN FOR A CHAT, OR DO YOU PREFER THEM TO GIVE YOU A RING TO LET YOU KNOW THEY'RE COMING ?
Answer:
---I prefer them to give me a ring to let me know they're coming.

Question:
AT A HOTEL OR A RAILWAY STATION, HOW CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO ARE ON HOLIDAY AND THOSE WHO ARE ON BUSINESS ?
Answer:
---At a hotel or a railway stations, holidaymakers usually look more relaxed and less hurried, and usually wear brighter clothes. Whilst people on business wear suit and carrying suitcases

Question:
WHAT DO WE USE SACKS FOR?
Answer:
---We use sacks for transporting things like vegetables, especially potatoes etc.

土曜日, 2月 01, 2014

Callan OLD Edition Stage 11 Lesson 163 on page 1091-1092

VOCABULARY:

・SOLVE
・CARRY OUT
・EFFICIENCY
・TENDENCY
・CONFUSED
・BY LAND
・BY AIR
・GLANCE  ちらっと見る


QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

Question:
WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THE PHILOSOPHER, BERTRAND RUSSELL, THAT HALF THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD SPENDS ITS TIME CLEARING UP THE MESS MADE BY THE OTHER HALF, I.E. HAVING TO CONSTANTLY CLEAN AND TIDY UP AFTER PEOPLE AND REPAIR THE 1091 DAMAGE THEY HAVE DONE ? - AND WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT ?
Answer:
---No,I wouldn't agree with the philosopher BERTRAND RUSSELL,that half of the population of the world spends its time clearing up the mess made by the other half.

Question:
IF IT WERE RAINING AND I SAID "IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT WILL SOON CLEAR UP", WHAT WOULD I MEAN?
Answer:
---If it were raining and you said "IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT WILL SOON CLEAR UP" it means it would stop raining soon.

Question:
HOW WOULD YOU SOLVE THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS ?
Answer:
---I'd solve the world's problems by giving Education to poor people.

Question:
DO YOU PREFER TO TRAVEL BY LAND, BY SEA, OR BY AIR ? - WHY ?
Answer:
---I prefer to travel by air because it is the fastest.

Question:
WHAT KIND OF SHOPS WOULD YOU EXPECT TO FIND A LARGE RANGE OF GOODS ?
Answer:
---I expect to find a large range of goods in a supermarket or big store in the city .