今日の授業で次のような間違いがありました。 ‘miss’と’lose’は似ていますが、違います。生徒さんが’I miss my wallet’と話しましたが、こちらは不自然です。 ‘miss’=感情, lose＝無くす、なので ‘I lost my wallet’が正解です。 ‘I am missing my wallet’ だったら大丈夫です。
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I Don’t Care for It
From Twitter Friendly Banter Paul: I don’t ___ ____ science fiction movies. Alec: That’s why you’re a boring person. Paul: Oh! You’re an asshole. Alec: Ha ha. Yes, I am, just like you–but at least I’m not boring. Paul: Good one. like much care much care about care of care for CHOICES like much […]
続きを読む →Image & Impressions
From Twitter What is your __ of the Japanese government response to #COVID19? My __ of the US is one of ethnic strife, freedom, lots of space. Toshi: What’s your __ of @GretaThunberg? Rie: Who’s that? Toshi: Do you live under a rock? She’s the most famous #environmental #activist on Earth! Choices:imageimpression The Answer is […]
続きを読む →Space Shot
From Twitter ReadWe_①_ been _②_ #Shuttle 31 years when it was _③_ in 2011. May 27 @ 5:33am Asia Pacific Time (4:33pm Eastern Standard Time) 2 @NASA astronauts launch on a @SpaceX #Falcon #CrewDragon to the #ISS. Watch @ http://nasa.gov. Choosehad has fly flew flying flown canceled cancellation Answers And Explanations1. had (because been is […]
続きを読む →It’s Over
From Twitter When I was young, my mother got aggravated if my things were _①_． When we blew the mini-fireworks, confetti _②_. I’m _③_ this TV series. It’s boring, now. Jo: Do you wanna go get a beer? Jay: Oh, dude, I’m _④_。 Choose: over (“bored with,” “done with”) all over (“everywhere”)all over it (“into […]
続きを読む →What Were You Doing When…?
From Twitter: Read: _____ drinking tea only ten minutes before the phone rang. Choose:have beenwashad been Answers & ExplanationsThe answers are ‘had been’ (formal, correct and written) and ‘was’ (casual and spoken). ‘Have been” doesn’t work because it is in the present; we need a past answer dictated by ‘rang.’
続きを読む →Freedom
From Twitter: Answer The answer is ‘shut them down.’ The meaning is akin to “stop,” “end,” “discontinue,” #terminate” and “block.” It’s not about causing someone to be quiet. The “shutting down” is of the event, in this case.
続きを読む →Let’s Go Abroad
From TwitterThe corona virus has changed life on Earth for our race (the human one); many have died, more are sick. Social, economic, occupational and family lives have worsened–in some cases improved, but many yearn to travel again. I hope to __ after a vaccine is approved & available. Choices① in abroad (This has no […]
続きを読む →Do you Know him?
Frik: Do you know that guy? Frak: I _ Frik: Do you know that guy? Frak: I __ his face, but don’t __ whom he is. Choicesremember recognizerealize The answers ‘recognize’ and ‘remember’ are interchangeable. You can use them in either space; ‘realize’ is not an option: This is the best arrangement: I recognize his […]
続きを読む →Get That Hair Cut!
In America, in the fifties and sixties, conservative fathers made their sons keep their hair short; they had them–or even made them have their hair cut. This was harder to do when the resistance to the American war in Vietnam started. This trend of young people keeping long hair also became popular as part of […]
続きを読む →Not Sure About
From TwitterI’m not sure _____ to class even if the Corona Virus State of Emergency ends. I prefer online study; it’s smarter, safer, easier and saves me money & time. (Both choices are grammatically correct, but one is useless and means something very different from the other.) Choices:to goabout going In my opinion there are […]
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