What a big crowd! Such a disappointing score...
On Sunday I watched F.C.Gifu lose 0-1 to Consadole Sapporo. It`s not so bad - I`d expected worse; Consadole Sapporo are pretty strong - currently (= now) 4th in J2 league. Unfortunately the referee ignored (見逃した) two PK appeals by Gifu players. How annoying!
Anyway, it was such nice weather, and so nice to sit outside drinking, eating & screaming abuse (罵る) at the referee, that I didn`t mind the score. I enjoyed myself.
Grammar:
- What/such + (形容詞) 名詞 e.g. What a stadium! Such beautiful grass.
- How/so + 形容詞 e.g. How nice! You`re so kind.
- Be careful: "What a nice!" - WRONG. "So nice stadium" - WRONG.
I: What did you get up to on the weekend, Teragoya Otto?
T: I went to a theme park called Suzuka Circuit. Do you know it?
I: Yes. They have lots of rides (乗り物) for small kids, right? Could you go on many rides?
T: Yes, but there were long lines (列) for popular rides like (様な) the roller coaster & boat ride. Fortunately the lines for simple rides like the police bumper cars & aeroplane ride were short, so my kids went on them a few times.
I: Did you go on the aeroplane ride, Teragoya Otto?
T: Er... maybe. Why do you ask?
I: Pffft... No reason (何となく)!
T: Hey! Don`t laugh - it`s a cool ride!
Pronunciation:
- 日本語では`theme` (テーマ)は`gamer`と同じ韻になります。でも、英語の発音になると`theme`は`dream`と同韻語なのです。
Upstairs from our Teragoya Ginan school is a restaurant called `Pele`s Up Diner`. I went there for the first time on Monday & tried one of their American-style hamburgers. It was really tasty. Yum!
The decor is great too. There`s even a `bobber`-style bike inside. If you have a chance, I recommend checking it out.
http://www.pelesup-diner.com/
Vocabulary:
- In Japanese, `bike` = バイク = motorbike
- In English, `bike` = motorbike OR bicycle, so:
I ride my bike to school = 自転車で学校に行きます
Do you have a bike license? = バイクの免許はありますか？
On Sunday, Teragoya took about 80 kids to Higashiyama zoo in Nagoya. I think the kids` favourite animals were the tiger, the elephants, & the penguins. I like penguins, but their enclosure (囲壁 ?) is really smelly.
After looking at animals, we had a tasty lunch, took photos, then went home. The weather was good & everyone had a good time.
Vocabulary:
- "It`s tasty" = It tastes GOOD, but "It`s smelly" = It smells BAD
You know about my Youtube videos, don`t you? You`ve watched them, haven`t you? They`re good, aren`t they?
If your answer to those questions wasn`t "Yes!!! Of course!!!" then please check out my Youtube videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmZMMMaZigM&list=PLEL8h9GIzoeNyOXhs9s1qWdz0_fG-hopP
Now there are 16, and we are continuing to add a new one each week. They are short, interesting & great for learning English. And everyone wants to improve their English, right?
Grammar:
- "...don`t you? ...haven`t you? ... isn`t he?" etc = "...ですね?"
- An easier, casual way: "...right?" = "...ですね / だよね?"
On Sunday I went to a couple of art exhibitions in Aichi Prefectural Art Museum ( http://www-art.aac.pref.aichi.jp/eng/exhibition.html ). One was by a woodblock (版画) artist called Tsukuhae. Well, I thought it was by an artist called Tsukuhae, but actually it was a magazine called Tsukuhae. It was begun by three students at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1914. The next year, one of the members died, so they stopped producing it.
Looking at their prints, I was inspired to make my own. When I read about the dead member, I was inspired to do it quickly...
Grammar:
- a magazine/city/restaurant called ___ = ___ というの雑誌/町/ レストラン
When I went to The Toyota Automobile Museum ( http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/english/ ) a couple of weeks ago, I was amazed by the variety of cars. I had expected just Toyota cars, but there were also cars by Honda, Ford, MG etc. They were all in excellent condition. I was really impressed.
Which was my favourite? I can`t say - it`s impossible to choose.
When I see old cars, I really want to have one. Maybe when I retire I`ll get an old car and try to restore it. Unfortunately, I don`t know anything about car restoration. When I have time, I`ll study!
Grammar:
- When... 動詞... 動詞... (about always)
- When... 過去形動詞... 過去形動詞... (about the past)
- When... 動詞... will 動詞... (about the future)
- When... 動詞... 過去形動詞... etc. WRONG
- When... will 動詞... will 動詞... WRONG
On Sunday I watched F.C.Gifu`s first home game of the 2015 season. They played pretty badly but won 1-0.
The weather was cool, but I had a good time. I enjoyed sitting on the grass behind the goal drinking happily, while my kids ate junk food greedily or ran around crazily. I expected them to vomit (嘔吐く) but luckily they didn`t.
Grammar:
- `__y` 動詞 ----> `__ily` 副詞; happy --> happily, crazy --> crazily, lucky --> luckily
If you want to see plum blossoms in Gifu City, Bairin Park is the best place. I went there last Sunday. There are lots of different colours of blossom. I think my favourite blossom colour is dark pink - it`s very vivid & striking. If you want to go, now is the best time - hurry!
Grammar:
- My favourite colour/food/song/etc. OK
- My best colour/food/song/etc. NO
- My best (golf/game/etc) score OK
On Saturday, while I was getting books & things ready for my first class, I looked out the window of my first floor classroom & noticed a wedding group getting ready to cross the road. I quickly grabbed (= got) my camera from my bag. Then I took some pictures.
The bride & groom saw me, so I waved to them & they waved back.
Congratulations!
Grammar:
- 本を準備する = get books ready
- パーティーの準備をする = get ready FOR a party
- 食べる準備をする = get ready TO eat
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