【DME】今日の学び_20110219

English Method

今日はLesson104の途中から途中まで！

・What can we call a person we work with?
  - We can call a person we work with a fellow worker or a workmate.

・Do you still keep in touch with your mates from school?
  - I still keep in touch with my mates from school.
  - I keep in touch with my schoolmates by Facebook.

・Why do people sometimes lose touch with their school mates?
  - People sometimes lose touch with their school mates because they start something new, like work or studying, in a different city.

・What kind of things do people do to amuse themselves on a train?
  - People talk to their fellow passangers to amuse themselves on a train.

・Where in Europe is cycling the most popular way of getting to work?
  - Cycling is the most popular way of getting to work in Holland.

・Does it take more effort to cycle uphill or downhill?
  - It takes more effort to cycle uphill than downhill.

・Why do people sometimes try to drown their problems?
  - People sometimes try to drown their problems because they don’t know what to do or they can’t manage them.

・Do problems disappear if you drown them?
  - No, problems don’t disappear even if you drown them.

・Why’s the word ‘ambulance’ written backwards on the front of an ambulance?
  - The word ‘ambulance’ is written backwards on the front of an ambulance so that drivers can read it in the mirror.

・Which is animal is believed to walk backwards?
  - The crayfish is believed to walk backwards.

・Do you believe a journey backwards / forwards through time will ever be possible?
  - No, I don’t believe a journy backwards / forwards through time will be possible one day.

・What am I doing?
  - You’re sitting sideways on the chair.

・What should drivers do when they see an ambulance coming?
  - Drivers should move to the side when they see an ambulance coming.

・How did women ride a horse in the past?
  - Women rode a horse in the past sitting sideways.

・Why do we sometimes use always with the present continuous tense?
  - We sometimes use always with the present continuouse tnese to emphasise the fact that an action is repeated so often that it annoys us, or because it seems continuous.

・Do you know anyone who is always coming late to work?
  - Yes, I know someone who is always coming late to work.

・Do you know anyone who is always missing buses?
  - No, I don’t know anyone who is always missing buses.

・What habits annoy you the most?
  - The habits which annoy me the most are sleeping with an open mouth and being late to work.

・Why do you think some students never do their homework?
  - Some students never do their homework because they are always doing something eles.

・Have you surfed?
  - Yes, I’ve surfed.
  - I surfed in Australia two years ago.

・Where can you go if you want to ride on large waves?
  - You can go to Hawaii if you want to ride on large waves.

・Can waves sometimes be dangerous for surfers
  - Yes, waves sometimes be dangerous for surfers.
  - A surfer can be hit by a wave and can drown.