『大人のための英会話』十日市場地区センタークラス1月１回目

HAPPY　NEW YEAR To ALL

Year of Dog

Other name of a dog is a canine(K-9)

What sign of the Chinese zodiac are you born in?

What sign are you?  // I was born in the year of the dog.

What is your horoscope?  // I am a leo.

Do you believe in horoscopes?

Yes　I do./No I don't.

Do you believe in the the stars?

For most of western people Oriental people should be Chinese.

宿題：すべての星座を英語で言えるようにしましょう。

自分の星座が何座か言えるようにしましょう。

テキスト『旅行の英会話』P.１１４　クレームとトラブル

It's very important to deal with the customers.

The amount on the bill is wrong. / Can I see the bill?I haven't used it at all./Let me know when you use it/Will you exchange it?/Sure but do you have the receipt?Can I have my money back? / What's wrong with the goods. This is the receipt. / Thank you.(I don't need it)I didn't get the receipt. / I'm sorry .Here's your receipt.I lost my receipt. / We need receipt first before we can exchange goods for money.( I'm sorry. No receipt no refund.)Please call the person who sold me this.　/　What's the problem?（What's wrong)It doesn't work at all.　/　What's wrong with that?（What happened？）How long will it take to fix it?　/It's about 10 days（1 week)Can you fix it and send it to Japan? / I'm sorry it's my first case this kind of problem.Can you wait?

Vocabulary list

Astrology：占星術

Leo(Lion;ラテン語のライオン）: しし座

Pisces : うお座

Social convention : しきたり、慣習

Lukewarm : 生ぬるい、気乗りしない（熱心ではない）

My coffee is lukewarm

My feeling is lukewarm about Governor Koike improve Tokyo Economy

Oriental : 東洋人

Fortune teller : 占い師

Palm reading：手相占い

self employed : 自営業者

Pot Luck : 福袋、[cf；Pot luck lunch]

Jack pot : スロットマシーン 

Prohibited : 禁止されている

Seat charge　:　お通し料（席料）

Declare: 申告する

shop lifting:万引き

Read the room:空気を読む