Valentines Day
This is a day in which people who have love interest and come together and share their  love for each other. This tradition comes from the saint “Valentin” who was impodoned because he was in love with a noble woman. He was sent to prison. He was a christian, so he prayed in his cell so that he could meet the woman he loved. In the end he died in his cell. Still hoping to see his love . Or so they say. We celebrate that day to remember the sacrifice he made for her.

We return to Jill and Joan and their dinner plans

Jill: so could you make a reservation?
Joan: yes but could you believe it took me the whole day.
Jill: How come?
Joan: well you know it is Valentines Day.
Jill: Yeah!!
Joan: Yes it is. I found a place near bay.
Jill: I hope there is a nice bar. So we can meet people.
Joan: yes there is a single bar nearby.
Jill: Great!

The adventure continues. Please remember that Vantines Day is not a day to give chocolate but it’s for couples to share their love for each other. So I hope next week you find your special someone.

Episode 3

The young women are in the park looking at the sky and they start talking about life.

Joan: say...what are you doing tomorrow?
Jill: well...  I have no plans.
Joan: how about we have dinner tomorrow?
Jill: that sounds great
Joan: well... what kind of food do you like ?
Jill: I like Chinese and you?
Joan: I love it...look the eclipse ...it’s happening!!
Jill: yes, I got it on the phone .
Joan: sent it to me when you are done.
Jill: will do. Well, it’s done. See you tomorrow ?
Joan: yeah! Can you send me a list of places ?
Jill: Sure... will do.

It seems the friends are about to continue their relationship and we will follow it also.
See you next time.

Episode 2 of Star gazers

This is the evening of the lunar eclipse

Jill: WOW! so many people with phones out
Joan:  yes there  are. Do you think they will turn out clearly?
Jill:  I don’t know. But there are sure many people. You would think that there is a picnic going on.
Joan: It looks so . Did you eat a snack?
Jill: not really...you want to get something ?
Joan : Sure
Jill : Let’s go.

Well they go into a convenience store but they forget the time ... wait until tomorrow to find out what happens next

Eclipse Conversation

This is talk about a lunar eclipse. An eclipse is when one celestial body covers up another from the view point on the star gazer.

A star gazer is someone who looks at or studied the celestial bodies above.

Here is a conversation between some star gazers

Jill: I can’t wait for the eclipse later tonight
Joan: really ? there is one happening ?
Jill: that’s right.
Joan: how about we go out and watch together ?
Jill: that sounds great . When and where should we meet?
Joan: how about after work ? We can meet at the park near the office.
Jill: that sounds great.
Joan: it’s a date then?
Jill: it is see you soon .
Joan: see you too.

Well this is a sample of 2 stargazer making a date I hope that you tune in next time and find out what they see. See ya later 

Hello, we have entered a new month and it’s time to learn new things. Today we will talk about Groundhog Day, this is traditionally a day in which a groundhog will go outside and check it’s shadow. Depending on whether it sees its shadow or not is how long winter will be. Please check out the conversation below.

Groundhogs Day

Bob: hey, did you see YouTube video?
Jaime: which video?
Bob: you know the one about the groundhog ?
Jaime: yeah about the shadow.  I can’t understand why people out in the country care so much.
Bob: yeah it’s strange. But do you know if winter weather will go on for 6 more weeks 
Jaime: don’t know...let’s check it out

This is a conversation many people have in the United States all the time . So check it out. Next time we will talk about Valentine’s Day . See you soon ....

『大人のための英会話』十日市場地区センタークラス～1月2回目

受験シーズンの到来です！ 

Quiz : 次の言葉を英語で言ってみましょう。4文字熟語編

商業施設：Commercial facility ,All service stop

 (cf; accommodation =宿泊施設）

新装開店 : Reformed(/renovated) shop

大衆食堂 : No frills restaurant, Diner

ex:ANA domestic airline is a no-frills airline

非常階段 : Emergency stairs

防火水槽 : Fire prevention water tank

self sufficiency:自給自足

popular items:人気商品

health care : 健康管理

capitalism : 資本主義

archaeologist : 考古学者

Indian summer : 小春日和

Parking violaion: 駐車違反

Metabolism : 新陳代謝

Free transportation : 振替輸送

Solar battery : 太陽電池

形の表現

球体：ball　（sphere）

長方体：tank　（rectangular）

立方体　:　cube　dice　

vocabulary list

reformed ≒　Changed

renovated　≒　renewed

Frill:something special(特別な（サービス））

steps :（ uniformity 均一な）　

Fire water=whisky

Sphere=ball:球体

sequence : 順序

Violation : 違反

atmosphere : 大気、雰囲気

Hemisphere　: 半球；Japan in in the north hemisphere.

study hard ⇔ hardly　study

Astronomer　：天文学者

shovel snow : 雪かき

Ambulance chaser : Low scale layer (≒Ham and egg layer,A type of layer to look for quick money)

Sue：訴訟を起こす

次のレッスンは　2月14日　９：３０～１１：００　小会議室Bです。

Hello, How are you?

When you meet someone for the first time this greeting is quite common, here are some others you can use:

How is it going?

Where have you been?

What’s going on?

The above question are a cause for someone to give a long story explaining their situation.

Note
Always feel free to interrupt if you can not follow or that you want to ask for more details. You can use these questions for example:

Could you please slow down?

Can you repeat that?

I am sorry I can’t follow you.

If you want to ask follow up questions for example :

How long did you stay?
Could I do that to?
Was it difficult to arrange?

These are the types of question you can ask to further the conversation and enjoy the company of the person.  See you next week.

Louis