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TOEIC終わっちゃった脱力週間 Day 2

remorse a strong feeling of being sorry that you have done something very bad
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発音矯正モノをやるべきか,熟考中。

TOEIC Part 2演習
TOEIC公式ガイド&問題集』Vol.2
ミニテスト 3/5
練習問題  24/30
練習テスト 25/30
リスニングが300点前半の時と変わらない出来ですわ。

ラジオ英会話(2013年12月10日)

practice the work of a doctor or lawyer, or the place where they work 
TOEICで出てきたことがある。

orthopedic relating to the medical treatment of problems that affect
a people's bones or muscles: an orthopedic surgeon
orthopedics the part of medicine that treats illness or injuries that
affect people's bones or muscles

office AmE the place where a doctor or dentist examines or treat people
[syn] surgery BrE a place where a doctor or dentist gives treatment

ordeal a terrible or painful experience that continues for a period of time:
[+of] Teresa had a transplant in 1989 and was just recovering from that ordeal
when she suffered a brain hemorrhage.

dog if a problem or bad luck dogs you, it causes trouble for a long time:
He has been dogged by injury all season.

a whole new ball game a situation that is very different from the one you are
used to: I used to be a teacher, so working in an office is a whole new ball game.

英語5分間トレーニン(2009年12月10日ロールプレイ)

A: What do we need from the grocery store?
B: Nothing but juice and milk.
A: Are you sure?
B: You might as well get some tomatoes, too.

might (just) as well used to suggest that someone should do something,
because there is no good reason to do anything else 

A: Stop! Don't touch that plug.
B: But we don't need a light on this table.
A: Your hands are wet. You'll get a shock.
B: OK. I'll wipe them off.

A: How's business, Jim?
B: Oh, a little slow this month.
A: I hope everything's OK.
B: There's always a bit of a lull this time of year.

lull a short period of time when there is less activity or less noise than usual
;この単語,一度引いているけど,覚えていなかった。

英語リスニング入門(2003年6月4日Christmas Shopping)
Part 1

needy having very little food or money
the needy needy people

make up your mind/make your mind up to decide which of two or more
choices you want, especially after thinking for a long time:
I wish he'd hurry up and make his mind up. 

Listen and Fill In the Blanks
orが書き取れず。

Words and Expressions

make a big deal about ... ・・・について大げさに騒ぐ
大した問題でもないことを,あたかもそれが大問題であるかのように言う
人の言動を,このような表現であらわすことができる。
make a federal case out of sth / make a big deal about sth
to exaggerate the seriousness of something

Give me a break. 勘弁してくれよ,そんなこと言うなよ
give me/it a break spoken used when you want someone to stop doing or 
saying something that is annoying you

Sounds and Sound Changes
Step by Step
サ行の音に聞こえがちな音(1)
Quiz 3/3

In Context
・orのくずれ ‘fight or’が‘fighter’に聞こえる。
・文の区切り 会話では,文法的なまとまりの境目ではなく,自動化が進んだフレーズの境目に,
区切りが現れがち。

ライティング対策

塚本亮著『IELTSライティング完全攻略』明日香出版社,2013年。

Chapter 2のみ。明日から,安河内先生の英作文の教材も復習していきます。


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