Lingoda Group Class Notes 37
Topic: Making a lost luggage claim Relatedskill: Communication
Date: 8 Sep 2024 Teacher: Connor
What I've learned
Idioms
Pigs might fly - Meaning: You really doubt that something will happen. - Example: “Your suitcase will arrive this evening at the latest!” “Yes! And pigs might fly!”
Vocabularies & Phrases
| V&P | Definiation | Note |
|---|---|---|
| baggage tag | 行李标签 | When you check your luggage in at the airport, you receive a baggage tag. |
| toiletries | n. （香皂、牙膏等）洗漱用品 | The contents of my bag are some toiletries, clothes and some gifts. |
| soft-sided | adj．软侧面的：指物品（如行李、容器等）的侧面由柔软材料制成，而非硬质材料 | My suitcase is soft-sided, so it's made of material. |
| plastic | adj. 塑料制的；塑料的；可塑的；有塑性的 | My old suitcase was strong as it's made of plastic. |
| leather | n. 皮革；皮外套; adj. 皮革的 | A briefcase is usually made of black or brown leather. |
| backpack | n. 背包，行囊；背负装置 | When I go on hiking holidays, I usually take my backpack with me. |
| suitcase | n. （旅行用的）手提箱 | I take my time packing my suitcase before a trip so I take everything I need. |
| briefcase | n. 公文包；手提包 | Business travellers usually only take a briefcase with them. |
| duffel bag | n. 筒状帆布包（或旅行包）；（用帆布或软皮制造的）大旅行袋 | I can take a duffel bag with me in the cabin on a plan as it's not so big. |
| zip | v. 拉上拉链；用拉链锁上；（使沿某方向）快速移动；压缩（文件） | If you don't close the zip on your bag, it will be left open. |
| strap | v. 用带子系（或捆、扎、扣）好；包扎；给…打绷带; n. 带子 | My bag has a rainbow strap around the centre so it's easy to identify! |
Expressions
Adjective Order
As you know, adjectives describe nouns.
- Is the red bag yours?
- That luggage trolley is broken.
- What type of suitcase is it? It’s a metallicone.
When several adjectives are used before a noun, they are ordered by category. For example:
- If an adjective describing size is used, it isalways first.
- If the colour is mentioned, it comes second.
- The material or other details come next.
- I prefer the small, black shoulder bag.
- He’s looking for a big, red, metallic suitcase.
- It’s a medium-sized, hard-shelled Samsonite case
- They've lost a beige, cloth tote-bag.
Let's break this down as a table:
| size | colour | material | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I prefer the | small, | black | - | shoulder bag. |
| He's looking for a | big, | red, | metallic | suitcase. |
| It's a | medium-sized, | - | hard-shelled | Samsonite. |
| They've lost a | - | beige, | cloth | tote-bag. |
If this order is changed, the sentence can sound strange, and some people may not understand.
Mistakes to avoid: ✘ Hers is the cotton, blue, little bag. ✓ Hers isthe little, blue,cotton bag.
Reviewing question forms
Questions change the way sentences are structured. Importantly, they change the way verbs work. See if you can spot what happens when we take these sentences and turn them into questions:
Statement: You understand the problem.Question: Do you understand the problem?
Statement: You are staying at Hotel Sombrero.Question: Which hotel are you staying at?/Where are youstaying?
Statement: I can help you.Question: How can I help you?
Statement: That option isn’t available.Question: Isn’t that option available?
Statement: You could give me a refund.Question: Could you give me a refund?
Here are some important things to note about using question forms in English:
- The subject and the verb are inverted
- Regular verbs need the auxiliary verb todo in the present simple tense
- Other key verbs - to be and the modals (e.g. can,would, should) - don't need this auxiliary verb
- We use question words (e.g. How...? When...?Where...?) to ask for information
Review
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