From November 13th

Hello.
I studied listening conversation by ELLLO from November 13th.

a... The theme was "Pricey Places."

b... Jess and Tom talk about cities around the world. Jess noticed that Tokyo in Japan are now the most expensive cities to live in. Tom had been living in Tokyo. Now , he lived in Bangkok. Thai food is cheap and delicious. They are famous all over the world. He likes them very much because the prices are low. In Tokyo, he doesn't like hair cut because it is very expensive. According to Jess, in Europe, Paris was the most expensive. However, brillant French wine was really cheap and huge variety.

c... I didn't noticed that Tokyo's ptices is high because we live in Japan. It is ordinary life. I think that foreign country's prices is higher than Japan's one. Japan full up too many kinds of things, so we may lose a sense of money. Once we go oversea and go shopping, we'll know the value of current Japan.

d... Words
1. stall....... a table or small shop with an open front, especially outdoors, where goods are sold
2. prices...... the amount of money you have to pay for something
3. scruffy...... dirty and untidy
4. chop off..... to remove somrthing by cutting it with a sharp tool
5. balance out..... if two or more things balance out, the result is that they're equal in amount, importance, or effect


Mayu Kobayashi