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Happy Times

Next destination is ....

Well folks, this has been an eventful year of travel for us again! We always have plans every month...

Ways to Improve on Speaking

There are several ways to improve yourself in speaking. Here are some that you can consider with a ...

The Starry Night: Painting with LEGO

The Starry Night was painted by Vincent van Gogh in June 1889, but it didn’t become famous until lo...

Back to the past

By Oxford Castle and Mound, New Road, Oxford by Robin Sones, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedi...

Active listening and Effective communication

In active listening, one makes a conscious effort to listen to the speaker and understand the infor...

アメリカの春の気配…Lemonade Stands!

When I was biking to the post office the other day, I came across a sight that brought back a lot o...

GRAMMAR EDITING

Tourism is seen by many countries as an important source of income, yet countries must also conside...

Identity poems: Where I’m from

I recently did an activity with my colleagues to get to know each other better and it was a kind of...

“Usually “よりよく使う「たいてい」

「Usually」は皆さんよくご存知だと思いますが、実はネイティヴスピーカーがよく使うのは、「more often than not」という表現。特に、何か好きなことを話す時には、「usually ...

How do you interrupt someone politely?

Interruptions may arise under various situations. You might need to stop somebody who appears to be...

Request a painting you want to reproducing!

I realized that reproduceing a masterpiece was more interesting than I expected. Of course, it is i...

The next destination on my list is...

  The last overseas holiday that my family went on was to Thailand and it was action-packed. My wi...

Rank-in commemorative coupon issued !

Hello.    I am always grateful for your love and light.   I got the 3rd place (other genre) in the ...

Are delivery drones a way to satisfy our needs?

There has been news in the UK this week that the postal service, Royal Mail, is looking at introduc...

My Next Destination Is….

My Next Destination is… I can’t say that I have a destination in mind in the sense that was probabl...

Fly me to Mars

Don’t get me wrong, the earth is a beautiful planet. There are many places that I would like to vis...

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IELTS Speaking webinar on Friday, 20th May @10.00-11.00am Japan time- Just 600 points!

Hi everyone!I'm VERY excited to let you know that on Friday 20th May, at 10-11.00am Japan time, I w...

【中国語歌】洗腦~減肥歌!

你就是肥!! 

learn Chinese with Lu Podcast主题系列#30 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

learn Chinese with Lu Podcast主题分享#31 朱自清散文《背影》分享

词语注释： 1:差（chāi）使：旧时官场中称临时委任的职务，后来泛指职务或官职。 2:奔丧：在外闻亲人去世而归。 3:狼藉（jí）：散乱不整齐的样子。亦作“狼籍”。 4:典质：典当，抵押。 5:光...

Getting serious about UFOs

Image: An alleged UFO seen from a farm near McMinnville, Oregon, 1950 from https://www.britannica.c...

Business Chinese Culture

It is very important to get in touch with your partner or customer in business. You can learn the b...

Talking about NHL hockey in English: Part 2

The teams A hockey team typically dresses (has) 20 players, 18 skaters and 2 goalies (goaltenders/g...

Talking about NHL hockey in English: Part 1

I recently posted about the NHL Playoff Season and promised to add another post with more vocabular...

Expressing your Opinion and Holding a Discussion

Do you struggle with prolonged discussions? Do you find it hard to express your opinion? What are t...

トム派？ジェリー派？

私はジェリー派です。フォルムがかわいい。動いている時もそうですが、どうやら私は大きなお尻やぷくっとしたほっぺが好きみたいです。それに、小さいからだがダッシュしているのをみるのも、なんというか、達成感...

NHL Playoff Season

Ice hockey (usually just called hockey) is one of Canada’s national sports (the other is lacrosse)....

What to Expect When DESCRIBING A PICTURE

You could be expected by an examiner: Ø  To expand on your narrative using both complex and compoun...