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How Learning Phrasal Verbs in Context helps you Remember them Better

Learning phrasal verbs within context is likely to help you remember the phrasal verb better. Learn...

富士山に登りました！我爬了富士山！

【富士山的照片與漢字讀音在下方】実は8月1日と2日に富士山に登ってきました！ 8月1日に静岡県の須走の5合目から登って、8合目の山小屋に1泊しました。 8月2日に山頂で御来光を見てから、お鉢巡りをし...

カナダから乾杯! Cheers from Canada (My Sister Just Got Hitched!)

Vocabulary:settled into - get comfortable somewhere newjet lag - 時差ぼけcoupled with - paired withstom...

The Scariest Horror Movie Is…

The most scary horror movie is… If I am being completely honest,  I really dislike horror movies. S...

Scary movies

Image: The dog from The ThingAlthough I haven’t seen a really scary movie in a long time, there wer...

Be able to …の代わりに！？

Many English students use "be able to", however if you are talking about something that was difficu...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Four Ways to Be More Self-Reliant

If there is one thing or person you can count on in the world, it is yourself.   If you go through ...

The most scary horror movie is Viy

Good day, my dear students!  The topic of this week's column - the scariest horror movie scared me ...

One of the best modern Japanese horror movies of all time

I am horrified to think that this column will be filled with thumbnails of horror movie clips, but ...

Autumn Begins 立秋

Autumn Begins 立秋 “Autumn Begins” is the 13th solar term in the 24 solar terms. It’s on August 8 or ...

American ice cream flavors

When it's hot outside, there's nothing like a nice cold ice cream to cool you down!Recently, I went...

(平和を願う）Wishing us Peace

My latest English Broadcasting below: visit after 10∶00pm (JST)on Aug.6https://stand.fm/episodes/62...

I am successful. TOPIC №1. INCENTIVE PLANNING

"I am successful."  TOPIC №1. INCENTIVE PLANNING  Dear young reader! In each article, a new column ...

Why are you learning a new Language?

Always focus on what is important and relevant to YOU. Find and consume as much content of interest...

[1분 한국어] 기타 배운 지 얼마나 되었니?

기타 배운 지 얼마나 되었니? 你學吉他多長時間了？   대학 다닐 때 배우기 시작해서 대략 15년 된 것 같아. 我從上大學的時候開始學，大概十五年了吧。   나 좀 가르쳐줘. 과외비...

Using “though” in English

In my last column about a cat named Trouble, I used the word though several times, particularly in ...

English Grammar: learning Tenses

Instead of learning individual grammatical structures and concepts, look for noticeable PATTERNS.Re...

Hens as pets

It is common to talk about being a "dog person" or a "cat person", but what about hens? Can you be ...

[1분 한국어] 얘들아 , 우리 10시에 영상 통화 하자.

얘들아 , 우리 10시에 영상 통화 하자. 大伙們，我們十點鐘視頻通話吧。   응, 근데 나 9시 40분부터 10시 10분까지 온라인 한국어 수업이 있어. 嗯，可是我從九點四十到十點十...

Opening Sentences in IELTS Speaking

Some of us might struggle with opening sentences when we’re required to speak on a topic or answer ...

My pet is the Bayraktar calf.

My pet is the Bayraktar calf.   When I read the title of the weekly article on cafe talk, I tho...

Writing to help achieve Fluency - Part 2

Keeping a Journal This journal is essentially a report of your day, work, and everyday tasks. Havin...

イギリスで「THINK」と言わないで

Of course Brits and Australians say "think" but there is another word that is also popular and natu...

Idioms

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Why should children learn a foreign language?

The last month of summer has come and I decided to add to my lessons for adults - classes for child...

My pet cat Azuki

I have one pet. Her name is Azuki. She is a tortoise shell cat. She has short and medium length hai...

Do you have a pet?

Do you have any pets? In my experience, although most people like animals in general they have a pr...

Trouble

Photo: Trouble being Trouble If you’ve ever taken a lesson with me, you may have seen a picture of...

Tea Ceremony with a genius cat

The other day I was invited to a casual Tea Ceremony party. At this house, there is a genius cat th...

[1분 한국어] 이 셔츠 디자인이 굉장히 독특하네요.

이 셔츠 디자인이 굉장히 독특하네요. 這件襯衫的樣式很獨特。   네,  어제 막 입고  된 신상입니다.  마음에 드시면 한 번 입어보세요. 是的，這可是昨天剛入庫的新款。您喜歡的話，試...