Like many British people, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, for me. It sets me up fo...
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The song I would play on repeat is "It's my life" by the American rock band, Bon Jovi. The song is ...
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Sometimes students have problems with the verbs "arrive" and "depart", when talking about trains, b...
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I have been teaching English in Japan for 23 years and there is an English mistake that I hear almo...
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Before coming to Japan I didn't know the insect, セミ. Here in Japan, I learned the Japanese, America...
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Even if it is true, if you say to an English person "English food is bad", it sounds very direct an...
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I went on a day trip to Hikone in Shiga. It is a wonderfully relaxing place, I recommend it. Where ...
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Which is better "like to..." or "like ...ing..."?
I like taking photographs I like to take photographs Which sentence is better? Many students worr...
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This statue always makes me smile, I visit him two or three times a week. The statue looks so happy...
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Are you good at Prepositions? (前置詞)
もし前置詞を勉強したかったら、ビデオを見てみてください。
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For an Englishman living in Kyoto, which temples have a great atmosphere and which don't? Watch the...
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Many English students use "be able to", however if you are talking about something that was difficu...
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Of course Brits and Australians say "think" but there is another word that is also popular and natu...
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How do you say "ほとんどのイギリス人は紅茶を飲む" in English? You maybe surprised!
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196年ぶりに鷹山が、祇園祭に戻ってきた。For the first time in 196 years the Takayama has returned to the Gion Festival.
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There are many words for tea in England
イギリスでは紅茶は大切なので、Teaにはたくさんの名前があります。
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I really like crisps (potatoe chips), I can't stop eating them, they are so moreish. Moreish is a B...
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雨の日だけど、この像は僕を幸せにさせる。Even though it is a rainy day this statue makes me happy.What makes you happy, ...
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凄く暑いの日、イギリス人はいろいろな表現を使います。もし興味があったら、動画を見てみてください。 On a very hot day, the British use a variety of ex...
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働く、仕事など、「work」は英語学習の初期に学ぶ便利な単語。日常的に本当に良く使います。でも、働くのは人間だけではありません。どういう事かというと…ぜひ、ビデオでチェックしてみてください!
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英語の生徒は「I like the countryside more than the city」のような文をよく言います。自然ですけど、ネイティブスピーカーは他の表現をよく使います。もし興味があっ...
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At the moment I don’t have so many summer plans, but I do plan to eat a lot of spicy food. For me, ...
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日本語の「ボート」と英語の「Boat」、日本語の「船」と英語の「Ship」のイメージには違いがあるようです。また、そのような乗り物に「乗る」って言う時は、どう表現すればしっくりくるでしょうか?ビデオ...
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「リラックスする、くつろぐ」をいつも「Relax」だけで表現していませんか?ネイティブが使う、他の自然な表現に「Chill out」があります。前置詞”by”、”in”、”at”と組み合わせて、どの...
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「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 ...
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English students use "like" a lot, but there are other ways to say it. Take a look at this video to...
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Often students say to me "I will be absent", but it is not so natural and there is a better express...
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ABSOLUTELYは、「絶対」という意味だけではありません。もし興味があったら、ビデオを見てみてください。
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Except for the cherry blossom...
The cherry blossom is beautiful, isn't it? What other spring flowers do you like? Please take a lo...
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I am lucky to live in Kyoto and see the cherry blossom every year, but it is not my favorite place ...
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