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Movie Review: Gone Girl

Directed by: David Fincher   Released Year: 2014   Country: United States of America   Genres: Thri...

The game of pétanque

If you have already been in Provence, you have probably seen people playing pétanque.In most Proven...

Sitting

Photo byJan Baborák onUnsplash I came across a TED-Ed video recently called “Why sitting is bad fo...

A Popular Game You Would Play in Summer in Your Country.

A Popular Game You Would Play in Summer in Your Country. This is quite a difficult topic! In fact, ...

The Mystery of the Viennese Waltz

Hello everyone, I am Stephen Takayuki Charette, the orchestral conductor. Today I would like to sha...

(新しい教育)　New Education

New Education  Latest English broadcasting below: https://stand.fm/episodes/62f90a10fa1b1a01778585...

20% discount for all new students!

Hi everyone..... I'm offering a great deal for new students: you can get 20% off your first class w...

Learning English for A Specific Purpose

Dear Students, Many of you might have different objectives for pursuing lessons in English. Over th...

Scary Horror Movies

Horror movies absolutely freak me out. It keeps me awake, and I have to sleep with both the lights ...

Let's Practice English Conversation !

          You can improve your English skills by practicing English with a native speaker. Various ...

Midsommar: A journey into a psycho sect

Directed by: Ari Aster Released Year: 2019 Countries: United States of America, Sweden Genres: Horr...

The scariest horror movie is...

I'm not a fan of horror movies. There's only a few times when I wanted to watch a scary movie with ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Opening Sentences in IELTS Speaking

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

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

By Gerd Leibrock - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15701840...

Do you have a pet?

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