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My goals and dreams at the moment

I think I’m a bit greedy. In other words, I have too many interests and passions that I can’t deal ...

Penmanship: The Dying Art [Advanced]

As a calligraphy aficionado, it saddens me to think that penmanship is no longer a valued skill. Fo...

Roasted pumpkin soup

INGREDIENTS   4 tablespoons of olive oil, divided One 4-pound sugar pie pumpkin 1 large yellow onio...

*31 AUTHENTIC BRITISH ENGLISH IDIOMS SHEET + PHRASAL VERBS SHEET*

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雨の日は英語で?

Many English students make a mistake when they try to say '雨の日' in English. Please watch the video ...

Communication at the Workplace

Workplace communication can at times be a struggle for some of us especially when we do not know wh...

Dog Days [Intermediate]

Dogs are known to be a man's best friend. As an owner of 8 dogs, I can testify to this. They are lo...

What kind of pumpkin recipe do I like?

Halloween is incredibly popular in Japan for some reason. I guess it has a number of interesting fe...

Autumn Sentiment

In Japan, many people adore autumn for a lot of reasons. First of all, autumn boasts the most perfe...

Fall is for PSL!

What does PSL stand for?  PSL is short for Pumpkin Spice Latte, a coffee-based drink. The latte is ...

Picking Up Phrasal Verbs

Do not memorize phrasal verbs.Phrasal verbs are prevalent in native speech.    However, It can be d...

Halloween movies

Image: The Nightmare Before Christmas movie posterA chill is in the air, the leaves are changing co...

Don't say green!

When talking about a forest or park, Japanese people often say the word "GREEN", however native Eng...

A Note to Language Learners...........

Well, anyone would tell you how learning a new language is a journey; it doesn't happen in a single...

「HAD BETTER」と言わないで！

Many Japanese people believe that "Had Better" is a polite phrase, but it isn't!もし興味があったら、動画を見てみてくだ...

Happy Thanksgiving!

I haven’t written anything in a while, but I’m still alive! After taking some time to recover from ...

It's not マロン!!

Many Japanese people think that the English word for 栗 is マロン, however it isn't. Do you know the re...

Give-away coupons!!! :-)

Dear All, Milestones are important in life and I have just passed my 5OOth lesson today here, in Ca...

Visit Scotland!

Hi all,I got the opportunity to temporarily live in Edinburgh this summer, and I was blown away! Th...

The Writing Challenge

Routine can get boring. It could make you feel less imaginative , less creative.The same goes with ...

Spine-chilling movies

Do you want to talk about movies or novels in English? In this video I introduce some great express...

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (IPA: suːpərˌkælɪˌfrædʒəlˌɪstɪkˌɛkspiːˌælɪˈdoʊʃəs ) What a word!...

Is Breakfast Important?

Like many British people, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, for me. It sets me up fo...

Those little words!

Sometimes it is the little words that give us the biggest headaches! Words like a, an, the are eas...

A word in my native language I find difficult to pronounce.

  To be honest, I can really bring anything to mind at this time in the morning. However, the topic...

Difficult Words

Although I cannot say that I struggle in general there's one word that is quite tricky. 'Valnalella...

"What a Wonderful World"

This is the title of the song, I would play on repeat.  "What a Wonderful World" by Loius Armstrong...

Essence of Happiness

English Broadcasting below:https://stand.fm/episodes/6338141c9f9938126b620f72Today, I'm going to th...

今日の翻訳「二番煎じ」

直訳すると"Second brew(of tea)"なのですが、英語圏でお茶以外に対して二番煎じの意味合いで"Second brew"と使われるのは珍しいです。（イギリスであれば東亜圏ほどではなくと...

Jesus Christ........The risque of a self-crucifixion

When the emotions become institutionalized..... Q: We have a record of Jesus Christ coming back and...