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土曜日９月１５日 ~ IMMERSE YOURSELF IN ENGLISH ~

  We talked about the importance of this a while back ~ I am going to re-do some of the...

金曜日９月１４日　~ OPEN ARMS ~

  It just occurred to me today ~ men are kinda slow, so bear with me ;-) all this time ...

木曜日９月１３日　FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH ~

  OK ~ today is a quickie but some good words from one of my best students ...Today we ...

水曜日９月１２日　~ DEDICATION ~

  Today is 9/11 here in the USA, so many places had ceremonies for those people who los...

火曜日９月１１日　WHY???

  I wanted to quickly go over your “WHY?” with you today ~ なぜなら、これがすごく大事です！...

月曜日９月１０日 ~ REALLY, THAT MANY? ~

  THIS ONE IS ALSO WORTH RE-READING ...You mean that there are THAT MANY opportunities ...

日曜日９月９日 ~ Practice ~

  Wanting to get better, hoping to be able to speak English (or Japanese or any languag...

土曜日９月８日 ~ Challenge ~

  So what is the big ‘Challenge’ you ask? YOU is the answer ->...

金曜日９月７日　~ Study correct material ~

  I WANTED TO PUT THIS OUT THERE AGAIN, AS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU ...Everyone kno...

木曜日９月６日 ~ Time ~

  Time is something very important, as we can never get it back. With that in-mind...

水曜日９月５日　~ Change ~

  If nothing changes, nothing changes! Whether that is in Japan or England or wher...

火曜日９月４日 ~ Edifying ~

  A little bit of added knowledge for you ~So here is a word that I was using today and...

月曜日９月３日 ~ Improving yourself ~

Improvement ~ School's starting ~ Japan and England both start a new ‘school year...

日曜日９月２日　~ Smart Sunday ~

  Today I want you to concentrate on one specific thing ~ that could be pronunciat...

"Speak to me!" lesson change

I have changed the length and price of my "Speak to me!" class to 50 minutes long and only 2000 poi...

The Final Pointers ~ Saturday 1st September 2012

  91. The easiest one - Sleep! You’ll learn more after a good night’s ...

TGIF Study Tips ~ 31st August 2012

  Good Friday to everyone ~ here are a few more useful tips for you to help improve you...

~ Thursday's Learning Pointers ~ 30th August 2012

  51. Don’t become too reliant on your dictionary. Your dictionary is an aid...

~ Bermuda Triangle in England! ~ 29th August 2012

Hello everyone ~ I wanted to share this 'interesting news', as it actually happened in the area ar...

~ Tactful Tuesday ~ 28th August 2012

  SOME MORE HELPFUL POINTERS ~> DO USE THEM ...31. Learn prefixes (dis-, u...

~ Moist Monday ~ 27th August 2012

  Ha ha ha -> now THAT is an understatement ~ checkout the 台風のくも: http:/...

日曜日８月２６日　〜 Special Sunday 〜

I have a change of plan for you today ~ I was going to give you some more useful suggestions that h...

土曜日８月２５日　~ Super Saturday ~

  Helpful Ways to Learn English 211. Plan to take a test. You’ll find...

金曜日８月２４日　〜 Fearless Friday 〜

Helpful Ways to Learn EnglishStarting today, I will be giving you several ideas to help you (in n...

End of Summer

The summer is nearly over, I would love to discuss with you how you have spent your summer and how ...

木曜日８月２３日　〜 Thoughtful Thursday 〜

6. Pronounce the ending of each word. Paying special attention to ‘-s’ and ‘-ed...

水曜日８月２２日

Wise Wednesday ~ 8/22/12   A few great learning tips ~ put them to good use ...   1. ...

月曜日８月２０日　〜 Merry Monday 〜

So you’re on the go ~ if you want today to be a mundane day, that is up to you but make i...

日曜日８月１９日　〜 Sassy Sunday 〜

  OK, why ‘sassy’ you ask -> it is after all Sunday, and most people ten...