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Essential English expressions for travelling

Traveling to a country where your only form of communication with local people is in English can be...

BABEL, R.F.Kuang

When I started reading the book, it was November 2024. It took 4 months! I had also read "YellowFac...

Seeing Things Anew: The Dreamy, Whimsical World of Haruki Murakami and Yoko Ogawa

Lately, I’ve reading novels by different Japanese authors; but two authors that have resonate in me...

Do you think learning to code is beyond your reach? Think again

"Code Confidently: Courageous Coding for Curious Creators" – a series of lessons designed to empowe...

おだんご食べに行きました！I went to eat dango!

The English translation is below.みなさん、こんにちは！日本語教師のShokoです☺︎この間、家族で和風の喫茶店に行ってきました！「おかげ庵」というお店なのですが、こ...

Exploring Africa Through Literature: Three Novels You Won't Want to Miss

Interested in discovering the vibrant world of African stories? These three engaging novels offer a...

6-Minute English - おすすめポッドキャスト RECOMMENDED PODCAST

BBCの英語学習サイトからのポッドキャストです A podcast from the BBC’s English Learning websitehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/lear...

Yellowface

Yellowface tells the story of June Hayward, a young white author who achieves sudden fame and succe...

Learn Idioms to Advance your English Level

 Idioms are an essential part of everyday English. Whether you’re watching a movie, reading an arti...

English expressions that use baking

Idioms help to make your English more natural and colourful, and of course because there are so man...

English Practice: Sentence Scrambles!

Hello Everyone! Today, I'm introducing some practice sentence scrambles. These are good to do so yo...

Understanding Phrasal Verbs Well

Understanding Phrasal Verbs in Context One of the biggest mistakes learners make is trying to trans...

Beyond Evil

How is your relationship with your family? Do you get along well with them, or is there tension? Ho...

Winter in Toronto

Image: Icicles on the building across from my homeToronto is one of Canada’s southernmost cities, s...

Classroom Games/Activities for Private Lessons

Hello Everyone! This is a column about the weekly topic which is games and activities for students....

Phonetical English Learning.

Phonetical English Learning is a range of sounds that is put together in a speech form of which one...

Modern psychology……an empathic deficiency

When the universe is measured by a ruler and when the eternity is calculated by a stopwatch….what w...

Recommended games for students

Exciting, interesting and unusual games for learning English Teenagers spend a significant part of ...

Let go of what doesn't serve you

I’ve been grappling with many challenges lately: job fulfilment, life after the death of my spouse,...

Fun ways of learning English!

Learning English doesn't have to be a chore. Don't remain stuck with endless grammar drills, embrac...

How to Improve Your English Speaking Skills Every Day

Improving your English speaking skills doesn’t require hours of study—sometimes, small, consistent ...

Boost Your English with Fun Games & Activities

Games & Activities:   20 Questions – A great way to practice asking and answering questions whi...

Connectives for Coherence

Organizing your thoughts and ideas is crucial, not just in speaking but also in writing. Have you ...

Driving in winter

Do you drive? Do you like winter driving? Do you have snow where you live? There is plenty of snow ...

Asking permission in English 英語で許可を求める方法

Do you know how to ask permission in English? 英語で許可を求める方法を知っていますか？ Many textbooks teach these phras...

Few miles before Alzheimer

To link the main office with the back-archives......to link the up-concience with the subconscience...

Fast 5!

FAST 5! Objective: To quickly recall and name five words related to a given category, improving voc...

English expressions about time

It can be good to use idioms sometimes to make your English more natural and colourful. Here are so...

Native Expressions (work and money)

Let's learn some phrases about work and money! Native expressions (American)  仕事とお金   dead-end job ...

Common IELTS Writing Mistakes To Avoid

Dear Students, As you prepare for the IELTS Writing test, it's helpful to be aware of common errors...