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How to Get Band 7+ in IELTS Writing Task 2

  First and foremost, many students struggle because they do not understand the question properly.F...

How Cooking Teaches Learning: Vegan Food Science and the Way We Use English

This spring, I’ve been spending the time between my lessons in the kitchen—not only cooking, but le...

The Walking Notebook Method: Powerful Learning for the Spring!

Hello everyone! It’s Crista here.   As the weather warms up and the cherry blossoms bloom, spring a...

Learning Something New for Spring!

With warmer weather upon us folks in the northern hemisphere, spring can be a great season to refle...

Learning something new this spring

Basic Conversational English Learn 10–20 daily phrases Practice short conversations Great for kids ...

The Colors of the Moon

We tend to think of the Moon as a constant, white, silent, familiar. A fixed companion that hangs a...

5 minutes is enough… but not for the reason you think

“Just do 5 minutes a day.”   That is something I have heard a lot.   It sounds simple. Almost too s...

Coversational- Open Topic

Feel free to talk about anything , While improving your speaking, understanding, listening and pron...

Building Confidence in Speech

One of the most common questions students ask is: “How can I feel more confident when I speak Engli...

誰かが手を差し伸べてくれるとき（When someone reaches out to help）

わたしは最近（さいきん）、一冊（いっさつ）の本（ほん）を読（よ）みました。 I read a book recently. 『ちょっと今（いま）から仕事（しごと）をやめてくる』という本（ほん）です。...