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MOST COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS

Hello there! my name is Alison, I've been teaching english for over 10 years and I think students s...

英国剑桥，充满书香气息的城市

前几天来到英国的知名城市剑桥， 想必大家都曾经听过,在华人的世界最有名的莫过于，诗人徐志摩的「再别康桥」,节录部分诗词： 悄悄的我走了，正如我悄悄的来；我挥一挥衣袖，不带走一片云彩。 另外还有...

俳句：銀杏落葉

今日は勉強会に参加してて。.日本文化の話が出てきてやっぱり日本いいよな～って思って、.外に出たら銀杏並木がすごくきれいでやっぱり日本いいよな～って思って。.今日の季語は「銀杏落葉（いちょうおちば）」...

The Spanish around the world

Hi everyone! Did you know that the Spanish is also an official language in African countries like ...

俳句：二の酉

やっと酉の市に行けた～.大鳥神社、とっても賑わってたよ。誰かが熊手を買うたびにコールが起こるの。威勢がいいと、いろいろ買いたくなるね。.今日の季語は「二の酉（にのとり）」

Fun Fact: Japanese and Spanish similarities.

Japanese and Spanish share linguistic similarities. Despite being from completely different langu...

The Next 3 Weeks

Hello everyone! For those of you who regularly take lessons, you'll notice that my schedule for th...

My students advice

Hello Dear new colleagues, Please, feel free to ask me about Lesson: topics, forms, length. Teachi...

It's Eiken Time!

Hello Everyone! It's that time of year again, and everyone is studying for the Eiken test. If you ...

6 Things to Make You Sound Even Better Than a Native English Speaker!

Over the last few years of teaching, I have found that many of my students, regardless of English l...

Brain Training For Learning English Vocabulary

Learning a language can require both concentration and the ability to focus on aspects of learning ...

俳句：秋刀魚

今年の秋刀魚、随分細いと思いません？.近隣の某大量消費国がかっさらっていくからだってニュースでやってた。.どこ行っても「モデルさんですか？」って聞きたくなる秋刀魚しか売ってないの。.今日の季語は「秋...

I am back

I am Backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk after a long time and my skype account being hacked im back with new...

Websites for English Practice!

I was looking at my old school's website and found these great resources.  Below is a (long) l...

夏野菜のピクルスを作ってみました！

こんにちは お盆もすぎて夏の暑さも一段落かと思えば まだまだ汗だくになる日もしばしば。   いかがお過ごしでしょうか       最近母方...

20% discount off any lesson for you!

You are welcome to use this 20% dsicount coupon before the end of this month for any lesson.... Tha...

Free Art and Design Lessons!

Hello to new students,100% free coupon is until today only, Monday, 15th August. Grab any of my art...

Ichiro Suzuki An excellent Article on the Great Suzuki!

Ichiro reaches 3,000 hits by following meticulous standards http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...

Money talks.....

There’s an old British custom never to talk about money in social situations. According to th...

俳句：涼し

というわけで、今日はエキストラ初体験！.守秘義務があるので詳しくは言えないけど、お店でお友達とランチをしているという設定でした。.レストランだったから、待ち時間はピーチティー出してくれるし、本番はコ...

俳句：箱庭

自動車屋さんの話を聞いていたら、面白いことを言ってました。.今の自動車はいろんなボタンがついていて、手動でカスタマイズできるけど（そうなの？）、 IT化によってボタンはどんどんなくなる。コンピ...

俳句：冷奴

ついつい、冷たいものばかり食べてしまう。。。.でも、白い色のもの食べてるとなんか美白になれる気がしない？.ヨーグルトとか、大根おろしとか。.今日の季語は「冷奴（ひややっこ）」

What's the most unusual interview question you have ever heard of?

Hi, I am just trying to improve my job interview preparation classes and I am wondering..... What ...

Do you like New?

Hello Everyone! July is nearing an end and August will arrive soon, and with it will come some new...

The Search for Inner Happiness & Peace

In my free time, I like to search out interesting articles about Japan.  I am always intereste...

Intonation and Stress in English Words and Phrases

Intonation is not unique to the English language, all languages use pitch to convey surprise, irony...

Smart Words & Commonly Used Idioms

I ran across this website the other day and thought I would share it with you, but be careful, it c...

The Most Useful Business English Idioms

Idioms, in case you don’t know, are non-literal expressions whose meaning is understood cultu...

Japan Values Women Less – As It Needs Them More

I came across this article today and I thought it was important enough to post it here. http://www...

俳句：明易し

今日はこんな夢を見た。.自分の結婚式の夢なの。.で、もうすぐ会場に入りますよ～ぐらいの時で、「あ、今日は花嫁さんの席に座るからお料理食べられない」「いや、いっそのこと思いっきり食べちゃおうか」.って...