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Preparing for a Speaking Assessment/Presentation

Preparing for a Speaking Assessment/Presentation Gerry Masters   Speaking in public often comes in ...

The Influence of British Culture and Colonisation on the English Language

The English language has evolved significantly over centuries, shaped by historical events, cultura...

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Putao寫給妳的日文語錄    ?? 「自分」（じぶん）指的是「自己」 不只是指身體 更是，靈魂、夢想、時間、才華和愛的總和。   ?? 「ムダにしないで」意思是「不要浪費」， 是，珍惜與愛惜。 ...

New Beginnings This Spring: Challenge Yourself and Learn Japanese with Me!

Spring: A Fresh Start – Let’s Learn Together! Spring is just around the corner. It’s a season that ...

'Ballet Shoes' by Noel Streatfeild

'Ballet Shoes' is a book I loved a lot when I was a child, and it is very enjoyable even for adults...

Self-governed…..to avoid to be dethroned by the self

Throughout the year, human beings let themselves be carried away by a routine so familiar that they...

The tales of Edgar Allan Poe

These days, I’m reading The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, which is a collection of ...

March: Spring, Spirituality, and Starting Fresh

March is a month of change—in nature, in history, and even in how we mark time. It brings the arriv...

Writing an Argumentative Essay

Writing an Argumentative Essay Gerry Masters   Despite what you may think Writing Exams/Assessments...

My Book: The Last Unicorn

One of the books I am reading right now is "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle. I want to share i...

HSK試験完全攻略：受験準備から試験当日まで、1つの記事で完全把握HSK Test Complete Guide: From Test Preparation to Taking the Test, Master Everything in One Article

备考HSK考试（汉语水平考试）时，针对在当地考试的考生，需特别注意考试流程、复习策略以及考前的准备工作。以下是具体建议，分为考前注意事项、考试当天注意事项和复习建议三部分：   一、考前注意事项...

English Practice: The Verb 'to be'

Hello Everyone! How are you doing this week? Today, I have some practice sentences with the verb 't...

palmistry: 2D: 4D ratio

Vocabulary: 1. prenatal /pree-NAY-tul/. adjective. Relating to the period before birth, especially ...

Walking in Winter

Does it snow where you live? Where I live, in Ontario, Canada, it snows in winter. This winter it h...

Ace Your Job Interview in English

Job interviews can be intimidating, especially when English isn’t your first language. You might wo...

Preparing for a Listening Exam/Assessment

Preparing for a Listening Exam/Assessment   Listening Exams/Assessments are by far the hardest of t...

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...

風が吹く場所へ：心を癒す旅への誘い

「風が吹く場所へ」は、2023年に放送された中国の人気ドラマで、主演は劉亦菲と李現。このドラマは、都会の忙しさから逃れ、田園生活で心を癒す物語を展開しており、中国国内だけでなく、海外でも高い人...

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...

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...

怎麼發ㄖ (ri)和ㄜ(e) 的音？ ㄖ(ri)とㄜ(e)の発音の仕方

最近太常被日本學生問到ㄖ (ri)和ㄜ(e)的發音，   似乎和日文五十音的發音規則有關係，   較少舌根音、較少捲舌音，   需要更多的肌肉練習，   一些小訣竅，   希望...

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...