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Tada Koe Hitotsu by Rokudenashi

Hello! It's been a while! I hope you're doing well. It is the wet season in the Philippines and wha...

Asking rhetorical questions in English

A rhetorical question is a question that you ask without expecting an answer. It is used to make a ...

Let Me Be There

'Wherever you go, wherever you may wander in your life. Surely you know, I always want to be there....

Fugazi - Waiting room

I love music and can listen to the same song on repeat. I have been recently I have been listening ...

I Just Got Married!!

Vocabulary:to end up doing something - to do something without planning on doing itcrash the weddin...

Songs for my Daughter

When I have a song stuck in my head, it's usually a nursery rhyme. My daughter loves singing and we...

Tips for Practicing Speaking English Alone - Part 3

Idioms This site is excellent for learning and practicing idioms. Here is an example using the well...

Advice or advise?

The words, 'advice' and 'advise' are commonly confused. Even though the spelling is almost identica...

Nekojarashi by the Radwimps: The Song In My Head

Music has often lifted me out of overwhelming situations. Like many expats teaching overseas, I fou...

What Song has recently been going around in my head non-stop?

  What is a song that recently kept going round in my head? This is an interesting topic. A few yea...

Can we live without plastic?

I read an article this week that talked about what the world would be like if we stopped using plas...

My dream job...

When somebody asks me about my dream job, it is always hard to answer this question because I have ...

My dream-job

Above: a short video that a friend edited together of my band The Goood Things live performanceI us...

You :)

I hope everyone is doing well and getting ready for the weekend! Hug yourself with love❤️This is th...

British History

There is lots of colourful and eventful history in Britain, from the time of the Viking, all the wa...

Back to the cinema!

I went to the cinema for the first time in about 3 years yesterday and saw Jurassic World: Dominion...

REFOCUSING YOURSELF AFTER DISAPPOINTMENTS & MISSED GOALS

Always remember that throughout this lifetime, as we grow old, things will not always go our way. A...

Tips for Practicing Speaking English Alone - Part 2

Shadowing Find a short audio clip that you enjoy/find interesting. Listen carefully to the audio. P...

48 questions about night

Depending on who you are, the night is either beautiful or terrifying. For me, the silence and the ...

Tips for Practicing Speaking English Alone - Part 1

Speak in front of the mirror.The key to learning and preparing for IELTS is habits! Try attaching y...

Pride Month: LGBTQ vocabulary in English

In many countries, sexuality and gender can be sensitive subjects. However, where I live, more and ...

Jill of All Trades

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" We always hear this question when we were just kids. Now...

町が好きだけど、

英語の生徒は「I like the countryside more than the city」のような文をよく言います。自然ですけど、ネイティブスピーカーは他の表現をよく使います。もし興味があっ...

理想の仕事

仕事を選ぶ判断基準・好きである・社会に貢献できる・見合う収入がある　　　　　　　　得・利・善社会人として１番大切なことは、「調和」だと思います。理想と現実は、違います。地道に積み上げていく姿勢が大切...

My Dream Job

What is my dream job? I have three different dream jobs. The first would be working in a library wh...

Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 6

Welcome back to my article on corrective feedback in language learning! Today we will continue by l...

Dream job

Dream job I have never felt the sense of working. I have never felt the urge to work or take a vaca...

夏の予定は

今年の夏はスペインで過ごしますが、去年まではコロナの関係で、泊りでの旅行は一切せず、ひたすら日帰り旅行で、私が住むマドリードの近郊を散策していました。　　でも今年はちょっと遠出をして、スペイン国内を...

Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 5

Welcome back to my article on corrective feedback in language learning! Today we will continue by l...

夏の予定は・・・

今年の夏は、暑そうですね。コロナも収束していますが、大きな旅行は望めません。近くにドライブに行きたいですが、家でパンを焼き、楽しみます。夏は、パンつくりに適した季節なんです。