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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...

ライブ映像ー台東池上天堂路

台東一個好山好水的地方~

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。

Zoom Webinar: Academic IELTS Writing Tasks 1&2 on 16th June @19:00-19:50pm Japan time

Hi everyone.I'm holding an IELTS Academic Writing Webinar on Thursday 16th June at 19:00-19:50pm Ja...

IELTS Speaking: Mistakes to avoid

Part 1 In this part of the IELTS Test, you are required to talk about straightforward things: what ...

Reason for my blocked schedule

Hi everyone,I've sent out a previous notification to my students but since I have some new ones as ...

Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 4

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

Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee. (在位70周年のお祝い)

Hello, everyone. How have you been? I hope everything is going well for you. British people celebra...

Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 3

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

Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 2

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

One-minute Tagalog Lessons on YouTube

Hi everyone,My son and I have started a YouTube channel under the name SNOBBIES. We are currently w...

Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 1

Whether you are a language learner or a language teacher, you probably have some opinions about the...

My Summer Escapade

Living in a tropical island here in Cebu Philippines, we always have a chance to enjoy the summer s...

Spicy Summer Plans

At the moment I don’t have so many summer plans, but I do plan to eat a lot of spicy food. For me, ...

What are your summer plans?

What are your summer plans? I am glad this question was posited now. It served as a sharp reminder ...

Do Canadians say “sorry” too much?

Image: (From CBC article linked below) Calgary Transit engaging in some typical Canadian 'live and ...

Summer plans

Summer is just around the corner, and I have lots of plans! The last class of my MA program will be...

Journey to Fluency

During your journey to learning English and becoming more fluent, you may end up focusing too much ...