執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月07日 | Phrases
“It’s my sister’s birthday next week. We’re going to throw a big party!” You can throw a ball, a rock, a dart or…a party? You can just “have” a party, but organizing a party is often called “throwing” a party....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月06日 | TOEIC
“Our new product is very effective for just this kind of problem. Allow me to ______.” Fill in the blank. A. advocate B. demonstrate C. recuperate D. amalgamate 「新しい商品はちょうどこのような問題にとても効果的です。実際にやってみましょう。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月06日 | Happy Valley, Kids, News
In this week’s video, we learn about toys and use different verbs! 今週の動画でおもちゃの単語を覚えて、色々な動詞を使いましょう! Classroom Tip Watch, singing and dancing along with Kinka. After, do the gestures for walking robot, reading a book and hugging a doll. Can the students point to...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月05日 | Trivia
CallieCat1234: Oh no! Then what happened? ZiggyZebra9000: BRB, someone’s at the door. “BRB” is a useful acronym when chatting online or talking with friends using text messages. It stands for “be right back” and tells your friend that you...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月04日 | Idioms
“Let’s get down to brass tacks. I want to finish this project today!” Getting down to brass tacks is similar to getting down to business. It means to skip unnecessary things and do necessary work. 「本気を出していきましょう。今日中にこのプロジェクトを終わらせたい!」 Get down to brass...