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香里園校 3月8日（日）、22日（日）キッズクラス説明会開催！
4月からのお子様の英会話レッスンのご準備は万全ですか？ 香里園校 3月8日（日）、22日（日）キッズクラス説明会開催！ 日程・詳細 3月8日、22日 日曜日 場所はモダンイングリッシュ香里園校 3階 11：00-11：20 Baby（8ヶ月～2歳）向け無料体験レッスン 11：20-11：40 システムや料金のご説明 11：40-12：00 幼稚園年少・年中・年長向け無料体験レッスン 13：00-13：20 小学1～3年生向け無料体験レッスン 13：20-13：40 システムや料金のご説明...
Word of the Week: Wear
“I’m going out in the cold, so I’m wearing a warm hat, warm mittens and big warm boots.” In English, you can use the same word with any kind of clothing or accessory you put on your body. You wear hats, wear glasses, wear shirts, wear pants and wear shoes....
Picture of the Week: Red Rose
The red rose is probably the most romantic of flowers and a common gift on Valentine’s Day. Have you ever given or received a flower?...
Phrase of the Week: Let Down
“I’m really nervous about the play. I don’t want to let everyone down!” “Is the rope tied on properly? Okay, let him down slowly.” To let someone down can be literally to allow them to go lower in physical space. But it often means “to disappoint someone”. If...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
“Your copy of the game will be delivery on the release date.” Find the mistake. A. copy B. delivery C. release D. date 「お客様のゲームは発売日にお届けします。」 間違いはどこでしょうか？ Release date は「発売日」で問題ありません。 Copy はこの場合 DVD などに書きこまれるデータを買うことになるので、そのディスクはみな copy と呼べます。 Delivery は will be...
Trivia of the Week: Smith, John
In English, a person’s given name comes before their family name. But when writing a list of names, for example the list of students in a class, we often put the family name first, followed by a comma and the given name. We use the family name to put people in...
Idiom of the Week: Chinese Water Torture
“My aunts showed us a slideshow of their vacation. It was like Chinese water torture.” We describe something long and painfully boring by comparing it to “Chinese water torture”. Chinese water torture is a method of torture in which the victim is immobilized and water...
Word of the Week: Sensible
“We’re going to be walking a lot. Wear sensible shoes.” “No, you can’t learn to juggle while skydiving. Be sensible.” Something or someone that is “sensible” is practical and realistic. It’s basically a good thing, but maybe a bit boring and not very exciting....
Picture of the Week: Calla
Do you know this flower? It’s called “calla”. In addition to the unusual shape of the flower, it has heart-shaped leaves....
Phrase of the Week: Out of Hand
"I know you like motorcycles, but your hobby is getting out of hand. I can barely fit the car in the garage with all these motorcycle parts." If something is "well in hand" it's under control. If it's out of hand, it is out of control. "I'm too old to watch three...
