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Idiom of the Week: His Father’s Son
Mother: “Here, honey, I didn’t put any tomatoes on your salad.” Father: “Thanks!” Mother: “Here’s your salad, Billy.” Billy: “Ew! I hate tomatoes!” Mother: “He’s certainly his father’s son.” In this story, Billy and his father both dislike tomatoes. We say “He’s his...
Word of the Week: Bored
Child: “I’m bored! There’s nothing to do!” Parent: “You could clean your room.” Child: “That’s boring!” Something that is not interesting is boring. Boring things will make you feel bored. “I’m bored! This is a boring movie! It bores me!” 子供：「退屈！何もすることがない！」...
Picture of the Week: Teddy Bears
An old song tells us that on a certain day, teddy bears gather in the woods to have a picnic. Supposedly, July 10 is the day of the teddy bear picnic....
Phrase of the Week: She hung up on me.
Ethel: “Hello, Janice? This is Ethel. I wanted to—Oh! She hung up on me! Can you believe it?” Hanging up on someone is ending a phone call before the conversation is finished. If you don’t want to talk to someone, you can hang up on them. However, they might be...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
I cannot start designing the sign until I know its dimension. Find the mistake. A. cannot start B. designing C. until I know D. its dimension...
Trivia of the Week: Fireworks and Colors
What makes the different colors in fireworks? Different chemicals are added to each firework to give it color. For example, copper glows with a green or blue-green color, so it can be used to make bluish fireworks. Sodium makes fireworks yellow. Charcoal or iron can...
Kids Summer School 申込開始！
モダンイングリッシュ香里園では、キッズサマースクールを開催します。 英語を使って工作や科学実験など、楽しいアクティビティーをおこないます。夏休みの工作にもぴったり！ 詳細は下記の通りです。どなたでも参加できますので、是非お早めにメールまたはお電話でお申し込み下さい。 日程 7/26（金）9：30～12：00 （2時間30分） 8/2 （金）9：30～12：00 （2時間30分） 8/9 （金）9：30～12：00 （2時間30分） 各クラス定員 １０名 （対象年齢 幼稚園年少～小学６年生） １回...
Idiom of the Week: Feeling Blue
Joel: *sigh* Fred: “What’s wrong?” Joel: “I don’t know…” Fred: “You know, when I’m feeling blue, I like to go on a walk in the park.” If a person is blue, it means that he or she feels sad. What can you do to cheer yourself up when you feel blue? ジョエル：（ため息）...
Word of the Week: Vegan
What is the difference between “vegan” and “vegetarian”? Vegetarian food contains no meat or fish. Vegan food contains no animal products at all. The most obvious difference is that vegetarian food might contain milk or eggs, but vegan food does not. 「ビーガン...
Picture of the Week: New York Fireworks
July 4 is the main event for fireworks in the United States. Here, fireworks explode behind the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of the U.S....
