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TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
Because of the problem with your flight, we refund the price of your ticket. Where is the mistake? A. Because of B. with your flight C. we refund D. price of your 「飛行機に問題がございましたので、チケット代を返金させていただきます。」 どこが間違いでしょうか？ 通常の「ポリシー」や「もしも問題があった場合」の話ではありません。そうならば、「If there is a...
Trivia of the Week: Coffee Table Books
A coffee table is a long low table. A coffee table book is a large, hardcover book with lots of nice color pictures. You leave it on your coffee table. When you have guests, they can look at the book while they are waiting, or talk about the book as an icebreaker....
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Word of the Week: Embarrassing
“Did you know you have toilet paper stuck to your shoe?” “Oh no! How embarrassing! Thank you for telling me.” When something embarrassing happens, it embarrasses you and you feel embarrassed. This is a common pattern in words about feelings. For example, confusing...
Picture of the Week: Easter Eggs
Easter is a holiday celebrating rebirth and spring. Eggs are symbols of birth because baby birds hatch from them. For Easter, people dye and paint eggs in cheerful or pastel colors. It is traditional to hide the eggs outside for children to find. You can also use...
Phrase of the Week: From Scratch
Bob: This cake is delicious! Where did you get it? Terry: I made it myself. Bob: Did you use a cake mix? Terry: No, I made it from scratch. When you make something from the raw ingredients, you make it from scratch. If you use anything pre-made, like a sauce, mix, or...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
I have decided to ______ smoking for the sake of my health. A. quitting B. jump off C. take down D. give up 「健康のためにタバコをやめると決めました。」...
Trivia of the Week: St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday from Ireland, but it is celebrated in other countries as well. On St. Patrick’s Day, you should wear something green. If school children don’t wear green, their classmates will pinch them! We celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by making...
Idiom of the Week: Treading Water
Polly: Is your café making any profit? Josh: No, we’re just treading water. We aren’t falling into debt, but we aren’t making any money either. Treading water means moving your arms and legs so that you don’t sink, but not swimming in any direction. It could be worse,...
Word of the Week: Appear
“Wow! The magician just appeared out of thin air!” “It’s a trick. He actually used a trap door or something. It only appears to be magic.” “Appear” has more than one meaning. It can mean “arrive”: “The classroom became quiet as soon as the teacher appeared.” It can...
