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Picture of the Week: Delicate Arch
Delicate Arch is an amazing rock formation located in the state of Utah. It is 20 meters tall. Its shape looks like a pair of legs. It is made of sandstone that was worn away by the weather to form an arch....
Phrase of the Week: Look forward to
“Are you coming to my party on Saturday?” “Yeah, I’m really looking forward to it.” When we anticipate something pleasant in the future, it is sometimes hard to keep our minds on the present. Our attention tends to focus on whatever it is that we are looking forward...
Trivia of the Week: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated in the U.S. on the fourth Thursday of November. Traditionally, families gather to eat a feast including turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and other foods. Then they watch football. In elementary school, many children...
Idiom of the Week: Poker Face
Delilah: What are you doing? Janet: Nothing! Nothing at all! Delilah: You know, you have a terrible poker face. Come on, spill it. A poker face is an emotionless expression that doesn’t give anything away to other people. When playing poker, you don’t want the other...
Word of the Week: Ruler (定規)
“I need to draw a straight line. Can you lend me a ruler?” A ruler is a smooth, straight stick with lines that can be used to measure length. A longer ruler can also be called a measuring stick. In the U.S. most people use inches, but sometimes we also need to use...
Picture of the Week: Mt. Everest
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth, if you measure by height above sea level. Its peak is 8,848 meters above sea level. Many people attempt to climb it, but it is very dangerous. The first people to successfully climb Everest were Edmund Hillary and...
Phrase of the Week: Any minute now
“Why is the train so late? I’m in a hurry.” “I’m sure it’ll come any minute now.” Something is going to happen soon. It could happen at any minute: this minute right now, the next minute, the minute after that, and so on. As for “now”, it means that previously...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
This meeting is ____; I expect to see you at 2 o’clock sharp. A. optional B. punctual C. mandatory D. necessary If the speaker definitely expects to see the listener at the meeting, the meeting is not optional. If the listener shows up at exactly 2 o’clock, he or she...
Trivia of the Week: Cornucopia
A cornucopia is a big horn-shaped container overflowing with fruits. Sometimes it also contains flowers, vegetables, nuts, or other foods. It is also called a “horn of plenty”. It is a symbol of abundance, associated with Thanksgiving or harvest time. One story of the...
