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Idiom of the Week: Famous Last Words
Jasper: I don’t know if you should try jumping your bike off that home-made ramp. Are you sure it’s safe? Fred: Of course I am. It’s perfectly safe. Jasper: Famous last words. Someone’s last words are the words they said immediately before they died, the last words...
Word of the Week: Tie-Dye
“What’s your costume supposed to be?” “I’m a hippie. Look, I have a tie-dye shirt and bellbottom pants.” Tie-dye is created by twisting up a shirt and tying strings tightly around it, then dipping the shirt in different colors of dye. The strings divide the sections...
Picture of the Week: Kolob Canyon
This is Kolob Canyon, located within Zion National Park in Utah. It is known for its colorful beauty and diverse landscapes, as well as Kolob Arch. This panorama is made from 5 separate photos edited together. This picture is from Emery at the Onohara school. See his...
CM・映像ディレクター、西岡 眞博さん（香里園校・受講生）の作品が映画祭でBest Music賞を獲得！
このAR.Drone Film Festivalという映画祭は、 昨年のThe 48 Hour Film Project世界大会の参加チームから任意に選ばれた8ヶ国10チームが、 AR.DroneというCCDカメラ付きリモコンヘリのような飛行物体を使って作る 2分30秒のショートフィルムを持ち寄り、競い合ったイベントです。 西岡眞博さんが率いるクリエイティブチーム「Team 谷四」は、みごとBest Music賞を獲得しました！ こちらがその作品です。 その2次イベントとしてYou Tubeによる人気投票が始まりましたので、...
Phrase of the Week: Get better
“Can you work today? I heard you got hurt last weekend.” “Oh, I’m fine. I had hurt my hand, but it got better.” “Get better” can be used to describe almost any improvement. For example, when showing a movie you like to a friend, you might answer their complaint of,...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
The loss of the account was a great shock to him, as he was not accustom to failure. Where is the mistake? A. loss of the account B. great shock to C. not accustom D. to failure “Accustom” is actually a verb. Here it appears in the passive voice, so it should be “was...
Trivia of the Week: Cranberry Sauce
Cranberries are very sour red berries. They are often eaten with a lot of sugar. In addition to cranberry sauce, they can be used in delicious cakes and other recipes. In one Beatles song, John Lennon’s words, “cranberry sauce”, were misheard as “I buried Paul”,...
Idiom of the Week: I don’t want to blow my own horn
Ethan: Tell them about the contest, honey. Delilah: Well, I don’t want to blow my own horn, but I did pretty well… Ethan: She won first place! Sometimes we celebrate things by playing music. Here, saying good things about someone is compared to blowing a horn. It is...
Word of the Week: Faucet (蛇口)
“The faucet is leaking. Call a plumber!” A faucet is a metal tube that water comes out of, often in a sink or bathtub. They can also be found in yards connected to garden hoses. Other names for a faucet are “spigot” or “tap”. In the U.S. a “spigot” is more likely to...
Picture of the Week: Takozushiyama Sunset
This is a sunset viewed from the top of Takozushiyama. It is a small mountain, only 136 meters high, but it has a great view of Wakayama City and Wakayama Bay. The sun is setting behind Awaji Island, which is easily visible from Wakayama. This picture is from Emery at...
