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TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
If I have a million dollars, I would buy a big house. Find the mistake! A. I have B. a million C. buy D. a big house 間違いをみつけよう！...
Autumn キャンペーン！10/13までに入会で１ヶ月無料！
１０月１３日までにご入会で１ヶ月の月謝が無料になるキャンペーンがスタートしました。「涼しくなったら何か習い事始めようかなぁ～」と思っている方にピッタリのキャンペーン！涼しくなれば勉強もはかどります。是非この機会に新しいこと始めましょう！詳しくはお電話・メール・ＨＰのお問合せフォームのいずれかからご連絡ください！...
Trivia of the Week: Otters
There are two types of otters, but in English the distinction is not very strong. They are both otters. Some live in the sea and are called sea otters. Others live in rivers and are called river otters, or just otters. In Japanese, they have entirely different names....
Idiom of the Week: In the Red
Bob: I heard you started your own company. How is it going? Fred: Terrible, actually. We are deep in the red. In a budget, the positive numbers (showing profit) are black. The negative numbers (meaning you are losing money) are red. So when someone is in debt or...
Word of the Week: Icebreaker
“What a hideous statue! It’s the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen!” “Yeah, but it makes a great icebreaker.” When it is very cold, ice forms over water. Before you can drink you must break the ice with a hammer. Before you can travel by boat a special ice-breaking boat...
Picture of the Week: Maple Leaves
In the fall, the leaves change into magnificent colours throughout Canada. Many visitors travel to Ontario especially to see the maple leaves in their fall dress. But, the colours are as spectacular in other parts of the country. 楓の葉...
Phrase of the Week: Out of Control
“Jeff is really out of control! He never came back from the party and two days later he came back on a bus from Texas.” When a car goes out of control, the driver cannot control how it moves, and it often causes an accident. When a person is out of control, he is...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
We enjoyed the movie ______ we missed the first ten minutes. A. because B. even though C. however D. unless 「最初の10分は見逃した＿＿映画を楽しみました。」 10分間見逃したのに、それでも楽しみました。BもCもここで使えそうですが、Cの「however」を使った場合、順番を変えないと意味が逆になります。それに文章としては二つに分けたほうが正しいです。（We enjoyed the movie. However, we...
Trivia of the Week: Japanese English: Revenge
In Japanese, sometimes the word "revenge" is used to mean a second attempt after a failure. If a class does a poor job on an assignment at school, the teacher might say the next similar assignment is "revenge", or a chance to make up for the previous poor performance....
Idiom of the Week: A Piece of Cake
Boss: Jenkins, I can’t believe you fixed the company website so fast! Jenkins: It was a piece of cake! If something is very easy to do, we say it is a piece of cake. Of course, some things are easy for some people and not for others. We usually say something is a...
