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モダン花子 世界の旅 オーストラリア 「Black or White」
こんにちは。モダン花子です。 以前、オーストラリアのファーストフード店でコーヒーをオーダーした時の事。 店員さん「Black or White?」 え？ミルク入りのコーヒー飲みたいんだけど、ホワイトって何？牛乳？ 店員さん（ちょっとイライラながら）「Black? White?」 花子「え～っと．．．Brown?」 店員さん「What?」 ミリク入りだから色的にBrownだと思ったけど間違いでした。 正解はWhiteがミリク入りコーヒーなんです。（色はBrownじゃねーか！） 何故かこの話をネイティブにすると、めちゃくちゃウケます。...
look, see, watch
今日は、lookとseeとwatchについてです。「この場合はlook？watch？」なんて悩んだことありませんか？この３つ、とっても奥深いんですが、大まかに分けるとこんな感じです。 日本語では「見る」って意味ですが、英語だと状況によって使い分けます。 lookは意識的に何かを見る場合です。 例えば、 Look at the dog! It’s so cute. 「あの犬みて！めちゃくちゃかわいい」 What are you looking at? 「なに見てるの？」...
モダン花子 世界の旅 イギリス 「え、そっち？！」
今月から毎週火曜日は、「モダン花子 世界の旅」がスタートします。世界中のいろんな国を旅した花子がおもしろい話をご紹介します！ ホームステイをすると、絶対に一回はホストファミリーに日本料理を作るってあげることってありますよね。私も頑張って天丼を作りました。喜んで食べてくれたけど、 「なにコレ？美味しい～！」 って大盛り上がりだったのが、付け合わせの・・・しば漬け。 「え？茄子とキュウリなの？！」「なんでこんなきれいな色なの？」って、 大騒ぎでした。 ...
manyとmuch
今月からは知ってそうで意外に知らない英語をご紹介しますね。 今日は、みなさんも良く使うmanyとmuchです。 どちらも量や数を表す「たくさんの～」という意味ですね。 manyとmuchの違いは何でしょう？ それは、後にくる名詞が数えられるか数えられないかで使い分けます。 manyは数えられる名詞、muchは数えられない名詞の時で、主に疑問文や否定文で活用します。 例えばこんな感じ。 How many presents did you get? I didn’t get many presents....
Do lions eat noodles? Learn the sounds l, m and n with the Phonanimals! ライオンはヌードルを食べるの？フォナニマルと一緒にl, m, nの音を覚えましょう！
Classroom Tip This song from Happy Valley Phonics Book 1, Unit 5, introduces vocabulary that begin with the l, m, and n sounds. Use gestures for the words and do them as you sing along. Put the flashcards on the ground and ask students What does Leo want? Have them...
Idiom of the Week: Knock ‘em Dead
“Good luck in your school play. You’re gonna knock ‘em dead.” To “knock them dead” sounds like killing people by hitting them, but it actually just means to impress the audience with a good performance. 「文化祭の演劇頑張ってね。きっと大成功だよ。」 「Knock them...
Phrase of the Week: Needs Work
“Your math scores are really good, but your English needs work.” “The car still needs some work before I will be able to drive it.” If something “needs work” it means there are tasks that must be completed in order for it to be good quality. It can also mean that a...
Idiom of the Week: Jump the Gun
“He jumped the gun by assigning blame before seeing the evidence.” To “jump the gun” is to start running before the starting gun of a race. We can use it to describe any situation in which someone does something too soon. 「証拠を確認する前に犯人を決めつけたのは早とちりだった。」 「Jump the...
Phrase: Spark a debate
“The accident sparked a debate about the current safety measures.” A spark can start a fire. (Perhaps you’ve seen someone start a fire by striking two pieces of flint together to make a spark.) In this phrase, something starts not a fire but a debate. We talk about...
Iguana, kangaroo, jellyfish! Learn phonics sounds with the Phonanimals! イグアナ、カンガルー、クラゲ！フォナニマルと一緒にフォニックスの音を覚えましょう！
Classroom Tip This song from Happy Valley Phonics Book 1, Unit 4, introduces vocabulary that begin with the i, j, and k sounds. Use gestures for the words and do them as you sing along. Put the flashcards on the ground and ask What does Iggy want? Have students say or...
Idiom of the Week: A Bun in the Oven
“She has a bun in the oven.” This sentence means that she’s pregnant! The bun is not actually a small piece of bread, but a baby. The oven is the mother’s belly. This phrase first appeared around the 1950s. 「She has a bun in the oven. (直訳すると：オーブンにパンがあります。)」...
New app: Happy Valley Words! 無料子供向け英語学習アプリをApp Storeにて発表いたしました
New app: Happy Valley Words! 無料子供向け英語学習アプリをApp Storeにて発表いたしました Japanese below – (日本語訳は下記にございます) Modern English is delighted to announce the launch of its first app on the App Store. Happy Valley Words is a fun, engaging game that teaches basic English vocabulary words...
Phrase: It’s Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Better
“I realized I had left my keys inside. Then I felt a raindrop. The sky was gray and cloudy. I said to myself, this is going to get worse before it gets better.” This phrase can be heard when a bad situation appears to be getting worse. However, it also includes hope...
Idiom of the Week: In My Book
“80%? That’s a pretty good grade in my book.” “He saved that dog. That makes him a hero in my book.” “In my book” means “in my opinion”. Imagine you wrote down everything you believed in a book. The book would explain all your opinions and judgments....
入会金無料！ Neｗ Year キャンペーン実施中！
1月6日～2月10日までNew Yearキャンペーン実施中です！ 入会金 通常大人・高校生10,000円、中学生・キッズ8,000円ですがキャンペーン中にご入会の方は無料となります！ 2017年、この機会に英会話をはじめてみませんか？ 少人数制なのでキャンペーン中の無料体験レッスンは混み合います。お早めのご予約を勧めいたします。 表示価格は税別価格です。...
Phrase of the Week: Crop Up
“I had my vacation planned out, but some problems cropped up at the last minute.” To “crop up” is to appear without warning. This phrase is often used with problems or difficulties, but other things can crop up, too: “Protests against environmentally unfriendly policy...
年末年始休暇のご案内
2016年12月23日（金）～2017年1月5日（木）の間は、レッスン並びに受付業務はお休みとなっております。 レッスンのご予約・ご変更は1月6日以降にご連絡ください。...
Trivia of the Week: Gingerbread Men
A gingerbread man is a cookie made of gingerbread in the shape of a person. For Christmas, you can also use other shapes such as Christmas trees and bells. The gingerbread man’s face can be carved simply, or made with candy or frosting. Gingerbread men usually have...
Idiom of the Week: Chewed Out
“Dad chewed me out for forgetting to feed the dog this morning.” To chew someone out is to yell at or scold them for something they have done (or not done). There might not be any other punishment, but the angry yelling is a punishment in itself....
Word of the Week: Bake
“We are baking Christmas cookies!” “Baking” is a kind of cooking that usually involves heating something for a long time in an oven. We bake cakes, cookies and bread. To be specific, baking is cooking using a dry heat without a direct flame. We also bake clay to...
