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TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
“Can you help me _____ for the school play?” Fill in the blank. A. rehearse B. review C. memorize D. remember 俳優は劇の台詞を暗記して練習します。もちろん台詞を「見直す」「復習する」こともあるのでBは使えそうですが、それなら目的語に「the script」や「my lines」が必要です。Cの「暗記する」も目的語の「my...
Let’s go to the beach! Fun words for an outing. 海に行こう！お出かけの時の楽しい言葉
Classroom Tip This chant from Happy Valley Student Book 2, Unit 5, isolates the beach vocabulary for practice. First, say the chant with the video. Then do it again with gestures. After, using Student Flashcards, recycle the question from Unit 4 What do you want? so...
Trivia of the Week: Chocolate Santa
Like chocolate bunnies at Easter, chocolate Santas are often given to children at Christmastime. These Santas are made of molded chocolate, but the foil wrapper provides most of the details so that you can recognize them as Santa Claus. ...
Idiom of the Week: Tugs at your heartstrings
“This story really tugged at my heartstrings.” We say this about sad things that cause an emotional response. Something that evokes sympathy is said to tug, or pull, at your heartstrings. It can also be used with cute things or beloved children that cause feelings of...
Word of the Week: Remember
“I remember the time I first met your father.” “I don’t remember my password on this website.” “Do you remember what happened yesterday?” To remember can be to think back on something that happened, or it can be to have information stored in your brain where you can...
Picture of the Week: Elf
Santa doesn’t make all the toys he gives to children himself! Elves help him to make them all. This elf looks very young, though. ...
Phrase of the Week: Fend for yourself
“After the baby alligators hatch, they must fend for themselves.” Mother alligators watch over their eggs until they hatch, but don’t take care of the baby alligators after that. The babies must fend for themselves. This means to take care of oneself without...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
“I regret to inform you that show is sold in and there are no more tickets available.” Find the mistake. A. regret B. inform C. sold in D. available 「残念ですがそのショーのチケットは売り切れていて、もうチケットはありません。」...
Trivia of the Week: Hyena
Hyenas look similar to dogs, but they are more closely related to cats! They live in Africa. Some kinds are hunters and others are scavengers. Hyenas are active at night. The spotted hyena is also called the “laughing hyena” because of its bark. ...
Idiom of the Week: Bite the Bullet
“Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and give someone bad news.” “I wanted to go to the concert but I couldn’t risk failing the test the next day, so I bit the bullet and spend the evening studying.” To “bite the bullet” is to deal with a painful or unpleasant...
