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Picture of the Week: Chick
A baby chicken is called a chick. Yesterday was Easter. Chicks are associated with Easter and spring because they hatch from eggs and symbolize new life....
Phrase of the Week: Stay Back!
"Stay back! I have a knife!" "Stay back! There's broken glass on the floor. Don't come in here until I clean it up." In movies, people often tell monsters or other scary creatures to "stay back!" This is an urgent command not to come any closer. Fortunately we don't...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
"I really admire her work and look up at her as a person." Find the mistake. A. admire B. her work C. look up at D. as a person 「彼女の作品が大好きで人としても憧れています。」 誰かに憧れるとはその人が自分より上にいると考えられます。上を見上げてその人を見るようなイメージです。これは決まったフレーズですので、look up atではなくlook up...
Trivia of the Week: Pots and Pans
Pots and pans are containers used for cooking and usually made of metal. The difference between a pot and a pan is that a pot generally has two handles, while a pan has one handle. Both are usually round or cylindrical in shape. Of course, there are exceptions. For...
Idiom of the Week: Shipshape
"This bicycle hasn't been used for a while. I'm going to get it shipshape before I ride it into town this weekend." A ship has to be organized and in good condition before it can sail. A bicycle is not a ship, but we compare anything to a ship when it is clean, neat...
Word of the Week: Oops
"Oops! I forgot to lock the door!" "Oh, I spelled this word wrong. Oops!" "Oops" is something we say when we realize we made a mistake. It can also occasionally be used to sympathize with someone else's mistake. "I just tripped on a rock." "Oops. Are you okay?"...
Phrase of the Week: Just Because
"Thank you! But what are the flowers for?" "Just because. I don't need a reason to bring you flowers, do I?" We usually use "because" before the reason for something. But when there's no reason, there's nothing to say after "because". It's very romantic to do...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
“We present you with this award to recognize your courage and ______.” Fill in the blank. dedication deduction didactics deprecation 「この賞であなたの勇気と献身を認めます。」 ...
Move and turn around along with Pinka! ピンカと一緒にくるっと回って体を動かそう！
Moving your body makes learning English more fun! Let's learn some motions from Pinka in this week's video. 体を動かすことで英語を学ぶ楽しさがアップします！今週の動画でピンカに色んな動きを教えてもらいましょう。 Classroom Tip Fun fact: This was the first video that showed Pinka in full animation. Have fun turning and...
Trivia of the Week: Gluten
The word "gluten" looks like "glue" because it holds bread together. It's a mixture of proteins found in wheat and other grains. Some people are allergic to gluten, so recently products without gluten have become more available. Gluten can also be used to make...
