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TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
"I could not _____ my mother to let me buy a new video game console." Fill in the blank. A. convince B. contract C. adopt D. threat 「新しいゲーム機を買ってくれるように母を納得させることはできなかった。」...
Learn English by Moving Your Body! 体を動かして英語を覚えましょう！
Moving around and dancing are great ways to make studying English fun and memorable. Try it with this week's video! 体を動かしたり踊ったりしながら英語を学ぶと、とっても楽しく記憶力もアップします。今週の動画でやってみましょう！ Classroom Tip My Body Wiggle can be use with Happy Valley Student Book 1, Unit 7. Enjoy dancing...
Trivia of the Week: Toque
The iconic chef's hat is called a toque, or toque blanche, which is French for "white hat". The modern toque dates back to mid-19th century France. Sometimes the height of the hat shows where the chef ranks in the kitchen. The many folds in the toque are said to...
Idiom of the Week: Your Place
"We have three dogs, and they have a hierarchy. There's no trouble so long as the younger dogs know their place." "Now that I have a job I love and a house of my own I feel like I've found my place in the world." Your "place" is where you fit into a group or society....
Word of the Week: Serve
"Welcome to Sandy's Sandwiches. I'll be your server today." "This food is awful! I can't believe you serve this garbage." A waiter or waitress can be called a server, because they bring food to the customers. You might also serve food to your family or guests in your...
Picture of the Week: Sweetgum
The sweetgum tree has star-shaped leaves that turn yellow, purple and red in autumn. You can also see the seed pods in this picture. Varieties of sweetgum (or liquidambar) can be found in North America, Turkey, Greece, China, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Laos and Vietnam....
Phrase of the Week: It Grew On Me
"The first time I heard this song, I thought it was annoying, but my kids kept playing it and it grew on me." If something grows on you, you don't like it at first, but over time you start to like it more. This can be true of many things—a movie you didn't like the...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
"The support ticket was closed because the issue was resolve." Find the mistake. A. support ticket B. was closed C. because the issue D. was resolve 「問題が解決されましたのでテクニカルサポートのチケットを閉めました。」...
Let’s Count From One to Ten in English! 英語で１から１０まで数えましょう！
Let's practice basic numbers with this week's video! 今週の動画で基本の数字を練習しましょう！ Classroom Tip After last week’s video, work more with counting and even trying to match the numbers they hear to the numerals. Play games, like having a student choose a flashcard, then hold up...
Trivia of the Week: Underdog
"I'm rooting for the Tigers in this game. They're the underdogs." The underdog or underdogs are the side of a game that seems likely to lose. If the teams or players are evenly matched, there is no underdog. If it's logical to expect that a certain team or player will...
