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TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
"I finished writing the ad copy, but I'm a terrible speller, so please have someone prove it." Find the mistake. A. finished writing B. ad copy C. terrible speller D. someone prove 「広告のテキストを書き終わりましたが、僕はつづりが苦手なので、誰かにチェックしてもらってください。」...
Playing Outside with Kinka and Pinka from Happy Valley ハッピーバレーのキンカとピンカと一緒に外で遊びましょう！
This week's video is a story! Kinka and Pinka are playing outside. Let's practice talking about their toys and other things in the yard! 今週の動画はストーリータイムです！キンカとピンカが外で遊んでいます。おもちゃなど庭にあるものについて話しましょう！ Classroom Tip Storytime 3 is a chance to introduce the language students...
Trivia of the Week: Marsupials
Marsupials are a kind of animal that has a pouch. Babies live in the pouch after they are born. The most famous is the kangaroo. There are many other kinds too, including koalas. Most of them live in Australia, and many others are found in South America. But we have a...
Idiom of the Week: In Tune
"Wow, you two won the doubles tennis match easily!" "Yeah, we're really in tune." To play together, musical instruments must be tuned so that they hit the same exact pitch if they play the same note. Otherwise the music will sound strange and out of tune. We can use...
Word of the Week: Sore
"My legs are really sore after all that walking yesterday." If your legs are sore, it means your legs hurt. Soreness is a certain kind of pain. It's not so intense, and often comes from muscle pain after getting more exercise than usual, but can also be caused by...
Picture of the Week: Wild Rabbit
Rabbits, like many animals, can hear, see and smell very well. Rabbits can see almost 360 degrees around them. They can smell food that is buried underground, and they can hear sounds from two miles away. What do you think this rabbit hears?...
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Phrase of the Week: Put it on my tab
Sometimes bars have a system in which you can put drinks on your tab and then pay for them all later. That's why you might hear someone say, "Put it on my tab," and receive a drink without appearing to pay for it. When someone pays for something, it's on the payer's...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
"This part needs to be ___. Do we have any more?" Fill in the blank. A. removed B. replaced C. redone D. improved 「この部品を入れ替えないといけない。予備はありますか？」...
How Are You? Have a Simple Conversation With Happy Valley’s Pinka! 元気？ハッピーバレーのピンカと簡単な会話をしましょう！
Asking "How are you?" is a great way to start a conversation. Let this week's video show you how to ask and several different ways to answer. 「お元気ですか？」と訊くことは会話を始めるのにとても役に立ちます。今週の動画で訊き方と色々な答え方を見てみましょう！ Classroom Tip Here is another important function for our students...
