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Trivia of the Week: Tabby Cat
If you read books or watch movies in English you might encounter the phrase "tabby cat". People who don't know much about cats sometimes mistakenly use it to mean any cat, but a tabby is a striped cat. You can see the letter M on these cats' foreheads....
4月18日まで スプリング キャンペーン！入会金無料！
3月1日～4月18日まで スプリング キャンペーン実施中！入会金が無料です！ 入会金、通常大人・高校生10,000円、中学生9,000円、キッズは8,000円ですが、4月18日まで無料です！ 今すぐ無料体験レッスンをご予約下さい。少人数制なので早めの体験レッスン、早めのご入会をおすすめします。 （注）提携校の小千谷校はご入会で2レッスンプレゼント。料金は税別価格です。...
Idiom of the Week: A Household Name
"Don't tell me you've never heard of him. He's a household name! He's on TV all the time." A "household name" is a person so famous that everyone knows who he or she is. Just like a common brand of soap or candy might be found in almost every household, this person's...
Word of the Week: Cooperate
"We can get this done quickly if we all cooperate!" "This assignment teaches the students the value of cooperation." "Cooperate" means "work together". Look at the parts of the word. "Co-" means "together" and "operate" can mean "work". "Cooperation" is the noun form...
Picture of the Week: Miniature Horse
A miniature horse is less than one meter tall at the withers (shoulders). This miniature horse has a gold-colored coat and white mane and tail. She is a palomino....
Phrase of the Week: I Could Use a Nap
"I made tea. Would you like some?" "Thanks. I could use something to drink." "I could really use a nap, but I have to finish my homework before dinner." We say we "could use" something that would be nice to have. It might be an unexpected favor, like the tea above, or...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
"Unfortunately, I do not ____ your services any longer." Fill in the blank. A. requisite B. desire C. deride D. retain 「もうあなたの提供するサービスを必要としない」というフレーズはたまに聞きますが、Aの「必要な」は形容詞なので「do...
Trivia of the Week: Joe Bloggs
Joe Bloggs is a placeholder name commonly used in the U.K. and other countries. It’s different from John Doe in that John Doe is a real person with no name, while Joe Bloggs is a name with no corresponding real person. For example, you can use it as a fake account to...
Idiom of the Week: Sure-Fire
“This is a sure-fire plan. There’s no way it could fail!” We don’t really “fire” a plan, but we do fire guns. So imagine you are a soldier, and you have been marching through a swamp or hiding in a forest. Your gun is dirty and it got wet. Will it still fire? It will...
Word of the Week: Fib
“I fought a bear during summer break.” “No, you didn’t. You’re fibbing.” A fib is a lie. To fib is to tell a lie. A fib is usually a childish or unimportant kind of lie, rather than a serious lie with grave consequences. 「夏休みに熊と戦ったんだ。」 「やってないよ、うそだろ。」 Fib...
