TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“They say the client is always right, but it’s a good thing I was able to persuade him from using his cousin’s design.” Find the mistake. A. client is always right B. it’s a good thing C. persuade him from D. his cousin’s design...

It’s a Circle! Practice Shape and Toy Words with Happy Valley! まるだ!形とおもちゃの単語をハッピーバレーで練習しましょう!

With this week’s video, children can learn or review vocabulary about shapes and toys, as well as simple sentences using “it’s a”. 今週の動画では形とおもちゃの単語、そして「it’s a」を使った簡単な文を練習しましょう。 Classroom Tip Before doing this chant, play the It’s a Chant...

Trivia of the Week: Hamstring

A hamstring is one of several tendons that runs up and down in the back of your leg. If it is cut, you won’t be able to move your leg normally or walk. Metaphorically, we say someone is “hamstrung” if something completely prevents them from doing a...

Idiom of the Week: Go with the Flow

“I don’t like karaoke that much, but everyone else wanted to come so I just went with the flow.” If you are in a river with a strong current, you cannot fight it, so you must “go with the flow”. It means to go along with what the group...

Word of the Week: Hurt

“Ow, that hurts!” “My stomach hurts.” In English, “hurt” is a verb. If someone steps on your foot, that hurts. People can also hurt you emotionally. You can describe this with yourself as the object (“It really hurt me when...