Modern English TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“If you want to take _____ in the festival, you must sign up by this Wednesday.” Fill in the blank. A. role B. part C. piece D. fun 「祭りに参加するなら水曜日までに登録しないといけません。」 「参加する」の部分に空欄があります。「Take」は「取る」など色々な意味はありますが、ここは決まったペアの片方です。Dのfunは、「祭りを楽しむ」という意味だったら「take...

Fly, Swim, Dive and Crawl Along with Kinka from Happy Valley! ハッピーバレーのキンカと一緒に飛んで、泳いで、潜って、はってみよう!

Kids like to move and play while they learn. This week’s video shows you different ways to move. It’s great for kids who love animals, too! 子供は動いて遊んで学ぶのが好きです。今週の動画では色々な動きを紹介します。動物が好きな子は大喜び! Classroom Tip Fly, Swim, Dive, Crawl is a great song for getting...

Trivia of the Week: The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Dunning and Kruger did experiments showing that people with a little skill at something have more confidence in their ability than people with more skill. This is because as you learn more about something, you become more aware of the ways in which you could be better...

Phrase of the Week: Get Along

 ”We can’t leave our two cats alone in the house together. They don’t get along.” “You need to learn to get along with the other children your age.” When two or more people or animals are friendly together and don’t fight, we...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“You can recognize this bird by its character pattern of colors.” Find the mistake. A. recognize B. by its C. character D. pattern 「この鳥は独特の色の模様で区別できます。」...