Picture of the Week: The Everglades

The Everglades is a huge wetland in Florida. Although it is often flooded in the wet season, lightning causes fires in the dry season. This cycle is natural. But human activities threaten the Everglades. Pollution is one problem. Another is new species of plants and...

Phrase of the Week: Is That For Real?

Younger Sister: “Look out, it’s an alien!” Older Brother: “What? For real?” Younger Sister: “No, Angela and I are just pretending to be astronauts.” “For real” is the opposite of pretending. A child might have a tea party with her toys using toy food or food made of...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

Mrs. Jones cut the cake into eight ________ slices. What goes in the blank? A. same B. sized C. equal D. likable ジョーンズ夫人がケーキを八等分に切りました。 空欄に入るのはどれですか?...

関西電力の計画停電に伴う レッスン・受付業務についてのお知らせ

モダンイングリッシュの各教室(一部地域を除く)及び受付本部が関西電力の計画停電のエリア対象となっております。7月2日(月)~9月7日(金)の間、計画停電が実施された場合、該当する地域の教室では停電時間にレッスンがある場合、お休み等のスケジュールの変更をお願いする可能性がございます。また、受付本部が停電となった場合、電話での対応等が出来ない可能性がございます。  可能な限りレッスン、受付業務は行ないますが、お振替のお願い等、皆様にご迷惑をおかけする可能性がございます。何卒ご理解とご協力の程、宜しくお願い申し上げます。...

Trivia of the Week: Calculating distance to lightning

When lightning strikes, you see a flash of light. If you are lucky enough to be facing the right direction, you may see the lightning itself. Then, you hear the thunder. You can estimate how far away the lightning is by counting the seconds between the time you see...