執筆者 Modern English | 2016年11月26日 | Phrases
“Did you just shoot a blue shell at me? I’ll make you pay for that!” “Calm down. It’s just a video game.” To make someone pay (for something they did) is to get revenge (for what they did). Of course, it can sometimes mean to force someone to pay money for something....
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年11月25日 | TOEIC
“Can you hear me? Please _____” Fill in the blank. A. call back B. write back C. tell D. respond 「聞こえていますか？返事をしてください」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年11月25日 | Happy Valley, Kids, News
Classroom Tip This song from Happy Valley Phonics Book 1, Unit 3, introduces vocabulary that begins with the f, g, and h sounds. Put the flashcards on the ground and ask the students, What does Filly want? Have them say or touch the words that starts with the same...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年11月24日 | Trivia
Peanut brittle is a flat candy with peanuts in it. “Brittle” means “hard and easy to break”, and peanut brittle is broken into pieces, rather than cut. Peanut brittle is popular in the U.S. but in other places other nuts are more popular, such as pecans or almonds....
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年11月22日 | Words
“I want my kids to enjoy music so I took them to a classical concert, but they were bored and fidgeted the whole time.” “At the job interview, the chair was so uncomfortable, it was hard not to fidget. I hope nobody noticed.” To fidget is to move around slightly,...
