執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月02日 | Happy Valley, Kids, News
Classroom Tip This song from Happy Valley Phonics Book 1, Unit 1, introduced the Phonanimal anchor and two additional vocabulary to extend association with the short vowel sound of the letter a and consonant sound b. Watch the video and encourage students to sing...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月01日 | Trivia
A red giant is a kind of star. It’s much bigger than our sun—it’s giant! But it’s actually not very massive or dense, for a star. Its light is orange or red. Red giants are older stars that have burned up their fuel. When a star like ours burns out and collapses, the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年08月31日 | Idioms
“When the cousins first met they were shy but soon they were getting on like a house on fire.” To get on like a house on fire is to like each other a lot and become good friends quickly. This is one of the few times when “a house on fire” is not a bad thing!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年08月30日 | Words
“Raise the lever before pumping the gas.” “If I get a raise in my salary, I’ll be able to travel more.” The basic meaning of “raise” is to lift something or make it higher. It is usually a verb—you can raise a lever or a curtain. When talking about raising the amount...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年08月29日 | Pictures
These tomatoes are sliced, so you can see the seeds. Do you like tomatoes? Raw or cooked? このトマトは切ってあるから種が見えます。あなたはトマトが好きですか？生で食べられますか？
