執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月01日 | TOEIC
“The exhibit felt ______. Next time we’ll rent a larger space.” Fill in the blank. A. undercrowded B. overcrowded C. uncrowded D. decrowded...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月01日 | Happy Valley, Kids, News
Getting a present is very exciting, especially when you’re young! Please enjoy the ten presents in this video! (Although we don’t show you what’s inside!) プレゼントをもらうと、特に子供の場合はワクワクしますね！この動画に出る10個のプレゼントをお楽しみください！（中身はお見せしませんけどね！） Classroom Tip This is a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年03月31日 | Trivia
What’s English for a plastic bandage you can put on a small cut? Not Band-Aid—that’s a brand name. It’s just so popular that many people don’t know any other name for that kind of bandage. This has happened to many brands. Kleenex has become a word for any facial...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年03月30日 | Idioms
“He used to work in the mail room, but now he’s a senior manager. He’s really come up in the world.” In the world there are many positions and jobs. Those with more power, prestige or money are considered “higher” so as you gain more power or a better job, you...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年03月29日 | Words
“Don’t forget to breathe.” “It was really scary. I couldn’t breathe!” It can be easy to confuse the spelling of “breathe” and “breath” (a noun, as in “Take a deep breath”), because the letters “eath” make the same vowel sound as in “breathe” in words like “wreath”....
