TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“Candidates that satisfaction these conditions will move on to the next stage of the interview.” Find the mistake. A. Candidates B. satisfaction C. conditions D. on to the next 「この条件を満たす候補者は、次のステージに進みます。」 就職面接に申し込んで、ある条件を満たさないと面接にもいけないまま不採用ということはありますよね。...

What shape is it? Let’s sing about colors and shapes! これ何の形?色と形の歌を歌いましょう!

In this week’s video, we can learn about simple shapes like circles and squares, and some more interesting shapes like hearts and diamonds. We’ll also pair them with colors in real sentences! 今週の動画では、丸や四角など基本の形の他に、ハートやダイヤといった面白い形について学びます。形と色と組み合わせて文章を作ります!...

Trivia of the Week: Training Wheels

Training wheels are a pair of extra wheels added to the back wheel of a bicycle so that it can’t fall over. This allows beginning riders to practice riding without the danger of falling over. In British English, they are called stabilisers, because they...

Idiom of the Week: Watered Down

“He gives a good speech, but his plan is just a watered down version of the other candidate’s.” If a liquid such as coffee, soup or paint is too thick or too strong, you can make it thinner or weaker by adding water. This is called watering it down....

Word of the Week: Boo!

“Boo! Did I scare you?” “Boo” is what you say when you jump out and startle somebody who didn’t know you were there. You can also see it in the name of the game “peekaboo”. Peekaboo is not scary, but it does involve hiding and...