TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“Since the customer has already paid us for the service, they are obligated to provide it or issue a refund.” Find the mistake. A. Since the customer B. has already paid C. for the service D. they are obligated...

It’s a red apple! Let’s practice simple sentences with fruit! 赤いリンゴ!フルーツで簡単な文を練習しましょう!

In this week’s video, we learn the names of some delicious and colorful fruit. We also practice using “it’s a” and pairing the fruits with their colors! 今週の動画で美味しくてカラフルなフルーツの名前を覚えましょう!「It’s a」を使って練習をし、フルーツと色の組み合わせをやってみましょう。 Classroom Tip...

Trivia of the Week: AFK

The Internet can be a useful tool for practicing English (or for English-speakers to practice other languages) but it sometimes has its own jargon. If you are chatting online with an English speaker and they say “AFK” it means they will be “away from...

Idiom of the Week: Lingua Franca

“I couldn’t speak her language and she couldn’t speak mine, but we had both studied English in school, so English was our lingua franca.” A lingua franca is a third language used to communicate by people who don’t speak the same native...

Word of the Week: Creepy

“I don’t like spiders. They’re creepy.” “That abandoned house on the hill is so creepy. I bet it’s haunted.” Something that’s creepy is a little bit scary. It makes you feel scared or just uneasy. 「蜘蛛が嫌い。気持ち悪いよ。」...