執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月27日 | Phrases
“This is impossible. I give up.” “Don’t give up. You’ll never achieve anything like that!” “I just can’t get this program to work on my computer. I’m going to ask my sister to do it. She’s good with...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月26日 | TOEIC
“It’s a difficult problem, but if we put our heads together I’m sure we can figure it ____.” Fill in the blank. A. up B. down C. in D. out 「難しい問題だけど皆で力を合わせればきっと解決法がわかるはずだ。」 努力して難しい問題を解いたりするときに使う動詞。Figureだけでも「考える」として使うことはあります。I figure he must be...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月26日 | Happy Valley, Kids, News
We are delighted to announce our newest videos, now uploaded to our YouTube channel – Happy Valley TV. 1 – The Hello Song. 2 – The Goodbye Song. 3 – The Phonics Song. Classroom Tip The Hello Song, Goodbye Song and Phonics song are ones we use...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月25日 | Trivia
“Practice makes perfect” is an old saying that encourages people to practice a lot in order to improve. It takes a lot of practice in order to become perfect! “Practice makes perfect” is by far the most common version, but a few other versions...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月24日 | Idioms
“Wait a second. You said we were going to visit Grandma, but this isn’t the way to her house. We’re going to the doctor, aren’t we? I’ve been shanghaied!” “Shanghai” as a verb means “kidnap”. It came into use...
