Word of the Week: Star

“Who gets to put the star on top of the tree?” A Christmas tree has either a star or an angel on the top. Decorating the tree is a fun Christmas activity, and putting the star on top is usually the most important part. However, sometimes there might be another...

Phrase of the Week: All I Want

“All I want for Christmas is a pony!” “All I want is for you to be happy.” “All I want” or “the only thing I want” is something I’ll be satisfied if I get, but dissatisfied if I don’t. In other words, it’s the most important thing to me. This phrase appears in the...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“Oh no! I forgotten the flash drive with my presentation on it!” Find the mistake. A. forgotten B. flash drive C. presentation D. on it 「しまった!プレゼンが入っているUSBメモリーを忘れた!」 「forget(忘れる)」の過去形は「forgot」です。現在完了形でもかまいませんが、その場合は「have」を入れる必要があります:I have forgotten又はI’ve...

Trivia of the Week: Hot Chocolate

After playing outside in the snow, there is no better drink than hot chocolate. Sometimes it has a marshmallow or whipped cream. Drinking chocolate goes back to the Mayan civilization 2000 years ago. But it was not sweet like chocolate today!...