Word of the Week: Hibernate

“In winter, bears and other animals hibernate to conserve energy.” Many types of animals sleep through the winter. This is called hibernation. They build up stores of fat so they can survive the winter without eating. Then they spend all winter sleeping, so they don’t...

Picture of the Week: Apple

A traditional Halloween game is played with apples. Players try to fish apples out of a tub of water using only their faces. This is called “bobbing for apples”. In another variation of the game, apples are tied to strings, and players must catch them with their...

Phrase of the Week: You’re a Scaredy-Cat!

Dad: “I thought the vampire was really scary!” Daughter: “Daddy, you’re a scaredy-cat.” Have you ever seen a cat that was startled jump in the air and fluff up its fur? Sometimes cats can be scared of harmless things. Perhaps that’s why we call people who are often...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

Please rewrite this paragraph. Some of the sentences are not incomplete. Where is the mistake? A. Please rewrite B. this paragraph C. Some of the sentences D. are not incomplete 「この段落を書き直してください。いくつかの文章が不完全です。」 間違いはどこでしょうか?...

Trivia of the Week: TPing

On Halloween, we say “trick or treat”. This means that if we don’t get a treat, we will play a trick! One traditional trick is to TP someone’s house or car. “TP” stands for “toilet paper”! Mischievous children throw rolls of toilet paper over the house so that the...