TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“Outside food is ______ in the theme park.” Fill in the blank. A. allow B. disallow C. prohibited D. prescribed 「テーマパークの中では食べ物の持込が禁じられています。」...

Cat, dog, elephant! Let the Phonanimals teach you their sounds! ねこ、いぬ、ぞう!フォナニマルと一緒に英語の音を覚えましょう!

Classroom Tip This song from Happy Valley Phonics Book 1, Unit 2, introduces vocabulary that begin with the c, d, and e sounds. Use gestures for the words and do them as you sing along. Put the flashcards on the ground and ask the students, What does Cally want? Have...

Trivia of the Week: Seahorses

Seahorses live in the sea, but they are not horses. They are actually fish. The shape of their heads looks a little horse-like. As fish, they lay eggs, but interestingly, the eggs hatch inside a pouch on the father seahorse, who then “gives birth”.  ...

Idiom of the Week: Keep it under your hat

“We’re getting Sally her own car for her birthday. But keep it under your hat—it’s going to be a surprise!” To keep something under your hat is to keep it a secret and not tell anyone about it. If it’s hidden under your hat, no one can see it—a secret!...

Word of the Week: Painkiller

“I have a pretty bad headache. Do we have any painkillers?” A painkiller is a medicine you use that makes you feel less or no pain: It “kills” pain. Some painkillers can be bought without a prescription. For more serious pain, you might need to get something stronger...