執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月15日 | Phrases
“Speaking of Joe, did you know his daughter graduated high school?” “Speaking of cats, my friend is looking to adopt a kitten.” We use “speaking of” to introduce a new topic that is related to something that has been mentioned. If the conversation turns to...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月14日 | TOEIC
“The train was ____ by a minor accident.” Fill in the blank. A. delayed B. late C. derail D. diluted 「電車がちょっとした事故のために遅れました。」 「The train was...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月14日 | Happy Valley, Kids, News
Classroom Tip This chant from Happy Valley Student Book 2, Unit 4, introduces more foods (in Happy Valley 1 we learned some fruit and snack food vocabulary). Do the chant and then repeat it doing the gestures. After, make a menu like in the Storytime page! On the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月13日 | Trivia
People had known for a long time that willow tree bark had an ability to relieve pain. Modern aspirin was developed in the 19th century. The word “aspirin” started as a brand name of the company Bayer, but became a generic name for the drug. Aspirin is less popular...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月12日 | Idioms
“Are you sure this information is reliable?” “I got it straight from the horse’s mouth.” The best information comes from people who are directly involved. In horse racing, who is more directly involved than the actual horse? This saying means the information comes...
