The most important meal of the day! Let’s learn some breakfast words! 一日でもっとも大切な食事！朝ごはんの言葉を覚えましょう！

執筆者 | 2016年06月03日 | Happy Valley, Kids, News

Learn some breakfast words from this week’s video. Then you’ll have a chance to practice English every morning!   今週の動画で朝ごはんに関する言葉を覚えると、毎朝英語の練習ができますね！   Classroom Tip This chant from Happy Valley 3, Unit 1, isolates vocabulary for popular breakfast foods....

Trivia of the Week: Boomerang

執筆者 | 2016年06月02日 | Trivia

A boomerang is a traditional weapon from Australia. It’s a long flat piece of wood that in an “L” shape. It’s famous for coming back when thrown, but there are both returning and non-returning types. The ones that return are more commonly used for sport and...

Idiom of the Week: Off the Rails

執筆者 | 2016年06月01日 | Idioms

“His life really went off the rails when he started abusing alcohol.” “The party went off the rails when someone tried to fill the whole pool with punch.”   When a train goes off the rails, it is a big problem because it will crash and not reach its destination....

Word of the Week: Spare (Adjective)

執筆者 | 2016年05月31日 | Words

“Do you have any spare change?” “Don’t worry. There’s a spare tire in the trunk.” Something that is spare is extra. It’s not needed, at least not right now. A spare tire becomes necessary when one of your regular tires goes flat. 「小銭はありますか？」 「心配ない。トランクに予備タイヤがあります。」...