執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月23日 | Phrases
“I hate to tell you this, but we’re out of gas.” “I hate to tell you” is a phrase we can use to prepare someone for bad news. It’s not pleasant to give someone bad news, so this set phrase assumes the speaker doesn’t enjoy...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月22日 | TOEIC
“There is always some risky of losing your money when you invest.” Find the mistake. A. There is B. always some C. risky of D. losing your money 「投資するときは必ずお金を失う危険はあります。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月22日 | Happy Valley, Kids, News
In this week’s video we use a song to practice the most basic words for answering questions, yes and no. 今週の動画では歌を使って一番簡単な返事の言葉、イエスとノーの練習をします。 Classroom Tip The Yes, No Song is great for working on answering Yes/No Questions. Use it with Unit 8 of Happy Valley...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月21日 | Trivia
We often name types of science using the suffix “logy”. “Bio” means “life”, so biology is the study of life. “Geo” means “earth”, so geology is the study of rocks and earth. “Astro” means star,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月20日 | Idioms
“If you want to collect all the hearts, you should lead with a high-numbered heart.” “When making a speech, you should lead with a joke.” “Lead with” comes from card games, where the first person to play a card must decide which...
