執筆者 Modern English | 2015年10月30日 | Happy Valley, Kids, News
In this week’s video, we learn the names of some delicious and colorful fruit. We also practice using “it’s a” and pairing the fruits with their colors! 今週の動画で美味しくてカラフルなフルーツの名前を覚えましょう！「It’s a」を使って練習をし、フルーツと色の組み合わせをやってみましょう。 Classroom Tip...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年10月29日 | Trivia
The Internet can be a useful tool for practicing English (or for English-speakers to practice other languages) but it sometimes has its own jargon. If you are chatting online with an English speaker and they say “AFK” it means they will be “away from...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年10月28日 | Idioms
“I couldn’t speak her language and she couldn’t speak mine, but we had both studied English in school, so English was our lingua franca.” A lingua franca is a third language used to communicate by people who don’t speak the same native...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年10月27日 | Words
“I don’t like spiders. They’re creepy.” “That abandoned house on the hill is so creepy. I bet it’s haunted.” Something that’s creepy is a little bit scary. It makes you feel scared or just uneasy. 「蜘蛛が嫌い。気持ち悪いよ。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年10月26日 | Pictures
This child is ready to go trick-or-treating in a lion costume! Have you ever dressed up for Halloween? What costume did you wear? Have you worn a costume for something else?...
