Phrase of the Week: On a Monthly Basis

“Your progress will be reviewed on a monthly basis so we can be sure you’re proceeding in the right direction.” If something happens on a monthly basis, it happens once a month. You can also do something on a daily, weekly or yearly basis, if you do...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“I finished writing the ad copy, but I’m a terrible speller, so please have someone prove it.” Find the mistake. A. finished writing B. ad copy C. terrible speller D. someone prove 「広告のテキストを書き終わりましたが、僕はつづりが苦手なので、誰かにチェックしてもらってください。」...

Playing Outside with Kinka and Pinka from Happy Valley ハッピーバレーのキンカとピンカと一緒に外で遊びましょう!

This week’s video is a story! Kinka and Pinka are playing outside. Let’s practice talking about their toys and other things in the yard! 今週の動画はストーリータイムです!キンカとピンカが外で遊んでいます。おもちゃなど庭にあるものについて話しましょう! Classroom Tip Storytime 3 is a chance to introduce the...

Trivia of the Week: Marsupials

Marsupials are a kind of animal that has a pouch. Babies live in the pouch after they are born. The most famous is the kangaroo. There are many other kinds too, including koalas. Most of them live in Australia, and many others are found in South America. But we have a...

Idiom of the Week: In Tune

“Wow, you two won the doubles tennis match easily!” “Yeah, we’re really in tune.” To play together, musical instruments must be tuned so that they hit the same exact pitch if they play the same note. Otherwise the music will sound strange...