Word of the Week #11: ice cream

It’s not ice! Ice is just frozen water. It has no flavor, and it’s hard. Ice cream is a sweet dessert made from milk. In addition to plain bowls, you can also eat it in the form of an ice cream cone or an ice cream sundae. It comes in many flavors. Standard flavors...

Today’s TOEIC Practice Question

____ Taro joined the tennis club, he had been a member of the basketball club. A. After B. While C. Before D. During 太郎は、テニス部に入る前はバスケ部の部員だった。空欄に何が入りますか?太郎は、同時に二つの部には入りませんので、「During」と「While」は違います。テニス部に入った後(after)はバスケ部の部員だったのはおかしいですね。残るのはCの「Before」です。 Do more TOEIC...

Trivia of the Week: Japanese English: Viking

Baikingu: This is a katakana rendering of Viking. The Vikings were Scandinavian people of the 8-11th Centuries who raided and traded mainly in Europe, but also reached as far as Canada and North Africa. When referring to the Japanese バイキング native English speakers...