執筆者 Modern English | 2016年11月12日 | Phrases
“Her mother was away on business for her birthday? Is she okay?” “She’s still pretty cut up about it.” If someone is “cut up about” something, they are hurt emotionally. This phrase often describes how someone feels in the days or weeks after something very sad...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年11月11日 | TOEIC
“Outside food is ______ in the theme park.” Fill in the blank. A. allow B. disallow C. prohibited D. prescribed 「テーマパークの中では食べ物の持込が禁じられています。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年11月11日 | Happy Valley, Kids, News
Classroom Tip This song from Happy Valley Phonics Book 1, Unit 2, introduces vocabulary that begin with the c, d, and e sounds. Use gestures for the words and do them as you sing along. Put the flashcards on the ground and ask the students, What does Cally want? Have...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年11月10日 | Trivia
Seahorses live in the sea, but they are not horses. They are actually fish. The shape of their heads looks a little horse-like. As fish, they lay eggs, but interestingly, the eggs hatch inside a pouch on the father seahorse, who then “gives birth”. ...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年11月09日 | Idioms
“We’re getting Sally her own car for her birthday. But keep it under your hat—it’s going to be a surprise!” To keep something under your hat is to keep it a secret and not tell anyone about it. If it’s hidden under your hat, no one can see it—a secret!...
