Picture of the Week: Mouse

The well-known Christmas poem “The Night Before Christmas” starts out with these lines: ‘Twas the night before Christmas And all through the house Not a creature was stirring Not even a mouse. 有名なクリスマスの詩「クリスマスの前の晩」は、こう始まります。 クリスマスの前の晩...

Phrase of the Week: A Matter of Course

“It may come as a surprise American exchange students, but in Japan, students clean their own classrooms as a matter of course.” A matter of course is something that is routine and unremarkable, to be expected....

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“I could not _____ my mother to let me buy a new video game console.” Fill in the blank. A. convince B. contract C. adopt D. threat 「新しいゲーム機を買ってくれるように母を納得させることはできなかった。」...

Learn English by Moving Your Body! 体を動かして英語を覚えましょう!

Moving around and dancing are great ways to make studying English fun and memorable. Try it with this week’s video! 体を動かしたり踊ったりしながら英語を学ぶと、とっても楽しく記憶力もアップします。今週の動画でやってみましょう! Classroom Tip My Body Wiggle can be use with Happy Valley Student Book 1, Unit 7. Enjoy...

Trivia of the Week: Toque

The iconic chef’s hat is called a toque, or toque blanche, which is French for “white hat”. The modern toque dates back to mid-19th century France. Sometimes the height of the hat shows where the chef ranks in the kitchen. The many folds in the toque...