Idiom of the Week: Go with the Flow

“I don’t like karaoke that much, but everyone else wanted to come so I just went with the flow.” If you are in a river with a strong current, you cannot fight it, so you must “go with the flow”. It means to go along with what the group...

Word of the Week: Hurt

“Ow, that hurts!” “My stomach hurts.” In English, “hurt” is a verb. If someone steps on your foot, that hurts. People can also hurt you emotionally. You can describe this with yourself as the object (“It really hurt me when...

Phrase of the Week: I’ll Get Him Back

“My brother ate the pudding I was saving, but I’ll get him back. I have to think of a good prank to play on him.” “You killed my father! I’ll get you for that!” To “get” someone often means to do them some kind of harm,...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“Our inventory system is ______. We should adopt a new one.” Fill in the blank. A. updated B. expired C. outdated D. postdated 「商品目録システムが古いです。新しいものを導入したほうがいいです。」...

Where’s My Hat? Ask and Answer with Happy Valley’s Kinka and Pinka! 私の帽子はどこ?!ハッピーバレーのキンカとピンカと質問して答えましょう!

This week’s video shows how to ask where something is—very useful! Children can also give a simple answer to the question! 今週の動画では「~はどこ?」の形の質問の例を見せます。便利なフレーズですよね!子供は簡単に答えることができます! Classroom Tip Watch the video and then let students pretend they are Kinka and...