Picture of the Week: Dandelion

Dandelion seeds have tufts of white fluff so that they can float far away from the parent plant. If you pick a dandelion and blow away all the seeds while making a wish, your wish is said to come true....

Phrase of the Week: Wish You Were Here

“We’re having a great vacation. Wish you were here! Love, Emily” This is something you might write on a postcard. There isn’t much room, and you can’t write anything too personal because there is no envelope and anyone could read it....

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“Sales this week were instanding thanks to the holiday.” Find the mistake. A. Sales this week B. were instanding C. thanks to D. the holiday 「今週の売り上げは祝日のおかげで素晴らしかった。」 間違いはどこでしょうか? ひときわ目立つことを stands out と言います。The black and white kitten stood out because all...

Trivia of the Week: Suburbs

The adjective “urban” describes city areas and “rural” describes the country. But in between those, there are places near the city with many houses. They are “suburban” (“sub” means “below”—they are not quite...