Flyering

I love doing flyers. It was hot and I was up early today – I slept on the sofa at school. Then I met the team and we handed out over 1,500 flyers. Good job! The reason I love it is because we can make it fun. If we smile at people and they react, smile back and...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

We need to _____ our product to consumers with disposable income. Fill in the blank. A. advertisement B. teach C. tell D. promote 「自由に使える収入のあるお客様に我が社の商品を宣伝する必要がある。」 広告などを使って宣伝しますが、Aは名詞なのでここでは使えません。Bは「使い方を教える」という意味になります。Cは目的語が情報ではないので使えません。「We need to tell consumers...

Modern English Trivia of the Week: Dates

Dates are a very sweet fruit. It comes from a type of palm tree. It is usually brown and oval-shaped. It first appeared around Iraq and was an important food in the Middle East. The name “date” comes from the Greek and Latin words for “finger”....

Idiom of the Week: My back was to the wall!

John: How could you sell my mother’s necklace? It’s been in my family for five generations! Marcia: My back was to the wall! If I hadn’t sold it, we would have lost the house! You say your back is to the wall when you are in a desperate situation. Imagine you have...

Word of the Week: Procrastinate

“Don’t procrastinate and put off your homework until the last minute.” Procrastinating is ignoring something you need to do and spending time on something else. When a teacher gives students a lot of time for a big project, it’s a sure bet that most students will...