執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月17日 | Phrases
“Do any of your friends play the guitar?” “Not that I know of.” This is a useful phrase for answering questions when you don’t have complete information. It’s possible one of your friends can play the guitar but has never talked to...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月16日 | TOEIC
“Could you ______ me to send that email tomorrow? I don’t want to forget.” Fill in the blank. A. remind B.remmber C. recall D. rethink...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月16日 | Happy Valley, Kids, News
Classroom Tip This chant from Happy Valley Student Book 2, Unit 2, introduces the different places where Kinka and Pinka will visit. Do the chant and then do again with gestures. After, put the teacher or student cards around the room and use the dialogue Let’s go to...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月15日 | Trivia
A buttercup is a small yellow flower. The name sounds cute and delicious, but actually, they are poisonous. Cows and horses sometimes get sick from eating them if they have nothing else to eat....
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月14日 | Idioms
“The committee criticized his paper, but he took it on the chin.” Imagine being punched in the face. If you stand there and accept the punch, you “take it on the chin”. We use this to mean accepting something bad, such as an attack or misfortune, without...
