I recently had a chance to travel during the Golden Week vacation, and I wanted to share a quick story about what it means to be part of a system that is always available to back you up no matter how unique the situation.
I had wanted to visit my relatives in Romania and Italy for [...]
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A two person pink lesson. I opened up the lesson by asking ` What`s up? ` I got a blank look from both the students so I wrote this up on the board along with other phrases;
What`s up? Nothing much/Not much/Nothing special/I……..
What`s new?
How are you? Pretty good/Not (too) bad/Not so good/I`m…….
How`s it going?
I then explained the difference [...]
ET: When it rains, I~
This first student today is very adamant over learning English. Despite the fact that her Golden Week was non-existent due to overtime, she still manages to come in every Saturday afternoon with a smile. So when I ask her about the previous [One Point] she eagerly recites the sentence [...]
A Quiet Orange Saturday Afternoon
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It is a quiet Saturday in Smiths School of English, Kyobashi. I’ve spent the morning at Horie school, with eager students. Combining this with good luck in the subway getting to Kyobashi, I am in a rather zesty mood. This enthusiasm seems catching as I start the lesson with an orange [...]
Entertainment in Japan
In most Western countries there is an unspoken age limit inside the arcade world, where only young teenagers (mainly males) spend most of their free change. Although there aren’t any signs outside in bold demanding that “NO ADULTS!” enter, there still remains a foreboding atmosphere that prevents us from moving past the [...]
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Smith’s School of English Lesson Report by MW 5/8/07
I had 2 beginner level students today. I prepared a basic item and a routine for them. I noticed that I hadn’t met one of the students before.
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B19 - From Smith’s School of English One Point Series
I started the lesson with introductions since this was the first [...]
ET: B33 – I sometimes (A) while (B) - From Smith’s School of English One Point Series
Seeing as how the students are returning from a 2 week holiday – Golden Week – it’s probably safe to assume that some of them will have forgotten the previous [One Point]. After some friendly chit-chat to warm [...]
It is very sunny on the first day back to Smith’s School or English for me after Golden Week. My first class for the evening is a pink student who I know to be very friendly, but shy in speaking. With a relatively relaxed atmosphere I ask her what she did during Golden Week. She [...]