Daily Archives: September 17, 2007

To translate or not to translate…

September 17, 2007 – 11:53 pm

I just finished my lesson with a man who is well known at Smith’s School of English Kyobashi. Not only is he a very talented singer (having played some demos for myself and fellow teachers in the lounge), but he also seems to be quite skilled in the field of acting. He always [...]

By SJ | Posted in SSE Kyobashi Corner | Comments (0)

Present Perfect Continuous Is Very Difficult!!

September 17, 2007 – 4:26 am

Recently the cutest little thing happened at both my Smith’s School Kotoen and Fukushima Franchises. At both schools, I was working on a supplementary practice lesson which reviews and solidifies the use of present perfect continuous tense in daily usage.
Both students had commented several times that they thought the tense was very difficult and [...]

By Martin | Posted in SSE Fukushima Corner, SSE Kotoen Corner | Comments (0)

Speaking of Smith’s Flags

September 17, 2007 – 4:18 am

My school is located in a residential area of Sagamihara and to my disappointment, no “signage” is allowed outside of my building. However, all is not lost in that area of advertising. I put a Smith’s flag on my veranda (my area, my space, so no complaints from the residents) about a year ago, and [...]

By jim | Posted in SSE Hashimoto Corner | Comments (0)