some students come for chat while others really have a serious goal in mind. One such student wanted to pass a tour guide test which had an English section, another was hoping to get a promotion at their company and yet another student wanted to prepare for their study abroad trip. Today one student came [...]
スミス英会話奈良西大寺校の講師が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ I have to admit that I really prefer the rural areas in Japan to the urban areas and I love how quickly and conveniently one can move between these two using the railway system in Japan! Recently, thanks to a couple of my students and friends, I had the chance to discover some absolutely [...]
Haruna has been with Smith’s Hashimoto practically from the beginning. She is expecting her first baby in about three weeks, and has been “on leave” since April. Since then we have met for lunch a couple of times just to get caught up and talk a little about business. She is planning to open her [...]
Hello everyone! This is Chiharu from SSE Ohtsu. I have been coaching since April 2008 and enjoying interacting with our students very much. As my partner Edward has posted in May, I was very nervous at the begginning; however, I quickly felt very comfortable being in a classroom with our students. Thanks to the SSE [...]
At Kamishinjo, we decided to combine Yuichi’s English skills with his skills as a patisserie , so we invited our students to make coconut cookies. Interest exceeded our expectations and we had to have a second day in order to fit everyone in!! We were very encouraged by the great turnout. Everyone had a great [...]
The following is based on Smith’s School of English curriculum Routine 4 Lawson’s text and questions. To see a video, please click on “Going to Starbucks Coffee in Japan”. Going to Starbucks Coffee in Japan I stand outside Starbucks Coffee thinking about having something to eat and drink for breakfast. I decide to have breakfast there [...]
this past week I was able to take a mini break to head up to Niigata and spend some time with the two people dearest in my life – my wife and son. It’s hard to explain just what it feels like to hold your child in your arms and see them sleep (and even [...]
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