Last Sunday I visited Nara to view the changing colours of the leaves. I was told that Nara Park was a great place to do this as there are many Japanese Maples and Cherry Blossom trees. Unfortunately the weather was not so good with a light drizzle of ran all day. However on the [...]
スミス英会話布施校講師が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ As a quick follow up to my last posting, I just wanted to let everyone know that the December 2008 edition of “Kia Ora from New Zealand”, which is my former student’s blog in Japanese, is now up! In this month’s edition, she writes about how “international” New Zealand is, specifically [...]
スミス英会話布施校講師が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ I mentioned in an earlier posting that I enjoy writing these blog entries not only to share stories of my personal experiences while here in Japan but also because many of my students have now started reading my postings regularly, in addition to those by my fellow Smiths School of English franchisees [...]
Hi Everyone! A lot of people keep asking me for more information about Ice Wine, more technically spelled Eis Wein due to its origins from Riesling and Gewurtztraminer varieties in Germany. I wish I could give you more news about Okanagan wines from Penticton, British Columbia, but unfortunately the mega-successful vintners there are sticking to [...]
Curiosity. It is a magical thing. It has the power to pull people, to lead them and guide them to places they would not otherwise go, and they follow happily. When I introduce letters to kids, I want to make a good base for my phonics instruction. I want them to think of the sounds [...]
Ever since I heard Michael Jackson’s “Beat it” back in the 3rd grade I’ve enjoyed listening to music but it wasn’t until high school that I started listening to all genres. Regardless of what type of music I listen to when I want to hear the best sound I put on my Sennheiser headphones. They’re [...]
スミス英会話布施校講師が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ One of the things which I really enjoy about working at Smiths School of English in Fuse is being able to get to know about my students lives. There are two particular things which really interest me. First, I am always curious about how English plays a role [...]
2008 is almost over. I want to finish it with a bang. I’ll be doing flyers every week and holding 2 events before we start the Smith’s Christmas Holiday on December 21st. I hope to get several new students before the end of the year. In addition to that I and my wife will be deciding when [...]
The following is a note that I gave to some of my students and as I have seen a marked improvement in the English being used during the lessons I felt that I should share it with you. A Guide to Improving your English Ability. There are many elements that need to be mastered in [...]
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