I recently had the misfortune to have to spend eight days in the hospital. It was a first for me here in Japan, and hopefully the last. But I am a believer that there is a reason for everything, and as I thought about the experience over the past week or so I realize I [...]
I have always been a fan of the expression “There are no silly or trivial questions except the ones you don’t ask.” And when it comes to learning a language or any subject for that matter, questions are imperative. If we don’t understand something, it’s important to speak up. Children are great at this. They [...]
Well, it has been several months since I had an update on wines, mostly because there just isn’t very much to report in the months of January to June. It is always in the second half of the year that things move in the wine industry, and this year should prove to be even more [...]
One of the big advantages of being part of the Smith’s School of English franchise system is being able to get moral support from fellow franchisees or founder Mark Smith if you need it. For example, not getting any trial lessons booked on your schedule for a while can be hard psychologically. You may be out there [...]
(6/26/2009) Here it is, as best as I can recall, the cleanest example of bridging routines I’ve heard in quite a while. This lesson is: (Review) Routine 4, (Review) Routine 5, (Review) Routine 6. Mr A: When did you get a call? Mr B: I got a call on June 14th. Mr A: What time did [...]
THRILLER Click THRILLER to watch this world famous video. Today the world lost “The King of Pop” – Michael Jackson, an amazing entertainer. He was a singer, dancer, lyricist, musician, and choreographer a truly all round artiste. Without doubt he was one of a kind, there will never be another so gifted. His music will [...]
I enjoy going to a movie theater in Japan every now and then when a movie that I want to see movie comes out. I either go with my Japanese wife, or with her and one of my students from my English conversation school （英会話）, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi （スミス英会話塚口校）located in Tsukaguchi （塚口）, Amagasaki City [...]
スミス英会話大津校の日本語のサイトはこちら 英会話無料レッスンはこちら It seems to me this has been a year for weddings in our wonderful little community. 2 of our students at SSE Ohtsu have gotten married this year, and 2 others have been proposed to by the [now] fiancees. Also, Adam from SSE Sakai Higashi and his lovely wife Mayumi had a traditional [...]
I was reading a feature on the Japan Times website recently. This article was entitled Silent Spring in Tokyo and bemoaned the lack of any sign of wildlife in the Tokyo suburb where the author lives (he states that it is about an hour’s train ride from midtown). All that I can say to the writer [...]
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