August 28, 2009 – 9:57 am
The other day I was checking out a few of my favorite websites when I came across this little video on YouTube so I thought I’d share it with everyone. It’s from a new show on the BBC… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMjsIVX8kWs enjoy Adrian
August 27, 2009 – 7:09 pm
スミス英会話布施校の日本語のメインサイトはこちら I have read several articles here about how my fellow franchisees at Smiths School of English are enjoying their summer by either hosting or attending various summer events and I would just like to add my short story as well. Last Sunday evening I and a group of students from Smiths School of English [...]
By Alex
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Posted in Living in Japan, SSE Fuse Corner, enjoyed this a lot
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Tagged えいかいわ, ひがしおおさかし, ふせ, やお, やおし, やおしかわちおんどまつり, イングリッシュ, エイカイワ, 八尾市の河内音頭祭り, 常光寺, 月謝制 の スミス 英会話 布施 校, 河内家 菊水丸, 河内音頭, 河内音頭 祭り, 盆踊り, 英会話 スクール, 英会話 東大阪市, 英会話 近鉄大阪線, 英会話 近鉄奈良線, 英会話 八尾, 英会話 八尾市, 英会話 近鉄八尾, 英語, 近鉄なんば, 近鉄難波駅
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August 27, 2009 – 1:44 am
One of the best things about the most recent Smith’s owner’s seminar was the chance to meet the other school owners for the first time. Both Mike and I have only recently become owners, so it was essential that we visited another school to chat with the owners about issues relating to marketing, curriculum use [...]
By Paul
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Posted in Alone or Franchise?, English School Articles, Free Advice English Schools, a reward in itself, rewarding job change, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged english, esl, franchise, Smith's School of English, Teaching English in Japan, えいかいわ, スミス英会話, スミス英会話鶴橋, 月謝制, 近鉄奈良線, 近鉄難波駅
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August 26, 2009 – 4:45 am
mastery I made a recording about one technique for mastering certain skills. I would like to try adding it here. I will rewrite this article if the audio doesn’t work. Well, it looks like adding audio didn’t work so here is the transcription English is like playing the piano, its a skill, and if you [...]
August 24, 2009 – 9:06 pm
スミス英会話堺東・なかもず校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら→(スミス英会話堺東校)(スミス英会話なかもず校) Last Spring Smith’s School of English Sakai Higashi held a barbecue in one of Sakai City’s many beautiful parks, Oizumi Ryokuchi(大泉緑地公園) . Oizumi Ryokuchi Park is a large, forested park with 320,000 trees. Evergreen, deciduous, and flowering trees exist in near-natural surroundings along with many wild birds and insects. The park stretches over [...]
By Tim Musgrave
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Posted in English School Articles, Living in Japan, SSE Nakamozu Corner, english in japan, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged English in Japan, Smith's School of English Nakamozu, Smith's School of English Sakai Higashi, SSE Franchise, えいかいわ, さかいし, さかいひがし, なかもず, イングリッシュ, バーベキュー場 堺市, 中百舌, 堺市, 堺東, 大泉緑地 公園, 月謝制 スミス 英会話 なかもず 校, 月謝制 スミス 英会話 堺東 校, 英会話, 英会話 スクール, 英会話 堺市, 英会話 講師, 英語
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August 23, 2009 – 11:46 pm
I have just finished reading the “Rabbit” tetralogy by John Updike. At over 1500 pages, this had been a marathon read. I had read the first of the four novels, Rabbit Run, as a young man, but had not read any other of his works since, before I tackled reading the whole set a little earlier [...]
By John C
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Posted in English Lesson Plans, English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, a reward in itself, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, high level students, my high level students, my passion: language
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Tagged english school Kawanishi, John Updike, Kawanishi, Reading English, Smith's School of English, Teaching English in Japan, スミス英会話川西校, 英会話川西, 英会話川西月謝
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August 22, 2009 – 8:22 pm
Last night I had the pleasure of having a few drinks and karaoke with some of my students and friends. We had a wonderful time as usual. As the night grew on I found myself thinking about how karaoke has evolved over the years. My first experience with it was in 1982. There were no “karaoke [...]
By jim
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Posted in Uncategorized
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August 22, 2009 – 7:02 am
I was working with a student the other day and the subject of buying homes came up. He mentioned that he had a mortgage, and that was better than renting. I, felt confident why he would say this, but let him explain (he is practicing English, after all) that once you are finished paying the [...]
August 21, 2009 – 4:05 pm
ET: For me, (A) is enjoyable because (B). This English class started off well as my student was eager to talk about her Obon holiday. I used last week’s one point (ET) to explain about my trip to Suma beach, ‘For me, going to the beach is enjoyable because I love the sun and sea.’ [...]
August 21, 2009 – 12:01 am
This year will be my 20th teaching…so I thought it would be a good time to take stock of all that I’ve learnt. One of the most powerful lessons I can share with any student or teacher is that if you want something bad enough, you can achieve it. I can say so because I [...]