At my Smith`s School of English Katsura スミス英会話桂校 we have events at least once a month. Students can meet other students, make new friends and practice their English outside the classroom in a relaxed environment. I remember one of my teaching positions in Korea, it was in the contract not to spend time with students outside [...]
One of the toughest things for any student to master when learning English has to be prepositions. Those small little words found in-between our nouns, verbs and adjectives. A small change here and there can make all the difference. For years I studied Japanese grammar and always found the choices of に、へ、は、が、を、and と (to name [...]
I have just returned from one of my regular spots, handing out flyers チラシ for my English conversation school 英会話, Smith’s School of English, Kawanishi スミス英会話川西校. I am certain that the other franchisees of Smith’s School of English スミス英会話 know what an important part it is of our work. Recently, because of the weather, either very cold or [...]
For years I took things personally. When I let down my friends, for whatever reason, I took it hard. When people ignored my advice, it hurt. And, of course, in the classroom there were times I sometimes questioned my own skills when students either left or didn’t join. Had I let myself down? Was I [...]
To see a fun video of last year’s joint hanami event, please click here. I really enjoy holding events for my English conversation school (英会話スクール), Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School (スミス英会話 塚口校) . Both my students and I can have a great time and it’s a great chance for students to practice their English [...]
Hi this is Mark from Smith’s Kyobashi School. (スミス英会話 京橋) It was great to see John’s post about the Nishinomiya Boat Show and although I didn’t actually catch up with John on the day I am sure we were there at the same time. This boat show was scheduled to coincide with the last day of the [...]
This weekend saw the arrival (and departure) of the Kansai Boat Show at Shin Nishinomiya Yacht Harbour in Nishinomiyahama 西宮浜, where I have lived since I moved from England to Japan just over 2 years ago. I could see the preparations for the show from my balcony, and really looked forward to making a visit. For [...]
Although his chances of winning this years spring sumo tournament have become pretty slim, Harumafuji 日馬富士, the wrestler formerly known as Ama, will be cheered on by the folks down in Smith’s School of English, Tsuruhashi and by many of the other residents in our area. We are fortunate enough to have his camp pretty much [...]
This week I was completely blown away, and quite pleased with one of my high-beginner students here at Smith’s Hashimoto. One of my first questions in most classes is “how was your week, any big news?” Her response: “Last Sunday I went to Disney Sea with an old university friend. We met at Tokyo Station [...]
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