On my trips overseas I always make an effort to get souvenirs for my students. In turn they seem to be obliging in getting return gifts on their oversea trips too. Recently, I have told students not to present me any more magnets as there is no more space on the fridge. I told them [...]
I have a student here who has been studying with Smith’s Otsu school for over four years. I remember vividly when she first started and arriving with her mother for a trial lesson. At that time she was only 13 years old and wearing her school uniform. She was somewhat intimidated sitting opposite a foreigner [...]
My Saturday’s at Smith’s Ohstu school are usually busy, and there are not many lessons that don’t have less than 2 students per class. On this occasion I had only one student, this is very rare so I took the opportunity to try the Let’s Talk About It book with her. Her level is rather [...]
I had a student study today. She is rather special in that she is one of the first to start at my school back in 1999. She is now a married housewife. Back when she first started studying English she was an OL. After a few years got married and quit her job. Her husband’s [...]
My school is in a 7 storey building. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors are for businesses, the remaining floors are for residents. I’m situated on the 4th floor. Most of the residents on the upper floors are salaried workers and a few students. A few weeks ago, it was a rather blustery day and [...]
Through the years, I have had students come and go for all different reasons. Some join my school are through word and mouth. Some years ago, I had one student who joined and then a week later introduced her friend, who in turn introduced her daughter and finally her father joined too. The daughter was [...]
Foreigners in Japan When in Rome, do as the Romans do. The same can be said about Japan. What attracts foreigners is its uniqueness. It isn’t hard to see westerners go to and participate in local festivals, drink vast amounts of sake and carry miniature shrines through the street. Dress up in Yukatas and Kimonos. [...]
Idiom Lesson part 2 Number of students: 2 Kind of student: OL (Office Lady) & Retired business man A powerful course student joined the second part of this lesson, due to this I checked his file beforehand on whether he had studied these idioms before. He had taken the lesson 3 months previously, so I [...]
A Narrative Structure of The Idiom Lesson The Benefits High student talking time. No prepping. Active and fun interaction. Common idiom sentence building. Limited board work. Student to student course lesson manipulation. Board game play Preliminary Information Level: Advanced (Green/Yellow) Class focus: Materials/Resources – Board game Aims: to raise further awareness of the listener’s active [...]
Vocabulary Lesson part 2 Number of students: 2 Kind of student: Housewife & Secretary A powerful course student joined the second part of this lesson, due to this I checked her file beforehand on whether she had studied these vocabulary words. She had taken the lesson 2 months previously, so I thought it would make [...]
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