Decorations Japanese style Chiaki was searching on the internet to find ways to add to our place to make it look a little less barren. (personally, I rather like the barren side of things, hence my love of climbing…. stark nature, I guess). So on one of the forums at Bennesse, someone wrote about using [...]
how can you marry toughness and peace into one living growing symbol? You don’t have to! The olive tree has done that for us.
I teach English, but I was trained as a science teacher, and I taught science for years in Canada. That, plus I lived in Alberta, so I had the chance to see the Tyrell dinosaur Museum there several times. It is excellent. Well, so is this museum. Yesterday, I took the opportunity to take my [...]
Japan is certainly hot in the summer. I also heard that el nino is visiting this year again (have not checked it myself). That could explain the early ending of the rainy season here. It is very hot these days. I have been here a long time so I am not suffering as much as [...]
I really enjoy Indian food. I think it is wonderful. And my hometown in Canada – Edmonton – is terrible for Indian food. Or at least it was before I came here. I have found great Indian food abroad, in places like Zimbabwe and Malaysia. But I have recently found great Indian food right here [...]
A few of my friends back home in Canada sometimes wonder what I see in Japan, and why I stay here. Of course, there is a constellation of reasons, but one that I am waking up to everyday is the weather. I lived in Canada for almost thirty years, and I love the weather there [...]
Shadowing is one very overlooked and forgotten method of studying English listening. When you shadow, you are not passively listening and hoping that some of the English will stay in your brain. You are actively listening for the sounds so that you can repeat them yourself right away. As you listen to the spoken English,
Sometimes students ask me what Shadowing is and I like to give a simple answer. My answer is: Shadowing is repeating what you hear at the same time you hear it. You have to listen to some speaking. Repeat everything you hear, or as much as you can, without delay. At this point many students [...]
Have you ever felt that your listening practise isn’t working? Maybe you asked yourself, “Why should I do this?” It’s time you looked at the reasons for doing listening practise. Then you can attack your practise with new energy. You can easily say, ‘do listening practise to understand English’. But you also might respond, ‘but [...]
Preparing to do your listening practise will make it much more effective. Before you start listening practise, be sure to do preparations physically and mentally. The physical preparations are very important, but also quite easy. What do you need to do your study?
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