Today, being January 26 marks Australia Day, the day when the British first fleet arrived at Sydney in 1788 and proclaimed British sovereignty. Japan and Australia have developed a healthy and rewarding friendship over the years and today they are strong partners in areas of trade, tourism and cultural exchange. Many young people from both [...]
A leisurely 45 minute train ride on the Keihan line from Yodayobashi lies Fushimi Inari, Kyoto. Last Sunday, students from Smith’s School of English, Tsuruhashi went to visit this beautiful shrine. It was built in 711 and is the most important of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice. Foxes [...]
The Smith’s School of English system can benefit all concerned, both students and franchisees. For the potential student • A structured curriculum – The curriculum caters for every level of English from beginners to advanced, including T.O.E.I.C • Native English speaking coaches – This is so important for areas of pronunciation and listening ability. • [...]
As more and more Japanese companies are now requiring both existing and future employees to achieve a significant T.O.E.I.C score, the Smith’s School of English website is providing T.O.E.I.C lessons for all concerned students of the English language. For the latest T.O.E.I.C lesson press HERE. These lessons are professionally constructed by Al Bartle from Smith’s [...]
As our last day of coaching commences, it is a good time to look back over the year and give thanks to the many people who make Smith’s School of English such a rewarding and satisfying experience. On behalf of all Tsuruhashi students, I would like to give a big hearty thanks to people such [...]
During the morning and evening rush hours on the J.R Osaka loop line, some cars or carriages are made available only for female passengers. This practice often causes debate as to whether it should continue or to make all cars available to both sexes. On several occasions I have been found guilty of mistakenly running [...]
ビデオ：To watch the video of the Christmas party, please click HERE Mike and myself had big expectations for our first Christmas party at Smith’s School of English, Tsuruhashi. They consisted of a fun filled evening where we could savor new found friendships,and delight ourselves in listening to the continued development of our students ability in [...]
スミス英会話鶴橋校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら In a previous blog, I mentioned how Smith’s School of English, Tsuruhashi had visited the township of Asuka, and how we had stopped off for a superb lunch at a local restaurant. The owner of the restaurant then proceeded to explain in detail about the history of this area, and one of our students, [...]
スミス英会話鶴橋校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら To see a cool video of our trip please click HERE ビデオはこちら One of our students, Yoshio, has an incredible knowledge of both the history and geography of the Kansai region. He is forever hiking around various areas in his quest to see and experience new places and people. So when we decided to [...]
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 [...]
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