Category Archives: high level students

スミス英会話川西校 What?…Why?…When?……TELL ME ABOUT

January 14, 2010 – 10:36 pm

I often use “Let’s Talk” type question lists during lessons in my English conversation school, Smith’s School of English, Kawanishi スミス英会話川西校.
Sometimes I base most of a lesson on these lists (some from the Smith’s School of English curriculum, and some lists that I have made myself to augment these), or sometimes to occupy the last [...]

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A Farewell to Rabbit – and some words on idiom

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 [...]

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スミス英会話岡本校のナイト・アウト　Smith’s Okamoto Free Talking “Night Out” Event Held

April 18, 2009 – 2:48 am

きのうの夜、スミス英会話岡本校では恒例のナイト・アウトをカフェ春秋で開催しました。突然のことでしたので、集まったのは５人だけでしたが、とても楽しい時間を過ごすことができました。今週のテーマは”パリの有名な場所”でした。
This week as I suddently had open time at 8pm and 9pm on Friday, I sent a message to many students informing them that we would have a  free-talking time or as we like to call it a “Night Out” at the nearby cafe Shunju Cafe.  This week’s theme was famous sites in Paris.  This [...]

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スミス　英会話　布施　校 生徒様のブログ (ニュージーランドからKia Ora 2009年2月)

January 27, 2009 – 9:25 pm

スミス英会話布施校講師が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ
The February 2009 edition of “Kia Ora from New Zealand”, which is my student’s blog in Japanese, is now up! 
However first I’d like to point out some interesting topics which developed on the blog following the January 2009 posting. 
Some students posed questions on what is the purpose for studying English if not for [...]

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作文作成は高レベル生徒の為何より大事です　Writing Essays is Essential for Higher Level Students

January 11, 2009 – 7:51 am

One of my university students recently asked me to check her essay.  She had to write this and submit it to be chosen to enter a special department at her university which focuses on the cultural aspects of English. While checking this, I realized again how important it is to have higher level students write [...]

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生徒もフレ‐ズ・レッスンが作れます　Students Can Help to Create Phrase Lessons!

November 8, 2008 – 7:39 pm

In a previous post Edward explained how to use the Phrase cards to teach the phrases.  As Edward explained, you create a sort of short story which uses the phrases.  Actually, we have already created a large number of these, but there are still many more to create.  Recently I enlisted the help of one [...]

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スミス英会話岡本校の生徒と教師が英語で楽しい時を過ごしました　Smith’s School of English – Okamoto holds another fun “Night Out” Cafe Event

October 20, 2008 – 6:17 pm

This week on Monday night I noticed that no one had reserved the 9:00 p.m. lesson time, so I decided to hold a “Night Out” free talking session with as many students as would like to attend.  I emailed many students and was happy to have 6 students attend.  As you can guess, students are [...]

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Telephone Conversation Practice: Essential for those working in business

October 19, 2008 – 12:05 am

Several of my higher level students have asked me to help them to practice telephone conversation as it is very difficult not being able to see the other person when they are speaking. Seeing the person while talking certainly aids understanding. So to give my students practice in doing this, I have started [...]

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What is Important in Life?

October 13, 2008 – 5:45 pm

The age-old question that all human beings ponder from time to time, is especially common in the minds of young people as they near the end of their education and prepare to enter the “working world” or become a “SHAKAIJIN” as it is called in Japan when a person leaves school and starts working.  I [...]

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A Student Who Enjoys Her Job!

June 7, 2008 – 1:24 am

My man-to-man student at noon on Saturdays is always so pleasant and fun to coach. She works for a major international transportation company and just got back from a visit to Shanghai. She met with her company staff there and had some very good meetings. She got back last night at 8:00 p.m. [...]

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