I just finished my last English lesson of the day at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi. Today was a great day. It’s the rainy season here in Japan now and it’s been raining a lot since last week, but today the weather was good. I took advantage of the nice weather and some free time [...]
In the second week of May, on the same day, two of my students brought me the results of their recent TOEIC tests The first was a 5pm & she had attained a score of 815 so I was thrilled for her and then in the following class my student at 6pm topped that with an 850 which [...]
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 [...]
The Race that Stops a Nation – the Melbourne Cup. Horse racing is referred to as “The Sport of Kings” (Queen Elizabeth II is a ardent follower & owner) Horse racing brings people from all walks of life together placing them on an equal footing.You don’t need to be rich to buy a racehorse as [...]
Yesterday I was tossing up between going to Shinjuku or Shibuya to see Inception or Salt and I’m so pleased that I elected to see Salt. From the moment the Bourne style movie started to its end it was action packed and breathlessly riveting. Angela Jolie was fantastic and was the only performer in the [...]
One day during the Golden Week holidays I decided to go to Koenji railway station and catch up with some of the locals and some students who were still working. I usually wake up early, cannot sleep in, and I needed some exercise so why not say “good morning have a nice day” and kill [...]
Living in Japan and working with students at Smith’s School of English – Koenji (スミス英会話高円寺) is an everyday scintillating experience . My classroom is a place of learning and not only for the students to who I am a coach of communicative confidence, but also for me as I get to chat about an incredible [...]
スミス英会話布施校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら There is an upcoming change in Japan which is causing a great deal of anxiety among teachers at the Japanese public elementary school level. Do you know what I am referring to? （大阪 公立 小学校 英語 ２０１１年） The new Japanese “Course of Study” for education goes into effect soon and one of the new classes, officially named [...]
I have become a fan of the Tokyo National Museum and the other museums that are found throughout Ueno Park – Japan’s first public city park that was founded in 1873. They regularly have exciting exhibitions that feature unique antique treasures and naturally they also have regular exhibitions which can be found at this webpage. [...]
One of my students when asked about her weekend said that she had spent her time in Suginami Ku talking with friends and acquaintances about the need to have a worldwide ban of nuclear weapons. In August 2006 a proposal was presented to the United Nations by Daisuku Ikeda in which he spoke of “people [...]
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