This weekend is SSE Otsu’s first bowling event. We have 3 annual events- Halloween Party at the school in October, Christmas party in Al Plaza in December, and the Hanami Party in Osaka Castle Park in April. We also do numerous other smaller events- movie nights, English cafes, theme parties, special guest events, karaoke, and [...]
On the 4th of June 2011 Smith’s School of English in Kyobashi organized a sausage and beer party! From the very beginning, it was clear that many students will turn up for the party. When we put the posters up on the wall and asked students if they would be interested in seeing other students [...]
スミス英会話なかもず校・堺東校の講師が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ。 I became interested in photography during high school art classes. The art program was pretty good and the school facilities allowed us to develop our own black and white shots. Ever since school I have wanted to devote more time to improving my photography skills. This feeling has grown stronger since moving to live in Japan, as [...]
スミス英会話なかもず校・堺東校の講師が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ。 One of the first things I remember noticing after having lived in Japan for a year was how the four seasons of the year were so defined. Each season provides opportunities to take part in a wide range of events and activities. Some are unique to Japan, and others I was used to doing [...]
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 [...]
Yesterday one of my favourite hang outs in Koenji The Clurakan Irish Pub http://theirishrover.info.pub.html held a charity event DON’T GIVE UP TOHOKU which although we had torrential rain for most of the day still managed to attract quite a large turn out It was scheduled to kick off at 6pm with youthful guitarist vocalist Daiki [...]
Due to an ongoing pile-up of scandals and problems in the sumo world, sumo coverage has been limited on Japanese TV recently. Fortunately, Japan’s national sport and my personal favorite sport to watch is available via YouTube. What most people in Japan probably don’t know is that NHK broadcasts in other countries as NHK World, [...]
Having used facebook (yes, they spell it without a capital “f”) and especially its use, and recent growth in Japan, as a subject for lessons in my English school, Smith’s School of English, Kawanishi, I thought that it might prove to be a useful tool for my students in improving their English. Blogging regularly in English [...]
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