Category Archives: Free Advice English Schools

The Lesson Sandwich

March 9, 2010 – 2:15 am

“Wait a minute,” I said to my friend, “How is the start of an Smith’s lesson like a piece of bread?”

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Science Fiction

March 2, 2010 – 1:30 am

It’s not so long ago that science fiction movies showed such an outrageously modern instrument as a video phone. I remember thinking how cool it would be to see the person that you were talking to, especially if you didn’t know them. How brilliant to put a face to the name. Then a company called [...]

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The Greatest Reward of All – 1 Year On

February 28, 2010 – 10:44 pm

I have been the franchisee and teacher of Smith’s School of English, Kawanishi スミス英会話川西校 for one year today!!!!!!!!
I have always loved languages, especially English, so it is really rewarding being able to earn my living teaching my favourite language at my own English conversation school. I always enjoy my lessons with my very special students, especially [...]

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Reading リーディング- An Effective Homework Practice

February 22, 2010 – 11:28 pm

Recently there have been some articles written on the Soapbox about different approaches to homework. I agree with the other Smith’s Ekaiwa Franchise スミス英会話teachers about the importance of a little practice each day to maximise the students who are studying English in Japan.You can read about some of the other homework suggestions here….

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Something that I am trying to do [...]

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3D TV – in TOEIC and Reality

February 21, 2010 – 7:16 pm

Al, of Smith’s School of English, Okamoto 英会話岡本, and I have recently been working together on some TOEIC listening excercises on the smithweb.co.jp website. Our latest effort, yet to be published, relates to the launch of 3D television, and more specifically, to Japanese manufacturers position in this new market sector. I am looking forward to using this [...]

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スミス英会話川西校 iPod or iPhone

February 7, 2010 – 7:35 pm

Unlike Adrian of Smith’s School of English, Hirakata, (see his post) I am not at all a “techie”: I’m still trying to master the remote of my TV, which I have had for almost 2 years. A few months ago, I was looking for something to use to listen to music on my train journeys [...]

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Blind Souls Video ビデオで英語を勉強する

January 17, 2010 – 4:52 am

If you have time and want to see what can be done if you invest some time, watch Blind Souls Parts 1 to 4. If you click on this link it will take you to part 1. You can then watch the other three parts.
This video is good for students’  listening practice. My friend made [...]

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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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スミス英会話川西校 梅田スカイビル Umeda Sky Building – a great outing

December 7, 2009 – 11:45 pm

Whenever I ask students at my English school, Smith’s School of English, Kawanishi スミス英会話川西校, which cities in Japan they would recommend for a visit by overseas visitors, they invariably say Kyoto 京都, occasionally adding Nara 奈良市, and even more rarely, Tokyo. Only one has ever suggested Osaka 大阪市, which is also my choice. Why? Well, to me, [...]

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Naramachi ならまち

September 24, 2009 – 5:25 am

 
During the “Silver Week” holidays my wife, めぐみ　and I visited Nara 奈良市, which is now very convenient for us as there are trains every 20 minutes from Nishinomiya Hanshin Station 西宮駅 direct to Nara.

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