An often asked question at Smith’s School of English Koenji (スミス英会話高円寺) is “ How many words are in the English language?”, which is similar to asking the question “How many metres are in a piece of string?”
Throughout the world there are over 6500 languages spoken, yet only about 1000 of them have a dictionary [...]
By Ken
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February 16, 2010 – 7:01 pm
I had my fourth lesson with a student who started man to man (one on one) lessons at my Smith’s School of English in Koenji (スミス英会話高円寺 ) last Saturday week. The original purpose for her to commence English lessons at my monthly pay English conversation school (英会話月謝制) was that she had a job interview [...]
By Ken
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February 14, 2010 – 9:46 pm
One of my passions is Japanese history and I am amazed that the majority of the student’s at Smith’s School of English in Koenji (スミス英会話高円寺) do not share my fervour, in fact they are astonished that I know so much about times gone by. I have learnt about Japan’s past simply by visiting [...]
By Ken
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January 30, 2010 – 7:55 pm
Honmonji is located in Ikegami and it is set high on a hill so that it seems that it will be a daunting task to reach the top because when you approach it you are confronted by some 350 plus steps that must be negotiated, but don’t let that turn you away because if you [...]
By Ken
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December 7, 2009 – 4:33 pm
They say that turkeys, geese, and pigs are fattened for Christmas which is fine but those who eat them are fattened for the New Year.
If you like to watch what you eat, then here’s the final word on nutrition and health. It’s a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies. [...]
By Ken
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December 1, 2009 – 7:04 am
I took advantage of the wonderful fine weather last Sunday and on the spur of the moment headed off to see the 29th running of the Japan Cup – a famous international invitational horse race.
I have fond memories of attending the first running of the Japan Cup (1981) and winning quite a lot when [...]
By Ken
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November 25, 2009 – 6:14 am
Last Sunday I visited the Tokyo National Museum to view “Treasures of the Imperial Collections – Splendor of Japanese Art” which was a display of well-known Japanese art, in fact art that the majority of Japanese read and learned about during their school years. Such imperial treasures are shown, in Tokyo, once during an emperor’s [...]
By Ken
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November 19, 2009 – 9:39 pm
This article, which I will use as a “Let’s Talk” English conversation topic , started off as a comment to Jerry’s post but it grew quickly and became too big for a simple comment.
The weight reduction business makes a fortune out of people like us who from time to time go on [...]
By Ken
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November 6, 2009 – 6:43 pm
It’s hard to believe that another New Year is rapidly approaching which means that we are close to farewelling 2009.
Smith’s School of English Koenji’s Year End Party will take place on Sunday December 13th at Izakaya Don Bei, a favourite haunt of many of our students and their colleagues.
This party is open to all students [...]
By Ken
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October 12, 2009 – 5:41 pm
In Japanese history the word bushido – the warrior’s code was a major ingredient as it embodied allegiance, determination and fortitude. I recall very clearly that even when I worked with American Express in Japan (late 1970s and 80s) and interviewed job applicants when I asked them about their strengths and areas which they [...]
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