Category Archives: SSE Sakai Higashi Corner

Plum Blossoms. Kozen Koen, Semboku, Sakai City.

March 4, 2010 – 4:09 am

スミス英会話堺東・なかもず校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら→(スミス英会話堺東校)(スミス英会話なかもず校)
Last Sunday was really great weather in the Semboku(泉北) area of Sakai City(堺市). My wife and son decided to go for a walk to a park that I had heard about in my English conversation lessons at Smith’s School of English Nakamozu(スミス英会話　なかもず校). Many of my students live in the Semboku area, and have told me [...]

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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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diaries

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

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Teachers Say “Thank You”

February 18, 2010 – 12:03 am

Valentine’s Day is always a humble experience for Smith’s Eikaiwa Nakamozu and Smith’s School of English Sakai Higashi teachers. As we all know there is strong culture of gift giving in Japan and Valentines is no exception. We received many delicious chocolate sweets for which we are very grateful. Some of them were even homemade, yummy! I [...]

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Smith’s Eikaiwa Sakai Higashi and Smith’s Eikaiwa Nakamozu New Years Resolutions.

February 8, 2010 – 10:57 pm

スミス英会話堺東・なかもず校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら→(スミス英会話堺東校)(スミス英会話なかもず校)
I usually start the year with a New Years Resolutions lesson for all of my students throughout January. Hearing my students’ plans and goals for the coming year allows me to really connect with them on a personal level. Something that the teacher/owners in the Smith’s School of English franchise system really enjoy being able [...]

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Autumn BBQ, Sakai City, English Schools.

October 12, 2009 – 6:33 pm

スミス英会話堺東・なかもず校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら→(スミス英会話堺東校)(スミス英会話なかもず校)
Living in Japan, there are so many long weekends throughout the year. Taking advantage of the beautiful autumn weather and the recent long weekend, some friends and students from Smith’s School of English Nakamozu and Smith’s School of English Sakai Higashi gathered in Oizumi Ryokuchi, Sakai City, to enjoy an afternoon BBQ.
It is always nice [...]

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Spring and Autumn BBQ’s – Sakai City. 春・秋 BBQ　堺市

August 24, 2009 – 9:06 pm

スミス英会話堺東・なかもず校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら→(スミス英会話堺東校)(スミス英会話なかもず校)
 
Last Spring Smith’s School of English Sakai Higashi held a barbecue in one of Sakai City’s many beautiful parks, Oizumi Ryokuchi(大泉緑地公園) . Oizumi Ryokuchi Park is a large, forested park with 320,000 trees. Evergreen, deciduous, and flowering trees exist in near-natural surroundings along with many wild birds and insects. The park stretches over 95 hectares [...]

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My Lifestyle

July 31, 2009 – 10:01 pm

スミス英会話堺東・なかもず校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら→(スミス英会話堺東校)(スミス英会話なかもず校)
 
Last weekend I took a break from teaching English at Smith’s School of English Sakai Higashi and Nakamozu, and made a trip with my family to Shirahama(白浜), Wakayama prefecture. From out of the ordinary scene of Sakai City(堺市) to the white sandy beach of Shirahama in just 2 hours.  
We spent the better part of [...]

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Golf and the PL Tower

July 6, 2009 – 8:57 pm

 スミス英会話堺東・なかもず校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら→((スミス英会話　堺東校)(スミス英会話　なかもず校)
 
A lot of Japanese people enjoy playing golf and so does Adam-my Smith’s School of English franchise co-owner.  I am also a fan of this sport, so when I received an invitation to join some friends for a round of golf at a short par 3 course last Sunday, I happily accepted it. Working as an [...]

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My Favorite Restaurant – Kani Douraku Sakai 　かに道楽　堺

July 1, 2009 – 8:06 pm

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KANI DOURAKU
かに道楽　堺

   This is my favorite restaurant in Osaka. 100% crab!! There are many of these restaurants scattered about the place with the most famous being located in the heart of Osaka on the Doutonbori in Namba. The giant mechanical crab is a well known landmark and a very popular photo opportunity for tourists.  The one I [...]

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Omiyamairi

July 1, 2009 – 2:32 am

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I have been absent from the soapbox recently as I have been ajusting to the highs and lows of parenthood and juggling this with my job teaching English in Japan. However there was a special occasion last Monday that I wanted to share with you. It was my son’s Omiyamairi (お宮参り)at Houchigai Shrine(方違神社), which is located close [...]

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