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Exercising at a Fitness Club in Japan

My English conversation school (英会話スクール) Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話塚口校) in Tsukaguchi (塚口), Amagasaki City(尼崎市), Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県) is located very close to TIPNESS(ティップネス) , a private fitness club. I enjoy going there several times a week after work to exercise. I either do weight training or swimming indoors.  After swimming I love taking a dip in a jacuzzi near [...]

Enjoying movies in English in Japan

I enjoy going to a movie theater in Japan every now and then when a movie that I want to see movie comes out. I either go with my Japanese wife, or with her and one of my students from my English conversation school (英会話), Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話塚口校)located in Tsukaguchi (塚口), Amagasaki City [...]

Showing students how to pronounce English properly 2

In an earlier posting of mine, “Showing students how to pronounce English properly”, I wrote about how I showed a student of mine how to properly pronounce the sounds “er” (as in “waiter”) and “ir” (as in “birthday”), as well as “th” (as in “the”) using the Smith’s curriculum. You can read about it by clicking [...]

Hamburger Night

I love hamburgers. At my home in Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki City, it has been decided that we eat hamburgers on Saturdays for dinner. Saturday night is Hamburger Night. My Japanese wife’s homemade hamburgers are absolutely delicious and the best-tasting hamburgers I know. Western-style hamburgers and Japanese-style hamburgers A Western-style hamburger consists of a cooked ground meat patty (usually beef) [...]

PROMOTIONAL GEAR

With the change of season, there has been quite a lot written recently about the comfort of various items of Smith’s School of English promotional clothing. What I want to stress is just how important it is to wear these items, and not just when handing out flyers. Last Friday I went into my favourite [...]

Watching CNN News and BBC News in Japan CNNニュースやBBCニュースを楽しんでいます

After coming back home at night, I always enjoy getting the latest news in English on CNN and BBC while having a cup of chai tea and eating a muffin, cake or something else sweet. It’s relaxing and a great way to end the day. I watch CNN News and/or BBC News. My Japanese wife and [...]

A nice surprise on the bus  ちょっと嬉しかったこと -バスの中で-

I live in Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki City, not far from my school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School. Today as always on Wednesday mornings, I took an Amagasaki City bus to go to a Japanese lesson. The bus that I took (numbered “13″) runs between Hankyu Tsukaguchi Station (located near my school) and Hanshin Amagasaki Station.  I caught the [...]

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