Learning proper pronunciation is important for students to speak English well, such as learning the proper pronunciation of “r”, “v”, “er”, “f” and “th”. The Smith’s curriculum helps me do that. I showed my last student how to pronounce “er” and “ir” (which have the same pronunciation) and “th” while doing a Smith’s Routine called “The Restaurant”, [...]
There may be a global financial crisis going on, but at my school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School, business is good! In January I had one of my highest turnovers ever. I am very happy. This morning I got out and did some flyers, which I hadn’t done for a while. It is a [...]
Last year was a great year for me and my wife and this year promises to be another great one. Last year we bought our first investment property, a used house . It is currently being reformed and should be ready to rent out by the end of this month! Last Sunday, we went to see what [...]
In the entrance of my school above shoes shelves, there’s a flat surface. I keep flyers and brochures from local businesses which I do exchanges with there. Every year before Christmas, I put Christmas stuff there too. I have a mini Christmas tree with ornaments. I also have a small Santa Claus doll standing there. Last Friday, a [...]
Yesterday Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School and Smith’s School of English Okamoto School had a joint event. We went to Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto to see the autumn leaf color change. We had a fantastic time! We were a total of 19 people. First we went to the temple. The temple and leaves were really nice and [...]
2008 is almost over. I want to finish it with a bang. I’ll be doing flyers every week and holding 2 events before we start the Smith’s Christmas Holiday on December 21st. I hope to get several new students before the end of the year. In addition to that I and my wife will be deciding when [...]
Last week I handed out some flyers at Hankyu Tsukaguchi station near my school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture. It was a cool morning, perfect for doing flyers. I wore my Smith’s jacket and Smith’s cap. While the Smith’s Japanese web site is great way of getting people to come [...]
I love this time of the year in Japan. It’s not too hot or too cold, but just right. These days the temperature varies between about 16 degrees and 26 degrees Celsius and it’s often sunny in the daytime. At night, it cools off and is very comforatble for sleeping. Today before work, I rode [...]
Have you seen the last Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film, directed by Tim Burton? I, my wife and her cousin all like it very much. I love Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Willy Wonka. In the film, the factory produces Wonka chocolate. In the real world, Nestle actually makes Wonka chocolate. The wrapping of the [...]
On October 5th, 2008 Smith’s franchisees from the Kansai area gathered in Osaka for another Smith’s training seminar. I always enjoy getting together with other franchisees, whether at seminars or at joint events with students. Smith’s seminars allow us to learn how to further improve our lessons using the Smith’s curriculum and also how to get [...]
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