November 2, 2008 – 6:00 am
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 [...]
October 20, 2008 – 12:03 am
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 my [...]
October 9, 2008 – 1:46 am
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 [...]
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October 5, 2008 – 8:39 pm
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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October 2, 2008 – 12:22 am
Recently Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School recently enjoyed a bowling and karaoke event with the Smith’s Okamoto and Fuse schools. We had a great time! You can read about it at
I am now thinking about the next event for my school. Perhaps going somewhere to enjoy the Maple leaf color change would be [...]
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September 23, 2008 – 3:14 am
On Sunday, September 14th, 2008 I went grape picking in Okayama Prefecture with my wife, her cousin, her mother and her mother’s friend. We had a great time!
Here’s a picture of me picking some grapes.
２００８年９月２３日（火）
９月１４日の日曜日、私は岡山までぶどう狩りに行きました。 それは私の妻、妻の従姉妹、妻のお母さん、そしてお母さんの友達も一緒の、にぎやかでとても楽しいぶどう狩りでした。
上の写真は私がぶどう狩りを楽しんでいるところです。
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September 10, 2008 – 10:47 pm
Things are rolling at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School. Last week I gave three trial lessons and one student joined right away. This week I have two trial lessons on my schedule. I gave one on the 9th and she joined the next day! I’m going to give another one tonight! Fantastic!
The two students [...]
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September 5, 2008 – 10:30 am
Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi enjoyed holding a barbecue event with the Okamoto, Horie, Otsu and Fuse schools on July 27th, 2008 at Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park in Osaka, Japan. My school’s group was made up of some students, their friends and family, my wife, her cousin, a person who works at her workplace and me. At [...]
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September 1, 2008 – 11:52 pm
September is when a lot of students go back to school after their summer holidays and after the August obon holiday when many Japanese have a holiday. It’s a great time to put some extra effort into promotion to get new students. I will be handing out flyers and dropping flyers into mailboxes in Tsukaguchi. Yesterday I [...]
August 25, 2008 – 8:38 pm
It has been quite a hot summer. Recently the temperature has begun to drop, which is very nice. It looks like autumn is on the way! I love autumn. In Canada the Maple leaves change color. Japan also has its own species of Maples, or Momiji, whose leaves also change color. Last year, my school, Smith’s School [...]
August 17, 2008 – 11:53 pm
I’ve just finished enjoying the Smith’s Obon holiday. While I really enjoy working at my school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi, it was great to take a break. I watched a bunch of movies at home on Cable TV, went out shopping with family, went to my sports center, TIPNESS to do weight training and [...]
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A student of mine from Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi in Amagasaki City recently prepared a great DVD which contains a video and photos he took at a joint barbecue event my school held with the Ohtsu, Okamoto, Horie and Fuse schools at Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park in Osaka, Japan on July 27th, 2008. This is [...]
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The other day at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi, I asked 2 students studying in the same class when their birthdays were. One of them said “today” (July 28th) and the other said that hers was on July 30th! We laughed because his birthday was on that very day and because their birthdays were so close [...]
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At a seminar that we had in Osaka, Mark Smith, founder of the company, mentioned that we (the franchisees) are Smith’s. We are, and the future of the company depends on us.
Derek
Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi
What I have to say about it.
＜スミス英会話は“一丸”です！＞ ２００８年７月１９日（土）
スミス英会話の創設者であるマーク・スミスは各校のオーナー・講師のセミナーで私たちに言いました。 「スミス英会話は家族のようなものです。 私たちの将来は私たち一人ひとりの頑張りにかかっています。」
デレック
スミス英会話塚口校
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Last Wednesday I went to a Japanese class I attend on Wednesday mornings in the city that I live in, Amagasaki City in Hyogo Prefecture. As always, I took a bus from a bus stop near my home to Hanshin Amagasaki Station. When I got on the bus, I said good morning to the bus [...]
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I love COSTCO in Japan! Last Sunday we had an appointment to go to there with a former coworker of my wife, his wife and his four-year-old boy. He and his wife had wanted to check out COSTCO and my wife had said that they could go with us. They picked us up by van. [...]
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The following is based on Smith’s School of English curriculum Routine 4 Lawson’s text and questions.
Going to Starbucks Coffee in Japan
I stand outside Starbucks Coffee thinking about having something to eat and drink for breakfast. I decide to have breakfast there so I go into the shop. I look for an available table. I find [...]
By Derek
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