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more prepositions

at / of / to / in / with / upon / above / beyond / over / by / into / across / about There are a few students ______ the Hirakata Smith’s School ______ English that remark quite often that they look forward ______ me writing more “missing preposition” articles ______ the future. [...]

Smith’s [Eco] School of English Otsu

The summer heat and humidity has once again forced the air-conditioners on in homes, offices and schools across the nation. Every year at this time I think about how we can save on energy and also help the environment. Are my home and school as eco-friendly as they could be? Are we doing everything that we can [...]

failure is not an option

Each morning my wife disappears off to put in a full day at the office so it’s up to me to take care of our two-year-old son. As it’s just the two of us I have to keep my eyes on him and entertain him till around 9am at which time I take him off [...]

Smith’s 2010 Cherry Blossom Viewing Party スミス英会話大阪城公園お花見

スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。スミス英会話上新庄校の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここで す。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 It’s almost Cherry Blossom Viewing season again and time for the annual Smith’s School of English Kansai Area Hanami (Cherry Blossom Viewing) Party. Cherry Blossom Viewing Parties are common all across Japan as the Cherry Blossom buds open to reveal their oh so delicate and beautiful blossoms. Usually, families, friends or co-workers [...]

Warm-up and an Easy Start, Keys to Lesson Success

スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。スミス英会話上新庄校の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここで す。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 Upon entering an English school, students are greeted with a slew of standard English greetings. From the simple “Hello” and “How are you?” to the more colloquial “What’s new?” or “How ya going mate?”, students are immediately immersed in English. English classrooms are the place for English immersion: the walls have English [...]

Professional Basketball in Japan?

スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。スミス英会話上新庄校の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここで す。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 Basketball in Japan? Sports. I love ‘em. I love to watch sports, I love to play sports. My hometown, Nanaimo BC Canada is a standard Canadian city- small, homely, and full of sports. Or so I thought. Nanaimo has Junior Hockey, College Baseball, and a slew of minor leagues and high school [...]

BC’s Kermode Spirit Bear

スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。スミス英会話上新庄校の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここで す。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 With so much news about the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympics, and everyone in my English school talking about them, I thought it would be nice to post about other wonderful goings on in Canada. Below there is a link to a live web cam placed with care and much effort in the [...]

Homemade & Hand-Made Valentine’s Day Gifts

スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。スミス英会話上新庄校の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここで す。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 For more on Valentine’s Day in Japan (English) CLICK HERE For more on Valentine’s Day in Japan (日本語) CLICK HERE Valentine’s day in Japan is so unlike valentine’s day in Canada. For men. In Canada, valentine’s day is a day for men to spend money, stress about preparing just the right gift, [...]

My English School Never Stands Still

スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。スミス英会話上新庄校の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここで す。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 My English school in Ohtsu does well. I live comfortably and am very content with what I do. I never have to work too hard, and I have the freedom to do as I please, teach as and when I please, and relax accordingly. Possibly one of the most difficult parts of [...]

ESL Homework: A Student’s Trip to Hong Kong

Hi All, Edward here at Smith’s School of English in beautiful Ohtsu city in Shiga Prefecture. As many of you know, I LOVE “The Morning Routine” so it should come as no surprise to you that this post is yet again going to praise the powers of this brilliant piece of English school curriculum. In [...]

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