The Many Skills of Listening Listening is Complex You might think listening is just catching the sound and turning it into a word (read more about why listening is important here). Many of my students thought so before they met me. After working with me they discovered that written English does not sound the same […]
Future Tense – Part 3 – Present Continuous for Future
Hello everyone! This month we will continue my blog series on the different forms of future tense. This time, in Future Tense – Part 3 – Present Continuous for Future, we will look at how present continuous tense is used for future plans. As a review, in Future Tense – Part 1 – Will, we […]
My 2023 Golden Week Holiday
Hi, it’s Derek from Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi in Amagasaki. Last year, I wrote about going to Tottori Sand Dunes in my blog My Golden Week Holiday Trip. Today I’m going to write about things I did during this year’s Smith’s Golden Week holiday. Let’s get started! Bus Ride to Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture On […]

