Yesterday between English lessons at Smiths School of English Kawanishi, I went to Matsuya (松屋) near Hankyu Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station for dinner. At Matsuya you choose what you want to eat and pay for your food using a machine. You get a ticket, hand the ticket to the staff and the staff serves you your food. […]
Japan Geography in English
Welcome back, readers! I have recently discovered an interesting little curiosity about the English language most of us have either never noticed or just haven’t given much thought to. It has to do with the English spelling and pronunciation of place names in different countries. When we talk about places in Germany, Italy or Greece, native […]
Going Paperless Going Green
Hello Readers! One of the most practical and worthwhile accomplishments at the Smith’s School of English スミス英会話 in recent history is Going Paperless. This is an important trend taking shape at some of the most progressive companies genuinely worried about the state of the Planet Earth environment, and there is already a general pride of achievement […]
