So if you asked me what was great about owning and teaching at my own Smith’s School of English (Okamoto School) I would have to say that, having been at it for about 4 years, I treasure each day and each minute I have the opportunity to help my students to make progress to improve […]
リクウエストをする能力は大事ですね The Ability to Make Requests is So Important!
I think that one of the best lessons in the Intermediate level is the lesson on “Making Requests”. The students really cannot get too much practice at doing this. The number and variety of such requests is limitless and makes for a great lesson. The example list using “verb + topic” is very useful and […]
Phrasal Verbs: A Good Explanation of a Few of Them
Hi Everyone, I subscribe to the SHUUKAN ST, a weekly newspaper for Japanese students of English. It has a variety of articles for students of various levels from beginners to advanced. There is always a section there called “Odds & Ends”. It is written by James Tschudy, writer and translator. He has a knack for […]