When I was giving a TOEIC practice test to one of my students I was surprised to hear a conversation about lawnmowers among the listening exercises. Then I wondered if it was a common TOEIC word. So far I have found the word in every TOEIC vocabulary book and list I have seen. This got […]
Have you seen America’s Largest House?
This week with some students I am studying about America’s largest house. It is the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina. The house was built from 1889 to 1895 and was built in the chateauesque style reminiscent of the French Renaissance. The owner, George Vanderbilt was the grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt who was famous for […]
Student Impresses with Sudden Report from Okinawa
The other day I was pleasantly surprised to get a message from my student who was visiting Okinawa. It included some great pictures. In the message she included the following report in English. Very impressive! February 1: The second day, I went to the northern part of Okinawa. The outside temperature was 26 degrees C […]