Before learning difficult English, every student in Japan should master the correct use of articles and prepositions. And they must be able to ask and answer easy questions right away. I made the following test. Students must get a perfect score. English learned in junior high school is sufficient. However, even though nearly everybody in Japan learned […]
The Importance of “Listening” and “Speaking” Ability
英語の入試に “聴く能力” と “話す能力” も I have been researching how well the English education system has progressed in Japan compared to before. I would like to ask everybody who is reading my Soap Box to do me a favor. I have introduced my article which appeared in the “KOE RAN” of the Asahi Simbun in […]
Barbecue Party at My Home
I have just had a sunroom built on the house where we live and had some grass planted outside of the sunroom. Adding the sunroom made my yard look just like an English garden (slight exaggeration LOL). Did you know grass is a very important part of English and American culture? The topic of Grass and Lawn Mowers quite often […]
