Category: Newsletter

  • English Tea Time #19 – English Scripts

    English Tea Time #19 – English Scripts

    Hello there! In this week’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about using scripts to boost your speaking confidence. “Learning English” is such a big challenge that it’s difficult to know where to begin. There are so many words and grammar patterns that it’s quite overwhelming (too much to handle). Common Conversations But! In day-to-day life,…

  • English Tea Time #18 – Facebook Group

    English Tea Time #18 – Facebook Group

    Hello there! In this week’s newsletter, I’d like to invite you to join the Nick’s English Group on Facebook. I already have a page on Facebook, but I really want to create a community, and starting a group seems to be the best way to do that. What is the group for? What about other…

  • English Tea Time #17 – Studying Abroad

    English Tea Time #17 – Studying Abroad

    Hello there! In this week’s newsletter, I’d like to introduce my free PDF course, English for Studying Abroad. I actually made this course a few years ago. It consists of (contains) 10 lessons that follow the story of an 18-year-old Japanese student called Maki. Lessons include role-play scenarios (situations), practical vocabulary, and cultural tips for…

  • English Tea Time #16 – Private Lessons

    English Tea Time #16 – Private Lessons

    Hello there! This week, I have an announcement to make. I’m now offering online private lessons! A lot of people have asked me if I could teach them, but until now, I hadn’t set up a way for students to make bookings and payments. I’m happy to say that has changed and you can reserve…

  • English Tea Time #15 – Vocabulary Cards

    English Tea Time #15 – Vocabulary Cards

    Hello there! In today’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about learning words with vocabulary cards. When I was learning Japanese, I needed to memorize thousands of words. This was back in the year 2,000. YouTube didn’t exist, and smartphones were still years away. We did have computers, but not many people used them for learning…

  • English Tea Time #14 – Losing Weight

    English Tea Time #14 – Losing Weight

    Hello there! In today’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about going on a diet. I’ve got some belly fat, so I need to start a diet (no more chocolate!) and do some exercise. But if I’m going to lose weight, I need to measure my progress. For body weight, I can stand on some bathroom…