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My Strategy for English Writing Tests
[Read more…]: My Strategy for English Writing TestsIn this blog post, I’d like to propose (suggest) a strategy you can use in English writing tests. This will be based on the requirements of the Japanese Eiken pre-1 test. That’s equivalent to (similar to) CEFR B2 or TOEIC 730+. Requirements Example Topic TOPIC: Agree or disagree: Social media improves our understanding of different…
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English Tea Time #15 – Vocabulary Cards
[Read more…]: English Tea Time #15 – Vocabulary CardsHello 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…
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English Tea Time #14 – Losing Weight
[Read more…]: English Tea Time #14 – Losing WeightHello 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…
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English Tea Time #13 – Changing Jobs
[Read more…]: English Tea Time #13 – Changing JobsHello there! In today’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about changing jobs. My Work Situation I have my own little English school in Japan. Actually, it’s just one big classroom in my house. I started the school in 2010 and mostly teach groups of children. Over the last few years, I’ve begun to worry about…
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English Tea Time #12 – A Fresh Start
[Read more…]: English Tea Time #12 – A Fresh StartHello there! In today’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about starting afresh (new). Starting Anew April in Japan is when people all over the country start new schools, jobs, classes, and much more. For some people, they will move away, find a new home and start anew (again). For others, they will retire (finish working)…
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English Tea Time #11 – Practice or Practise?
[Read more…]: English Tea Time #11 – Practice or Practise?Hello there! In today’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about spelling differences between British and American English. But first, I would like to say a big THANK YOU and WELCOME to all my new blog subscribers (followers)! The last two weeks have been crazy! Two weeks ago I started a new YouTube channel and already…
