月別アーカイブ6月 2017

Cockney Rhyming Slang- London’s Famous Secret Language

Cockney Rhyming Slang- London’s Famous Secret Language

Can you Adam and Eve it? Cockney Rhyming slang is without doubt an example of beautiful, creative and hilarious expressions of the English language. Both poetic and utterly strange, Cockney sees a combination of odd phrases used to replace simple every day words. Used since the mid-19th century by hard working class in the East End of London – the Cockneys, after which it is named — it is a treasure to behold. WHAT IS IT? Cockney Rhyming is a form of slang, almost like a code, that is commonly spoken in one area of East London. It involves saying a word, that means another completely dofferent thing just because […]

A funny way to teach Present Continuous with Mr. Bean videos

A funny way to teach Present Continuous with Mr. Bean videos

My students always enjoy this activity, because Mr. Bean is hilarious. I allow them to focus on fluency (not accuracy) and do their best. It’s a fun communicative way to end a grammar lesson on the present continuous/present progressive. Use 1. We use the present continuous when are talking about something happening now, at the same time as we are speaking. 2. We don’t use the present continuous with these verbs: Understand 2a. I don’t understand: correct 2b. I am not understanding: wrong Want 2a. He doesn’t want tea: correct 2b. He is not wanting tea: wrong Like 2a. We like this music: correct 2b. We are liking this music: […]

Kinesthetic game for teaching vocabulary

Kinesthetic game for teaching vocabulary

Are you looking for a fun game to revise items of vocabulary, you have been teaching recently to your students? The “fly swatter game” is one of the best ways to review vocabulary while getting the whole class away from their desks and physically engaging in an activity. The flyswatters and fast pace make this vocabulary game really fun. The game has come from Spain, but it has become frequent game among teachers all over the world! I play this game with young learners, teenagers and adults, and all of them love it! What is a Kinesthetic Learner? Kinesthetic learners are natural doers. They learn best when they discover things […]

Ways to say you are studying or working overnight

泊まり込みで勉強または仕事をしていると言う方法

今や世界の多くの都市には、私たちのクレイジーなスケジュールに対応する24時間営業のスポットがある。洗濯をしたり、深夜に散髪やピザを買いに行ったり、スターバックスでコーヒーを飲んだり、ジムに行ったり。夜更かしをする人、今夜は泊まりがけで仕事をする人、そんなあなたのためにいくつかの表現を紹介しよう：墓場シフトで働いています。夜中まで働いている。夜中まで働いている。徹夜しなければならない。

Three Types of Questions You Should Really Know in English

英語で本当に知っておくべき3種類の質問

A guide to asking questions in English If you want to learn English, try to think like a child again and be as curious as possible. In this friendly guide, I’m going to cover three main types of questions in English that you can use again and again in real life. 1. Yes/No questions This type of question is usually the easiest to ask and answer. ‘Yes/No‘ questions are questions to which the answer is Yes or No We make Yes/No questions by so-called ‘inversion’, which means that we change the order of words in the sentence by putting the the auxialiary verb for example: are, will, had, have before […]

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