When I am done one stage should I leave it totally and move on to the next?
You have been working on Shadowing, which is the stage one practise technique for intensive listening. You are getting tired of it. When can you leave it totally behind? Well, you can always stop your...
View ArticleHow Do You Prepare to Do Listening practise?
Preparing to do your listening practise will make it much more effective. Before you start listening practise, be sure to do preparations physically and mentally. The physical preparations are very...
View ArticleWhy Should I do Listening practise?
Have you ever felt that your listening practise isn’t working? Maybe you asked yourself, “Why should I do this?” It’s time you looked at the reasons for doing listening practise. Then you can attack...
View ArticleHow Can Shadowing Help You?
Sometimes students ask me what Shadowing is and I like to give a simple answer. My answer is: Shadowing is repeating what you hear at the same time you hear it. You have to listen to some speaking....
View ArticleWhat is Shadowing?
Shadowing is one very overlooked and forgotten method of studying English listening. When you shadow, you are not passively listening and hoping that some of the English will stay in your brain. You...
View ArticleExercise in Japan
A few of my friends back home in Canada sometimes wonder what I see in Japan, and why I stay here. Of course, there is a constellation of reasons, but one that I am waking up to everyday is the...
View ArticleWorld Class!
I teach English, but I was trained as a science teacher, and I taught science for years in Canada. That, plus I lived in Alberta, so I had the chance to see the Tyrell dinosaur Museum there several...
View ArticleTough. Peace. Together.
how can you marry toughness and peace into one living growing symbol? You don't have to! The olive tree has done that for us.
View ArticleJapanese Style (?)
Decorations Japanese style Chiaki was searching on the internet to find ways to add to our place to make it look a little less barren. (personally, I rather like the barren side of things, hence my...
View Article英会話無料レッスン February 26th, 2012
英会話無料レッスン B37 英語: The other day, I met (A) by chance at (B) so we decided to (C). 日本語: 先日私は(B)で偶然(A)さんに会って、そして私達(C)しよう決めた。 英語の例文: The other day, I met (Andrew) by chance at (the station) so we decided...
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