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Will or Going To
From Twitter Pick The Best Answer: Question 1. What are you do ing this weekend? Any plans? a. Yeah. I go climbing. b. Yes--I will go climbing c. I'm gonna climb. Question 2. Are you doing anyth…
Care For And Care About
From Twitter If we accept the enormous challenge of moving to another country, we find that how we are treated there is more important than the charms of our new home; we need people to care ____ us.…
【会話で使える過去完了】The Past Perfect
We use the the Past Perfect only when talking about an event in the past that occurred before another event in the past . We don't use it to talk about one event in the past. I had liv e d in Korea be…
【使い分け】"Most of" or "Most?"
In each statement (numbers 1 and 2), which version (A or B) of each is Correct? Statement 1. Option A Most of Koreans like Kimchi. Option B Most Koreans like Kimchi. Statement 2. Option A Most of Kor…
【会話で間違いやすい】"In The Case of" Vs. "With"
Which is better? A. In the space shuttle's case, the vehicle lands like a plane. B. In the case of the space shuttle, the vehicle lands like a plane. Or, for a more easily understood example: A. In fl…
【会話で学ぼう】Get A Bite
Jon: Where can we get a bite? (To "get a bite" is to have something to eat.) Don: What'ya want? ("What'ya want?" is a slang contraction of "what do you want?" ) Jon: Not meat. Don: Japan's not veggie-…
【クイズで学ぼう】Getting to Know You
Choose the best answer: 1. Hi. ____ nice to meet you. a. Is b. It's 2. _____ I _____ your name? a. Do / know b. Can / get c. May / have 3. Where ________ from? a. are b. did you c. are you d. are you…
Have You Seen Apollo 11?
Welcome! This is a typical kind of conversation among friends that you might hear in America or in another western country: Tweet 1 Jon: So, Don, have you seen Apollo 11? Here, Jon does not say 'movie…
【講師の英語日記】 How to improve English
One of the best ways to improve your English is to read. Many think they need more grammar or conversation; while these aspects are important, it is equally imperative to read each day--not text books…
【旅行会話】Travel Talk "Can I get..."
Can I get some help? We know polite expressions, but we should know this one in case we forget: "Can I get... help the time a table the soup the sandwich some water another one two more the check a ta…
Put That Out!
Jon: Can ya put that out? Don: I'm holding it out the window and blowing the smoke outside! J: It's blowing back into the car. D: A little smoke won't hurt ya. J: Wrong, man. It's got nuclear radiatio…
Q: What's idling?
Shut The Car Off! Jon: Shouldn`t we shut off the car? Don: We need the get air conditioning. It's hot! J: Open the windows; we'll be okay. D: You worrying about pollution, again? J: Global warming. Ar…