接続詞 - and, but, so, because

このポストでは、接続詞について話したいと思います。今回は、「and」、「but」、「so」、と「because」を勉強します。 (Continued)

A Bit of Bard!

William Shakespeare (baptised April 26, 1564 – died April 23, 1616)[1] was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language, and as the world’s preeminent dramatist.[2] (Continued)

Reported Speech

We use reported speech when we tell someone what another person said to us. (Continued)

Reported Questions

When you tell someone about something that someone else asked you, you need to use a ‘reported question’. (Continued)

Kids (& a poem)

It was said - a very long time ago - that the ‘future of Empires depends on the education of youth’. (Continued)

使役動詞 - Make & Let

このポストでは、英語の使役動詞を紹介したいと思います。 (Continued)

Indirect Questions

In this post I want to present a way to ask questions ‘indirectly’. (Continued)

“Comfort Women”

The issue of ‘comfort women’ has been in the news again recently. (Continued)

See if…

In this post I want to introduce a special use of the verb ’see’. (Continued)

未来の話 - Talking about the future

このポストでは、色んな未来形の表現を紹介します。 (Continued)

するつもりだったが - was going to

‘Be going to’ is used to talk about future plans. But you can use ‘was going to’ to talk about past plans that did not happen. (Continued)

聞く - Listen & Hear

このポストでは、「listen」と「hear」という二つの動詞について話したいと思います。 (Continued)

Sarcasm

On several ocassions since I came to Japan I have noticed that ’sarcasm’, though widely-used (in my experience!) in England, is not so acceptable in Japan. (Continued)