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Sunday, 2 June 2019
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Saturday, 2 March 2019
As well as...
Bonus Material
大阪城と二条城の雰囲気と形は違うが、美しさは同じだと思う。 これを英語では、Their atmosphere and shape are different, but Osaka castle is as beautiful as Nijo Castle, と言います。
でも、「大阪城より姫路城の方が美しいです」と言いたい時、 たいてい日本人は “Himeji Castle is more beautiful than Osaka Castle” と言います。これだと、英語では『 雰囲気は姫路城はとても美しいですけど、 大阪城はあまり美しくない』と言っている事になります。でも、 もちろん大阪城にも美しさはありますので、”Osaka Castle isn't as beautiful as Himeji Castle” と原級比較の否定形を使った方が、 ニュアンスは正確に伝わります。
例えば
Sashimi is as delicious as sushi.
Sushi is more delicious than natto.
Generally, British food isn't as delicious as Japanese food.
They are different, but the British Autumn is as beautiful as the Japanese Autumn.
The summer is more humid in Tokyo than in London.
Kyoto isn't as cold as Birmingham in the winter.
Sunday, 17 February 2019
Saturday, 9 February 2019
The, a and an
Paul is the international bakery that I like best.
Mughal is an Indian restaurant that I often go to.
Follow the patterns above to make the first line for two short presentations for class.
英語の冠詞はちょっと難しいけど、大切な事なので、勉強しましょ
This morning I went to a coffee shop. I ate a delicious breakfast there.
通常の文法では「Coffeeshop」は数えられる名詞なので
生徒たちは僕の事をよく知っているので、みんな「ジョンは上島珈
I went to the bank
I need to go to the hospital
Every day, I go to the station.
I have to go to the post office
冠詞のミスをしても英語は通じますが、もしちゃんと使えれば、よ
Saturday, 2 February 2019
What are you looking forward to?
Please watch the video and then prepare a three-minute talk about something you are looking forward to.
Sunday, 27 January 2019
Sunday, 20 January 2019
Thursday, 3 January 2019
Mysterious
My family name now is Rowan, but it used to be Riley. In the 1990s, I changed it from Riley to Rowan. Rowan is the name of a tree, in Japanese, nanakamado. Traditionally in Britain, the rowan tree was a magical tree. Its magic was protection, so it was often planted in front of houses. Nanten is planted in front of many houses in Kyoto. Nanten's leaves and berries are very similar in shape and colour to rowan's leaves and berries. In Kyoto it is believed that nanten protects the house, it is mysterious.
僕の苗字は今「ROWAN」ですが、以前は「RILEY」でした。90年代「RILEY」から「ROWAN」に変えました。「ROWAN」は木の名前で、日本語でナナカマドの事です。イギリスでは伝統的にナナカマドは魔術的jな木です。ナナカマドの魔法は守りなので、家の前にナナカマドが良く植えられました。京都ではたくさんの家の前に南天が植えられています。南天の葉っぱと果実は、本当にナナカマドに良く似た色と形です。そして京都でも、伝統的に南天には守りの魔法があると信じられています。不思議です。
For class, think of some questions to ask me about the above story and make a presentation about something mysterious.
1999年に日本に来た。その時、僕は新しい英語の教師
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