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明日、明後日は体験レッスンDAYです！

Hello Everyone I hope that you`re enjoying your week!

Today I would to share with you how to practice English by responding with one word or a set phrase. Let us first take a look at some common questions.

Where are you from?

What do you do?

How old are you?

What food do you like?

All of these questions can each be answered with one word and then passed back to the asker. E.g:

Tom: Where are you from?
Saki: Japan. You?
Tom: I`m from South Africa.
Saki: Really?
Tom: Yeah. I am here on Vacation.
Saki: Nice!
Tom: How old are you?
Saki: 20. You?
Tom: Same! I`m also 20.
Saki: Wow!

In this exchange Saki is answering Tom`s questions with single word answers but the conversation still moves forward because Saki passes the question back with "You?". This is a great way to get used to speaking English without having to worry about making mistakes.

I hope you have a great week and enjoy practicing English!

Hello Everyone I hope that you have had a fantastic weekend!

Today we will look at how to practice simple English around the house!

Many young English learners learn about fruit, vegetables, appliances and furniture. We can use these words in simple English to practice at home. We can use verbs such as open, close, give, eat etc. Here are some examples.

Child: I`m hungry mom!
Mom: Have an apple.
Child: Where?
Mom: In the fridge. Open it.
Child: Ok....here it is!
Mom: There you are. Eat up!

This is a nice practice example as the sentences are short and simple. They are also very natural.

Here are some useful phrases to practice at home!

Here you are
Have (an apple)
(Banana) please!
No thank you
Yes please
In the (Fridge)
On the (table)
I`m hungry/I`m full
Open/Close(the Fridge)

There are many more but these you will use quite often! I hope you have a splendid week!

Happy weekend everyone! Today I`m going to share new set of idioms and expressions that focuses on friendship. I hope you will be able to use them to improve your conversation skills.

1. Birds of a Feather Flock Together- This idiom or expression suggest that a group of people are in the same group of friends because they have similar interest or character.


Ex. Lina and Cherry really loves mint chocolate. Well, I guess it`s true that birds with the same feather flock
together.

2. In the Same Boat- This expression is used when you agree with someone, or of you are experiencing similar events in life or circumstances.

Ex. My friend told me a story about the time when she didn`t have any money. I cried, because I was on the same boat last year.

3. Through Thick and Thin- This idiom is used when you have someone who has been there for you during the lowest and happiest time of your life.

Ex. My wife has been with me through thick and thin. She never have up on me even though I was struggling with depression.

Good morning everyone! I`m back with more useful and interesting topic. Previously we learned what an idiom is and how they are used in English. Today, I`m going to share some weather idioms. Yes, you heard it right weather is also used in idioms. Now let`s get started, here are some useful idioms to make you sound more native.

1. Raining cats and dogs- You can used this to express that it is raining heavily.

Example: It is raining cats and dogs today, so don`t forget to bring an umbrella.

2. Take a rain check- This idiom can be used to deny an invitation or to tell someone that you need to check your
schedule.

Example: I want to go on a trip with you next week but I might need to take a rain
check first.

3. Chasing rainbows- This idiom may sound really sweet but it is actually used to describe someone who is trying to
reach or chase something that is almost impossible to achieve.

Example: My friend wants to be a billionaire in one year but I think he`s just
chasing rainbows.


I hope you learned some valuable things in today`s lesson. See you again next time and may you have a great weekend!

英検が2024年5月からリニューアルします。
【変更点】
下記級でライティング問題が1問追加となります。
現状1問⇒2問になります。

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アミティーでは上記の形式のライティング対策も可能です！
6月の英検に向けて、お申込みが増えております。
3月中のお申込みで入学金全額免除！

Hello everyone I hope you had a great weekend!

Today we will talk about how to study with movies!

In modern times. We have easy access to movies on the Internet. Those sites also have translations and audio in different languages ready for us to use. It has never been easier to learn a new language! So we can learn English from movies!

If you are able to read the script of the language, you are able to practice your listening and reading skills! It is much easier to learn from movies that you like, so children can learn English through movies that they like! If they are unable to ready they can watch a movie that they like multiple times and mimic the speech of the characters. This way what they learn can be reinforced and they get to have fun too!

Let us try to learn from movies, it will be fun!

Enjoy the rest of the week!

４月から英会話をお考えのみなさま

アミティーでは、４月スタートのお申込みを受け付けています！

各学年あと３枠ずつですので、
気になる方はぜひお問い合わせください！

2020年教育改革で、大きく変化した義務教育の英語。
小学校5、6年生で現在すでにスタートしている英語が、2020年には「成績のつく教科」となり、中学校で学んでいた内容が繰り上げられました。
中学・高校の英語の授業は基本的にオールイングリッシュ、スピーキングやライティングで自分自身の意見も表現できるような力を養います。

一番わかりやすい、学習する語彙数でアミティーのレッスンと今回の教育改革の内容を比較してみましょう。

↑アミティーで学習する語彙数です。小学校高学年で、2,972語の習得をします。
これは、学校で行われる英語学習の中学卒業程度の語彙数（2,500語程度）に相当します。

このように、アミティーでレッスンを受けていると、小学校卒業までには中学卒業相当の語彙力を身に付けることができます。
また、「英語で表現すること」に対して前向きに取り組めるようになるので、自分の意見を言ったり、書いたりすることにも対応可能です。
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