加古川校

Great day, everyone!

I had an interesting lesson with my junior high school students today as we talked about their childhood dreams. One of the students said, "I used to want to be a princess." and another one said, "I used to want to be a police officer."

The students were able to practice asking and answering the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?", and were amazed with each other's answers with the pattern, "Well, I used to want to be (a superhero) when I grew up."

We didn't just talk about the past, we also talked about the changes in their dreams with the question, "What do you want to be now?". The students answered it with the pattern, "Well, now, I want to be park ranger/a lawyer/a publisher/a fashion model."

I hope that they'll be able to make their dreams come true in the future!

-Teacher Melanie

先週の土曜日の小学校高学年のレッスンでは過去形についてより理解を深めました！
最初はみんな"catch"と"caught"の違いについて困惑していましたが、
実際にカレンダーを出して「これは、昨日とそれより前にあったときに使うんだよー」と英語で説明したところ、
ある一人の生徒が「あー、yesterdayねー」と言ってくれてとても嬉しかったです！
次からのレッスンでも過去形についてはふれていくので頑張って覚えましょうね！

Great day, everyone!

For today's class, I found out that all my junior high school students like playing sports. They're able to talk about the sports they play and how often they play it. But not only playing sports, we also talked about other activities they do in their free time. They're able to practice asking each other the questions, "What do you do in your free time?"/ "What does he/she do in his/her free time?" and were able to answer the questions with the sentence pattern, "I play sports."/ "He/She plays sports."

The students were also able to ask a follow-up question with a pattern, "Do you like to read books in your free time?"/ "Does he/she like to read books in his/her free time?".

It's so interesting to know my students' interest and I'm excited to know more about them.

-Teacher Melanie

４月の３週目のレッスンになりました。
先週の小学校低学年クラスでは
"I'm an elementary school student." "I'm not an English teacher."
(私は小学生です。私は英語の先生ではありません。)
という構文を覚えました！
最初はnotの使い方にみんな困惑していましたが、最後はみんなで動作をつけて楽しく覚えることができました！

Ahhh~ Baby classes! Even babies can learn English at an early age! It’s so nice to see our baby students getting used to doing routines and listening well to their mommies and daddies. It’s still early for them to speak, but they are learning little by little with the help of their parents. I love seeing our students enjoying English through songs, books, and toys. It’s also a great way for some parent-child bonding. I can’t wait to see their growth in the coming months! It’s so exciting! 🎵

本日4/17(日)と明日4/18(月)はアミティー加古川校はお休みです。


始まったばかりの新しいクラスで一緒に楽しく英語を学びませんか？
お休み中のお問い合わせはこちらからお願いいたします。
４月５日(火)に折り返しのご連絡を差し上げます。

Great day, everyone!

I'm glad to see my high school students getting more and more comfortable in conversing using the English language. At the beginning of our lesson today, they're able to answer and ask each other their own questions like, "What will you do on the weekend?", "What did you eat for lunch today?", "What's your favorite anime?", and so on. During the lesson we talked about different countries and got to know each other's hometown. In addition, they're also able to practice the question, "What's something interesting about you?" and some sample answers like, "I like (paragliding) in my free time?". They also had a great time learning about everyone's interests.

How about you? What's something interesting about you? Join us and tell us about you next time!

- Teacher Melanie

今週の火曜日は小学校低学年のSくん、Gくんががんばっていました！
前回のレッスンでは、Her name is ○○.の名前の部分を元気よく言えていましたが、今回は
文章で言えていてうれしかったです！
この調子で文章で言えるようにがんばっていきましょうね！

Great day, everyone!

It was a fun day with the kids today. They're able to learn different shapes and colors, and able to practice the question pattern, "What is this?" and the answer, "It's a (light blue) circle/rectangle/ oval/ triangle/ square." The kids also enjoyed drawing and coloring shapes and identifying the different shapes they can find inside the classroom. They can surely practice it at home and with the homework given.

Come have fun with us while learning English!

- Teacher Melanie

4月1週目の小学校高学年のクラスでは、いろんな職業を英語で言う方法を学びました。
弁護士はlawyer、写真家はphotographerなど発音のむずかしい単語もきっちり発音できていて良かったですよ！
この調子でがんばっていきましょうね！