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2/19/25 - "CSI: Vegas"

The CSI drama series has always been one of my favorites. Recently, I noticed "CSI: Vegas" displayed on Amazon Prime Video, featuring a picture of Sara, one of the main characters. 【Google翻訳による和訳】 CSI ドラマシリーズは、ずっと私のお気に入りの 1 つです。最近、Amazon P

1/25/25 - "On Call" (「オン・コール」)

Today, I finished watching the last episode of the first season of the drama series ”On Call” on Amazon Prime Video. It consists of eight episodes, each about 30 minutes long, so it didn’t take much time to complete. The story centers on L

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1/20/25 - "Line of Duty"(「ライン・オブ・デューティ 汚職特捜班」)

I came across the British drama ”Line of Duty” on Amazon Prime Video. I remembered watching the series before and enjoying it, but if I recall correctly, only Season 1 was available back then. Now, Amazon Prime Video offers up to 10 episod

1/2/25 - "Perfect Days"(「パーフェクト・デイズ」)

I watched the Japanese film Perfect Days on Amazon Prime Video. The visuals were beautiful, featuring scenes such as sunlight filtering through leaves and uniquely designed toilets in Tokyo. Although the reason the protagonist, Hirayama, wo

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2/10/25 - Homonyms

I often use Google Translate to transcribe Chinese sentences when I can't catch them. It’s a useful tool for learning the language. *transcribe: 書き起こす *catch: 聞き取る Recently, I noticed that Google Translate sometimes confuses homonyms—wor

2/7/25 - A reading material by ChatGPT

Since I thought one of my students needed more reading practice in English, I asked ChatGPT to generate something to read for him. I requested, "Write an essay about Donald Trump's family using A1 to A2 level English, in about 220 words."

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2/6/25 - Reviewing grammar through reading

きょうは間にGoogle翻訳による和訳と注釈を入れました。 As I was discarding more flashcards today again, I realized that I need to read more challenging French books to avoid forgetting complex grammar rules. *avoid -ing: ーするのを避ける 今日もフラッシュカードを捨てているうちに、複雑な文法ルールを忘れ

2/5/25 - Discarding flashcards

I have been creating French flashcards for several years, and now I have more than 200. Since the number has grown so much, I decided to discard some. First, I selected the grammar-related cards and sorted them into categories. Before thro

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1/21/25 - "Outlawed"

Today, I finished reading a book titled "Outlawed" by the American writer Anna North. The book wasn’t very thick, and the language was not too difficult, so it was easy to read. Although I came across some negative reviews about this book,

12/30/24 - English books I read this year

Here is a list of English books I read this year. My Kindle device already has 11 English books to read next year, and I'm looking forward to reading them! Britte-Marie Was Here - Fredrik Backman Dead Ground - M.W. Craven Apeirogon - Col

12/15/24 - "Die With Zero"

The day before yesterday, I found the English version of the ebook Die With Zero discounted as part of a limited-time campaign on Amazon. As I had been interested in this book ever since a friend recommended it, I decided to purchase it. T

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11/26/24 - Getting confused

Although I enjoy reading my favorite ”Gabriel Allon” book series, the stories are becoming increasingly political. The current book I’m reading features many Russian characters. Some parts of the series depict real events, while other names

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English Grammar

Language Learning の記事から英文法に関するものだけ独立させました。

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2/11/24 - Exclamatory Sentences

I create teaching materials for my students to translate Japanese sentences into English ones. The materials serve as a practice for my students to review essential grammar points. I've been creating the documents according to each grammar

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11/14/23 - SVOO

I'm currently making teaching material to teach the "SVOO" structure. Although I don't believe that memorizing the usage of the five English grammar structures is absolutely necessary, I find it important to understand and get used to the w

10/19/23 - It's eight stops from here.

I came across the sentence "It's eight stops from here." in one of the English textbooks I use for teaching. I wasn't really sure if this is grammatically correct because the "It's" is singular and "stops" is plural. I wondered if the sent

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4/18/23 - Really useful English phrases?

I often come across English textbooks with titles like "Let's Learn Really Useful English Phrases." I couldn't agree more. My students are adults who want to learn practical English. Teaching them phrases that they would never use could be

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