it might have been a detonator attached to the window pane triggered by the noise by the blank bullet there might have been a detonator attached to the window pane made visible by computer graphics an extra bullet you would have caught eve…
I think my taste in music is... different from others/ pops and rocks/ changing../not changing / has changed a lot. I didn't like anything in the pop charts that was very main stream I really looked down those things Nowadays though I'm no…
Adapted is being changed to suit different conditions or uses. And adopted is being legally taken another person’s child.
I took IELTS again and here are topics of questions on that day. Listening test Test 1. tour guide (American accent) A woman is explaining about facilities and options of a variety of park tours to a man over the phone. Fill in the gaps of…
I am reading "The diet myth" by Tim Spector which is the book on newest studies about healthy diet. On chapter 3, he mentions about fat (lipids), cholesterol, and various types of fats traditionally considered good or bad is now being chan…
To compliment or to express how the person is good. (Or describe how performance was.) He is nice! --- so so He is good. ---- mean good. He is very nice person --- better He is the nicest person. --- much more better We also use is for exp…
I have a stuffy nose. I have a running nose. I need to keep sniffling. I have a fever. I have a slight fever. I am not well. I catch a cold. I always have a sore throat when I catch cold. I have a pain on swallowing. I am coughing at night…
I spent this summer in the UK where I've learned a lot. But I always felt my language wasn't enough in many occasions. Reflecting these experiences, I swore to me to study more when I came back to home. Since then, I've done some online ho…
NotinMyname is a campaign going viral on social media which aim to against IS by young Muslims in the UK. They say "IS is not in my name" and they give the reasons. Idiomatic phrase "in someone's name " means "on behalf of someone" or "res…
Sympathetic phrase Are you O.K.? Oh, no! I am sorry to hear that. Of course, losing a loved one is always difficult. I know your feeling. I know (you're being together for a long time.) Would you like me to (do/ help...) while... ? Let me …
Yesterday I had a counselling at my English school. The counselor was the teacher I had not seen before, who sounded nice. Counselling went with an assessment test, which was similar to speaking task in IELTS. Talking about a topic, I hear…
I am so so depressed that I have recently got a bad assessment for my English pronunciation. Did I do so badly? Or is it related to that I spoke out "Did the teacher say /da:ta/ for data? ". Oh, that was a bad joke...even though she actual…
Speaking Task 1 Full Name show your ID What’s like your house? Do you live in a flat or a house? Describe your favorite room Do you like doing household work? Do you have any idea to make people happy to household work? Did you help househ…
IELTS Exam Day 1. I share topics which I remember from the exam. listening section 1: Telephone Talk about a Holiday booking for Canada (Vancouver) ? (forget..) the hotel is close to the (train station) lowest price of hotel room ($1**) Wh…
IELTS Exam Day 2. Speaking (at Ichigaya TKP building) Part 1 Are you a student or do you work? What’s like your job? Do you think doing your job is difficult or easy? Do you think your job’s value will change in the future?（その仕事は将来…
IELTS Exam Day 1. I share the topics which I remember from the exam. listening section 1: Job applying through telephone address (道の名前) telephone (mobile) [077-xxxxxxxx] work place [account] department swimming [team] coaching ? good a…
Listen & dictation sometimes is good for your practice. It's hard. But this video isn’t. It’s just fun! Martin Freeman's Tips on How to Not Get Emasculated - GQ Celebrity Life Advice - YouTube Martin Freeman's Tips on How to Not Get Emascu…
IELTS Exam Day 2. Speaking section. (Ichigaya TKP building) Part 1 Describe your own flat or apartment. Which room do you like the best in your apartment? What’s like the place you lived as a child. Where do you recommend to visit the plac…
I took IELTS exam today for the first time . I share the information of what they gave us as questions. In ( ), I added some ideas or clues what I remember or I chose for the answer. Listening section 1: fruits picking job application for …
I stopped writing this diary for a while because it depressed me to be not able to write any good. Ha, ha. Since I have finished my conversation lessons, I joined a new class this Autamn. Considered to join writing intensive class at first…
Amazingly, I've got a new job using English. Translating a book. I basically manage the project, and don't have to read all pages or proofread as an editor. It is an appropriate position for me as an English learner. It was coincidence, th…
Not having written blog for a while but kept studying English. I am wondering if I attend writing class next season. Since I have studied speaking intensively for 3 months, I still struggle with making mistake in grammar things. Writing pr…
Today, I met my friend who is an editor of a publisher, and probably I got a work relating to English leaners. I was a very lucky one. In fact, there were two things to consider. One thing is that the difficulty of the setting of the Japan…
Bring back our girls Malala gives her opinion about Nigerian girls kidnaped.
book released on 21st Feb. Several internet articles & interviews came out Visiting several bookshops to introduce our book(with the editor) on 28th March. (2days) an interview was published from a most-popular weekly magazine on 2April. A…
The word "happy" comes from "hap" (happ). hap means luck, chance. So "mishap" and "happy" have a same etymology. There are words from hap. mishap...unlucky incident hapless...unlucky haps...to happen coincidentally perhaps...by chance, bas…
Writing diary for a long while is the pain in the ass! Now, I'm reading a long book and have no time to write. But I have time this week and I hope I can write some diaries.
Speaking Task - Prepare for a short presentation to introduce about my company. (I don't belong to any organization. However, I pretended as an employee for the task.) Good evening. Welcome to be here with me tonight. I'm Ayako Miyazaki. I…
This is the 9th day of my 100 days English diary challenge. I've started a new English course at the 1st April, and I've met several new classmates. Everyone has good energy and fight for learning. Their good will encouraged me to study mo…
The 8th day of my 100 days English diary challenge. I had a quite long interval because I had a stomachache for a few days. During these days, I can eat little, and felt very tired after having food. I was really persuaded myself. "Eating …
