🤓 Grammar Bits: Common Nouns
Nouns are divided into common nouns and proper nouns. Common nouns are words for people, animals, places, or things. Today, let's focus on the first type of noun.
Common nouns for people: doctor, baby, teacher, student
Common nouns for animals: eagle, crocodile, bird, deer
Common nouns for places: school, park, library, shopping mall
Common nouns for things: bread, car, television, watch
Can you tell the common nouns in these sentences?
1. There’s a little bird in the garden.
2. Who is your teacher?
3. Don’t eat that rotten apple.
4. Kate has a lovely doll.
5. I like reading stories.
You can comment down or ring us up your answers!
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English Idiom of the Day 💬
as easy as ABC / as simple as ABC.
It means extremely easy or straightforward.
A: How do you photocopy a document from this fax machine?
B: You just need to put the document on top and press "Print" on the home button.
A: Oh, thanks! As easy as ABC, huh.
In this conversation, the process to photocopy a document is very straightforward, thus it is as easy as the English alphabet chant/song.
Want to improve your English understanding? Try one of our trial lessons!
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元気な皆さんとお会いできるのを楽しみにしています✨
ＧＷ中の出来事をぜひ教えてくださいね💛
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本日までアミティーもＧＷのためお休みでしたが、
明日より通常通り開講いたします❣
お休み中に頂いたお問い合わせは
明日より順次ご連絡させて頂きます✨
🎏英語学習スタートを検討中の方
【無料体験レッスン／学習カウンセリング】をご希望の場合は
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Word of the Day: ✨fiasco✨
fiasco /fiˈæskoʊ/. A complete failure or disaster
Example:
Because of the typhoon last week, houses around the affected areas are in total fiasco.
When we arrived at the party, the tables were overturned, chairs were everywhere, and the table were messy. It was a fiasco!
Have you experienced any "fiasco" in your life lately? Feel free to share your thoughts below or give us a a call.
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🎉Children's Day in 3...2...1...🎉
Happy Children's Day, everyone! 🥳 How is your Golden week, so far? In relation to Children's Day, today let's learn a new vocabulary: child-like. It is an adjective which means resembling, suggesting, or appropriate to a child or childhood. It is especially marked by innocence.
Sample Sentences:
He is a grown man but he has a childlike face. (It means the man looks younger compared to his age.)
We looked at the city lights with childlike wonder. (It means they are truly amazed with the city lights.)
May we all have childlike moments as we celebrate Children's Day today.
We are closed on Sundays and Mondays, so please leave a message on our answering machine or contact us here! We will get back to you on
May 8th (Tuesday)♪彡
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皆さん、家庭学習は順調に進んでいますか？
ついダラダラと過ごしがちな連休ですが、
お休みの日こそ、家庭学習の時間をしっかりと確保しましょう❢✨
☆amity boxで予習復習
☆アミティーのドリルを毎日進める
☆学習した単語や、構文をノートに練習
など・・・
レッスンがお休みの間にも、英語に触れる時間を作りましょう❢
進めたドリルはレッスンにお越しの際にチェックしますので、先生たちに見せてくださいね✍
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🎊Constitution Memorial Day🎊
Constitution Memorial Day is held every year on May 3rd to
commemorate the
promulgation in 1947 of Japan’s constitution. It was first celebrated in 1948 to reflect upon
democracy and the role of the government. Many cities and towns throughout Japan have large festivals during this time as it is part of the busiest holiday that is Golden Week in Japan. A lot of local and foreign travelers are
taking advantage of the warm weather to travel.
commemorate - to mark by some ceremony or observation
promulgation - to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration or announcement
democracy - government by the people
taking advantage of - making good use of (something)
Want to learn more about difficult English words? Try one of our fun conversation classes at Amity!
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※生徒の皆様には、順次ご案内の配布を開始しております✨
フェア期間中は、家庭学習教材が
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教材の中身をご覧になりたい方は、
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ぜひお気軽にご相談ください！
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