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Growing up in America, I spent a lot of my summers at the library!

When school ends in May, a lot of libraries begin their Summer Reading Programs. Students go to the library and receive a colorful pamphlet decorated as a treasure map! The treasure map shows a road that twists and turns until it arrives at a large, red X. Along the road, there are "reading missions." The students have to complete the reading missions in order to get to the big, red X. The reading missions could be "read a book about an animal", "read a book that is over 100 pages," or "read a book without pictures." The missions changed with every age, so babies and older students could all participate.

Growing up, my mom took me to the library every week. Every week, I was allowed to get three books from my Summer Reading list in order to complete my missions. I would go through the library, hunting down books that fit that week's mission. I spent a lot of time reading during the summers! I wanted to complete all the missions before the end of summer. And by the end of summer, I had always read over 30 books!

The Summer Reading Program encourages American children to read books during the summer instead of only playing video games. By completing the different missions, I read a lot of different kinds of books. And I got to discover what kind of stories I did and did not like. And for every five missions, I received a prize. I won books, candies, toys, and more. If I checked every box before the end of summer, I could earn an even bigger prize! One summer, I won a little, talking robot because I read over 50 books!

おしゃべりが大好きな２歳・３歳は
【ことばの天才】です！

ママの口癖をいつの間にか真似していたり
気づいたら「こんな表現も?!」
と驚かされることありませんか?

この時期からの英語学習ではお家でもたくさん「聞く」、
レッスンでたくさん「話す」を繰り返し行うことで
単語ではなくフレーズで英語が出てくるようになります。

まだ早いかなと思っている時間がもったいない
と後悔しないように絶好のタイミングをお見逃しなく！

☐英語は早い方が良いというけれど、何歳からが良いのか知りたい
☐将来こどもが英語で苦戦しないようになってもらいたい
☐楽しく学んで、力もつけて欲しい
☐自分のこどもに合う英語学習の方法が何か知りたい
☐今のスクールで力がついているのか見えない
☐英語に苦手意識を持ってしまっている
☐英検にチャレンジさせたい
ひとつでもチェックが入った方は、まずアミティーへご相談ください。
お悩みが解決できるよう、英語のプロとして、お答えします。
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Life is very different in Japan compared to life in America.

First, Japan is very quiet! Everything in America is loud: the cars, the restaurants, and the people. Cars play very loud music as they drive on the street. Large families talk and laugh loudly in restaurants. And people tend to speak at a high volume. Life in Japan is much quieter. The cars make a little noise as they drive past, but very rarely honk or play loud music. Restaurants are quiet, safe places. And Japanese people tend to talk quietly to each other so they don't disturb the people around them.

Second, Japanese food is not sweet. Food in America has a lot of sugar! I did not realize this until I moved to Japan. When I arrived here, I thought that the desserts had no sugar! I could not taste any sweetness at all. However, the longer I lived in Japan, the more I was able to taste the sugar in Japanese sweets. Japanese sweets have a more subtle sweetness, which means they are only a little sweet when you eat them. Now, when I try to eat American desserts, I cannot finish the dessert because it is too sweet!

Finally, Japanese people are very polite. Americans are known for being "friendly". They will talk to strangers and help someone who is short or elderly grab items on the top shelf at a grocery store. But Americans are not always polite. They talk loudly on their cellphones, play loud music in their cars, honk at people on the sidewalks, and complain loudly to servers in a restaurant. Japanese people are very polite. They are very mindful of the people around them. They stay quiet in buses and trains. They do not play loud music or talk on their cellphones in public areas. And they respect the servers in a restaurant.

I have enjoyed life both in America and in Japan. But I have found that it is very different living in another country. And I have grown to really enjoy and admire life in Japan!

保育園帰りに英会話レッスン♪
ご好評いただいております。

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Summer in America is very different than summer in Japan.
In America, students have three months off from school. Summer vacation begins at the end of May and finishes at the end of August. However, like Japanese students, American students spend their vacation at home, doing club activities, or traveling.
During the summer, Americans spend a lot of their time outdoors at the lake, at the beach, at the park, or in their backyards. Yards in America are much larger than in Japan. American houses typically have large areas of grass in the front and back of the house. During the summer, a lot of Americans have barbeques in their backyards. Barbeques are different in America too. In America, barbeques are dinners eaten outside where the meat and vegetables are cooked on a large grill. A popular summer dessert is s'mores. S'mores are a sandwich made with toasted marshmallows and chocolate between two cookies. It is very sweet!
A lot of American students spend the summer swimming either in pools, lakes, or at the beach. Swimming is a very popular pastime in America! And lot of students enroll in swimming camps during the summer.
Summer can be very different in America than in Japan.
However, there are some things that are the same. Both American and Japanese people celebrate holidays with fireworks. Also, summers in America can be very hot just like in Japan. Even though America and Japan are half a world apart, there are some things that are the same!

「英検対策だけってできますか？」とのお問い合せをよく頂きます。
もちろん！英検対策で通っていただけいる生徒様も多くいらっしゃいます。

特にアミティーでは、幼児からのアミティー受験にも力を入れており、
対策レッスンをご受講いただければ、10/5(日)の英検は5級・4級に限りアミティーでの受験が可能です！
アミティーの先生が試験監督なので、安心してご受講頂けます！

英検対策は、お子様レベルに合わせて内容を吟味しレッスンをさせて頂いておりますので、
プライベートレッスンのみの受付でございます。また、最低4回から受講可能♪

Let's learn English together!!
未来のバイリンガルを育てるために
日本語と一緒に英語もスタート！！

６ヶ月から満１歳までのお子さまに、まだことばを話さない時から英語の音をたくさん聞かせることで、
まるで日本語を聞いて覚えるように英語のことばをインプットできます。

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