Chat Style Japanese Christmas dinner
me
Hey! How was your Christmas?
Many Japanese people eat Kentucky Fried Chicken for Christmas, but is it true that peop...
Chat Style 
culture Chaotic Christmas party
The other day, in an online English lesson, I got into a conversation about snacks with a tutor from the Philippines.
T...
Chat Style time scheduling
Katie
Today's lesson, we planned to start 11:00 PM Japan time.
But I can start 10:00 PM as usual. How about you?
me
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life The Maniacal Story of Kit Kat
The other day, in an online English lesson, I got into a conversation about snacks with a tutor from the Philippines.
T...
life Request to subscribe to Youtube channel
I went to the a concert the other day.
While I was waiting for it, I was approached by a local TV talent and asked to su...
Family The effect of Super Mario
Not long ago, my son sometimes refused to goto kindergarten.
So, I make a domestic rule.
It's "If you don't go to kinder...
COVID-19 The jobs get serious damage from COVID-19
Today, for lunch, I decided to go to a Sri Lankan curry shop that I've always been interested in.
But, the restaurant op...
life The game music that has been loved for many years.
These day, my son is really into Tetris by Nintendo Switch.
You can play it for free.
He enjoys not only playing the ga...
grammar UNIT 139. Phrasal Verbs 6 up/down
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Compare up and down
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put something up (on a wall, etc.)
- I put some picture up on...
grammar UNIT 138. Phrasal Verbs 5 on/off(2)
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Verb + on = continue doing something
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drive on / walk on / play on = continue walki...
grammar UNIT 137. Phrasal Verbs 4 on/off(1)
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on and off for lights, machines, etc.
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We say: the light is on / put the light on /...
grammar UNIT 136. Phrasal Verbs 3 out
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out = not burning, not shining
go out - Suddenly ...
grammar UNIT 135. Phrasal Verbs 2 in/out
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Compare in and out:
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in = into a room, a building, a car, etc.
- How did the thiev...
grammar UNIT 134. Phrasal Verbs 1 Introduction
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We often use verbs with the following words:
in
on
up
away
around
about
over
by
out
off
down
back
through
along
forw...
grammar UNIT 133. Verb + Preposition 5 in/into/with/to/on
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Verb + in
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believe IN ...
- Do you believe in God? (= Do you believe that God exis...
grammar UNIT 132. Verb + Preposition 4 of/for/from/on
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Verb + of
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accuse / suspect somebody OF ...
- Sue accused me of being selfish.
- ...
grammar UNIT 131. Verb + Preposition 3 about and of
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dream ABOUT ... (when you are asleep)
- I dreamed about you last night.
dream OF...
grammar UNIT 130. Verb + Preposition 2 about/for/of/after
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Verb + about
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talk / read / know ABOUT ... tell somebody ABOUT ...
- We talked abo...
grammar UNIT 129. Verb + Preposition 1 to and at
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Verb + to
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talk / speak TO somebody (with is also possible but less common)
- Who ...
grammar UNIT 128. Adjective + Preposition 2
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Adjective + of(1)
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afraid / frightened / terrified / scared OF ...
- "Are you afra...
grammar UNIT 127. Adjective + Preposition 1
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It was nice of you to ...
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nice / kind / good / generous / polite / stupid / silly,...
grammar UNIT 126. Noun + Preposition (reason for, cause of, etc.)
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Noun + for ...
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a check FOR (a sum of money)
- They sent me a check for $200.
a ...
grammar UNIT 125. By
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We use by in many expressions to say how we do something. For example, you can:
send something by mail
do something ...
grammar UNIT 124. In/at/on (Other Users)
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Expressions with in
in the rain / in the sun(=sunshine) / in the shade / in the dark / in bad weather, etc.
- We sa...
grammar UNIT 123. To/at/in/into
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To
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We say go/come/travel, etc., to a place or event. For example
go to China
go back...
grammar UNIT 122. In/at/on (Position) 3
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At home / in the hospital, etc.
We say that somebody is at home / at work:
- I'll be at work until 5:30, but I'll b...
grammar UNIT 121. In/at/on (Position) 2
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We say that somebody / something is:
in a line / in a row
in bed
in the sky / in the world
in the country / in the c...
grammar UNIT 120. In/at/on (Position) 1
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In
in a room
in a building
in a box
in a garden
in a town/city
in a country
in a pool
in an ocean
There's somebo...
grammar UNIT 119. On time and in time, At the end and in the end
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On time an in time
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On time = punctual, not late. If something happens on time, it ...
grammar UNIT 118. At/on/in (Time)
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Compare at, on, and in:
- They arrived at 5:00.
- They arrived on Friday.
- They arrived in October. / They arrive...
grammar UNIT 117. By and until, By the time …
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By (+ a time) = no later than:
I sent the letter to them today, so they should receive it by Monday.
(= on or befor...