間違いから学ぶ！ ① PROBLEM It's a comfortable day. The sun is shining. It's not too hot and not too cold. The weather is perfect for a day at the...

The word 'should' is used a lot by Japanese speakers of English. But I have some bad news for you. It can sound a little overbearing, if...

間違いから学ぶ！ ① PROBLEM I live in a local area. Now as we all know, the word 'local' is used in Japan quite a lot. You can see it every day on...

Using the verb 'tend' as a base, I'm going to introduce 4 differerent patterns that you can use in English conversation right away. There...

間違いから学ぶ！ ① PROBLEM My room is dirty. This is a classic mistake to make, but it’s just a matter of word choice. I always feel that a lot...

When most Japanese people talk about something in the future, most of the time they end up going with 'will.' It's a great word and is...

MAKEとLETの使い分け！ ① PROBLEM I let my son study. If you say you 'let your son study' then this means your son really wants to study and you...

Describing someone's personality helps build up a mental picture of what kind of person they are. I'm going to teach you 10 commonly-used...

この英語使ったことない！ ① PROBLEM I cut one’s finger. One is part of a very special family called the Generic Personal Pronouns. Generic as in...

There are so many alternatives to the word 'many.' A lot of Japanese people fall into the trap of overusing this word, resulting in their...

意味的に大丈夫？I stopped to smoke. ① PROBLEM I stopped to smoke. This is a perfect sentence. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Go ahead...

The word 'nick' is a good old British expression which has various meanings. In this post, we'll focus on 3 key points. If you are a fan...

どっちが悪い？Who was bad? ① PROBLEM Who was bad? You’ve had a car crash and you’re telling your friend about it. What does your friend say?...

① Giving a Souvenir Let’s look at a few phrases you can use when giving a souvenir in English. Firstly, I want tell you about a few...

My hobby is sleeping. ① PROBLEM My hobby is sleeping. OK, imagine you’re at a dinner party and everyone is speaking English. At some...

Ain’t is a slang expression. It’s extremely versatile, which means it can be used in many ways. Of course, as it is 'slang' you have to...

I wanna visit to Kyoto. ① PROBLEM I’m gonna visit to Kyoto. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Now a lot of you are probably thinking there is...

Wow! That sure is a beautiful car you’ve got there! ① Sure + Be Verb So of course we’re talking about are, am, is, was, were, been and...