✨Lance先生とっておきの表現✨

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激熱だった🔥東京オリンピック🔥

皆様はどの競技を視聴しましたか👀

本日はLance先生よりオリンピックで使える?!表現を教えてもらいました!


Have you every heard of the expression “over the moon?”
What do you think it means? Here’s an example sentence:

“You just won a gold medal! How do you feel?”
“Oh my goodness, I’m over the moon!”

If you guessed that it means to be extremely happy, then you are correct!
Being over the moon is usually used when you are too happy for words.
I hope something great happens to you soon so you can feel over the moon!


KIDSクラス生徒様からも人気なLance先生渾身の月🌛✨

直訳すると意味は異なりますが、このような熟語表現があるんですね!!

まだまだ面白い表現を是非池袋西口校の先生と学んでみましょう♪


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🌞Matt先生の旅行記②😎

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前回に続きMatt先生の旅行記②!

日本でも人気な観光地京都🍡で、Matt先生はどこへ向かったのか…!


The next day I go up early again and headed to Fushimi Inari Shrine.
After taking some photos at the entrance I hiked up to the top of the mountain, stopping along the way to check out the numerous small shrines and explore the branching paths. It really is a magical place and I think has become my favourite spot in Kyoto.
After my family arrived and took a look we left for Sanjusangendo to check out the thousand and one statues of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. This is such a cool place too. At first my daughter was a bit spooked by all the statues but after I explained if she looked hard enough she could see her own face on one of the statues she really enjoyed it.

Our final stop was Kiyomizu-dera, probably the most iconic temple in Kyoto. There were lots of young Japanese walking around in yukata which really added to the atmosphere of the place. Luckily there was no rain that day and we could enjoy the temple grounds and some nice sunshine before boarding the Shinkansen back to Tokyo. It was a busy but fun and interesting trip!!


たくさんの場所に訪れたMatt先生!

実際に見た感想の表現などがたくさん出てきていますね!

今年はなかなか旅行へ行きにくいですが…😢
夏休みの思い出を写真と共に振り返ってみてはいかがでしょうか?

是非!夏休みの予定🌺や思い出を池袋西口校の先生と
シェアしてみてくださいね!

無料体験レッスン・説明会は随時開催中✨

🌴夏季休業のお知らせ🌺
8月9日(月)から8月15日(月)

8月16日(月)は13:00より営業開始でございます。

こちらの期間中はお電話もメールも繋がりませんので、
何卒ご理解の程よろしくお願いいたします。


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🌻夏期休業のお知らせ🌻

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日に日に暑さが増してきておりますが、
語学学習は進んでおりますでしょうか?📔


🍧池袋西口校は8月9日(月)から8月15日(日)まで🍧
                 🍧  夏期休業となります🍧

 

8月8日(日)は18:30まで営業致します。

8月16日(月)は13:00より営業開始でございます。

こちらの期間中はお電話もメールも繋がりませんので、
何卒ご理解の程よろしくお願いいたします。

何かご不明点がございましたら、早めにお問い合わせくださいませ。

また、ポイントの有効期限が近いものも早めにご利用頂く用お願い致します。


 

 

 


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🌞Matt先生の旅行記①😎

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暑い日が続いておりますが、皆さんいかがお過ごしですか🥵

本日はベテラン講師!Matt先生より夏休みの思い出を聞いちゃいました!

たくさん思い出をシェアしてくれたので全2回に分けてご紹介します✨


I took some holdays and went down to Kyoto, a place I hadn’t been to for a long time. I wanted to visit a couple of places I hadn’t been to before, namely Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and Fushimi Inari Shrine.

They say every cloud has a silver lining. In fact when I got to Arashiyama Bamboo Grove early in the morning I was the only one there!

I caught the purple Randen train to Arashiyama very early in the morning. It was raining when I left but had cleared by the time I got there and I was able to get some nice photos!

The bamboo grove itself is not very long but is a very calm, relaxing place and the bamboo towering into the sky and forming a tunnel is quite memorable. After that I met up with my family and we took the Sagano Scenic Railway along the Hozugawa River, a nice slow ride in a vintage train from which we could see the river scenery. Upon arriving in Kameoka we transferred to a river boat and took a leisuerly 1.5 hour cruise back down the river to Arashiyama. There were some white water rapids along the way and it was a lot of fun!

That afternnon we went to Kinkakuji (or the Temple of the Golden Pavillion in English). Even though the day was overcast Kinkakuji still looked as beautiful as ever. Some people would say it’s the jewel in the crown of Kyoto. What do you think?

The next day…


Matt先生の京都旅行の思い出!素敵ですね👀

この写真は朝早くに訪れ撮影したそう!😲すごい!

観光地を見たときの感想や表現などもいくつか出てきましたね!

気になる2日目は一体どこへ行ったのか…!


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🌟今週はRobert先生Week😎

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暑い日が続きますが皆さんいかがお過ごしですか?

本日もRobert先生Week🤩✨

Robert先生からまたまた皆さんへメッセージです!


Robert’s dilemma

So, I am scheduled to get my second Covid-19 vaccination shot on August 10th. Does that mean it is safe for me to travel somewhere this summer vacation after getting the second job?

Part of me wants to go somewhere fun and exciting like Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. I have not done any travelling since I went back to the states in Summer of 2019.

The other part of me wants to just stay home this summer vacation to avoid any crowds along with the heat and humidity.

What would you do?

暑い夏はこれ!NOVAオリジナルグッズ🐰✨
可愛いハンディファンで乗り切ろう😎 カラーバリションも豊富です!


遊びに行きたいけど行けないジレンマ…😓について書いてくれました!

皆さんは夏休みどのように過ごしますか?🌴

お家時間が増えた今!語学学習をスタートしてみてはいかがでしょうか👀

オンラインレッスンもお任せ!無料体験レッスン開催中🌟


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💪Robert先生の自宅での過ごし方💪

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本日は池袋西口校の人気講師!Robert講師よりステイホームの過ごし方を
教えてくれました(^^♪


Are you familiar with the saying “No pain, no gain.” ?
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, In March of 2020 I stopped going to the gym to train and excercise. With the idea of StayHome to help prevent spreading the virus, over the following months I gained some ‘corona weight.’ I decided to finally do something about it this year.
I have been regularly doing workouts at home since April of this year. I invested in some resistance bands that have replaced the weights and machines I used to use in the gym. And I have recently made “No pain, no gain” the motto for my workouts.
No pain, no gain is actually an old proverb. It was made popular in the 1980s as an exercise motto by Jane Fonda and later used by people like Billy Blanks.
In the field of training or excercise, many consider this motto to have some truth. But does it really? The motto promises greater rewards for the price of hard and painful work. People who train and excercise or athletes are required to endure physical pain to achieve results. For this reason, many medical experts agree that the proverb is wrong for exercise.
However, I personally think this motto can give me a bit of motivation to continue my at home workouts, so I will stick to it for as long as I can.


NOVAうさぎ🐰と一緒にハイポーズ📸✨

No pain, no gain.” 一度は耳にしたことがある表現ではないでしょうか👂

皆さまのモットーは何ですか?👀

NOVAのレッスンでは気になる英単語や日常のフレーズが学べちゃう!

無料体験レッスンは随時開講しております!!


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😳TOM先生と学ぶネイティブ表現✨

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本日は人気講師TOM先生より皆様に英語で
「皮肉」表現について教えてくれました!


Sarcasm? Nobody uses that!
by Thomas Lipschultz

Do you know about sarcasm? Yeah, I’ll bet you do. You’re a real expert on the subject, aren’t you?

If you actually are, then you probably realized that the sentences I typed above are sarcastic. But if not, don’t worry! I’ll help you to understand, as best as I can.

There is a word in Japanese for sarcasm: 皮肉. But sarcasm doesn’t seem to be used very often in Japan. At least, it’s not used as often in Japan as it is in English-speaking countries like the U.S.A., the U.K., and Australia in particular. In those countries, sarcasm is almost a way of life.

For example, if you’re having a bad day and someone asks you, “How are you?”, it’s very common to say, “Oh, just great. I’ve never been better!” But you say it with an angry tone of voice, and you really mean the opposite: “I’m unhappy. I wish the situation were better.” In the U.S.A., the U.K., or Australia, if you say this, everyone will understand your real answer. This is a very normal conversation.

Another way sarcasm is used is when someone makes a very big mistake. “Oh, look at the master at work,” you might say. Normally, this might mean that you think this person is very good at his/her job, but if you use an angry tone of voice, it wil instead mean, “How are you so bad at this task?” This may sound rude — and of course, it can be used to insult someone — but it can also be very friendly. You can use sarcasm to tease your good friends, and they will usually enjoy it and think it’s very funny.

Have you ever used sarcasm before? Do you think you’d like to try? If so, please be careful. Sarcasm is mostly about the tone of voice, so if you don’t say the words correctly, it may be easy for the person you’re speaking with to think you’re serious. He/She may feel very insulted by your words. So please try practicing sarcasm with your NOVA instructor next time, instead! Your instructor can tell you if you’re ready to use sarcasm with native speakers, or if you need a little more practice.

I know I almost never write blog entries for the Ikebukuro Nishi branch of NOVA, so I hope you enjoyed this rare, special occasion! Please take care, and I’ll talk to you again next time. 😉


ネイティブの「皮肉」表現😳
使い方も是非参考にしてみてくださいね!!

暑い日が続きますが涼しいNOVA池袋西口校へご来校ください!

体験レッスン・校舎見学随時開催中です👀


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🍡中国語で和菓子を学ぶ!🍡

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前回に続いて中国語で甘い物シリーズ!

中国語の講師周先生が和菓子の言い方を教えてくれました🤤


大家好,今天给大家介绍一下日本点心的中文名字。

皆さんこんにちは!
今日は和菓子の中国語の読み方について紹介させていただきます。

1. 铜锣烧 1.どら焼き

2.鲷鱼烧 2.たい焼き
3.小豆汤 3. おしるこ
4.麻糬  4.餅
5.馒头 5.饅頭
6.甜纳豆 6.甘納豆
7.羊羹 7.羊羹

谢谢大家!

今日持ってきていたかわいい上着とパシャリ📸
レッスンルームは涼しくなってますよ!


皆さん、中国語を見て「このお菓子かな?」と想像つきましたか?🧐

文字からは想像できても、実際に発音や読み方も気になりますよね…!

好きな食べ物、オススメのレストランなど是非!

池袋西口校周先生とお話ししてみてくださいね🌟


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🌟Faux pas🌟

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本日はRobert先生『Faux pas』についてお話ししてくれました✨
皆さんは、『Faux pas』とはどういうことかご存知でしょう😧❓


Be careful not to commit a faux pas while in a foreign country!

Faux pas /fo pɑ/ is an expression borrowed from French: faux (“false, wrong”) and pas (“step”). It means an embarrassing mistake in etiquette or manners.

Because of different rules of ettiquette between the States and Japan, I admittedly have commited some faux pas during my time in Japan. I will share one of them with you here.

As you all know, places such as hotels and restaurants sometimes provide a pair of slippers that are just for use in the toilet. Well, it`s easy to forget that you`re wearing them, especially after a few drinks. I have worn toilet slippers back to my table at an izakaya. Oops !

While it is considered a faux pas, a lot of foreigners end up doing this at one time or another.
Have you?


Faux pasの表現をしてるRobert先生(´▽`*)


『Faux pas』はフランス語の発音になり、意味は(社交上の)失言や非礼となります🎩

皆さんは、海外に行ったときなどに『Faux pas』を起こしてしまったことはありますか❓😓

とても発音も難しいので、是非Robert先生『Faux pas』についてお話ししてみてください🧐


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⚽European Championships⚽

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本日は池西に戻ってきたMichael先生ヨーロッパのサッカーの大会についてお話ししてくれました👟


Hi everybody! I started in working in Ikebukuro again so it’s my first blog for a long time. This week I have been watching soccer. It’s the European Championships and people in my country,England,are very excited as we think we have a good team and might win.
We beat Ukraine 4-0 this week, and now we will play Denmark in the semi-finals. I woke up at 4am to watch but it was ok as I went to bed very early! My sister , her boyfriend and their children called me on the internet and were all singing loudly. I hope England will win as it will make them very happy!
It’s good to see sports taking place this summer, the soccer competition was supposed to be held last year but was cancelled due to the pandemic, like the Tokyo Olympics. I hope by next year things will be fully back to normal.

 


皆さん、European Championshipsは見ましたか❓
イギリス出身のMicheal先生のチームが勝ってますね🤩

Micheal先生もすごく楽しみにしているので、
是非、池袋西口校で月曜日にMicheal先生とお話ししてみてください⚽


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