英会話スクール・英会話教室栗東校（滋賀県）のスクールブログ

こんにちは！

NOVA栗東校です🐰

 

★NOVA栗東校は8/9～8/15まで休業いたします★

 

🔔生徒様へお知らせです🔔

 

7月より予約期間が伸びたのはご存知でしたか？

毎月10日に次月末までのご予約が可能になりました！

先の予約まで可能になると

・お気に入り講師の予約を先までできる

・埋まりがちなレッスン枠を先に予約できる

・スケジュールが立てやすい

・レッスンの習慣化ができる

・レッスン予約忘れを防ぐ

など、メリットたくさん！

 

今月の10日は校舎は休業しますので

10日の予約DAYにぜひアプリからのご予約をお願いいたします♪

 

また、NOVA MY ROOMがアップデートしました💛

1度に何回も予約可能になり、

お気に入りの講師からの予約や

校舎またいでの予約ができるようになりました🌟

 

もしアプリや予約についてご質問ございましたら

お気軽にお問い合わせくださいませ😊

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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営業時間：
火・水・金　12:30-21:30
土・日・祝   9:00-18:00

※休校時間　14：30-15：30

定休日：

月曜日・木曜日

TEL：077-554-5570

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こんにちは！

NOVA栗東校です🐰

 

★NOVA栗東校は8/9～8/15まで休業いたします★

 

Connieが休み期間中の過ごし方について教えてくれました♪

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Road Trips Across Japan

Hi everyone!

My name is Connie, and I wanted to share one of my favourite hobbies…road trips!

What comes to mind when you hear the words road trip? For me, it’s the freedom of the open road, discovering hidden places, and enjoying the journey just as much as the destination.

This Golden Week, we set off on an unforgettable journey:

Kyoto → Kōchi→ Matsuyama → Hiroshima → Itami

We didn’t rush from place to place! We took our time, spending a few days in each area and enjoying everything along the way.

 

Kōchi

Kōchi quickly became one of my favourite parts of the trip. We visited six of the famous 88 Pilgrimage temples (四国八十八箇所), each surrounded by peaceful forests and towering mountains. Some days the mountains were wrapped in soft mist, while a light drizzle and cool breeze made everything feel calm and refreshing.

We found ourselves stopping at quiet lakes, where the gentle drizzle blurred the reflections of the trees across the water. There were moments when we were surrounded only by the sound of the rain and the peacefulness of nature.

The drive itself was just as memorable. Long winding mountain roads, endless greenery, and the occasional breathtaking viewpoint made every turn feel like a new discovery.

 

Matsuyama

From Kochi we continued to Matsuyama, where we visited three more temples from the 88 Pilgrimage.

One of the biggest surprises was the Towel Museum. I never expected to spend so long in a museum dedicated to towels, but it was fascinating! My favourite part was the Moomin exhibition; it brought back so many childhood memories and added a lovely nostalgic touch to the day.

 

 

Hiroshima

No visit to Hiroshima would be complete without trying Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, and it definitely lived up to the hype.

We also visited a beautiful museum perched on a hill overlooking the Seto Inland Sea. Looking out across the water from such a peaceful location made it one of those places where you naturally want to slow down and take everything in.

 

Itami

Our final stop was Itami, where we were welcomed with my partner’s grandma’s home cooking. After days on the road, sitting down to a warm, homemade meal was the perfect way to end the trip. Sometimes the best part of travelling is simply sharing good food with family.

Looking back, this road trip reminded me why I love driving so much. It’s not just about getting from A to B, it’s about discovering places you never planned to visit, taking the scenic route, and creating memories along the way.

For Obon, we’ll be hitting the road again, this time driving to Shizuoka.

What are your plans for the holiday? I would love to hear about it in our next lesson!

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お盆はどう過ごされる予定ですか？

Connie先生のようにRoad tripも楽しそうですよね♪

 

ぜひお盆明けのレッスンの予約をして

どう過ごされたか講師に教えてください😊

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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無料体験レッスンも受付中♪♪

 

営業時間：
火・水・金　12:30-21:30
土・日・祝   9:00-18:00

※休校時間　14：30-15：30

定休日：

月曜日・木曜日

TEL：077-554-5570

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こんにちは！

NOVA栗東校です🐰

 

今回は

8月から栗東校に出勤するFey先生のホームタウンをご紹介します♪

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NEW MEXICO – My Hometown

Hello students!

I’m Fey and I’m from the United States. I’m from the state of New Mexico! Have you ever heard of New

Mexico? Many people don’t know about my state so I want to introduce it to you!

The first thing that you should know about New Mexico is the cuisine. Food from here is very tasty and can be quite spicy! We are best known for growing delicious Hatch Chile. We add it to many of our most popular dishes.

We even have a State Question, “Red or Green?” This is asked in local restaurants to customers who want red or green chile added to their food.

New Mexico’s culture is a mix of Mexican and Native American cultures. There are many unique houses called “pueblo houses” or “adobe houses” that are a staple in New Mexico.

They are perfect for the dry hot climate of the desert land! One day, I’d like to live in this style of house!

I hope you can visit my state and enjoy the beautiful architecture and amazing food!

Do you like spicy food? Let me know what kind of spicy food you like !

 

Some new vocabulary below:

Cuisine– a style of cooking

Culture– a shared way of life

Unique– one of a kind/ not like another

Staple– a main/ popular item

Climate– the type of weather of a place

Architecture-building structures

 

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Fey先生はとっても明るくて

レッスンがわかりやすいと好評です♪

栗東校には8月1日（土）から毎週土曜日に出勤します💗

 

ぜひご予約をお願いいたします🐿

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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無料体験レッスンも受付中♪♪

 

営業時間：
火・水・金　12:30-21:30
土・日・祝   9:00-18:00

※休校時間　14：30-15：30

定休日：

月曜日・木曜日

TEL：077-554-5570

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こんにちは！

NOVA栗東校です🐰

 

栗東校にChoyce先生がやってきてくれました！

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Coming back to Japan!

 

Hello

My name is Choyce and I’m from the United States of America.

I am so happy to be back here in Japan.

I spent a year teaching kids in South Korea and another year traveling.

While living in South Korea I was inspired, and I wrote a couple of children’s stories that are currently being published.

I really love writing stories, doing activities, and being out in nature.

I spent time on the beach in Thailand, and hiking in the jungle in Indonesia. I first visited Japan in 2024.

The day I left I saw a bright shooting star and I knew it was a sign that I would return.

Well, I’m back and so glad to be your teacher.

Let’s have some fun while we learn!

By the way, I recently went to Shijo and visited the Blueberry Café. It was so cute, everything was purple!

Let me know where you’ve been before! What do you enjoy?!

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Choyce先生は日本に来る前は韓国で先生をしていたそうです！

そしてタイ、インドネシアと様々な国を旅していたとのこと♪

 

皆さまはどんな国に行ったことがありますか？

ぜひレッスンを予約して、Choyce先生に教えてください🐰

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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無料体験レッスンも受付中♪♪

 

営業時間：
火・水・金　12:30-21:30
土・日・祝   9:00-18:00

※休校時間　14：30-15：30

定休日：

月曜日・木曜日

TEL：077-554-5570

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こんにちは！

NOVA栗東校です🐰

 

Nathan先生が趣味についてブログを書いてくれました♪

 

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I went cycling in the mountains north of Kyoto.

It has been raining so much lately, but last Friday was sunny and it felt like summer had finally arrived–at least for one day.

Starting from the Sanjo Bridge, my friend and I cycled up the Kamo River and then north on the Takigime Kaido road.

The sun can’t always reach the winding tunnels of pine and cedar trees, so it’s usually a few degrees cooler in that area—a nice relief on a hot day. There are also some spots along the river where you can rest and cool off.

The entire loop took about three hours, and, as usual, I stopped to relax along the Kamo River before cycling back to Yamashina. The last twenty minutes of the journey up and over the Sanjo hill is sometimes the most difficult after an afternoon of cycling in the mountains.

I got a little sunburned but it was worth it!

Do you like to cycle? If you do, where do like to go? Let us know!

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皆さまはサイクリングはお好きですか？

暑くなってきて外に出るのが大変な季節になってきました💦

室内でできる趣味といえば英会話！

ぜひご予約をお願いいたします🌟

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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無料体験レッスンも受付中♪♪

 

営業時間：
火・水・金　12:30-21:30
土・日・祝   9:00-18:00

※休校時間　14：30-15：30

定休日：

月曜日・木曜日

TEL：077-554-5570

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こんにちは！

NOVA栗東校です🐰

 

 

今回は新人講師のRenaldo先生が

日本での暮らしについてブログを書いてくれました♪

 

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My Move to Shiga

Moving to Ishiyama in Shiga Prefecture has been an exciting new change of pace for me.

The last time I was living in Japan, I lived in Tokyo so the scenery is different but surprisingly there are some similarities.

Normally I’d prefer living in bigger cities where there’s a lot of lights, but the Ishiyama area is really growing on me. So far, my favourite thing about Ishiyama is the boardwalk along the lake.

The other day I saw a crane for the first time while walking during the day. Paper cranes is the first origami I learned to make while I was in elementary school in Canada, it was cool to actually see a live crane.

The last time I was living in Japan I lived in Shinagawa ward, in the Oimachi area, just like Ishiyama there’s a wide variety of restaurants and izakaya’s near the station.

The biggest difference is you have to leave the prefecture to get into bigger cities areas. In Tokyo I would often go to Shibuya for more of the bigger city vibe. Here in Ishiyama, I can see myself travelling somewhere in Kyoto when I want to get a similar feel.

Have you moved recently, what’s the biggest difference or not so big difference you’ve experienced?

Let us know!

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Renaldo先生は日本での暮らしが長く、日本で他のお仕事も経験しています！

皆さまは外国に住まわれたことはありますか？

ぜひレッスンを予約してお聞かせください♪

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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守山市、栗東市、草津市で英会話をお探しなら、NOVA栗東校へ!!

無料体験レッスンも受付中♪♪

 

営業時間：
火・水・金　12:30-21:30
土・日・祝   9:00-18:00

※休校時間　14：30-15：30

定休日：

月曜日・木曜日

TEL：077-554-5570

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こんにちは！

NOVA栗東校です🐰

 

3月にアメリカから日本へ来たばかりの

Lucas先生がホームタウンの紹介をしてくれました！

 

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Hello, this is Lucas Hipskind from America.

Specifically I’m from Oklahoma which is a little known state north of Texas. The reason it’s not very well known is because it doesn’t have much in the way of entertainment.

Oklahoma is known for country music singer and songwriters, but not much else. What it’s best known for is oil and natural gas production.

Oklahoma is a state where the whole thing feels like one big town. There’s also lots of good food from all around the world, especially in Tulsa.

Tulsa is the one of the largest cities in Oklahoma. It’s about as city like as Oklahoma can be, but much smaller than most major cities in the US like Chicago or New York City.

There are lots of place to eat different foods from around the world as well as many different art museums the show Native American heritage in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma has many different tribes of Native American from across the US after they were moved there around the 1830s.

What’s your hometown famous for?

Let us know!

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Lucas先生のホームタウンであるオクラホマは

皆さまのホームタウンと比べていかがですか？

ぜひレッスンをご予約いただき、皆さまの故郷について聞かせてください♪

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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無料体験レッスンも受付中♪♪

 

営業時間：
火・水・金　12:30-21:30
土・日・祝   9:00-18:00

※休校時間　14：30-15：30

定休日：

月曜日・木曜日

TEL：077-554-5570

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こんにちは！

NOVA栗東校です🐰

 

 

皆さまはゴールデンウィークは何をして過ごされましたか？

 

Nikayla先生がゴールデンウィークをどう過ごしたのか教えてくれました♪

 

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Osaka Outing

During Golden Week, I spent three days in Osaka. Most of my students know that Osaka is my favourite city.

On the first day, I met my friend at Kusatsu station and we went to Osaka together by train.

We went to a lovely art cafe called Unimocc Art Cafe Gallery.

They had something called a canvas cake, where they give you a small cake with a palette of icing to decorate it with. I ended up decorating mine with a koi fish.

On the second day, my friend and I went to a really popular taco restaurant near Dontonbori, the name is Blue Entrance Kitchen (BEK).

The weather was really hot, and we had to wait in a really long line too but the wait was worth it.

They had a variety of American themed tacos, I got a Nashville taco with a piña colada (my favourite cocktail). It was incredibly delicious, I highly recommend trying BEK!

On the third day, I did some shopping in Umeda’s Daimaru.

Recently, Top Toys is really popular for cute dolls and blind boxes of beautifully made figures.

I really liked the “Sugar Pocket,” blind box and hoped to get the “moth lamp,” character.

I did get one of my top three choices though, I got the “Lotus,” and she’s gorgeous!

Towards the end of day three, another friend contacted me asking to go to Takatsuki together to see the carp flags (鯉のぼり) at their Sakura river.

There were so many families playing in the water and relaxing together.

The carp were lined across the river and the breeze made them dance gently against the sky.

It was really nice to see!

What do you usually do during Golden Week?

Let us know!

 

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ぜひご来校いただき、

ゴールデンウィークをどう過ごされたのか教えてくださいね☺

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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守山市、栗東市、草津市で英会話をお探しなら、NOVA栗東校へ!!

無料体験レッスンも受付中♪♪

 

営業時間：
火・水・金　12:30-21:30
土・日・祝   9:00-18:00

※休校時間　14：30-15：30

定休日：

月曜日・木曜日

TEL：077-554-5570

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こんにちは！

 NOVA栗東校です🐰

 

お子さまの英語学習、どう進めればいいか悩みませんか？

 

英会話教室に通ってみても「本当に話せるの？」と思ってしまったり…

 

・使える英語を身につけさせたい

・英語を口に出して話してほしい

・自発的に英語を使ってほしい

 

そうお考えの保護者様に

スピーチコンテストのご案内です！

 

 

スピーチコンテストでは

クラスごとにテーマに沿ってスピーチを作っていただきます！

 

優勝者には

海外留学　または　レッスン特待生　の賞品をプレゼント🎊

 

「スピーチを作る」と聞くと難しそうな感じがしますが…

テーマに沿った例文を基に、話したいことを考えるだけ！

もちろんご自身で一から作っていただいてもOK✔

わからないことがあれば、スクールスタッフや講師にも聞いていただけます💛

 

「うちの子にできるの？」と仰る保護者様もたくさんいらっしゃいますが

スピーチを作ることが自信や作文力・発信力向上につながります👍

最後までスタッフ・講師がサポートするので迷うこともありません！

 

ぜひスピーチコンテストに挑戦してみませんか？

 

ご興味がございましたらスタッフまでお声がけください☺

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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無料体験レッスンも受付中♪♪

 

営業時間：
火・水・金　12:30-21:30
土・日・祝   9:00-18:00

※休校時間　14：30-15：30

定休日：

月曜日・木曜日

TEL：077-554-5570

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こんにちは！

NOVA栗東校です🐰

 

今回はConnie先生からのメッセージをお届けします💌

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British Weather: Spring to Early Summer

Hello everyone!
How is the weather where you are?

Spring is almost over. The cherry blossoms are gone, and now we are starting to move towards the rainy season (tsuyu / 梅雨)!

I would like to introduce myself, my name is Connie and from the UK. Today I want to talk about the British weather. I have many about the British weather during this time.

In the UK, spring is a nice season. The weather becomes warmer, flowers bloom, and the days become longer. Many people enjoy spending time outside, But British weather changes very quickly.

It can be sunny one minute, and the next it`s raining! Even in May and June, the weather can still feel cool and windy. Because of this, many people carry umbrellas or light jackets every day.

People often joke:
“You can experience four seasons in one day in Britain!”

Let’s practice some English together!

Useful English Words

• sunny ☀️
• rainy ☔
• windy 🌬️
• cloudy ☁️
• warm 🌤️
• cool 🍃
• forecast 📱

Useful Phrases

Try saying these sentences out loud:

• “It’s raining again today.”
• “It feels humid.”
• “I need my umbrella.”
• “It looks cloudy.”

If you want a challenge you can also try out phrases such as these:

• “The weather has changed a lot recently.”
• “It started raining without warning.”
• “The mornings are still quite chilly.”
•  “I enjoy listening to the sound of rain at night.”

Question Time!

Can you answer these questions in English?

1. Do you like rainy season? Why?
2. What season do you like the best?
3. What do you usually do on rainy days?
4. Is it raining today where you live?

Some examples answers could be:

“I like spring because it is warm.”

You can also try adding more information:

“I like rainy days because I can stay home and relax while listening to the rain.”

Thank you for reading, and enjoy practicing your English!

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梅雨はジメジメして外に出るのが億劫になりますが、

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