- Manuscript - (Scene: Telephone, Topic: Food) B: Hello, this is the Burger House. How may I help you? M: Hi, Can I get five hamburgers please? B: May I get your address? M: Our house is at 51 twelfth street. B: Okay. Your food will be there soon. M: Thank you! - New Words - street / stríːt / ストゥリートゥ 通り five / fáiv / ファイヴ 5 soon … [Read more...] about Burgers for dinner! (Reading Practice – Eiken L5)
Archives for February 2022
It’s Kaito’s birthday! (Reading Practice – Eiken L5)
- Manuscript - (Scene: Telephone, Topic: Friends) K: Hi, I’m Kaito, Eri’s classmate. May I please speak with Eri? E: Hi, Kaito! It’s me, how are you? K: I’m great! It’s my birthday tomorrow, my mom said my friends can come to our house tomorrow. E: Wow, I’ll be there. I’ll tell my mom now. K: Great! See you tomorrow! - New Words - speak / spik / … [Read more...] about It’s Kaito’s birthday! (Reading Practice – Eiken L5)
Huge Black Diamond Falls From Space
- Manuscript - People use the saying “out of this world,” to praise something as exceptional. But, at auction house Sotheby’s Dubai, officials are using the term literally. The company announced this week that it will sell a black diamond that they say is believed to have fallen to Earth from outer space. That would make it a literal “out of this world” … [Read more...] about Huge Black Diamond Falls From Space
Arrival at the Airport (Reading Practice – Eiken L3)
– Manuscript – (Scene: Airport, Topic: Travel) At the crack of dawn, the plane landed at its final destination. The passengers disembark and proceed to the immigration area for their final clearance, and Rajesh was one of them. He had a long-haul flight, and he feels tired and jet lagged. He's saving his strength because he still needs to get his suitcase from … [Read more...] about Arrival at the Airport (Reading Practice – Eiken L3)
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew (Idioms)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! Biting and chewing are things we do when we eat. So, what could this mean? Bite Off More Than You Can Chew Speaker A: Jonathan, how was your European vacation? Speaker B: Very tiring. I don't think visiting 10 countries in 10 days was the best idea. Speaker A: Sounds like you bit off more than you could chew, my … [Read more...] about Bite Off More Than You Can Chew (Idioms)