毎日通える英会話教室‐English Garden の英会話ブログ

Hi everyone!

As you might know, the new English Garden in Shintoshin will be opening next week starting from Monday November 30th.

There will be drastic changes to the schedule and it will take a while before things settle down. For now, I will be teaching at Shinotshin on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and at Oroku on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There will no longer be a Saturday class. If I could, I would have kept things the way they are now, but sometimes change is inevitable! hope everything will turn out well. If there are any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact Kinjo-san by e-mail or phone!

Last week in beginner class we talked about the word "way". Here is the handout.

1. しかた（あなたの）
I really like the way you think!
君の考え方が好き！

2.しかた（一般の）
That's a strange way of driving!
変な運転の仕方ですね！

3. 邪魔
You're in my way!
君邪魔だ！
Get out of my way!
どいて！

4.わざわざ
Why would you go out of your way to peel grapes?
なぜわざわざ葡萄の皮をむくの？

5.途中
I'm on my way home now.
今帰る途中。

6.ある意味
In a way, you're the best

7.そのまま
I like you just the way you are.
そのままの君が好き。
I kept it just the way it is.
そのままにケープした。

In intermediate class we talked about meeting people and whether you enjoyed meeting people or not. Here is the handout. We talked about the grammar for "first time" which is sometimes very difficult! You can look at the following examples.

It's my first time coming here.
ここ来るのは初めて。

It's the first time I've heard that.
初めてきったよ！

Do you remember the first time we met?
初めて会った時のこと覚えてる？

The first time we met I thought you were a student.
初めて会った時、生徒だと思った

We also looked at the words, "superficial" （上辺）, "process"（過程）, and "first thing in the morning" （朝一）. Please check the handout for details!