Merry Christmas! I have a big present for you. It is LIFE. Well, the topic of my speech is AIDS, acquired immune-deficiency syndrome, and those who are suffering from AIDS. I know you think, “Here comes another serious speech and this time it is about AIDS.”...
Environmental problems, such as dioxin and global warming, attract big attention today. In order to decrease the burden to the earth and to use resources effectively, we need decreasing garbage and recycling. This is an important problem to consider our future...
フランス語では、数字の70をsoixante et dix ,80をquatre-vingts,90をquatre-vingt-dixという、日本語や英語などから見たら変わった数え方をしている。これは、20進法に基づいた数え方であるようだが、70未満の数では日本同様の10進法が用いられている。 このことから、...
英語で固有名詞の扱い方に学生達はよくとまどいを覚える。もともと固有名詞の意味さえしっかり理解していない学生も多いようである。固有名詞に関してよく学生が間違えてしまう文法がある。例えば、次のような例文だ。 (例) This is Doraemon who has ‘Yojigen-Pocket’. この文...
Daughter These four characters, written downwards, are shown on the right side in the 'stiff' form, which approximates the printed form, and which is the one learnt at school .The middle column shows the same characters in cursive 'running' style, which is sli...
普通英語の時制の一致とは、主節の動詞が過去時制のときに従属節の動詞がそれに呼応する現象を指す。例えば、 a. I thought that he had already left. などのような文である。これは容易に理解できるものだが、次のような例文では検証すべき点があるだろう。 b. I recentl...
Impractical English. I have been feeling this mortification keenly ever since I entered this university. Of all the diverse people I have met here, returnees and students who have studied abroad are the definitely the most influential for my part. Talking with...
This article discusses general aspects of the usage of computer game software in schools, especially game play software, to help learners achieve their goal. It pays particular reference to their motivation. Games are played not just to win or to achieve a go...
《リサとガスパールのクリスマス》 This month was Christmas, and I read the book related to Christmas. Risa who worries whether to make present aiming at Christmas what. After all, it decides it to giving the raincoat. However, an unthinkable happening!! I tho...
Alcohol gives pleasure to both individuals and society, but drinking alcohol and the risk of alcohol are opposite sides of the same coin. The problems of alcohol include Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (F.A.S), driving under the influence of alcohol and dependence. How...