Entries by jabbler

TOEIC Vocabulary practice

Part 5 Story As Kathy finished up on the phone her associate Samantha walked into the shop. “Morning Kathy! How’s everything? I hope you don’t mind but I took the initiative and scheduled the interview with that new girl for tomorrow.” “Morning Sam. Yeah everything is good. Okay that’s great. What time is she going […]

Daily dose of cute 面白いビデオ

 Here is your daily dose of cute! Which clip is your favorite? (The girl trying to hula hoop without the hula hoop made me laugh.) For students, “dose” is usually used when talking about medicine. An example: “He took a dose of cough medicine.”

Minimalism ミニマリズム 映画

Yesterday I finished watching an interesting documentary called Minimalism. Here’s a link to the movie on IMDB (Internet Movie DataBase): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3810760/ The guys that made the movie have a website: http://www.theminimalists.com/ Here’s how they describe minimalism: Minimalism is a tool that can assist you in finding freedom. Freedom from fear. Freedom from worry. Freedom from […]

TOEIC Vocabulary practice

Part 4 Story Kathy and her friend opened ‘La Maison de Chocolat’ in a pretty trendy neighborhood. They became popular quickly. Their customers were typically women in their 30’s and 40’s who were looking to buy something special for their parties. Vocabulary Trendy (adjective); very fashionable or up to date. Examples Crocs were very trendy sandals a […]

Chidorigafuchi Hanami 千鳥ヶ淵 花見

Yesterday Dave and I headed to Yasukuni Shrine to see the cherry blossoms. Across the street from Yasukuni Shrine, I’d always seen lines of people waiting to see the cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi, but I’d never actually walked through the area myself. Well yesterday, after fourteen and a half years in Japan, I finally did it. […]

Hawaii ハワイ

I wanted to share a quick photo of my trip to Hawaii back in February. Here is a photo of Don, Ryan, Dave, and I. It was really great getting to see Ryan after over a year. Can anyone spot what’s funny about this photo? Well, three out of the four people in it are […]

ゴールデンウィーク休校のお知らせ

ゴールデンウィーク休校のお知らせ いつもJabbleでご受講いただきましてありがとうございます。 誠に勝手ではございますが、下記の期間をゴールデンウィーク休校とさせていただきますのでお知らせいたします。 2017/04/28(金) ~ 2017/05/05(金) お問い合わせの受講生様・お客様は弊社HPの『お問い合わせ』ページより希望校を選択の上、メッセージをお送りください。営業再開日以降に担当スタッフよりご連絡させていただきます。 大変ご迷惑をおかけいたしますが、何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます。 Jabble英会話スクール

TOEIC Vocabulary practice

Part 3 Story Kathy checked the list and put down the clip board. She picked up the phone and dialed the number to the supply company. She had a contract with a local supplier. Since a small café had opened down the street she had to be smarter with her orders. The competition was putting pressure on […]

冬季休校のお知らせ

いつもJabbleでご受講いただきましてありがとうございます♪ 誠に勝手ではございますが、下記の期間を冬季休校とさせていただきます。 千葉校・船橋校・新橋校・新宿校:2016/12/23(金)~2017/1/6(金) お問い合わせの生徒様・お客様は弊社HPの『お問い合わせ』ページより希望校を選択の上、メッセージをお送り下さいますようお願い致します。営業開始日以降、担当スタッフよりご連絡させていただきます。 ご迷惑をおかけいたしますが、何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます。 ”May your home be filled with the joy of the Christmas season. Here’s wishing you a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year!” Jabble 英会話スクール