March 7, 2013 / All Shows, Blog, What's New / by

John reports in「ONLY in JAPAN」at the Naked Man Festival 裸祭り

This year, I started a new program with my partner WAO! Corporation. The show is called “Only in Japan” and WAO! has added it as part of their Japanese Subculture Internet TV Channel. Each week and each month, there will be new episodes exploring Japan’s uniqueness. The purpose is not to just show the strange things, but explain why it is not strange. There’s history and culture behind everything in Japan, and I want to share those stories. I’m also [...]

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November 8, 2012 / All Shows, Featured, Reverse Engineering English / by

第22回 中級レベル★例文11 [Reverse Engineering English | リバース・エンジニアリング・英語]

第22回目のテーマは「私は２週間に四半期ごとの報告書を提出した。」 Intermediate level business sentence. We can use this phrase in the office. Do you know how to say this in English? We focus on using “ago” >> 2 weeks ago, 3 days ago, 7 years ago. Like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/weblish and Twitter at http://twitter.com/weblish Special thanks to Brightcove!

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第22回 Skate on Thin Ice | 危ない橋を渡る 「Idiomania | イディオマニア」

August 14, 2012 / All Shows, Featured, Idiomania / by

第22回 Skate on Thin Ice | 危ない橋を渡る 「Idiomania | イディオマニア」

「Skate on thin ice」今回の慣用句は「skate on thin ice」です。 直訳では「薄い氷の上でスケートをする」ですが、 慣用句では「危ない橋を渡る」「危険な立場にある」「際どい問題を扱う」という意味になります。This idiom means to do something risky or possibly dangerous. In the skit, Abdul skates on thin ice with the boss for harassing the boss’s daughter! Be careful Abdul!

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May 22, 2012 / All Shows, Featured, Vocabulary Generator 単語工場 / by

第92回 仕事の英語 2「Vocabulary Generator｜単語工場」

第92回目のテーマは「Office English 2 | 27 words」Vocabulary in this lesson: leave the office, to head home, make a presentation, to make progress, to launch a product,
Have a nice evening, end of the month, to meet a deadline, minor problem, supplier, procurement …

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April 5, 2012 / All Shows, Featured, John's コメディー英会話ショー / by

第39回 代々木公園で早口言葉 [John's コメディー英会話ショー]

第39回目のテーマは「Tongue Twisters in Yoyogi Park」Fun tongue twisters show in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo (1) Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward (2) A proper pot of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot. This show was made possible with support from Zubrowka http://www.zubrowka.jp/

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April 2, 2012 / All Shows, Featured, TOEIC GAME SHOW / by

第2回 Q3&Q4 リーディング Part 5 (短文穴埋め問題)「TOEIC® GAME SHOW」

第2回目のテーマはリーディング Part 5 (短文穴埋め問題)「TOEIC® GAME SHOW」Q3: If you __________ additional money to finish the project, please talk to your financial manager. Q4: Mr. Colin …

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