■SYNONYMs, ANTONYMs(類義語、反意語)
feel secure
calm

fatal
lethal
mortal


■EXPRESSIONs/PHRASEs(表現・フレーズ)
feel secure
calm

push-ups
sit-ups

rum and coke
world heritage
soap opera

LOOK FORWARD FORWARD
I'm looking forward to it.

powerful
powerless


■PRONUNCIATIONs(発音)
read-read-read
read-lead


■MARRIAGE & FAMILY(結婚、家族)
I have a brother and sister who are younger than me.


■BEFORE/AFTER
I went to Shibuya before.
Before I went to Shibuya,....

How many seasons are there in Japan?
There are four seasons in Japan.
What are the four seasons?
The four seasons are Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
What do you do in Spring?
What happens in Spring?
What else do you do in Spring?

SPRING
We go to see cherry blossoms and drink.
We have the Golden Week.
SUMMER
We have the Seven Star Festival.
We go to swim at the beach during the summer vacation.
AUTUMN
Leaves turn red.
WINTER
We have Christmas.

What happens after we have the Golden Week in Spring?


■IF
If you are born again, do you want to be a woman or man?
If I am born again, I want to be a woman because I enjoy being a woman.


■CONJUNCTIVEs
◎WHEN
Where did you study art when you were at school?
I studied art at the art work shop when I was at school.
Did you read books when you were at the library after school finished?
Where did you play the piano when you were little?
I played the piano at the Yamaha school in Nagareyama City.
Where did you swim when you were little?
I swam in Shinmatsudo when I was little.



■CONJUGATIONs(活用)
swim-swam-swum


■UNDERSTANDING TENSEs(時制の理解)
what you like to do
where you are from
what you like to eat
what you like to drink
how many brothers or sisters you have
why you study English
what kind of TV shows you like to watch
which TV show you like the best


What does Kawano like to do?
↓
What do you like to do?
↓
I like to play baseball.
↓
Kawano likes to play baseball.

Where do you like to visit?
Which country do you like the best?
It is not a country, but I like Hawaii the best.
It is not a country, but I like Scotland the best which I always speak about.
What kind of dream do you have?
What kind of dream I have is to be a pilot.
I have a dream to be a better teacher than now.
How often do you go to the theater?
How often I go to the theater depends on whether there are interesting stories or not.
I seldom go to the theater.


■分詞PRESENT/PAST PARTICIPLEs
SINCE
　-PERFECT TENSE
*SINCE hints it's been going on from the past to now.
*FROM is a word to give an impression that you are speaking about the past, future or present.
　-BECAUSE

PRESENT PERFECT...There needs to be a reason.
I ate sashimi.
I have eaten sashimi.

I have eaten sashimi.
I have been eating sashimi.

Which sports do you like the best?
How long have you been playing tennis?
I haven't been playing tennis for a while.
I have played tennis about 5 years ago.
Ever since I came to Kanto, I have been surfing.
What habit or superstition do you have?
I leave something that I like the best as the last one.
What type of car do you drive?
How long have you been driving the car?
What type of hairstyle do you like?
I don't have what type of hairstyle I like.
How long have you been careless about your hairstyle?
What type of music do you listen to?
I listen to the music which Takeuchi Maria.
How long have you been listening to the music which Takeuchi Maria released?
I have been listening to the music which Takeuchi Maria released since last month.
Which country do you like the best among the places which you have lived in?
How long have you lived in Thailand?
Where do you live now?
I live near the Kitakogane station.
How long have you been living near the station?

◎SINCE≒FROM
Since the American Continent was found, many immigrants have been moving to the US.
It must have been a while since you last had a class together.
It has been a while since you had a class together.

It has been two years since I saw him for the last time.

We have been working on the environment since November.

I had wanted to go to the US since I was a child.
I wanted to go to the US since I was a child.
I have wanted to go to the US since I was a child.

The shooter, Seung-Hui Cho , was a South Korean immigrant who had been in America since he was 8 years old.

◎SINCE≒BECAUSE
might as well
Since you aren't going back home for this weekend, you should enjoy yourself here.
Mom said since I was coming home now, I was to go to buy shampoo at a drugstore.
You might just as well stop by the supermarket since you're coming back home now.
Since you have a computer now, you might just as well make some friends on the internet!
He learned to play the guitar to attract women, but since he's married now, he doesn't have to play the guitar any more.