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ใใ ใใพใค Weekend
Starter Beginner Intermediate QUIZ Q1, What do I do on Saturday morning? ใฉใใใณใฎใใใใใใใฏใชใซใใใพใใใ Q2. What did I do on last Sunday? ใใใใ
ใใฎใซใกใใใณใใชใซใใใพใใใใ Q3. What kind of place is the Prince Charles Cinema that I visited? (intermediate) ใใชใณในใปใใฃใผใซใบใปใทใใใฏใฉใใชๆ ็ป้คจใงใใใ Q4. Why did I have to go to the cinema to watch the movie? (intermediate) ใฉใใใฆ็งใฏๆ ็ป้คจใงใใฎๆ ็ปใ่ฆใชใใใฐใชใใพใใใงใใใ๏ผ Q5, What did I do to watch the 3.5-hour movie to the end? (intermediate) ็งใฏ3ๆ้ๅใฎๆ ็ปใใใใใพใง่ฆใใใใซใไฝใใใพใใใใ Text without

Kazue Ono
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ใตใใฎใตใจใ Winter Duvet
Starter Beginner Intermediate Activity - Itโs your time to talk! Topic: Bedroom, beddings Key words: ใใใใbeddo ใตใจใใfuton ใใใถใจใใkake buton ใใใใkakeru ใตใจใใซใใผใfuton kabaa ใใใใฌในใmattoresu ใทใผใใshiitsu ใพใใใmakura ใใใคใkisetsu ใชใคใnatsu ใตใใfuyu ใใใใฟใชใใใoyasumi nasai Text without furigana and English translation ไป้ฑใฏๅฏใใงใใ้ฑๆซใซๅฌใฎใตใจใใๅบใใพใใใ Itโs been cold this week. I took out the winter duvet over the weekend. ใใกใซๅคใฎใตใจใใจใๅฌใฎใตใจใใใใใพใใๅคใฎใตใจใใฏใใใใใฆใใใใใใงใใๅฌใฎใตใจใใฏใใใใใใใงใใไปๅนดใฎๅคใฏๆใใฃใใงใใใใคใใซ็งใๆฅใพใใใๅฌใฏ

Kazue Ono
Oct 12
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ใใใใใใผใใฃ Takoyaki Party
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ้ฑๆซใซๅ้ใฎๅฎถใซ่กใใพใใใๅ้ใฎๅฎถใซใใใใๅจใใใใพใใ4ๅฎถๆใงใใใใใใใผใใฃใผใใใพใใใ I went to a friendโs house at the weekend. They have a takoyaki maker at home. The four families got together and had a takoyaki party. ใใกใฎ่ฟใใซๆฅๆฌไบบใฎๅ้ใไฝใใงใใพใใใคใฎใชในไบบใจ็ตๅฉใใฆใใพใใใใจใใคใฎใชในไบบใฎๅคซๅฉฆใใใพใใ็งใฎใใกใฏๆฅๆฌไบบๅคซๅฉฆใงใใใฟใใชๅ้ใงใใ Japanese friends live near my house. Theyโre married to British people. Thereโs also a British couple. My family is a Japanese couple. Weโre all

Kazue Ono
Oct 5
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ใปใใใกใ Hojicha
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ๅ
้ฑใฎๆฅๆๆฅใ็งใฏใฉใใซใๅบใใใพใใใงใใใใใกใซใใพใใใใใกใงใใปใใ่ถใไฝใใพใใใ Last Sunday, I didnโt go out anywhere. I stayed at home. At home, I made hojicha. ใฟใชใใใฏๆฅๆฌ่ถใๅฅฝใใงใใใๆฅๆฌ่ถใฎไธญใงใไฝใๅฅฝใใงใใใ็งใฏใปใใ่ถใใใกใฐใๅฅฝใใงใใ็งใฎใใกใซใฏๆฅๆฌ่ถใใใใใใใใพใใใใใ็ฉใฎใ่ถใใใใพใใ Do you like Japanese tea? Which type of Japanese tea do you like? I like hojicha best of all. I have a lot of Japanese tea at home. Some of it is tea Iโve been given as gifts. ่ชๅใงใ่ถใ่ฒทใใจใใฏใปใใ่ถใ่ฒทใใพใ

Kazue Ono
Sep 22
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ใใฉใใจใในใฏ Drama and Sheet Masks
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ็งใฎไปไบใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใฌใในใณใงใใๅคใฏใใพใใฌใในใณใใใพใใใๅคใฏใใฃใใใใพใใ My job is teaching Japanese. I do not teach many lessons at night. In the evening, I relax. ใฟใชใใใฏๅคใไฝใใใพใใใ็งใฏใใใใใฉใใ่ฆใพใใๆ่ฟใฏใใใใใใคใใฟใฏใทใผใใจใใใใฉใใ่ฆใพใใใใใใฏๆฅๆฌใฎNHKใฎใใฉใใงใใ1ใคใฎ่ฉฑใฏ15ๅใใใใงใ็ญใใงใใ่ฆใๆใซใในใฏใใใฆใใพใใในใญใณใฑใขใฎใในใฏใงใใ What does everyone do at night? I often watch dramas. Recently, I watched a drama called "Midnight Taxi." This is a drama by Japan's NHK. One episode is ab

Kazue Ono
Sep 15
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ใใใฟใฎใฒ My Day Off
Starter Beginner Intermediate Activity - Itโs your turn to talk! Q1. What did you do on your recent day off? Q2. Do you like saunas and cold plunge? Q3. Do you like Korean food? Text without furigana and English translation ๅ
้ฑใฎ้ๆๆฅใฏไปไบใไผใฟใงใใใๆ10ๆใซใจใใ ใกใฎใใกใซ่กใใพใใใใใฃใใใซใตใฆใใจใ้ฃฏใซ่กใใพใใใ Last Friday I had the day off work. I went to a friendโs house at 10 oโclock in the morning. We went to the sauna and had a meal together. ใตใฆใใฏๅ
ฌๅใฎไธญใซใใใพใใใพใใใฏ็ทใใใฃใฑใใงใใๆฅๆฌใฎๆธฉๆณใๆใๅบใใพใใใใฃใใใตใฆใใซๅ
ฅใฃใฆใใจใใฉใๆฐด้ขจๅใซๅ
ฅใใพ

Kazue Ono
Sep 9
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ใฉใใใใใใญ Reading Glasses
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ๆ่ฟใๆฐใใใใใญใ่ฒทใใพใใใใฌในใใฉใณใงใในใใใงใใ I recently bought a new pair of glasses. Theyโre handy at restaurants. ็งใฏใ ใใใๆฏๆฅใใใญใใใใฆใใพใใใงใใใใผใซใซ่กใๆใจใๆ
่กใฎๆใฏใณใณใฟใฏใใฌใณใบใใคใใพใใ I wear my glasses almost every day. However, I wear contact lenses on days when I go to the swimming pool and when Iโm travelling. ๅ
ๆใใใฉใณในใฎใใชใซๆ
่กใซ่กใใพใใใไน
ใใถใใซใณใณใฟใฏใใฌใณใบใใคใใพใใใ่็ผใๅงใพใฃใใใใใฌในใใฉใณใงใกใใฅใผใ่ฆใๆใซๅคงๅคใงใใใ In August, I went on a trip to Paris in France. I

Kazue Ono
Sep 4
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ๆฅๆฌใใใจใใ ใกใใใฆใใพใ My friends have come from Japan
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ไปใๆฅๆฌใใๅ้ใๆฅใฆใใพใใๅคงๅญฆใฎๅ้ใงใใ็งใฏใใชใซ่กใใพใใใใชใงๅ้ใซไผใใพใใ Right now, I have some friends visiting from Japan. We went to university together. Iโm off to Paris. Iโll be meeting my friend there. ๆฅๆๆฅใซ1ไบบใงใญใณใใณใซๅธฐใใพใใๆๆๆฅใซๅ้ใ็งใฎใใกใซๆฅใพใใใใกใซๆณใพใฃใฆใๆๆๆฅใจ็ซๆๆฅใฏใใฃใใใซใญใณใใณใง้ใณใพใใใญใณใใณใงใฏใใฟใฏใผใใชใใธใใใใฐใใณใใใใญใณใฌใ ๅฎฎๆฎฟใชใฉใ่ฆใพใใๅ
ฌๅใงๆผใใฏใใ้ฃในใใใงใใ็ซๆๆฅใฎๅคใฏใณใณใตใผใใซ่กใใพใใใธใฃใใฏใปใใฏใคใใจใใใใฅใผใธใทใฃใณใงใใๆฅฝใใฟใงใใ On Sunday, Iโll be travelling back to London on my own. On Mond

Kazue Ono
Aug 21
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ใใใฎใใใฝ Evening Walk
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ๆฏๆฅใใใคใใงใใๅ้ใจๅ
ฌๅใซ่กใใพใใใๅ
ฌๅใใใใฝใใพใใใ Itโs hot every day. I went to the park with a friend. We went for a walk in the park. ๅ
้ฑใๅ้ใๆฃๆญฉใซใใใใพใใใๆใใใใๅค8ๆๅใใใใซ่กใใพใใใ่กใๅใซๆฉใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใพใใใๅ
ฌๅใฏใใใใใฃใใงใใ9ๆใใใๅฐใๆใใชใใพใใใๅคใฎๆฃๆญฉใฏๆฅฝใใใฃใใงใใ Last week, I suggested to a friend that we go for a walk. As it was hot, we went at about half past eight in the evening. I had dinner before leaving. It was cool in the park. Around nine oโclock

Kazue Ono
Aug 6
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ใใฟใใ Gift
Starter Beginner Intermediate ใใใช๏ผใฆใฌใใใงใใใใใฎใใใซใใคใคใฟใพใใ Text without furigana and English translation ๅ
้ฑใฎๅๆๆฅใซ็ฅใใใใฎใใกใงใใใผใใญใฅใผใใใใพใใใใใใฟใใใๆใฃใฆ่กใใพใใใ Last Saturday, there was a barbecue at an acquaintanceโs house. I took a gift with me. ใใฎๅคซๅฉฆใฏใ้
ใจใใใใๆ็ใๅฅฝใใงใใใใฟใใใฏๆข
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ใซใใพใใใใใใใใๆฅๆฌใฎใฆใฌใใใใใฃใใใซใใใพใใใใฆใฌใใใฏใญใณใใณใฎใธใฃใใณใใฆในใง่ฒทใใพใใใใธใฃใใณใใฆในใซใใใใฎใฏ้ซใใใฉใใใฌใผใณใใซใฏใดใฃใใใงใใๆข
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ใฎใณใใใฆใฌใใใงๅ
ใฟใพใใใ That couple love alcohol and good food. I gave them some plum wine as a gift. I also gave them a Japanese tenugui. I

Kazue Ono
Jul 31
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็ๆ(ใใใใ) Extreme Heat
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ไปๆฅใฏๆใใงใใใใฎใใๆใใฃใใงใใใใใใฏใใฃใจๆใใงใใใใฎใใฎๅคใใใใ้จใ้ใใพใใใไปๆฅใฏๅฐใใ่ธใๆใใงใใ Itโs hot today. It was hot yesterday too. Tomorrow will be even hotter. It rained heavily last night. Itโs a bit humid today. ไป้ฑใฏใคใฎใชในใซ็ๆใๆฅใฆใใพใใใใฎใใๅคไธญใซ้จใฎ้ณใ่ใใฆใ่ตทใใพใใใใใใใ...ใจใใ้ทใฎ้ณใ่ใใใพใใใใจใใฉใใใพใฉใฎๅคใใใซใใจๅ
ใใพใใใใใใฏใปใใฅใปใถใปใใฅใผใใฃใผใฟใใใงใใใ Thereโs a heatwave in the UK this week. Yesterday, I woke up in the middle of the night hearing the sound of rain.

Kazue Ono
Jun 24
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ในใฟใณใใซใผใ Stamp Card (Loyalty Card)
Starter Beginner Intermediate ใใคใใ Text without furigana and English translation ใใกใฎ่ฟใใซใใณๅฑใใใใพใใใใณใฏ้ซใใใฉใใใใใงใใในใฟใณใใซใผใใใใใพใใ Thereโs a bakery near my house. The bread is expensive but delicious. They do a loyalty stamp card. ในใฟใณใใซใผใใฏใใใใใงใใใใณใ10ๅ่ฒทใฃใใใๆฌกใฎใใณใ็กๆใซใชใใพใใๆ่ฟใในใฟใณใใซใผใใฏใใธใฟใซใซใชใใพใใใใกใใฃใจใใใฉใใใใงใใใงใใไปใฏไฝใงใใขใใชใ ใใใใใใใใชใใงใใ Itโs nice to have a loyalty stamp card. If you buy bread ten times, the next loaf is free. Recently, the stamp card has gone digital. Itโs a bit of a pain. B

Kazue Ono
May 20
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ใขใคในใฏใชใผใ ใIce Cream
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ๆฅๆๆฅใฏใใๅคฉๆฐใงใใใๅๅพใๅ
ฌๅใซ่กใใพใใใใขใคในใฏใชใผใ ใ้ฃในใพใใใ On Sunday, the weather was lovely. In the afternoon, I went to the park. I had an ice cream. ๆฅๆๆฅใฏๅ
ฌๅใฎ่ฟใใงใใผใฑใใใใใใพใใใจใฆใใซใใใใงใใ้ฃใน็ฉใฏๅฎใใชใใงใใใๆฅฝใใใงใใ็งใฏใขใคในใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใฉใจใใใงใณใฌใผใใฎใใใซใงใใใณใผใณใใใชใใฆใใซใใใซใใพใใใใจใฆใใใใใใฃใใงใใ On Sundays, thereโs a market near the park. Itโs very lively. The food isnโt cheap, but itโs fun. I bought an ice cream. It was a double scoop of vanilla and choc

Kazue Ono
May 5
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ใใฃใใ ใใใ A Week in My Life
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ๆๆๆฅใฎๆใๅ้ใจๅ
ฌๅใซ่กใใพใใใๅ้ใฎ็ฌใจไธ็ทใซใๅ
ฌๅใๆฃๆญฉใใพใใใ On Monday morning, I went to the park with a friend. We went for a walk in the park with my friendโs dog. ๅ
ฌๅใง็ฝ้ณฅใฎ่ตคใกใใใ่ฆใพใใใใใใใ่ฑใ่ฆใซ่กใใพใใใไปใฏ่คใฎ่ฑใใใใใงใใ็ซๆๆฅใฏไปไบใๅฟใใใฃใใงใใๅคใๅฐใๆฌใ่ชญใฟใพใใใใงใใใคใใใฆใๆฉใๅฏใพใใใไปๆฅใฏๆฐดๆๆฅใงใใๆใใซใใงใงๆฅๆฌ่ชใฌใในใณใใใพใใใใฌใในใณใฎๅพใงใใณๅฑใจในใผใใผใซ่กใใพใใใ I saw some baby swans in the park. Then I went to look at the flowers. The wisteria is looking lovely at the moment. Tuesday

Kazue Ono
Apr 29
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ใใพใใตใณใใEgg Sandwich
Starter Beginner Intermediate O nomatopoeia Quiz (Spring!) Choose the suitable word from the list below. ใใชใใใ(ใใใ๏ผใงใใ Onaka ga ( ) desu ใฆใใใ ๏ผใใใ๏ผใงใใ Tenki ga ( ) desu ใใฐใตใง ๏ผใใใ๏ผใใพใใ Shibafu de ( ) shimasu ใใพใใ ๏ผใใใ๏ผใงใใ Tamago ga ( ) desu ใฏใใฏใ๏ผใใใ๏ผใใพใใ Haru wa ( ) shimasu ๏ผใใใใ๏ผใในใพใใใ ( ) tabemasu ใตใใตใ / ใใใใ / ใใใใ / ใบใใบใ / ใฝใใฝใ / ใใใใ Fuwa fuwa / Goro goro / Mogu mogu / Peko peko / Poka poka /

Kazue Ono
Mar 24
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ใจใในใคใชใใใใใใณ Special Birthday
Starter Beginner Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz ใใใ kazoku ใใฃใจ otto ใใฉใ kodomo ใใใใใใณ tanjoubi ใกใใใชใ chounan ใ ใใใใใ daigakusei ใใใ okashi ใใใ osake ใซใปใใใใ nihonshoku ใใใใพใ okurimasu ใใชใ jinan ใใใใใพใ kangaemasu 18ใใ ใใใใ 18sai ijou ใฒใคใใ hitsuyou ใใใฆใใใใใ unten menkyo ใใใใใฟใพใ moushikomi masu ใฟใถใใใใใใ mibun shoomei ใใ
ใใใใ jukensei ใใใใใ isogashii ใใใใ keikaku Alcohol / Apply / Birthday / Busy / Children / Driver's license / Eldest son / Exam candidate / Family / Husband / Identifi

Kazue Ono
Mar 17
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ใจใใ ใกใฎใใก Friendsโ House
Starter Beginner Intermediate Quiz - True or False? Q1. The dinner served at the friend's house was Japanese food. Q2. The host couple are British and enjoy cooking. Q3. I played Mahjong before drinking sake. Q4. There were a total of 12 people there. Q5. We played many rounds of Mahjong throughout the night. Q6. The couple's travel plans for Japan were written on a blackboard in the kitchen. Text without furigana and English transcript ๅๆๆฅใฎๅคใๅ้ใฎๅฎถใซ่กใใพใใใใใใใใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใพใใใใกใญใทใณๆ็ใงใใ

Kazue Ono
Feb 10
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ใใกใใจใใใ Green Tea and Wagashi
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana with English translation ๅ
้ฑใญใณใใณใฎ็บใซ่กใใพใใใใ่ถใจๅ่ๅญใ่ฒทใใพใใใ Last week I went to Central London. I bought tea and Japanese confectionary. ใคใฎใชในใซใใฉใใใ ๏ผใกใคใฝใณใจใใๅบใใใใพใใ็ด
่ถใๆๅใงใใใใฎๅบใซ่ฒทใใใใ่ถใใใใพใใใ็ด
่ถใใใชใใฆ็ท่ถใงใใใชใฌใณใธๅ
ฅใใฎใ่ถใงใใใใฎใ่ถใ้ฃฒใใ ไบบใใใใใใฃใใจ่จใฃใฆใใพใใใใใใงใ็งใ้ฃฒใใงใฟใใใจๆใใพใใใ There's a shop in the UK called Fortnum & Mason. It's famous for its black tea. I wanted to buy a tea from this shop. Not black tea, but green tea. It's a tea with orange in it.

Kazue Ono
Feb 3
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ใจใใฒใใใใใใณใฐ Voting Match Tool
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana ๆฅๆใๆฅๆฌใง้ธๆใใใใพใใ็งใฏใคใฎใชในใซไฝใใงใใพใใใงใๆ็ฅจใซ่กใใพใใๅคงไฝฟ้คจใงๆ็ฅจใงใใพใใ Next month, there will be an election in Japan. I live in the UK. But I will vote. I can vote at the embassy. ็งใฏใคใณใฟใผใใใใงๆฅๆฌใฎใใฅใผในใ่ฆใฆใใพใใใจใใฉใๆฟๆฒปใฎใใฅใผในใ่ชญใฟใพใใๆ่ฟใ้ธๆใฎๆใฏใใใใณใฐใตใคใใ่ฆใพใใๆ็ฅจใใใใณใฐใฏไพฟๅฉใงใใ I watch Japanese news online. I sometimes read political news. Recently, during election periods, I look at matching sites. Vote matching is useful. ๆฅๆฌใซใฏๅคงใใๆฟๅ
ใ1ใคใใใพใใ่ชๆฐๅ
ใงใใ้ธๆใง่ชๆฐๅ
ใซๆ็ฅจใใใไบบใฏ็ฐกๅใงใใใ

Kazue Ono
Jan 30
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ใฏใใใใ First Run of the Year
Starter Beginner Intermediate Activity: ใใใใใคใใใพใใใ๏ผ - Let's make a dialogue. โโใใ is you. ใใใ ๏ผใซใกใใใณใซ ใใใใใงใใฏใใใพใใใNichiyoobi ni kooen de hashirimashita. โโใใ ๏ผ ใใใ ๏ผโโใใใฏใใใใใคใใใใฉใใใใพใใใใโโ san wa, kongetsu undoo o shimashitaka? โโใใ ๏ผ ใใใ ๏ผ1ใใ
ใใใใซใใชใใใใใใใฉใใใใพใใใ1 shuukan ni nankai undoo o shimasuka? โโใใ ๏ผ ใใใ ๏ผใฏใใใฎใฏใใใใงใใใhashiruno wa suki desuka? โโใใ ๏ผ ใใใ ๏ผใใใใฏใใใใใใใใพใใใใงใใใใใฉใใใชใใใปใปใwatashi wa suki ja arimasen. demo undoo shinakya... โโใใ ๏ผ Text without furigana an

Kazue Ono
Jan 19
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