Hello everyone,
I just wanted to let you all know about our opening hours for golden week. E.L.I. 高崎 will be closed from Sunday the 3rd of May until Wednesday the 6th. So the last day to book a lesson will be Saturday the 2nd and the first day back will be Thursday the 7th.
Have a nice golden week,
Gavin
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Book Review: Mr Bean
Title: Mr Bean
Author: Richard Curtis and Robin Driscoll
Genre: Comedy
Recommended E.L.I. level: Beginner+ and above
Mr Bean is a book about the famous TV character Mr Bean. In this book Mr Bean works for a museum in London. The manager of the museum doesn't like Mr Bean very much so he sends him to America with a famous painting. When he gets to Los Angeles, Mr Bean has a lot of trouble. He has trouble with the police. He has trouble with his co-workers. He has trouble with, well... everyone really!
This short book uses grammar that is in the Departures book and B+ students have studied or are studying the grammar. This book is perfect for someone who has never read an English book before. It is an excellent starting point for students who want to be able to understand and use real English in real situations. The book also uses the story from the Mr Bean movie so perhaps you could rent that too!
Happy reading!
Gavin.
Mr Bean can be found in the E.L.I. lending library. Ask a teacher if you're not sure!
Author: Richard Curtis and Robin Driscoll
Genre: Comedy
Recommended E.L.I. level: Beginner+ and above
Mr Bean is a book about the famous TV character Mr Bean. In this book Mr Bean works for a museum in London. The manager of the museum doesn't like Mr Bean very much so he sends him to America with a famous painting. When he gets to Los Angeles, Mr Bean has a lot of trouble. He has trouble with the police. He has trouble with his co-workers. He has trouble with, well... everyone really!
This short book uses grammar that is in the Departures book and B+ students have studied or are studying the grammar. This book is perfect for someone who has never read an English book before. It is an excellent starting point for students who want to be able to understand and use real English in real situations. The book also uses the story from the Mr Bean movie so perhaps you could rent that too!
Happy reading!
Gavin.
Mr Bean can be found in the E.L.I. lending library. Ask a teacher if you're not sure!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Study Tips: Improve Your Listening
Good morning!
This is the first of a new series of study tips. Some of them will be things you can do in lessons and some will be things you can do at home.
Today's tip is about the Listening Task in E.L.I. lessons.
At this stage of the lesson the instructor reads a conversation or story from the student textbook. The instructor also asks the students to listen for some information, such as a time, date, or an answer to a question.
When you listen to the conversation or story, try to do these three things:
First, listen for the answer to the instructor's question.
Then try to understand the general situation of the conversation or story.
Finally, try to remember one extra piece of information.
After the listening task, the instructor will ask the students to talk about what they have heard. Try to answer with all of the information you can remember but always try to answer the instructor's question first.
Well, I hope this tip is useful for you. Try it in your lessons!
Gavin.
This is the first of a new series of study tips. Some of them will be things you can do in lessons and some will be things you can do at home.
Today's tip is about the Listening Task in E.L.I. lessons.
At this stage of the lesson the instructor reads a conversation or story from the student textbook. The instructor also asks the students to listen for some information, such as a time, date, or an answer to a question.
When you listen to the conversation or story, try to do these three things:
First, listen for the answer to the instructor's question.
Then try to understand the general situation of the conversation or story.
Finally, try to remember one extra piece of information.
After the listening task, the instructor will ask the students to talk about what they have heard. Try to answer with all of the information you can remember but always try to answer the instructor's question first.
Well, I hope this tip is useful for you. Try it in your lessons!
Gavin.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Book Review: High Fidelity
Title: High Fidelity
Author: Nick Hornby
Genre: Comedy, music, relationships
Recommended E.L.I. level: Intermediate+ and above
Plot: High Fidelity's main character and narrator is Rob Fleming, a record store owner with an obsession with lists and a vaguely dissatisfying life. Mostly he collects rare records and works at his store with his two employees/friends Dick and Barry. After a break up with his girlfriend, Laura, Rob starts to analyze his life. High Fidelity follows Rob's actions and thoughts as he tries to come to terms with what he has and what he needs.
I first read High Fidelity years ago when I was a university student. At the time I was quite a music geek myself and so I loved this book. The music references which are peppered throughout the book are great if you like music but not necessary to understand the story.The best thing about this book is the characterization. All of the characters feel like real people. The secondary characters Dick and Barry usually remind readers of some of their friends and most of the funniest parts of the book involve them.
This novel has some very good conversations in it. They feel like things that native speakers would actually say rather than something from a Hollywood movie. Don't worry if you have never heard of any of the musicians mentioned or if you don't understand which part of London the characters are talking about. Just enjoy the dialogue and the commentary on the different attitudes of men and women to relationships.
High Fidelity can be found in the E.L.I. lending library. Ask a teacher if you're not sure!
Author: Nick Hornby
Genre: Comedy, music, relationships
Recommended E.L.I. level: Intermediate+ and above
Plot: High Fidelity's main character and narrator is Rob Fleming, a record store owner with an obsession with lists and a vaguely dissatisfying life. Mostly he collects rare records and works at his store with his two employees/friends Dick and Barry. After a break up with his girlfriend, Laura, Rob starts to analyze his life. High Fidelity follows Rob's actions and thoughts as he tries to come to terms with what he has and what he needs.
I first read High Fidelity years ago when I was a university student. At the time I was quite a music geek myself and so I loved this book. The music references which are peppered throughout the book are great if you like music but not necessary to understand the story.The best thing about this book is the characterization. All of the characters feel like real people. The secondary characters Dick and Barry usually remind readers of some of their friends and most of the funniest parts of the book involve them.
This novel has some very good conversations in it. They feel like things that native speakers would actually say rather than something from a Hollywood movie. Don't worry if you have never heard of any of the musicians mentioned or if you don't understand which part of London the characters are talking about. Just enjoy the dialogue and the commentary on the different attitudes of men and women to relationships.
High Fidelity can be found in the E.L.I. lending library. Ask a teacher if you're not sure!
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