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2008年09月16日

NEW ASK JOHN ENGLISH SITE NOW OPEN!

NEW ASK JOHN ENGLISH SITE!    

Q: Why haven't you been putting any new English lessons here lately?
             

A: The Ask John English site has now moved! I will not be putting any new English lessons on this site. 　
         

 Please go to the new site:

http://www.askjohnenglish.com/

Don't forget to update your bookmarks!!

See you on the new site soon!

John

タグ：ask john english New site
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2008年07月29日

The best hamburger in the world





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The BEST hamburger in the WORLD!!
General Lesson

Do you know where the best hamburgers in the world come from? Watch my video below to find out! 　







Watch the video below.
（下のビデオを見てください。）ボリュームUP, Please わーい（嬉しい顔）


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Useful Language



  • They say that the best..(hamburgers).. are in..(America).. but they are wrong.

  • It's made of ..(rice and traditional Japanese beef)

  • It's ..(spicy)







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Activity： Now it is YOUR turn! Tell us about where you think the best hamburgers in the world come from here:
http://askjohnenglish.com/learn/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=51

Write a description of the hamburger or make a video about it!
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2008年07月16日

Listen Carefully and Speak Well!

Learning Pronunciation

When you learn pronunciation, it is important that you listen carefully!

If you cannot HEAR the sound correctly, you will not be able to SAY it correctly!

Watch this video to see what I mean! It is from the movie 'Pink Panther'



Question: How do you practice pronunciation?
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2008年07月14日

What would you do?

A Riddle For you!

Do you know what a riddle is?

A riddle is a question that seems easy, but has a trick to answering it! To answer, you must think carefully about the words in the question, otherwise you will get it wrong!

Here is an example riddle:

 

You walk into a dark room.... In the room there is a candle, a fireplace and an oil lamp. You have only 1 match. There is no electricity, and you cannot see anything.

What would you light first?

Put your answer here: http://askjohnenglish.com/learn/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=14#p226

You will see many other fun riddles here too: http://askjohnenglish.com/learn/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=14

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2008年07月07日

A great activity - and make some new friends!

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Activity Time!  General Lesson             

 :Hi friends!
Recently one friend asked me: "How many people are there on the Ask John English site?"
Now that is a good question! Let me answer this way. We now have members from the following 46 countries:
  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Czech Republic
  • Egypt
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran , Islamic Republic Of
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Korea , Republic Of
  • Latvia
  • Macao
  • Mexico
  • Mongolia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • Pakistan
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Slovakia
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
  • Tunisia
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Viet Nam
  • Yemen
    • I am sure you will see your country in the list!
    So let's get the learning and using of English going!
    ACTIVITY FOR EVERYONE:
    Let's start by getting to know a bit about each other.
    1) GO to the forum: http://askjohnenglish.com/learn/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=5
    2) WRITE or RECORD something about yourself:
    1. Where you are from (your country and one interesting thing about your country).
    2. Why or how you use English (is it a hobby, for work, or school?)
    3. What you want to learn or what you wish you could do with English (maybe travel the world, pass your exam or get a job using English with better money!)
    4. Something you would like to share with other members - maybe something about yourself or a funny story - or anything you like! (this is optional)
    3) READ what other people have written and reply to them. You will meet some great people! I have already met so many friendly and helpful peoplee on my site!
    Of course I will read everything you write and respond to you!
     The Ask John English site is growing quickly!
    Come on over and join the conversation!
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    タグ：Friends えいかいわ 英語 activity english international
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    2008年06月30日

    How to learn English vocabulary

    Today, let's look at learning English vocabulary.

     Q: What is the best way to learn vocabulary?  

     A: The best way to learn vocabulary is to use it! That means you need to READ, WRITE, LISTEN and TALK!!

    You will find that if you do this with NATIVE English material, you will find a lot of USEFUL words to learn. I think this way is much better than learning from a vocabulary book.

    I know in my experience, when I learned a new word by EXPERIENCING it, I would REMEMBER it!

    By experiencing it, I mean: 
    1. meeting the word in a real language situation
    2. not knowing what it means
    3. finding out the meaning (maybe with a dictionary or from a friend)
    4. then using the word.

    If you are always READING, WRITING, LISTENING and SPEAKING English as much as possible, your vocabulary will grow and grow and GROW!

     Q: But where can I use English? I have no English speaking friends!

     A:  Easy! - take a look at the new Ask John English  site! It is free to join!

    In the site you can: chat to other people in the

    And the exciting news - soon a new voice chat will be available! Meet and chat with others in English for free!

    Finally there is a way to practise conversation on the Internet!

    Hope to meet you in the new site soon!
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    Question: How do you learn vocabulary? Share your advice in the forum here: http://askjohnenglish.com/learn/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=35

    タグ：英会話 英語 words Vocabulary Learn english
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    2008年06月18日

    Kidding, joking or teasing?

    General English Lesson

    Just kidding! Or am I teasing?

     Q: I would like to know about the words, 'kidding', 'teasing' and 'joking'. They are the same in meaning, right? Which one is the most polite?
                 

     A:  These words are all very similar, BUT they can also be different. let's take a look: 

    NEW VOCABULARY　（新しい単語）:

    • kidding - To make fun of; mock playfully.
    • joking - Something said or done to make you laugh, such as a funny story.
    • teasing - To make fun of; mock playfully.
    1. To joke means to laugh at something funny.   
    2. To mock (tease or kid), means to laugh at someone. Sometimes this can be friendly and sometimes not.
    3. Which one is more polite? All of them can be rude or polite! It depends on how you use them! In a friendly way or a not friendly way! look at the examples below to see what I mean.

     Examples 例:
    1. A child is playing at school. The other children laugh at him and call him 'fat' and 'stupid'. The child starts to cry and says to the teacher: "They are teasing me!" -  This is an example of unfriendly teasing.
    2. A wife walks into the house very dirty after fixing the car. The husband looks at her and laughs "Don't you look beautiful!" She then smiles and says, "Don't tease me!" - This is an example of friendly teasing. In fact it is a way for the husband to flirt with her! ('flirt' means to tease someone you are attracted to, so that they will notice you!)

    3. Two friends are at a party. Bob is late, so he says, "Sorry I'm late!"
    The other friend, Michael, says, "Well the party is over now!"
    Bob looks surprised, so Michael says, "I am just kidding! The party is still going! Come inside!" - This is an example of friendly kidding.

    I hope this helps! Now! Let's take a look at 'joke' The best way to explain is to share a joke!

    Here is a comedy sketch called "The Killer Joke"

    Watch the video below. You will see a story about a person who writes a very funny joke!
    （下のビデオを見てください。）ボリュームUP, Please わーい（嬉しい顔）

    Click here to read the script for this video

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    Activity:

    Do you know any good jokes?

    Share your joke here: http://www.askjohnenglish.com/learn/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=27

    (I have put one there for you to see, so take a look!)

    Question: Did you tease other children when you were at school? Were you teased?
    質問：

    Put your answer in the comments!
    コメントにあなたの答えを書き込んでみてくださいね！

    タグ：英会話 teasing english vocabulary joking 英語 Kidding
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    2008年06月16日

    Verb Tense Practise!

    General English Lesson

    Tense Practice

    Read the paragraph below and fill in the gaps. make sure you use the correct tense!

    Word List:
    • kills 
    • attacked
    • was cleaning
    • cleaning
    • capitalises

            


    Tiger 1. keeper at zoo in Kyoto 

    Cage 2. goes terribly wrong after 150-kg Siberian man-eater 3. on fatal mistake. 

    A 150-kg tiger 4. and killed its keeper Saturday while he 5. its cage at a zoo in Kyoto, Japan.

     
    Show Answer

    Source: The Japan Times


    Now, read the full article. （下の*****てください）

    Open Article





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    タグ：activity tense verb english 英会話 英語
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