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Who Is Your Favourite Character?
Shy Guy! (ヘイホー in Japanese) Who is your favourite character? I like Shy Guy from the Super Mario games. Why do you like him? Because I love his face! Anything else? I love his voice. His clothes are like Mario's. They are blue and red. Shy Guys are super cool! I always play as Shy Guy in Mario Kart! That's why I love them very much! Shy Guy: ヘイホー face: 顔 voice: 声 clothes are like ~: 複は~のように super cool: とってもかっこいい always: いつも
Chris Walsh
Oct 9, 20251 min read


Speaking Tests
Recently I had a lot of speaking tests. Some were good, some were not so good. English speaking tests are difficult because the students don't get much practice time. Many students want to speak a lot, but the words don't come... Because there is so much grammar in the textbooks, the teachers don't have a lot of time for speaking practice. Sometimes students are too shy or scared of making mistakes. I remember when I was at school. I was the same. Languages were very diffic
Chris Walsh
Jul 3, 20241 min read
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