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You should avoid breaking your tasks into small steps because it takes time Anxiety is proof that you are serious, and action is the key to confidence. Summer vacation should be longer to reduce students’ stress. Worrying always prevents...

妻を誘ってハワイアンカフェにブランチに行った。 込み合う店内でカウンター席に座り、妻が気になるというメニューを２つオーダーする。 夏休みということもあってか、カウンターの奥には、美男美女の高校生らしいカップルがいた。 同じ指輪をしてはにかみ...

受験生のみなさんへ 夏休みも残り10日となりました。 だらけていませんか？　自分の限界に挑戦できていますか？ 1日10時間、本気でやれるのもあと10日です。悔いのない日々を過ごしてくださいね。 この夏、自分はハーレーでプチツーリングをし、素敵な出会...

The other day, some of my former students invited me to a dinner party. It was also a small celebration for my retirement. We hadn’t seen each other in 20 years. I was really happy to see them again.   They had all grown into impressive ...

Don't believe too strongly that hard work always pays off. Hard work is like buying a lottery ticket. If you don’t buy a ticket, you can’t win. In the same way, you can’t succeed without working hard. But making an effort doesn't always ...

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Created By ondoku3.com Listening Test Q1 1.Earl was an optimist and regretted not leaving home earlier. 2.Earl judged the situation calmly and took a detour. 3.Tony was a pessimist and becoming increasingly irritated. 4.Tony was prepared...

Created By ondoku3.com In recent times, schools have conducted surveys among students to gather feedback on teachers' classes, and then provided the results to the teachers. The evaluations from students' reports this year were as follow...

 Created By ondoku3.com Today, our school had a farewell party for the third-year students before graduation. The students I met after a long time seemed to have grown as they faced the challenge of examinations. Some students passed th...

Created By ondoku3.com "There is something wrong with my car." I said at the office. I noticed that almost all of my colleagues looked happy to hear that and said to me, " It must be tough." A colleague who loves vintage cars told me abo...