Learn English with Breaking News!




Build your vocabulary by reading and discussing the breaking news!
Hello Cafetalk community members!
This class is for you if you want to learn English and develop your vocabulary by reading the latest, breaking news! I will have you read the newspaper article or web blog to improve your reading and comprehension skills.
While you are reading, you may find many vocabulary words that you didn't already know. I will make a list of the new vocabulary words for you and I will explain the meaning of each word in both English and Japanese. I can speak both languages, so I can explain the meaning and content of the news article and vocabulary words in both English and Japanese.
By discussing the news article with me, you will be working on your speaking and conversational skills. I can help you with your pronunciation of the English words as well. *For your convenience, I can chose the newspaper article for you or you can supply an article that is of interest to you! (Please let me know before the lesson.)
As you can see, there are many benefits to this lesson and is meant to improve your English in many ways at the same time! This is a fun way to discuss the latest news and go over the article together! If you don't know too many difficult vocabulary words or you are intimidated by reading English news, this is a perfect lesson to build your vocabulary, reading, comprehension, speaking, and pronunciation simultaneously. Please join me if this is the class for you! I hope to see you soon!
Warmest regards,
Lady Ayame
(Patricia Ayame Thomson)
This class is for you if you want to learn English and develop your vocabulary by reading the latest, breaking news! I will have you read the newspaper article or web blog to improve your reading and comprehension skills.
While you are reading, you may find many vocabulary words that you didn't already know. I will make a list of the new vocabulary words for you and I will explain the meaning of each word in both English and Japanese. I can speak both languages, so I can explain the meaning and content of the news article and vocabulary words in both English and Japanese.
By discussing the news article with me, you will be working on your speaking and conversational skills. I can help you with your pronunciation of the English words as well. *For your convenience, I can chose the newspaper article for you or you can supply an article that is of interest to you! (Please let me know before the lesson.)
As you can see, there are many benefits to this lesson and is meant to improve your English in many ways at the same time! This is a fun way to discuss the latest news and go over the article together! If you don't know too many difficult vocabulary words or you are intimidated by reading English news, this is a perfect lesson to build your vocabulary, reading, comprehension, speaking, and pronunciation simultaneously. Please join me if this is the class for you! I hope to see you soon!
Warmest regards,
Lady Ayame
(Patricia Ayame Thomson)
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Feedback from students
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ニュースの記事からたくさんの語句を学ぶことができ、質問に対する自分の意見をしっかりまとめる時間がとれるのがよいです。ふだん考えたことがない内容もありおもしろいです。
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初めてネイティブの方とお話しできて、緊張しましたが楽しかったです。とても気さくで包容力のある先生でした。こちらの話をよく聞いてくださいました。やはり話すスピードが速いと思いましたが、発音がきれいだったので理解できました!話が通じたのがうれしかったです!少し自信がつきました。また授業を受けたいです。
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教材を用意していただいたので、勉強しやすかったです。 単語の意味なども丁寧に教えてもらえました。
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先生はたくさんのレッスンを提供しているので、毎回どのレッスンを受講しようか迷います。今回はニュースを読むレッスンに挑戦しました。語彙を増やしていきたいです。
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とても、厳しくしっかりとご指導いただけた先生で、生徒思いの溢れるレッスンを入れていただきました。またお話させていただくことを目標とさせてください。頑張ります。