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EL本棚紹介(Special Edition) Oxford Reading Tree Series

[This is a special edition of the EL Bookshelf Introduction series] _______ Oxford Reading Tree is a series of books used for extensive reading (多読). The books are meant for children and are very easy to read. You can read one book in one minute. You should write down all of the books that you read, and read as many as you can. They have nice pictures, too. You will feel good when you read a lot of books. You can read the whole series. 『Oxford Reading Tree』というのは多読専用のブック・シリーズです。この本は本来、子供向けでとても読みやすいです。一冊は一分もかからないくらい短いものです。読み終わったものを記録するがいいし、できるだけたくさんを読みつくしましょう。きれいな挿絵もありますよ。たくさん読み終わるとモチベーションも気持ちも上がります。シリーズ全体の完読を目指しましょう。 These books may not be taken from the English Lounge. You can read them at the table or on a sofa. 残念ながら、このシリーズは禁帯出とさせていただきています。イングリッシュ・ラウンジ内のテーブルやソファーで読んでください。 …

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EL本棚紹介(95) The Story of Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting

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English Lounge September Schedule

MON 月 TUES 火 WED 水 THURS 木 FRI 金 2 3 4 5 6  Closed  Closed Closed Closed Closed 9 10 11 12 13 Closed 14:00 – 17:00(Brian Birdsell) Talking about the USA 14:00 – 17:00(Brian Birdsell) Talking about the USA 14:00 – 17:00(Joshua Solomon) English through Games and Conversation 14:00 – 17:00(Reik) English through Games and Conversation 16 17 18 19 20 Closed 13:00 ~ 17:00 ** 特別使用 ** 14:00 – 17:00(Megumi Tada) TOEIC Practice 14:00 – 17:00(Joshua Solomon) English through Games and Conversation 14:00 – 17:00(Megumi Tada) TOEIC Practice 23 24 25 26 27 Closed 13:00 ~ 17:00** 特別使用 ** 14:00 – 17:00(Reik) English through Games and Conversation 14:00 – 17:30(Joshua Solomon) …

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EL本棚紹介(94) The Canterville Ghost: The Graphic Novel, by Oscar Wilde and Sean Michael Wilson

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EL本棚紹介(93) Dracula: The Graphic Novel, by Bram Stoker and Jason Cobley

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EL本棚紹介(96) The Borrowers, by Mary Norton

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EL Game Theories (04): Are Video Games OK?

日本語バージョン [Welcome to the EL game series. These posts are all short introductions to games you can play in the EL. Because learning to play games in English can take a long time, some posts will explain how to play simple versions of games. Other posts tell you why you should use games to practice English. You can also use the tags to find other posts you might be interested in.]  _______  When I was a child, the term “educational video game” meant a “game” that was boring, poorly designed, and full of vocabulary or math questions. But when it comes to second-language learning, regular video games can be helpful…if …

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EL本棚紹介(92) A Christmas Carol: The Graphic Novel, by Charles Dickens, adapted by Sean Michael Wilson

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EL本棚紹介(91) A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel, by Madeleine L’Engle and Hope Larson

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EL本棚紹介(90) Holes, by Louis Sachar

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