Cool News Sunday: A New Statue was Found in Egypt!
Hey there, Freedom students! Check out this great story from Egypt! A new statue of king Amenhotep III was found in Egypt last week by The Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project. This statue shows the great king Amenhotep III sitting on his...
March 15, 2017: English Mini-Lesson Answer
Hello Freedom students! Would you like the answer to yesterday’s mini-lesson? a) Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed What does this mean? It means that a person is curious and energetic. They’re ready to take on the day and life’s challenges. Can you imagine recent...
March 14, 2017: English Mini-Lesson
Happy White day, Freedom students! Here’s a mini-lesson for you to sink your teeth into! Choose the correct English phrase: “Oh my! Look at all the fresh graduates on the train!” “Wow, they’re certainly _________!” a) Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed b) Like...
TOEIC Vocab Monday: Reportedly
Happy Monday, Freedom students! Here’s a TOEIC vocabulary word for you from my Culture Thought last week! Reportedly (adv)—according to what some people say; what a person said (used to express the speaker’s belief that the information may not be true) “Los Angeles...
Culture Thought Thursday: Testing for School
Hello, Freedom students! Today, I have a great Culture Thought for you. Last Friday, quite a few of my junior high school students took their prefectural exam for high school. I was really cheering them on! How exciting! Did you know that most American students do...
March 8, 2017: English Mini-Lesson Answer
Hello there, Freedom students! Here’s the answer to yesterday’s mini-lesson! a) On, in, at How did you do? Remember, we like to use ‘on’ for a specific day (Monday). We use ‘in’ to represent inside of a certain time (in the morning, in May, in 2006). ‘At...
March 7, 2017: English Mini-Lesson
Hello there, Freedom students! I hope you’re doing well on this Tuesday evening! Here’s an easy mini-lesson for you to take on. Choose the correct English words: A: “I leave for my business trip ____ Monday.” B: “Oh, when? ___ the morning?” B: “No, ____ night.”...
TOEIC Vocab Monday: Attendance
TOEIC Vocab Monday: Attendance Happy Monday, Freedom students! As usual, today we bring you another TOEIC vocabulary word for you to study. Here we go! Attendance (noun)—the act of being present at an event or meeting “My attendance in college was always...
English Hack: Passive and Active Voice
English Hack: Active and Passive Voices! Hey, Freedom students! Are you unsure about this week’s mini-lesson? It used passive voice, which can be difficult in any language. So, here’s a quick drawing to help you out!
March 1, 2017: English Mini-Lesson Answer
Hey there, Freedom students! Did you solve yesterday’s mini-lesson? Here’s the answer! “The Sistine Chapel was completed by Michelangelo.” This is passive voice! Remember, in passive voice, the subject of the sentence (The Sistine Chapel) is being acted on by the...