Blog for Learners

[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Mt.-Fuji.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] As some of you probably know, July marks the beginning of Mt. Fuji’s climbing season. To be honest, though, I’ve never really understood what that means. What happens when the mountain is “closed”? Do people…

[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Protecting-or-Spying.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] Have you heard of Edward Snowden? He is currently one of the most talked-about people in the Western world. Depending on who you ask, Snowden is either a hero fighting to protect our liberty, or…

[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/People-Say-the-Dumbest-Things.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] Last week, I called a BMW dealer in the UK to order a part for my bike. It’s much cheaper to buy parts in Britain because BMW Japan has a monopoly here, and consequently they…

[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Judging-a-Book-by-Its-Cover.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] For a few years now, I have been thinking about taking part in a triathlon. Unfortunately, there is one big problem: I can’t swim. Actually, it’s not true to say that I can’t swim at…

[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Noisy-Children.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] I read an interesting article today suggesting that as Japan’s population ages and the number of children falls, people are becoming less tolerant of the noise that children make.

[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Mishearings.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] Last week’s topic was quite difficult, so I decided to do a more light-hearted (and slightly easier!) one this week. The other day, a friend of mine bought a bento in a convenience store. She…

[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Educations-Death-Valley.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] Have you ever heard of Sir Ken Robinson? He is a British man currently living in the United States. He works as an adviser on education to governments, and his Wikipedia page describes him as…

[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Learning-English-Vocabulary.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] This semester, I am teaching a course in learning English vocabulary to a group of second-year students at my university. The students are ones who want to become English teachers in the future, so I…

[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Telephone-Numbers.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] In recent years, many people have pointed out that humans no longer need to remember as much as we did before. This is because we can find information easily and quickly whenever we need it.

[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Gay-Pride.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] As some of you may know, this week is “Rainbow Week” in Japan. Rainbow Week is designed to raise awareness of issues facing gay, lesbian, and transgender people.