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Ramen Quiz!

Try your luck on this ramen quiz! We scored 40% which is much higher than the usual foreign person! YAY!

  1. What is a popular side dish often ordered with ramen?
  2. What’s the special ingredient that gives ramen it’s special colour and chewy texture?
  3. What’s the thinly sliced pork often added to the top of ramen?
  4. Who invented instant ramen?
  5. What’s the name of that inventor’s company?
  6. What do we call a pale and light ramen made of salt, vegetables, chicken and sea weed?
  7. What’s the name of Juzo Itami’s popular “noodle’ western?
  8. What’s the name of a thick and hearty broth that originated in Hokkaido called?
  9. What’s the name of the clear brown ramen broth flavoured with a ubiquitous Japanese condiment?
  10. What is proper ramen etiquette for eating ramen?
  11. What’s the name of the popular chilled version of ramen eaten in the summertime?
  12. What’s the name of the condiment made from fermented bamboo?
  13. What’s the name of the popular pickled ramen topping?
  14. What is the name of the ramen topping made of white fish which is steamed into small rolls.Thin slices are added to ramen. Some times we should throw them on a bully’s face.

Ramen week starts tomorrow!

Photo contest time!

It’s time to find your best pictures of ramen. A bowl of ramen, a ramen shop or you eating ramen. Post your picture on our Facebook or Instagram site! GOOD LUCK!

Pumpkin Pie!

In the U.S., in November, we celebrate Thanksgiving. Everyone has a big party with their family, and they eat so much food.

A traditional Thanksgiving dessert is pumpkin pie. We add ground ginger, cinnamon, and cloves to give the pie it’s special flavor.
I really love pumpkin pie, but, when I came to Japan, I couldn’t buy it anywhere. So, the other day, I made it myself. It took a long time to make, but it was so delicious.
If you want the recipe, please let me know!
Samantha
新橋校

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Gardening

I had a lot of free time during the State of Emergency, so I started gardening. I’ve been working on improving my cooking, so I wanted to grow some herbs and vegetables. I got some free basil seeds, and, now, the seedlings are doing well. I also saved some paprika seeds and dried them in the sun. I was surprised that they actually sprouted. I hope I can cook with them in a few months.

Samantha

船橋校

 

Thanks to Michael Shillingburg for the gif from Gifhy

Learn English From Movie Quotes!

『パルプ・フィクション/Pulp Fiction』(1994)
監督:クエンティン・タランティーノ/Quentin Tarantino

 

本日は、鬼才タランティーノの傑作『パルプ・フィクション』よりご紹介します!3つのパートからなるオムニバス形式の本作品は、軽快でウィットに富んだ会話と過激な暴力描写で世界中を虜にし、今なおカルト的な人気を誇っています。カンヌ国際映画祭でパルムドールやアカデミー賞脚本賞も受賞しましたね。ギャング映画でありながら、基本的には会話劇で、これがとにかく面白いんです。そして見事なまでに計算しつくされた、非直接的な時間軸。もうとにかくセンスの塊です!

セリフは、紳士的な掃除屋ウルフが、若い女の子に人間の品格について説いている会話の中から。

 

Just because you are a character, doesn’t mean you have character.
(個性的ってのと、品格があるかどうかってのは別の話だ)

 

 

character
登場人物、変り者、個性的な人(可算名詞)/性格、品性、品格、人格(不可算名詞)
上のセリフは、日本語に訳してしまうと意図がわかりづらくなるのですが、「character」という単語には、様々な意味があり、意味によって、可算名詞になったり、不可算名詞になったりします。これを利用した、非常に気の利いたセリフです。

可算名詞の方には、映画などのキャラクターという意味の他に、変り者という意味があります。

例:He is a character.
(彼はちょっと変わっている)

一方で不可算名詞の方には、性格などの意味に加え、品格という意味があります。

例:A man of character
(人格者)

Just because…doesn’t mean~
…だからって、~とは限らない

例:Just because you live in the US doesn’t mean you speak good English.
(アメリカに住んでるからといって、必ずしも英語が上手とは限らない)

例:Just because he went to a good university doesn’t mean he is better than us.
(いい大学に行ったというだけで、彼が私たちより優れてるとは限らない)

 

 

 

Ayami

新宿校

 

Textbook Tuesdays

接続詞のthat。that節が動詞の目的語になり、「〜ということ」という意味になります

I love that it’s easy to watch movies nowadays
最近は簡単に映画を見れるから(見れることが)嬉しい
I love that I don’t have to wear suit everyday.
毎日スーツを着なくていいから(着なくていいことが)嬉しい

 

Mind Challenge Monday#16

British/American English quiz. Try this quiz to check your knowledge of British English vocabulary!

We got 100% Wooooooo! We are chuffed!

 

https://faktually.com/apps/Ds9hTo_do-you-know-the-british-words-for-these-common-items

Breakfast!

Morning!

Today we want to know how you usually like your toast and coffee.

 

We usually take our toast like #2 and coffee #3 or #4

 

How about you?

 

 

Silly Saturdays#15

When real life is like ordering from a online shopping site.

Tooth Fairy and Nik when he was a kid.

Have you guys ever heard of the tooth fairy?
Well it’s a fantasy figure that kids believe in.
When kids lose their teeth they should put them under their pillow.
The tooth will be replaced with money by the tooth fairy.
Ten dollars for a tooth! Good deal!
What do kids do with their teeth in Japan when they come out ?
Nik
新橋校