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***daisy
In this class, we studied one article.
It was about the CEO of a company who travels all over the world by plane all year round for work. I was surprised to hear him openly talk about how he wants to be treated as if he were in a privileged class and how he doesn't like airlines that don't fulfill that wish.
Although it may be different in each country, there are people who care about this kind of status everywhere, and it reminded me once again that the environment in which a person grows up, from their childhood onwards, has a big impact on them even as adults. -
***daisy
Today we learned the differences between American English and British English.
I was surprised to learn that Scottish English is pronounced like American English.
As teacher Steven mentioned in his feedback, there are also dialects within a country, and people from the same country who grew up in a different region cannot understand the dialect of another region at all. I agree with this idea that it's the same across countries.
It's inevitable that people will speak a dialect depending on where they grew up, but I think it's important to learn the standard language of a country when speaking in public situations. -
***daisy
In this lesson, we continued from last time and talked about our experiences while traveling.
We talked about what kind of irritation we get when traveling, but when traveling by plane, there is a lot of discretion, so it is inevitable that problems will arise.
However, when a typhoon hit once and other airlines' flights were canceled, our plane still departed and we were told that our luggage would arrive on a later flight, which made me very nervous.
Looking back, it was a valuable experience, but one I hope will never happen again. -
***daisy
Today we talked about travel.
When asked to choose from five factors that are important to you when traveling, I said that I choose safety and reliability over price, which he said was a very interesting answer.
I think that Japanese people would probably give similar answers to mine, but hearing the teacher's reaction made me realize once again that this is where people from other countries have a different perspective. -
***daisy
ScotRail is currently on strike, and the conversation revolved around that topic.
I realized that every country has a labor shortage in the railway and other transportation industries, and as a human resources manager myself, I was reminded that companies in every country should find ways to give employees more free time. -
***daisy
As homework, I handed in essays about the company I work for, and in today's class, Teacher Steven corrected them.
We mainly talked about the company's revenue and competitors, and also about business developments over the next 1-2 years.
As we talked, the conversation turned to the corporate culture that is common not only in the company I work for, but also in Japanese companies. It was a valuable conversation that made me realise once again the gap between Japan and other countries. -
***daisy
In today's class, Teacher Steven introduced me to a website that shows how the same English word is pronounced differently depending on the region.
I also re-learned the difference between the present simple and the present continuous.
I realised the importance of continuing to study tenses, even though I felt it was difficult to understand them. -
***daisy
Today I practiced skimming articles to answer questions.
Perhaps because I'm not used to it, I had a lot of trouble finding the keywords used in the questions.
However, Teacher Steven calmly gave me hints and helped me find the answers as quickly as possible, even using Japanese in parts.
I'm sorry that I caused him so much trouble because of my poor English ability.
I hope to continue practicing like this in the future so that I can get used to it and be able to answer questions more smoothly. -
***daisy
Today we had a great time talking about the Dior fashion show being held in a castle in Scotland for the first time in 70 years.
Teacher Steven has started to teach me a lot about Scotland, and my interest is growing. -
***daisy
Teacher Steven is very gentle and the lessons are fun.
We use business English materials from the first lesson pack.
He doesn't get too hung up on the content of the materials, but he asks me questions about related matters.
What was interesting in the class was that he showed me the vacuum cleaner he uses and sang along to a commercial video.
Both of these are related to the lesson, so he can teach the class with topics that are more familiar to the students. -
***daisy
He is a teacher who first asks students what they want to learn, and then suggests learning methods that match that.
He is also a teacher who speaks in a gentle manner.
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***daisy
In today's lesson, I found it interesting to learn that in a typical rented house in Scotland, the ground floor is wooden and you have to wear shoes, but the first floor is carpeted so you can get around in slippers.
Also, perhaps because Scotland is a cool region, air conditioning is not necessary in the summer, but it is certainly predictable that heating bills would be high in the cold winters.
I was reminded once again that if you live in northwestern Europe, you should keep in mind that the winter climate is very different to that of Japan.