Category Archives: English Teaching

Kung Fu Panda Special Lesson (2010 Edition)

Posted on April 12, 2010 by tokyofox

To celebrate the end of a hard years work for my kids I treated them to non-textbook special lessons in the last week of March which marks the end of the school year in Japan. This was basically the follow up … Continue reading →

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Spring School 2010

Posted on April 6, 2010 by tokyofox

I thought I had avoided having to do Spring School this year but last Monday (March 29th) I got a fax saying I had to do this special two hour lesson on the last day of March before doing my … Continue reading →

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Doing It By The Book

Posted on February 16, 2010 by tokyofox

Not only did I bring back the cracker toy frogs from England at the start of the year but I also brought back a couple of books to use in some kids classes as part of a storytime session. I … Continue reading →

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A Cracker Of A Game

Posted on February 8, 2010 by tokyofox

Just before tucking in to the turkey on Christmas Day we pulled the crackers laid out on the table. As usual this was a waste in return for just a pathetic bang sound, a sh*te joke, a paper hat and a … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2009 – The Lessons

Posted on December 20, 2009 by tokyofox

Given that they don’t celebrate it or really care about it I decided to almost bypass any Christmas chat with adult students this year. Instead, I did a Christmas song with many students (gap-fill or lyrical jigsaw listening exercises) and … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2009 – The Party

Posted on December 18, 2009 by tokyofox

Shinjuku played host to my company’s Christmas party last Saturday night which was attended by around 100 students from about five schools. A couple of jumbo sized gin and tonic’s beforehand maybe wasn’t the best preparation as I was buzzing on arrival … Continue reading →

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Narimasu Exit And Re-Entry

Posted on December 8, 2009 by tokyofox

At the end of September I not only left Tokiwadai school but I also departed from Narimasu school having been there since January 2006. I didn’t really want to leave but changes in the school districts meant I had no … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: This Is It (2009)

Posted on November 15, 2009 by tokyofox

I think I was first really aware of Michael Jackson around the time of the release of ‘Bad‘ in 1987 and it was actually the family hairdresser who gave us copies of that album as well as Thriller and Off … Continue reading →

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A Spook-tacular Halloween (2009)

Posted on October 31, 2009 by tokyofox

Last year was the first time I introduced my Star Wars lightsaber and Darth Vader mask into lessons by way of a tedious link to Halloween and all things evil. For Halloween this year I dusted off my self-made flashcards, … Continue reading →

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Thriller Halloween Lessons

Posted on October 30, 2009 by tokyofox

I don’t have to do any Halloween stuff in my lessons (and I don’t think many other teachers bother with it) but in order to raise my motivation I decided to do something this year for the adults as well … Continue reading →

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