2019年6月19日「モバイル英語学習」第606号(英語のなぞなぞ): Who is Coming to Japan?

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The G20 is coming to Japan at the end of this month. How much do you know about the G20? Here are some questions for you. Actually, I heard some of them questions on a TV show last weekend, but I didn’t know the answers. Do you?
1) What does the “G” in G20 stand for?
2) There are 19 countries in the G20. What is the 20th member?
3) How often does the G20 meet?
4) Where will the meeting be held in Japan?
5) Why is the G20 meeting in Japan this time?
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2019年6月3日「モバイル英語学習」第605号(英語のエッセイ): How to Kill an Hour

Notes
kill an hour 暇をつぶす;
reunion 再会の集い
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I went to a language teaching conference in Tokyo over the weekend. I’ve known some of the teachers for more than 15 years. Of course, we talk about teaching, but the conference is also like a reunion, a chance to see old friends. Last night I had a long talk with one teacher. We had dinner, but I still had a couple of hours before my bus left. We didn’t feel like coffee. Can you guess where we spent an hour talking? On the Yamanote Line. We started at Harajuku and took the train all the way around Tokyo! When we got back to Shinjuku, we said goodbye and I went on to Tokyo Station. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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