LETTER FROM HAPPY ENGLISH SCHOOL　Oct. 21th, 2021

Hello.　How are you doing？　It is getting cooler and more comfortable these days and the weather is just like genuine autumn at last. We can enjoy autumn food such as chestnuts, persimmons, mushrooms and saury fish.

Since this spring, the amount of contents junior high school students study has increased, and their English textbooks now cover some high school vocabulary and grammar items. So, there are growing demands for elementary school students to learn basic English skills before they enter junior school. They need to learn alphabet letters and to be able to read and write simple words and sentences. I think it is good for students to familiarize themselves with English at their early years.

After all, it matters how students and learners of English can become familiar with the language in order to master it. How much people expose themselves to the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing plays a crucial role in improving their English skills. Indeed, it takes a long time for learners to acquire English living in Japan with no good opportunities of using it. Therefore, learners have to make it a habit of practicing the four skills on a daily basis. English learning should be incorporated into part of learners’ lives and I do really hope you spare time in English in your everyday life however little time it is.

I believe that in order to improve your English it is very effective to think how a certain Japanese word or expression is expressed in English and to look it up in the dictionary to make sure. You should always keep that in mind and put it into practice in your downtime.

本格的な秋になりました。やっと過ごしやすい季節。

英語学習は、英語を毎日の生活に組み入れてこそ、忘れずに英語を上達させ使いこなせることにつながると考えます。毎日の生活に、英語を聞いたり、読んだり、話したり、書いたりすることをたった数分でも続けていると、必ず成果が表れます。また、「英語でこのことはどのように言うのか」を隙間時間に調べてみることが英語の上達に効果的です。そういうことをしながら、日常的に少しでも英語を耳にする、目にする、言ってみる、書いてみることで自分の英語の世界を広げましょう。