Lecture: SM Noro Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition:   1. Boys are usually better …… technology than girls. 2. Citizens demonstrated …….… the government’s policies. 3. What’s the matter …… you, Mr. Jones? 4. Some young people would like to become independent …… their parents, but they can’t. 5. I’m fed up …… working long hours! 6. Professor Smith organizes lectures …… philosophy. 7. Paul has got a degree …… medicine. 8. There are obvious disadvantages …… single-

Lecture (1) Fill-in-the-blank test: SM Takahata (1)  A: Many of the mayor’s campaign promises have *1 died on the (v    ).   B: Definitely! He is just saying that. His pledges are nothing more than * 2 smoke and (m       ) .   *1: = to fail, especially at an early stage, because of a lack of support *2: = something intended to make you believe that something is being done or is true, when it is not  A: 市長の公約のほとんどが立ち消えになったね。 B:まったくだ。あの人は口先だけだよ。公約なんてごまかしでしかないわ。 　 (Answer

Lecture : SM Kaneko 自然なつなぎ表現リスト（filler & discourse markers）   【考える時間がほしいとき】 Well, Let me think. That’s an interesting question. I’ve never thought about it deeply, but… Give me a second to consider that.   使い方例： “That’s an interesting question. Well, I believe education plays a key role in solving this issue.”   【話を始めるとき】 To begin with, First of all, Let me start by saying that… In my opinion, I believe that…   使い方例： “To begin with, I think climate change is the most serious

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