Mozi Cafe Real English

October Plans (月, 08 10月 2018)
     It feels very much like we are going to have an Indian summer! Nice but no let up from the mosquitos even during the hottest days of August. Mozies rule the yard here at Mozi Café so we are well named! The big English school news is that it is test month for the younger students. We have on going speaking tests every class where students respond and ask questions. The older students have taken this a step further by engaging in mini conversations. However every 6 months we have a written and listening test to keep students on their toes! We aim to conduct these in a friendly, non- threatening way in order to make them motivating rather than agonizing experiences. Tests will start on the 18ththrough to the 24th. We will than finish the month with some fun Halloween activities.
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September Talk (Mon, 24 Sep 2018)
   What happened to this year’s September? – other than vanishing like a ‘Bullet’ train into the past. Great! the kids started back at school but then it just rained, rained, rained and still the rain is coming.          We had visitors from Australia, a couple of Australians in their sixties – Rick and Laima. They both have been to Japan a number of times in the past. Laima is very fond of Japanese culture and loves the food. She has a large property in Brisbane and grows avocados alongside her Japanese styled garden complete with bonsai. Rick is suspicious of sashimi but enjoys the tempura and miso katsu!          They enjoyed several of the Mozi Café English classes and amused both adults and kids with their jokes. They spoke fast and used their Australian slang and expressions freely. This made them very difficult to follow at times but provided a great example of the challenge language learners face in the real world. On Tuesday morning N san having just returned from a Brisbane homestay had no problem understanding the rapid and quickly changing conversation. So actually, fluency is possible and only a few steps away even for older learners who are products of the Japanese education system.          Both Rick and Laima were impressed with the children they met in our classes. For example, T kun on Tuesday afternoon asked very clear and well-formed questions as did Y kun and Y chan in a Wednesday class.          They have moved on to Osaka and will spend time in Kyoto before flying to Saporo. Their trip will end with a few nights at the world’s oldest hotel in Yamanashi – Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan.  If you are still with me congratulations for making it this far. Let’s hope October brings us some nice settled weather! 
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New blog! (Sun, 16 Sep 2018)
Our students give us many happy and interesting experiences in our classes. We study seriously but we have a lot of fun too!. I want to share these experiences with you on a regular basis and to also give you updates on our progress😊


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