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English At Home Is Fun

Learn & Practice English at Home!

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06 – Noriko & Michael – Naho’s Experience Taking...

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2017/07/23

In today’s episode, Noriko tells us about Naho’s experience with standardized English tests in Japan. Naho and Michael talked about this topic in Episode 05a, so it may be interesting to get her mom’s take on this topic. We hope you enjoy the show! Just for reference, the Step Test (Eiken 英検 in Japanese) is a 7 level English proficiency exam offered in Japan.

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05a – Naho and Michael – Naho’s English Life at Home...

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2017/07/17

Naho and Michael chat about Naho’s English life at home. Naho shares the basic three things that she does at home using English! We also have a tongue twister for you which is all about critters and baby sitters Here is the tongue twister! Critters give me jitters, so do baby sitters!

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05 – Noriko & Michael: Mom’s English Level

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2017/07/14

Naho and Michael talk about mom’s English ability. A lot of mom’s and dad’s have a question about their own English like, “Is my English good enough to teach my child?” This is a great topic and you may be surprised to know the answer. We also talk about the concept that English at home is not a school subject. Please check out this week’s podcast!

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04a – Naho & Michael: English Tests, a Corny, Joke &...

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2017/07/09

Naho and Michael talk about the STEP test (英検) and her experience taking it and “not” preparing for it. As well, we’ve got a corny joke and a tongue twister. Todays tongue twister is the world famous story of Mr. Peter Piper! Here is the tongue twister by Mother Goose (here for educational purpose only) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked; If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper

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04 – Noriko & Michael – The Elephant In The Room

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2017/07/06

In this episode, Noriko and Michael talk about the elephant in the room. This idiom, “the elephant in the room,” means a topic that is something we should talk about but, nobody is willing to talk about, because they are little uncomfortable talking about it. The elephant that we are going to talk about in this episode is competition. We also talk about standardized testing; both the importance of it, and in some cases, why it may be unnecessary. We also chat about how someone’s

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03a – Naho & Michael – Swallows, Tongue Twisters, and...

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2017/07/02

Naho and Michael talk about birds! Swallows make nests in the eves of homes in Japan…do you know why? Naho explains this interesting Japanese cultural point. And of course, there’s a tongue twister! Check it out!

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English at Home Mom’s Meeting (英語子育てママの会)

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2017/06/27

This is a summary of Noriko’s meeting with moms (including a daddy this time) who want to raise their children in both English and Japanese. Download the handout (sorry, it’s only in Japanese) The meeting was in Japanese, so we’ve included a summary in English of what they talked about here: Noriko talked about the three basic concepts of English education at home. These are the core concepts of our message here. First of all, it’s more important to have fun than to worry about

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02a – Naho & Michael – Tongue Twisters, Jokes, & Chat

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2017/06/24

Hi Everyone! Here is Naho and Michael’s second podcast! In this episode, we’re going to talk about the school sports festival, the tongue twister Betty Botter, and Michael’s corny joke!The tongue twister for today goes like this: Betty Botter bought some butter, But, she said, The butter’s bitter; If I put it in my batter It will make my batter bitter. But, a bit of better butter, that would make my batter better. So, she bought a bit of butter better than her bitter butter,

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02 – How To Get Started With English At Home!

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2017/06/23

Welcome to Episode 2. Today, Noriko talks about how things got started with Naho and her adventure using and having fun with English at home. We learn that babies don’t care which language mommy is speaking, because the bond between mommy and child is strong. Babies zone in on their mommy’s emotions and feelings which opens the door to language learning.

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01a – Tongue Twisters, Jokes, & Chat

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2017/06/16

Hi Everyone! Here is the second type of podcast we are presenting. Each week we will present one podcast with Noriko and Michael who will talk about teaching & learning English at home. The second podcast, like this one, will feature Naho and Michael chatting, showing you some jokes, tongue twisters and more! In this episode, Naho and Michael are going to chat a bit about life in school and everyday life as an elementary school student and present some English jokes and a tongue twister. The

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01 – Welcome to English At Home Is Fun

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2017/06/15

Welcome to our very first English at Home is Fun podcast. In this podcast, Michael and Noriko talk about how the met on Instagram and Noriko’s experience learning English including studying abroad, roommate troubles as an international student and Noriko’s English teaching experience in Japan. Then, Noriko tells us her adventure of raising her daughter, Naho, using both English and Japanese. Now Naho is 9 years old and naturally bilingual. We then talked about the importance of communication over

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