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I have questions

Hello my friends and teachers, I'd like to ask you some questions. Will you please tell me what the difference is between each pa...
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Jan 31, 2009 19:33 english questions
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Cost busters project

Needless to say, the economy has been getting worse all over the world for the past two years. But this financial crisis is not the firs...
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Jan 30, 2009 14:41 japan cost-cuttings
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Negotiation practice－Compensation for breach of agreement, Part 1

My Canadian friend often tells me that my English is good enough to understand. I have known him for more than two years and he is alway...
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Jan 29, 2009 08:13 practice negotiation
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Super rich chocolates for Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was introduced to Japanese people by confectionery companies in the mid 20th century. The companies advertised that ...
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Jan 28, 2009 08:27 day chocolates valentine's
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I wonder about English spoken in Asian countries

When we learn English, we are taught that the standard English is the one spoken in America, Canada, England, Australia. Even among thes...
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Jan 27, 2009 08:45
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Valentine's Day is coming soon

Valentine's Day is like a chocolate festival in Japan. You might know that in Japan, only women give presents to men on Valentine...
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Jan 26, 2009 08:49 day valentine's
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Email practice

Dear Jamie, I'd be happy to answer your questions. I don't think I need to have any health drinks or vitamin supplements, becau...
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Jan 24, 2009 11:27
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I have another question

Hello Everyone, I would like to ask you a question. When you are having a meeting, and you ask one of the members a question. He an...
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Jan 23, 2009 13:47
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I have a question

Hello Everyone, I would like to ask you a question. When you are having a meeting, and some man asks a difficult question so quickly...
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Jan 23, 2009 12:44
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The most important thing in learning languages

Today I had a meeting with Malaysian engineers. To be honest, their pronunciation was hard to understand for me. And I found a number o...
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Jan 23, 2009 00:02
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Letter practice

Dear Pat, Thank you for your letter. Everything is fine. In your last letter, you asked me three questions about watching TV. I’d be...
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Jan 22, 2009 06:11 letter practice
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We need a labor force from foreign countries

Recently, our development team is gradually outsourcing software development to foreign companies. The main reason for it is obvious, co...
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Jan 21, 2009 07:41 company foreign outsourcing
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Business letter practice

This is an exercise of business letter writing in the case of compensation for breach of agreement between Sun and Fun Tours and Hotel de...
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Jan 20, 2009 10:30 letter business practice
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I have questions

Hello Everyone, Today I want to ask you some questions. Which is better as an English sentence(or which is wrong), a or b? (1-a)...
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Jan 18, 2009 00:58 english question
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Hot spring hell

There are many hot springs in Japan. We mainly use them to enjoy taking baths. Some of them are used for shows to attract visitors to h...
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Jan 17, 2009 11:44 hot spring hell
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Company life in Japan

I’ve been working for a Japanese electronics maker for seven years. If you were to ask me what the most important thing for an employee&#...
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Jan 16, 2009 06:50 life japan company
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Hot springs

Going to a hot spring is a pleasure for Japanese people. Since a volcanic belt stretches north and south along the Japanese Archipelago,...
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Jan 15, 2009 06:56 hot spring japan
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A good listener

I speak to my Canadian friend via Skype two times a week. He is a Japanese learner and lives in Canada. He does supplementary tutoring ...
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Jan 14, 2009 10:46 good listener
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It's very cold in Fukuoka today

A snowstorm was blowing up when I went to the office by bicycle this morning. We had almost no snow last winter. This winter may be col...
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Jan 13, 2009 23:33 technical document
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How to exchange business cards?

Hello Everyone, The other day, I took an English class in the office, where we were taught the importance of cultural awareness in int...
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Jan 12, 2009 11:57 business japan cards exchange