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TOEFL Booster / For higher marks try using idioms Lawrence J. Zwier Special to The Daily Yomiuri Back in June, before our guest columnist took on the TOEFL Booster for the summer (thank you, Lynn!), we had just introduced the topic of idiomaticity. We'll pick up that topic again today and see how valuable it is in getting higher writing scores. The rubric--scoring guide--for the independent writ..

Primary Advice / Don't foist kids onto foreigners Helene J. Uchida Special to The Daily Yomiuri Q: I teach children, and I have a question about a situation outside the classroom. It concerns the way Japanese mothers push their young children to say "Hello" and "Bye-bye" to foreigners. I really do not think children should talk to strangers. I do not see the mothers encouraging their children to..

POINT OF VIEW/ Sumo world in danger if it can't clean up its act 10/22/2007 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN As an unabashed fan of sumo, I have some thoughts about the state of sumo today. I'm referring to the recent tragic death of a 17-year-old novice wrestler at the Tokitsukaze stable. The stable was founded by former yokozuna Futabayama (1912-1968), who was born Sadaji Akiyoshi. As someone who witnessed h..