July 8, 2018      =========

☆  gain  獲得する

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When you gain something, you get more of it, or you get some advantage or benefit from it. For example, “The students gained valuable experience on their home stay trip to Australia.” Or, the useful phrase this week, “What do you expect to gain from the experience?”

I think this is a good question to think about before you try learning or doing something new. Whenever I read a book, I use this kind of question, “What do I want to gain from reading this book?” This kind of question helps me focus better and get more from the book. You could do this whenever you are studying English or taking an English lesson. For example, “What do I want to gain from today’s lesson?” Then answer the question – and the answer could be as simple as learning a new word, or trickier such as feeling confident when speaking English. This way, you have set your brain a goal and you will gain much more from your time and effort.

Bye,

Chris