New Updates for Blog

The main website has had a few updates and now it's time for the blog to do the same. Our current mascots Kate, Chloe and the gang are being redone by none other than Lorrainiaful!

So in the coming weeks you'll be seeing transformations such as:

into ->

so please stay tuned and look forward to these fantastic upgrades!

Fred's Phrases

Hello and welcome to the classroom. This is where you can find phrases from lessons listed to date. The list keeps on growing and growing! if you have any suggestions comment below or send an email to bigonecomic@gmail.com with the subject 'Smiletalk'

Lesson 1: Greetings
Lesson 2: Phrases for Eating
Lesson 3: Kanji Crunch: Nature

30 Prompts

Japan (Photo credit: YoTuT)

English: Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion Temple), Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Français : Kinkaku-ji: le Pavillon d'Or, Kyoto, préfecture de Kyoto, Japon (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Here are 30 prompts for you to try on Smiletalk

1. Some items you find on a menu (tea, chips).
2. Some terms for describing the weather.
3. Colours and whats associated with them (red=stop).
4. Describing a famous painting such as the mona lisa.
5. Recipe for a healthy lunch
6. Things you can do in your local area
7. Etiquette at the dinner table
8. Your favorite tv show and who's in it
9. Terms for describing family
10. Greetings & Goodbyes
11. Names of items in your bathroom
12. Names of items in your bedroom
13. Describe an animal naming all it's different parts (horns, paws, rear legs, flippers)
14. A trip to a zoo (real or imagined)
15. What you know about Japan
16. How long have you been learning Japanese
17. What motivates you?
18. Some adjectives to do with something positive
19. Some verbs associated with movement
20. What to do in an emergency
21. A paragraph from a favorite book
22. Talk about your favorite character from an anime or manga
23. Describe a drinking glass
24. Talk about what you think is important for a foreigner to know
25. Talk about a famous historical figure
26. Talk about your dream vs battle (e.g Chuck Norris vs Batman)
27. Talk about places you've been
28. Give some trivia
29. Read a poem
30. What you hope to gain by learning a second language.