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  • Happy Canada Day :)

    This is a Canada joke :)  American TV programs always stereotype Canadians as being terribly polite...

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    Bettie Ido

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    Jul 1, 2021
  • Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

    My very first Cafetalk lesson took place on Christmas Day last year, and I was quite nervous and ex...

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    Bettie Ido

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    5229
    Dec 20, 2019
  • The dog days of summer

    This is an expression that keeps running through my mind at this time of summer.  Originally i...

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    Bettie Ido

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    5438
    Aug 14, 2019
  • Happy Canada Day!

    July 1 is Canada Day, and we also celebrate with barbecues, fireworks and parades.  It's also ...

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    Bettie Ido

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    5207
    Jul 1, 2019
  • Pronunciation Pitfalls

    When I first came to Japan with my zero Japanese, I had to relearn how to pronounce some English wo...

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    Bettie Ido

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    5658
    May 30, 2019
  • Do you want to speak perfect English?

    Yes, of course you do.  Silly question.  But sometimes anxiety over making mistakes can c...

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    Bettie Ido

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    5179
    Apr 19, 2019
  • Ted Talks

    While wandering the labrynth of online information looking for English teaching and learning resour...

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    Bettie Ido

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    5248
    Mar 2, 2019
  • Online esl teaching and learning resources

    Wow!  I am suffering from extreme information overload!! I am transitioning from text book-bas...

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    Bettie Ido

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    4933
    Feb 5, 2019
  • Encouragement is the best motivator!

    I was surprised and pleased today to get a "Recommended" sticker on my profile.  I have not be...

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    Bettie Ido

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    4854
    Jan 18, 2019
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