Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Using “though” in English

In my last column about a cat named Trouble, I used the word though several times, particularly in ...

English Grammar: learning Tenses

Instead of learning individual grammatical structures and concepts, look for noticeable PATTERNS.Re...

Hens as pets

It is common to talk about being a "dog person" or a "cat person", but what about hens? Can you be ...

Opening Sentences in IELTS Speaking

Some of us might struggle with opening sentences when we’re required to speak on a topic or answer ...

My pet is the Bayraktar calf.

My pet is the Bayraktar calf.   When I read the title of the weekly article on cafe talk, I tho...

Writing to help achieve Fluency - Part 2

Keeping a Journal This journal is essentially a report of your day, work, and everyday tasks. Havin...

イギリスで「THINK」と言わないで

Of course Brits and Australians say "think" but there is another word that is also popular and natu...

Idioms

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Why should children learn a foreign language?

The last month of summer has come and I decided to add to my lessons for adults - classes for child...

My pet cat Azuki

I have one pet. Her name is Azuki. She is a tortoise shell cat. She has short and medium length hai...

Do you have a pet?

Do you have any pets? In my experience, although most people like animals in general they have a pr...

Trouble

Photo: Trouble being Trouble If you’ve ever taken a lesson with me, you may have seen a picture of...

Tea Ceremony with a genius cat

The other day I was invited to a casual Tea Ceremony party. At this house, there is a genius cat th...

el campo de la lavanda ランベンダー畑にいって！

今年もラベンダー畑にいってみました。毎年7月の初旬はブリウエガという村の近くにあるラベンダー畑のラベンダーが満開となり、多くの人々がその畑を見に行くのです。そして、近くの村はラベンダー色に飾り付けさ...

(未来の雇用)Employment in the Future

My latest English Broadcasting below:https://stand.fm/episodes/62e527786e6ce8ead1dac1a4Hello, every...

Why I'm with Cafetalk or My second day of Cafetalk!

I have been working with Cafetalk for almost a month. I was surprised I hadn't heard of the company...

A Trio Treat

  What made you smile today?  I chanced upon these adorable creatures at Pier 39 and they just made...

I've passed 500 lessons and am now listed as "Popular"!!

Hello everyone! みなさんこんにちは！I want to announce that I have completed over 500 lessons on Cafetalk!! I...

Let it be...

Take your time, feel it and find your purpose.I hope you have a nice day, and I hope you're well!Cu...

How to accelerate your bike with knowledge?

How to accelerate your bike with knowledge? What worries me? This is the only question worth asking...

Writing to help achieve Fluency - Part 1

Writing can be a great way to improve your fluency and confidence in English. Writing is, unfortuna...

「ALMOST」と言わないで！

How do you say "ほとんどのイギリス人は紅茶を飲む" in English? You maybe surprised!

Summer Sweets? I miss Japan!

In the UK we don't really have a great variety of sweet treats to eat in the summer. Don't get me w...

My favourite summer treat

By Ripe Raspberries by Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1...

Unstoppable Sweet Tooth

I often hear and read something that says 'money can't buy happiness, but it can buy ice cream whic...

Your favourite summer dessert/sweets

My favourite summer treat is halo-halo. It's a Filipino dessert made with fruits, ice, ube, milk an...

Gelato has taken over

Photo byJenna Day onUnsplash Over the past few years, gelato has gained a lot of popularity here in...

My Favourite Summer Dessert.

My Favourite Summer Dessert. This week looks like a fairly simple topic but, as usual, there may be...

My favorite summer dessert is…

Summer...Berries...Sweetness...Dessert... What is my favorite dessert in the summer? And, of course...

Have you ever experienced "culture shock"?

Culture shock is a feeling of surprise or shock when you experience something unfamiliar in a diffe...