カフェトーク講師コラム

Added hours of availability

I am now available for lessons for more hours per day, especially on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesda...

Do you think this elephant is speaking Korean?

I don't hear Korean.  Do you? http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/11/video-this-elep...

Vacation dates: 6am (JST) 18th Oct - 6am (JST) 24th October 2012

This is just to let you know that I am on vacation from 6am (JST) on the 18th October until 6am (JS...

Check out my most popular lessons.

Hi, please check out my most popular "Speak to me!" lessons. The lessons are general conversation l...

"Speak to me!" lesson change

I have changed the length and price of my "Speak to me!" class to 50 minutes long and only 2000 poi...

End of Summer

The summer is nearly over, I would love to discuss with you how you have spent your summer and how ...

10% discount for August on ALL lessons

Hi, I have extended my discount of 10% off lessons for all of August. Please use the coupon code be...

14 days left of my 10% off offer on all lessons :)

Hi,AS from today (17th July) there is still 14 days of 10% off all my lessons using the coupon code...

10% off all my lessons in July

I offering 10% off all of my lessons for the whole month of July. I look forward to meeting some ne...

Stuck in Cyber

Wow that was painful. I got stuck in CyberSpace and couldn't get free, but now the geeks from Ca...

Using the new version of SKYPE and sharing your screen.

Many of us have now updated our SKYPE programs only to find that screen sharing is not available. I...

April's Fool

What is an April's Fool? Want to talk about Easter? Spring Break? The titantic? Charlie Chaplin...

10% off all my lessons and trial sessions added for all

I have reduced the price of all my lessons by ~10%. Most of my lessons were 2,200 points and they h...

Ninja

Watch the man walk on his toes.  Incredible! http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/home.d...

Added availability for w/c 20th January

Hi, due to a temporary change in my schedule for next week, please see additional availability time...

February

"Surely as cometh the Winter, I knowThere are Spring violets under the snow."-  R. H. New...

Please check out my interview....

Last week I was interviewed on Cafetalk about my teaching style and lifestyle here in Thailand. If ...

Reflections on the Japanese Garden

Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden: Sneak Peek

Holidays

There are so many holidays and festive events at this time of year. We could sit and discuss the...

6 weeks on Cafetalk and I'm lovin' it!!

Hi everyone, I have been registered on Cafetalk as a tutor for almost 6 weeks now and have complete...

知らず知らずのウチに間違えて覚えているかも　かも　の言葉集

英語の名詞は　単数形　複数形　がはっきりしています。が　しかし　中には　なんでそうなん？？？　と　はてなマークが頭でうずまく単語もあります。そしてそういう単語は　書き言葉においては辞書を見たりして確...

On the contrary vs. In contrast

Commonly Confused Expressions: "On the contrary" vs. "In contrast" So what's the difference...

Don't Panic!

My students and I often discuss what can be done outside of English lessons to improve  thei...

新しく登場した英単語を解説しているサイト

日々登場する新しい英単語。   そんな新しい言葉を日々アップして説明しているサイトをご紹介します。   Word Spy   例えば、、、、 splint...

Idiom Challenge 1 ANSWERS

**PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST **  http://cafetalk.com/en/profile/contents/55 **さきにビデオを...

Idiom Challenge 1 VIDEO

Watch the video and see if you can (試みる) catch (聞いて分かる) at least 5 idioms! このビデオの会話の中に、五つ以上の熟...

Idiom Challenge 2 ANSWERS

**PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST ** http://cafetalk.com/en/profile/contents/61 **さきにビデ...

Idiom Challenge 2 VIDEO

Watch the video and see if you can (試みる) catch (聞いて分かる) at least 5 idioms! ...

Use a club or hobby to learn English. . . or volunteer!

Tip #2: Use a club, activity, or hobby to learn English. . . or volunteer! When I first came to...

Say What? -- Pres. Obama got a "shellacking".

"I'm not recommending for every future President that they take a shellacking like I did last night...