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A Lucky cat named Nami-chan (Imado Shrine)／今戸神社の招き猫（ナミちゃん）

There are various lucky charms in Japan. Cranes, turtles, sea breams, and so on. Among them, one of...

My life in Switzerland

Swiss culture :   In this post I'd like to share a bit of my life in Switzerland. This beautifull ...

Asking permission in English 英語で許可を求める方法

Image by Tumisu from Pixabay Do you know how to ask permission in English? 英語で許可を求める方法を知っていますか？ Man...

The Elephant Man: New Reading Lesson!

Dear Cafetalk Community,I am offering a reading lesson on the book, "The Elephant Man." The Elephan...

Choices

“Raspberries or ice cream?” my aunt asked me once when I was a young child, and she was serving des...

SEASHELLS, SANDCASTLES, AND SUNSET SMILES

On a warm summer day, my family visited the seaside. My children ran to the water, letting the wave...

Travel English for Stress Free Traveling

Traveling to an English-speaking country can be an exciting adventure, but it can also be challengi...

How to Pronounce Kamala Harris!

Dear Cafetalk Community, How are you? I hope you're doing well! It's about 31 - 32 degrees Celsius ...

Introducing a Dedicated Section for Kids!

After seeing multiple requests from young students in the past, I have created a kids-friendly sect...

TEDトーク (TED Talks)のビデオのレッスン

https://www.ted.com/talks   The internationally famous TED Talks are speeches given by experts to a...

New Students Welcome- Free First Lesson!

Hi Everyone! I'm a native English speaker from Ireland with nearly two years of teaching experience...

2024.06.20 Dancing with my student together Tabla Bellydance

Welcome to my Oriental Belly Dance lessonhttps://cafetalk.com/lesson/detail/?c=eJxzDk4KrvIvDk5z9sis...

Are You a Mountain Person or a Beach Person?

You know what? I’ve always thought of myself as a mountain girl because I was born in the country o...

Hua Hin, Thailand: Where Mountains Meet the Sea

Introduction Nestled along the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand, Hua Hin is a picturesque dest...

Mariposa Folk Festival

Do you like to go camping? I have been camping in many places in Canada from Nova Scotia to Yukon. ...

30% Discount on all lessons!

Yes, that's right! Enjoy 30% off on all my lessons for the first half of August. This is a great t...

An Ancient Egyptian Summer Festival: A Tribute to the Nile!

  August is a special month in Egypt, marked by a lively summer festival known as  "Wafaa el-Nil" i...

Months of the year

In this video I demonstrate how to pronounce the months of the year in English. The calendar I am u...

I got featured in Asian Writers' Collective

Asian Writers' Collective is a publication dedicated to fostering greater understanding and appreci...

Giving Your Opinion in English 英語で意見を述べる方法

image: Image by Joseph Mucira from Pixabay In English it’s important to give your opinion clearly a...

A train? The train?

パートナーが僕にLINEでメッセージを送ってきた。   "I'm about to catch a train"   彼女は仕事から帰るところだと思ったので、びっくりした!  「えっ! どこに行くの...

Talking about festivals and holidays in English

This week’s column topic is Summer festivals, so today I would like to share some ways to talk abou...

Make your lists more clear with the Oxford comma

The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is a punctuation mark that appears before the fin...

The Croxley Revels: Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, England

The Origins of the Croxley Revels: A Community Celebration Rooted in History Croxley Green, a pictu...

The Canadian National Exhibition

The Canadian National Exhibition is a festival that takes place in Toronto and marks the end of Sum...

40% discount (JULY only)

Hi everyone! How have you been? How is your July going so far? I hope it’s been a great month for y...

Do you sprinkle salt on watermelon?／スイカに塩をかける？

Speaking of "summer", the first thing that comes up to my head is "Watermelon ".  During summer vac...

每日一詞：而且 / Word of the day 而且(ér qiě) / 毎日の一語：而且

每日一詞：「而且」     今天的烏鴉學舌要介紹的是一個華語中很常用的連詞—「而且」，它主要用來連接句子，表達事情之間的關係。熟練它能幫助我們更好地描述和解釋我們的想法。以下我們將介紹而且的使用方法...

Using the Indefinite Article (a/an) in English

As you probably know, English uses articles before nouns most of the time (unless the noun is plura...

Cameras off lessons

The Cafetalk admins recently posted a blog about students expressing interest in having lessons wit...