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The power of reading out loud

Reading is usually associated with silence, a quite space in a library.  But did you know that read...

Hello! だけではない：いろんな挨拶「こんにちは」

Hello! イギリス在住の英会話講師MINAMIです！   知ってますか？英語の挨拶ってHello以外にもいろんな言い方があるんですよ。でも言う人によっては使い分けを注意してください。仕事での挨拶...

What movie character would you be....

This is the perfect question to practise the second conditional.If I were a movie character, it wou...

「ストレス解消する」を英語で？

Watch the video to find out about a great natural English expression about reducing your stress.

If I were a movie character...

If I were a movie character, who would it be? I find these questions so tricky...   Would I have a...

I am Sophie from Howl's Moving Castle!

I remember the first time I saw Howl's Moving Castle (ハオールの動くお城。I was doing a homestay in Japan (th...

If I Was A Movie Character…

If I was a movie character I would be… Ewwwwww. Monday morning and the column topic is another curv...

オーストリアの秋ー（英語ー単語のレスン！）

VOCABULARY:hands-down - without a doubt (絶対に)tolerable/bearable - to be okay (許容範囲です)wholesome - he...

新月波動水はマリアの子守唄

5日新月波動水　New Moon Water 星の子守唄   夜　星がたくさん 水へ降りました あなたの希望となるように あなたが輝くように   この水はマリアの愛   ハートで飲んで マリアとつな...

What do you like to do in autumn? 私たくさんの事がやりたい！

みんなーさん、元気？今日は、英語で秋の話を読みます！As you probably know, 秋 is fall or autumn. This is my favorite season, an...

ワンフレーズ英会話1 : 散歩する

How can you say 「散歩する」in English? Please take a look at the video.

A leisurely stroll in Autumn

Autumn is the best season for going for a walk around the neighbourhood. The temperature is just ri...

Why Tipping is An American Custom

The topic of tipping often comes up in my Welcome to Canada lesson and also when I discuss the topi...

Halloween

This picture shows the turnip lantern which I carved for this year's Halloween! As I mentioned in m...

Hip Hoop Dance - ALLA YOO

Dance for Halloween party))

Visit to the Pumpkin Patch!

Autumn in Minnesota (USA) is a beautiful time of year. The leaves are starting to change colors and...

우리 동네 공원 운동기구

이렇게 예쁜 스포츠짐을 보신 적이 있나요?こんなにきれいなスポーツジムを見たことがありますか？Have you ever seen this kind of beautiful sports g...

Fall is the best season for camping.

Camping is something I love to do. It's great to get out of the city and back into nature. The best...

Squid Game Halloween!!!

I watched "Squid Game" a while ago on Netflix and LOVED it.I've been subscribed to Netflix for abou...

10 lessons on Cafetalk

Hi everyone,Luca Sensei here.I started my experience here on cafetalk a while ago.Recently I have b...

Autumn is the best Season for…

Autumn is the best season for… It’s interesting that Cafetalk used the word ‘Autumn,’ instead of ‘F...

Things to do for Autumn!

Autumn is experienced differently in many countries due to different cultures and climates. With th...

Happy Halloween!

Halloween was mostly cancelled last year, but now it’s almost here (in Canada at least) and it’s ha...

Curiosities and more

Here you find a new Arabic word: a door:   بَابٌ =========Do you know that there are common English...

オノマトペーOnomatopoeia

こんにちわYUZUです。寒くなってきましたね❄私は今週末に、冬服を買いに行きます(*'ω'*)今日は１つオノマトペを教えます。【ブルブル】　　-buruburu★寒くてからだが、ふるえる状態☆for...

Plants in English: Yellowwood tree

Did you know that there is a Yellowwood tree connection between South Africa and Japan? Yellowwood...

Are you a beach or mountain person? ----- あなたはビーチや山の人ですか？

Are you a beach or mountain person?  A difficult question .. (laughs) ...  I live in South Africa. ...

I've become a Mountain Person - Urabandai trip

Hello Everyone ! When I lived in Canada I was definately a beach person , I loved going to the seas...

The mountain or the beach? The mountain, of course!

I was born in Bogota Colombia, a city nestled right in the middle of the Andes, located 2,600 mts a...

The 450-year-old cottage I grew up in

This is a photo of the 450-year-old cottage I grew up in from 1990 -1998 situated near Cranleigh in...