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Stuck in Cyber

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

無料トライル☆

Hello! I hope everyone is well. For the last week or so I have been busy with teaching and also wit...

兄貴の来日☆

Hello everyone. I hope the typhoon is not affecting you too much! It has been very wet today. Maybe...

豚とTOEIC☆

Hello, hope everyone had a good weekend! The weather wasn`t so great here... but I went to a new bu...

エブリデイ波乗り☆

Good evening! How is everyone tonight? This week there were good waves every single day, so I was v...

豚丼大好き☆

Hello! How was everyone`s weekend? I checked out a new BUTADON restaurant in Obihiro City...

English for... PRO-WRESTLING!

Hi! Just to let you know I have created a new class... English for... PRO-WRESTLING! A conversati...

セキセイインコの話　A story of a budgerigar

     イギリス人は野鳥を保護しようという意識が非常に高く、あちこちの家の庭に鳥達に餌を与えるためのバードテーブルやバードフィーダーなどが置いてあります。 ...

Greetings from Hokkaido!

Hi, my name is Steve M. I currently live in a small town near Cape Erimo in Hokkaido, Japan. It is ...

愛をこめて　With Love

  うちには毎日いろいろな所からの配達人が来ます。 その中によく見かける人のよさそうなおじさんがいます。とても愛想のいい人なんですが、前に１度驚かされたことがあるんです。 イギリスに引...

牛狩り　Cow Hunt!

先週の日曜日に Amberley という村のおもしろイベントに行ってきました。 “The Great Amberley Cow Hunt2012” ”En...

「そっちですかい！」　“Oh,those!”

みなさん、今年のお花見はいかがでしたか。 桜の花を見ると、ああ春がやってきたなって実感しますよね。特にイギリスに来てから、私も春はやっぱり桜だなと思うようになりました。（本当は花よ...

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! ...