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Strategies to improving your Linkedin Profile

LinkedIn is a powerful platform for professionals looking to enhance their online presence, network...

Visiting Niagara Falls

This week I visited Niagara Falls for just the second time in my life. The bus ride from Toronto’s ...

Effective Paraphrasing in the IELTS Speaking Tests

Dear students, As you some of you will already know, I am constantly encouraging you to paraphrase ...

Tablet from Scotland

'Tablet' means many things but in Scotland, it is likely to refer to a sweet. It was written down i...

New swan buddy

A few days ago I went for a swim at the "Starnberger See". It's a pretty big and famous lake (See) ...

Juhannus: The Finnish Midsummer Celebration

Juhannus, the Finnish Midsummer celebration, is a magical time when the sun barely sets and nature ...

Longest day of the year

Hello! I am a Japanese language teacher, Muu..Today, June 21 2024, is the summer solstice. It is th...

2024 is the year of Imaginary Friends...

What if I told you imaginary friends are real? And when their kids grow up, they're forgotten. Man...

Canadian sweets: Nanaimo bars

Dating back to 1953, the Nanaimo bar is a Canadian dessert that is named after the city of Nanaimo ...

Expanding Vocabulary Through Contextual Learning

A robust vocabulary is crucial for achieving a high band score in “Lexical Resource”  in the IELTS ...

English Grammar Quiz!

Dear Cafetalk Community,How are you? I heard it's warming up in Japan and it's already hot! I hope ...

The Secret To Becoming A Better Speaker? Write More.

Believe it or not, there are specific parts of the brain that work the best when you engage in writ...

Summer Special

I Have had a crazy year, but now school has finished hopefully things will be calmer.Come join me f...

Sticky toffee pudding - a British dessert

Sticky toffee pudding is my favourite British dessert, and one of my all time favourite British foo...

Nostalgic Delights: Classic British Sweets from the 1970s

Nostalgic Delights: Classic British Sweets from the 1970s The sweet shops of the UK in the 1970s we...

Ukrainian sweets

Ukrainian sweets   Sweets are not only a source of pleasure for the taste, but are also considered ...

Achieving Grammatical Range and Accuracy in IELTS - Complex Sentence Structures

One of the key factors in achieving a high band score in the IELTS Writing and Speaking tests is th...

The OG Indian Candy

Sweet Paan Candy (or Paan Pasand Goli) is one of the oldest hard candies in India. It is believed t...

Favorite book to read on the summer solstice（MOOMIN ）／夏至の日に読みたい本

I have loved Moomin novels since I was a child. There are 9 books in total. Since Moominvalley is l...

The Perfect Beach Read: "Bechamp or Pasteur" by Ethel Hume

Summer is here, and with it comes the age-old tradition of choosing the perfect beach read. While m...

商用中文－股東會單字

波克夏股東大會在上個月招開， 今年還沒有機會親臨現場， 但感謝科技的進步及眾多網友們的分享， 能在網路上找到部分的重點分享， 即使是二手資料， 但還是令我覺得收穫頗豐， 畢竟不管新舊知識， 都需要不...

German breakfast - Deutsches Frühstück

Have you ever tried German breakfast?Maybe you have heard that Germans eat a lot of bread (Brot). A...

IELTS CRITERIA 4 - Pronunciation Mastery: Intonation, Stress, and Rhythm

Achieving a high band score in the IELTS Speaking test goes beyond having a good vocabulary and gra...

台灣華語考試-TOCFL｜和我一起讀單字ＩＩ

給準備下個月考TOCFL的學生們，新增的TOCFL單字聽力練習影片，比起閱讀，聽力更可以在短時間內練起來，但是記得，要「有意識」地練習，一邊聽，一邊嘗試理解，如果發現自己聽不懂某一個單字，可以暫停影...

An evening on the beach.

Personally, I find beaches to be the best place to read a book in the evening light. Usually it's h...

Mastering English Through Visual Engagement

Discover the power of visual engagement in our specialized classes: Picture Description Practice an...

Phrasal Verb - to take off

Image: Mohamed Hassan, pxhere   Phrasal verb:  to take off  [intransitive verb - no object]   1) To...

Absorbing reading – Riddle of the Sands

This exciting spy novel by Erskine Childers can be read anywhere – but it is especially suited to t...

台灣的『端午節』

台灣的農曆五月五日是「端午節」tai2 wan1 de nong3 li4 wu3 yue4 wu3 ri4 shi4 duan1 wu3 jie2今年是陽曆的6月10日。jin1 nian2 sh...

Hydrangeas are in bloom!

Hello! I am a Japanese tutor, Muu.As I wrote in my last column, June is the rainy season called "Ts...