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Reading

One of the best ways to relax is to read a book. Some people can do this on their computers; I find...

(繊細さん）What’s Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)?

My English Broadcasting as follows:https://stand.fm/episodes/6207cde8203abd0006a47a29Hello, everyon...

女一人旅　Day 6 and 7

カフェトークの皆さん、こんにちは。タイ在住のバイリンガル講師、Keiko Davyです。今週、お休みを頂いてタイの東北地方イサンへロードトリップへ来ていますが、今日は第６日目、第７日目の報告です！興...

***Our Research Paper Published in Prestigious International Scientific Journal***

After over two years of hard work researching and writing, my two colleagues and I have finally got...

Lost in Translation? Reading books from other languages.

I recently finished reading Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (コンビニ人間 - 村田沙耶香). Typifying th...

Speak with Clarity

Reading aloud and working on your pronunciation can help to improve your clarity in real conversati...

Keeping a schedule the old school way

I’ve tried and failed at a few different ways of keeping a schedule. I used to buy an annual diary ...

Wordle is addictive

You might have heard of the online word game Wordle, or you might have tried it yourself.I decided ...

Weather Sayings

English has many interesting weather sayings. One is that every cloud has its silver lining. This i...

Why English is hard to learn

Dear Cafetalk Community,How are you doing? I hope you are having a good day! I'm doing great! It's ...

Who loves an old-fashioned diary?

I have a schedule that changes every week. To keep on top of it, it's of the utmost importance that...

How do you keep your schedule? Hand writing or on a laptop?

How do you keep your schedule? Hand writing or on a laptop? I think this question is a bit of a no-...

Talking about habits and routines in English

This week’s column topic is How do you keep your schedule?, so for anyone studying English, here ar...

A big future for tiny homes?

Over the last two years, the number of people that have changed their lifestyle has skyrocketed. Pe...

(良い結果を生み出す大切な思考）Important mindsets for good results -through The Winter Olympic Games

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Dear 15-year-old me 　 拝啓 十五の君へ

今週のテーマですぐに思い浮かんだ歌、アンジェラ・アキの「手紙～拝啓  十五の君へ」ひさしぶりに改めて聞いたら涙が出ました。私も、15歳の自分へのメッセージを考えてみました。Dear 15-year-...

Thank you for 50 lessons!

Cafetalkにて、レッスンを50回実施させていただきました。   たくさんの講師、レッスンがある中でご縁をいただき、 とても感謝しております。 記念に割引クーポンを発行させていただきました。受講...

Lunar New Year: The year of the tiger!

The Lunar New Year is rung in Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, with festivities celebrated by nearly 2 billio...

Shinrin-yoku

I have an absolute love for trees and find their greenery absolutely therapeutic. Since the year co...

【台灣生活華語】春聯

春聯 ㄔㄨㄣ ㄌㄧㄢˊ chūn lián   農曆新年，換上新的春聯，擁有新的氣象！ 今年是虎年，喜歡朋友寫的「虎哩勇」，是台語發音「讓你強壯」的意思，而「勇」也有「勇敢」的含義，適合今年給自己的...

If you could go back in time, what would you say to the middle school version of you?

This topic sounds like something a therapist will ask you when you have some self-healing to do. I ...

If you could go back in time, what would you tell your middle-school self?

I would tell myself to figure out what I want to do in the future. To find out what I am passionate...

Time travel to me

Flash…Bang! A1: Wha… What on earth? A2: Hi A1: Who…who are you?…I’m calling the police! A2: Well, ...

What Would I Say To The Middle School Me?

   What Would I Say To me As A Junior High School Student? This is potentially a quite negative qu...

Is it wrong or is it new English?

Native speakers of every language make plenty of mistakes.  In English, there has always been conf...

NO MUSIC, NO LIFE

みなさん、いかがお過ごしですか？ 今回のコラムのお題は、「一番よく聴く音楽類」ということで、私がよく聴いている音楽を少しご紹介したいと思います。 私が普段よく聴く音楽は、その時の気分や作業、曜日や...

Happy New Year! + New class pack + Surprise!

Hello everyone,   It's been a long time since my last post. I hope you are fine.   To start this 20...

（ビバ！人生100年時代！）Viva! The 100-year life!

 My English Broadcasting as follows:https://stand.fm/episodes/61f3d7765eaa49000628053fHello, everyo...

Spread your wings to the world!

Hello. I'm Nana, a Japanese tutor.I spent my day off reading books. The author, who has been teachi...

Tree Sayings

English has common idioms using trees. Here is one which means that you cannot see the big picture ...