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A bit about me- specialized in Business English

Hi everyone! I am new here, but that does not mean I am new teacher. In fact, I have been teaching ...

The time is now! Be Active when Studying English

Communicating in a foreign language can be scary. No one wants to make a mistake and feel it is emb...

今年が終わるまでに学びたいこと：新しい漢字80個！

こんにちは！Nikosです。?? 今年もあと少しですね。 Every year, I like to think about the things I want to learn and impro...

Before December Says “Time’s Up” ⏰

There are only a few months left in the year, and somehow, December always arrives faster than I ex...

Japanese Food and My Life in Japan

日本の食べ物にすぐ慣れました！ こんにちは！Nikosです。?? 日本に来る前、日本の食べ物が好きでした。 でも、実際に日本に住んでみると、毎日の食事は旅行とは少し違いますよね。 旅行中は、 「今日...

News in English: The World is Heating Up!

The Friday Briefing News in English: The World is Heating Up! Climate • Weather • Global Econom...

Freddie Mercury and the Third Conditional!

Some of you might already know that I'm a huge Queen fan. Today (5th September 2026) is a very impo...

【台湾華語・中級への壁を突破！】TOCFL Band A/B 必須単語98選??

台湾華語を勉強中の皆さん、こんにちは！???? 「簡単な日常会話はできるようになったけれど、もっと自然な表現を使いたい！」 「TOCFL Band B（中級）に向けて語彙力を一気に伸ばしたい！」 そ...

Things I want to learn before the end of the year

If you'd asked me a year ago what I wanted to get better at as a tutor, I probably would have said ...

Things I Want to Learn Before the Year Ends

At the beginning of the year, I had many ideas in mind. I wasn't really sure which path to take to ...

Something I Learned This Summer - even though it was winter for me

This winter, I learned that being a beginner is not a bad thing. Now, that might sound like a fairl...

【1日10分のシャドーイング】耳から覚える台湾華語！中級（B1）必須単語98選??

台湾華語を勉強中の皆さん、こんにちは！???? 「単語帳を見てもなかなか口から出てこない…」 「ネイティブの自然な話すスピードやリズムに慣れたい！」 そんな方におすすめなのが、声に出して真似する「シ...

【台湾華語・TOCFL対策】脱・初級！ネイティブが毎日使う重要単語を総まとめ✨

台湾華語を勉強中の皆さん、こんにちは！???? 「初級の単語は覚えたけれど、もっと自然でスムーズな会話ができるようになりたい！」 「TOCFL（華検）のスコアを伸ばして、次のレベルへステップアップし...

The Places We Live: A Glance at My Own Town Here in Andalusia

Where History Meets the Sierra Morena Sitting here at a sunlit café table in La Carolina, sipping...

English Survival Guide - Episode 2: At the Grocery Store

Hi! Review countable and uncountable nouns with me :)Vocabulary/expressions from this video:"I've g...

What I Learned This Summer: Homemade Gelato and Oat Milk!

Summer in Japan is always hot, but this year I decided to stay cool by learning a few new tricks in...

Why Does Spoken French Sound So Fast?

Have you ever studied French for months — or even years — and then felt completely lost when listen...

The bootstrap in this world and the world of hereafter

This video, explores the concept of a "bootstrap"—an internal, divine-inspired energy or dynamism—i...

Let’s Build This Class Together

Let’s skip the part where you scroll through tutor profiles looking for a pre-packaged textbook c...

【看新闻学中文】没有方向盘的出租车，你敢坐吗？ハンドルのないタクシー、乗る勇気はありますか？

大家好！欢迎来到本期的“看新闻学中文”。 2026年9月，特斯拉开始在美国得州奥斯汀使用无人驾驶出租车 Cybercab 提供载客服务。乘客可以通过特斯拉的 Robotaxi 应用叫车。 让人吃惊的...

Things I Learned This Summer

Hello everyone!   This summer, I tried a pottery class. I thought it would be relaxing.   I imagine...

Are you run off your feet today?

Dear Students,Are you busy today?  Here's a great English idiom to describe your situation!'To be r...

The Truth About Making 13 Episodes (He Didn't Want to Be Here) [CC] 【Business Chinese ｜CEO Interview #13】

Welcome to KOKO's Chinese Classroom! ????✨   In Episode 13 of our "CEO Interview" series, KOKO and ...

How storytelling relates to communication

In my twenty plus years of teaching English, I have spent a lot of time trying to nudge students to...

Jun先生の中国語あれこれ｜YCTとHSK、何級を受ければいい

  こんにちは、Junです。中国語、広東語、日本語、英語が話せる語学講師です。   前回のコラムでは、小中学生が中国語の検定試験を受けるメリットについてご紹介しました。   今回は、保護者の方か...

This Summer: A New Chapter - I Graduated and I’m Back

This summer has been a really special one for me. After taking some time away from Cafetalk to focu...

Extreme weather

Photo: a submerged road in Toronto2026 has been another year filled with extreme weather events acr...

The One Thing I Learned This Summer (That Actually Works)

Every summer, we make the same promise: "This time, I'll really get serious about my English."   Th...

What's on Your Learning List Before 2026 Ends?

As we move through the second hald of the year, it's natural to feel quiet pressure of ticking off ...

【台湾華語・ステップアップ】脱・初心者を叶える！TOCFL Band A/B 必須単語マスターガイド??

台湾華語を勉強中の皆さん、こんにちは！???? 「基本的な単語は覚えたけれど、もっと自然で表現力豊かな中国語を話したい！」 「TOCFL（華検）のスコアを伸ばして、中級レベルへステップアップしたい！...