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Make English Fun! Happy English Quiz for Kids

Does your child love games, colours, numbers and fun activities? Let's make learning English an exc...

Search and Find

Hoping never to be seen in shades of brown against the green and yellow leaves mixed in with brown ...

VERBS IN EVERYDAY ENGLISH

  Cafetalk Lesson: Verbs in Everyday English 1. Warm-up: What is a verb? A verb is an action word....

Avoiding Cultural Gaffes: British vs American English

If you've mastered textbook English, congratulations—you've climbed a major mountain. But the momen...

Should Some Football Pundits Be Shown the Red Card?

There's a common misconception in language-learning circles that most native speakers speak their l...

Casa Loma: Legends of Horror

Photo: Casa Loma lit up for the Legends of Horror eventCasa Loma, constructed between 1911 and 1914...

Halloween Traditions Around the World

When I was a kid I loved going Trick-or-Treating. I can still remember the smell of the Halloween c...

Let's Learn Halloween Words! はろうぃんの ことばを おぼえよう！

The photo shows Halloween decorations and autumn vegetables.   •かぼちゃ (kabocha) = pumpkin, kabocha s...

Grammar Mistake or Right as Rain? Decoding Casual English

In my last blog, we looked at how bad habits creep into everyday speech and how even native speaker...

The Unlocked Door: How a Weekly Delivery Sparked a Lifelong Love of Reading

      The Unlocked Door: How a Weekly Delivery Sparked a Lifelong Love of Reading A True Story by ...

“有点”和“一点”的区别

“有点”和“一点”核心区别是：“有点”表轻微程度，“一点”表少量数量/微量对比‌。 ?? 核心用法差异 ‌位置搭配不同‌： “有点”只能放在形容词/动词前面，比如“有点累”“有点想睡”； “一点”...

中国双十一：从单身节到全民购物狂欢的独特商业奇迹

如果你身边有中国朋友在每年11月初突然开始熬夜刷手机、往家里堆快递，不用怀疑，一年一度的“双十一”电商购物节已经来了。这个诞生于中国的独特消费节日，如今已经成为全球规模最大的线上购物狂欢，它的背后藏...

【English Tip】Stop saying "I'm fine, thank you!" ?? Try these natural phrases instead!

Hello everyone! This is Tutor Peace smiles When someone asks you, "How are you?", what is the first...

《轉念練習》比較×版本1.0

每個人都有屬於自己的花期，在這個繁華的世界裡，你真的不必在不對的季節裡逼自己開花。   當看見別人的幸福濾鏡而感到失落時，試著關掉螢幕，回到真實的生活裡。   數數那些不需要花錢就能擁有的豐盛：時間...

The Danger of Making Assumptions

How often do we mistake an assumption for a fact? We see something, hear something or meet someone,...

Halloween Around the World: How Do You Celebrate? ??

Did you know that Halloween can look completely different depending on where you live?   For some p...

You’ve Studied Japanese… But Can You Actually Speak It?

Learning Japanese Is More Than Just Studying a Textbook! こんにちは！I'm Shima, a licensed Japanese teac...

Happy Godzilla Day!

November 3rd marks the 72nd anniversary of the Japanese theatrical release of GODZILLA (1954). Ever...

A Book Character I’ll Never Forget

Hello everyone!   This past weekend, my sons and I carved a pumpkin into a Jack-o'-lantern for Hall...

The Book Character I’ll Never Forget (And Why We Would Be Best Friends)

When people ask about unforgettable book characters, they usually name someone incredibly noble, ...

Parole e Caffè: Meraviglia — The Beauty of Being Amazed

Ciao! Welcome back to "Parole e Caffè". I'm Marina, an Italian teacher with 15 years of experience....

Welcome to the Japanese-Style Room!わしつへ ようこそ!

A 「わしつ」 is a room in the traditional Japanese style. The room in the photo has these things:   •たたみ...

A Book Character I’ll Never Forget: Uhtred of Bebbanburg

Well, this is a tough one. There are so many! Talk about an embarrassment of riches! Today, though,...

Feel JAPAN with Yoko chan #01 | 日本の暮らし ―—— Simple Ingredients, Deep Warmth of Home

There is a dish I start craving when the weather turns cold. The other day, I saw shiny, fresh daik...

【Must Read】The #1 mistake keeping you from English fluency (It’s not grammar!) 【英語が話せないのは、文法のせいではありません。あなたの「完璧主義」を今すぐ手放す方法をお話しします。】

Let’s be completely honest for a second. When you want to say something in English during a meeti...

Sound More Natural (Without Losing Your Grammar)

Speaking more like a native English speaker isn't about copying every bit of slang or colloquial co...

Neagari no Okusu: A Japanese Wordplay with the Same Sound "Ne"

Hello! I'm SASYA, a Japanese teacher. Recently, I visited Ootori Taisha, a shrine in Sakai, Osaka. ...

I worked on a horror film!

Dear Cafetalk Community,[My Film Experience: A Spooky New Adventure!]This past weekend, I had the e...

在台灣租屋！台湾で部屋を借りる！

想知道台灣日常是什麼感覺嗎？想來台灣體驗生活嗎？想租房子卻不知道怎麼看租屋廣告嗎？那就來上我的課吧！ l   類型：大樓、公寓、華廈、獨棟(透天厝) 1.大樓(マンション)：通常為 11 樓以上的住...

Why do people take off their shoes at home in Japan?

Konnichiwa, everyone! I’m Juri, a Japanese tutor (^-^)vToday, I’d like to introduce a part of Japan...