Cafetalk Tutor's Column

80s and 90s rock music lover

Q and Aレッスンでも"music"について話す時、つい盛り上がるのですが、80s 90s ロックが大好きです！（ちなみに写真は昨年読んでとってもよかった本、"Grey Hound"の表紙です。...

PHRASAL VERBS - GETTING READY FOR WORK

Here is a text you can read on someone who is getting ready for work. There are many phrasal verbs ...

2022 Playlist

Photo: Best of alexrainbirdMusic // Vol. 6 (800k Subscribers Playlist) These days, there are four k...

PHRASAL VERBS AT WORK

Hello Everyone! In my last column we examined phrasal verbs at school. In today’s column we shall l...

What Music Do I Usually Listen To?

What music do I usually listen to? This is one of my favorite questions. I think when we ask what k...

（長く働く時代がやってきた）Work Longer Era

Here's my English Broadcasting below:https://stand.fm/episodes/61ed67e205446e00072d2380Hello, every...

Which teacher do you recommend? Cafetalk day

Hello. I'm Nana, a Japanese tutor. I took an English lesson on Cafetalk day. I was able to meet a s...

Teaching styles and learner expectations

Teaching styles and expectations can be very different in different cultures. Some teachers prefer ...

PHRASAL VERBS AT SCHOOL

Learning Phrasal Verbs within context could be effective when trying to understand how they can be ...

Animal Sayings

Animal sayings are quite common in English, even although we have less countryside than ever. Here ...

Different ways of saying I disagree

Today, let’s take a look at simple phrases of disagreement: I’m afraid I disagree I see what you’re...

My Weekend Special

Hello all,Greetings from Shirin !Weekend is that part of my life which I really look forward to. My...

How do you spend your weekend?

Roses are red,Violets are blue,I play computer games all weekend.How about you?   DID YOU UNDERSTA...

Become A Couch Bunny!

Hello! Hope you are well. What I like to do most of the time is to just relax and have a calm weeke...

And my usual weekend goes to...

... the chores.Doing chores at home! My weekend is usally spent doing basic household chores, which...

Have you kept a journal?

Writing improves with practice. I find my writing skills become rusty when I take a hiatus in writi...

How Do I Usually Spend My Weekend?

How Do You Usually Spend Your Weekend? I believe that the happiest and most productive life is base...

（冬型人間なのかも！〜日本の有名な歌をご紹介）I might be a winter person!--from the famous Japanese song

You can listen my English broadcasting as follows:https://stand.fm/episodes/61e4a5313b72720006385b0...

Short videos for listening practice in English

Today I’d like to share some resources for interesting short videos for English listening practice....

have been / have gone どっちを使ったらいい？

みなさま、こんにちは。英語と日本語講師のリナです。英語の時制って、難しいですよね。   なんか日本語には無い感覚だなぁ？ 継続？経験？完了？なんかいろいろ教科書には出てきたけど、イマイチよくわからな...

Daily reminder

Be kind to yourself. Don't speak negative, don't sabotage yourself, don't punish yourself in your m...

5 Tips to Improve Your Speaking Skills!

Hello Everyone! So everyone wants to improve their spoken English. But what can you do to improve ...

Benefits of Reading the NEWS

It is a good habit to read the English newspaper if you haven’t started doing so already.1.  Readin...

Talking about resolutions in English

Many people have been talking about their New Year’s resolutions recently, and I’ve had some great ...

I'm a Summer Person

I would definitely consider myself a "summer person." My favorite summer activities include going t...

タイ文字

สวัสดีนักเรียนทุกคน皆さん、こんにちは。今回はタイ文字について話します。タイ文字は子音字42個あります。母音字は22個です。声調記号は5個あります。この三つのパーツを組み合わせてい...

Johannesburg Summer or Nagoya Summer?

Note: South Africa has South African English words that are specific to South Africa. These come fr...

The traditional South African New Year isn't in January!

So...when is the New Year in South Africa? August 1st is the traditional New Year for Africans in S...

Life without a cell phone

Photo: Raffi - BananaphoneIt’s rare these days to meet someone who doesn’t have a cell phone. For m...

Robert Burns and Burns Suppers

Robert Burns, (1759-96), was born in Ayrshire, Scotland on 25 January 1759. He wrote many songs and...