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Christmas decorations!

Whether you like celebrating Christmas or not, you cannot ignore the festive spirit that Christmas ...

5 Reasons We Love Winter in South Africa

Whether you’re a summer or winter baby, there are just some things that are better in winter. Yes, ...

This is how I spend my time in winter.

How do I spend my time in winter? I am a true creature of habit so I have no intention of changing ...

私の冬の過ごし方　

今年も残り１ヶ月を切りましたね。コロナ渦の中、如何お過ごしですか？　日本も冬に第６波が来ると言われています。冬は、静かにしていた方がよさそうです。私は、静かに普段ゆっくりと読むことできなかった本５冊...

Academic IELTS writing tasks 1 and 2 samples

The bar graph illustrates statistics concerning individuals in the UK who consumed five or more por...

I found another コダック コマアシャル Japanese commercial!

Dear Cafetalk Community,As you know, YouTube is a treasure trove! I am finding many of my commercia...

Funny and embarrassing moments in language!!

We've all been there. You're struggling to keep up in a new language and don't say exactly what you...

Academic IELTS Writing Tasks 1 and 2

The floor plans detail a home at present and its planned renovations. Looking from an overall persp...

Ana Maria Machado

Ana Maria Machado was born in 1941 in Rio de Janeiro and is, alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth...

The "straw" that broke the camel's back~

I've heard this idiom many times before throughout my life. It is a mistake I made when learning my...

新宿御苑のスターバックス (Starbucks in Japanese Garden)

11月末の日曜日、お天気が良かったので、新宿御苑（しんじゅくぎょえん）を散策しました。 新宿御苑は大都会の真ん中にあります。地下鉄丸ノ内線の新宿御苑駅から徒歩5分です。広くて自然が豊かな美しい公園で...

私がした英語での大失態（かなり笑われました…）

カフェトークの皆さん、こんにちは。タイ在住、２年目を迎えた英語・日本語のバイリンガル講師、Keiko Davyです。今日は今週のコラムのテーマ「語学学習で経験した面白失敗談」というのに合わせてコラム...

「なんとか英語話せます」は英語で？

Often Japanese people say "I can speak English a little", but there is a better thing that you can ...

Making Mistakes and Language Learning

Funny Mistakes Experienced In Language Learning. It is really important to be able to laugh at ones...

Clarice Lispector

Clarice Lispector (1920–1977) was a Ukrainian-born Brazilian novelist and short story writer acclai...

Academic IELTS Writing Tasks 1 and 2 sample essays

The bar graph details the changes in travel habits by fives different modes of transport in both 19...

Christmas music

Christmas is a month away and there's plenty of Christmas music playing on the radio and in stores,...

IELTS- Writing Task 2

As you probably know, task 2 writing essays are notoriously difficult to write correctly, and this ...

Jokes About my country and culture.

Jokes that describe my culture. My initial (first) reaction to this topic was a feeling of uneasine...

目立つ②

Outstanding: 目立つ、際立つ、優れた、傑出したWatch the video to learn how to use "outstanding".

Cancer Pre-Screening Japan Vs. Canada

Today, I had my first set of Cancer pre-screening / prevention tests today.  I had four cancer scre...

Canadian jokes

Most jokes about Canada and Canadian culture are about the snow, the animals, hockey, or people bei...

IELTS- Academic Writing Task 1 Essay sample

So who is taking their IELTS exam soon? If you are struggling to study academic writing task 1 and ...

Thank you for 100 lessons ! Thank you to all my students.

Today I reached 100 lessons and 100 attempts to help students from around the world. As a native En...

「目立つ」を英語で？

How do say "目立つ" in English?  Watch the video to find out.

生徒さんが英検準2級に合格しました！

  １１歳の生徒さんが英検準2級に合格しました。Mちゃん、本当によく頑張ったね！本当に教えた甲斐がありました。嬉しかったです！I want to congratulate my student f...

Rachel de Queiroz

Life is a task that cannot be shared with anyone. Rachel de Queiroz Rachel de Queiroz was a promine...

お金に関する句動詞（phrasal verbs）

みなさま、こんにちは。英語と日本語講師のリナです。   「phrasal verb」をご存じですか。 日本語では「句動詞」と言ったりしますね。   「動詞+前置詞」や「動詞+副詞」のセットで、1つの...

My Trip to Japan

I took this photo at the Vancouver airport. I arrived here from my city, Toronto. Notice the beaut...

「似ている」を英語で？

How do we say two things are the same in some ways, but different in some ways, in English? Take a ...