Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Talking about festivals and holidays in English

This week’s column topic is Summer festivals, so today I would like to share some ways to talk abou...

Hobbies To Keep My Writing Skills Sharp

So, being new to Cafetalk and finding my way around has been somewhat complicated, but I think I've...

Make your lists more clear with the Oxford comma

The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is a punctuation mark that appears before the fin...

The Croxley Revels: Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, England

The Origins of the Croxley Revels: A Community Celebration Rooted in History Croxley Green, a pictu...

The Canadian National Exhibition

The Canadian National Exhibition is a festival that takes place in Toronto and marks the end of Sum...

You light up my life!

  The word “light” is very versatile in the English language, used in various idioms, phrases, and ...

40% discount (JULY only)

Hi everyone! How have you been? How is your July going so far? I hope it’s been a great month for y...

Do you sprinkle salt on watermelon?／スイカに塩をかける？

Speaking of "summer", the first thing that comes up to my head is "Watermelon ".  During summer vac...

每日一詞：而且 / Word of the day 而且(ér qiě) / 毎日の一語：而且

每日一詞：「而且」     今天的烏鴉學舌要介紹的是一個華語中很常用的連詞—「而且」，它主要用來連接句子，表達事情之間的關係。熟練它能幫助我們更好地描述和解釋我們的想法。以下我們將介紹而且的使用方法...

Using the Indefinite Article (a/an) in English

As you probably know, English uses articles before nouns most of the time (unless the noun is plura...

Cameras off lessons

The Cafetalk admins recently posted a blog about students expressing interest in having lessons wit...

Conversational English: Useful Phrases/ Sentences

Hi!Below are some useful conversational phrases/ sentences.

Little by little, you’ll understand!

The word "little" is a versatile adjective, often used to convey a sense of smallness, insufficienc...

Morning Glory 朝顔(あさがお)

Hello! I'm Muu., Japanese language teacher. The rainy season ended and summer is in full swing in m...

Learn about NOVA SCOTIA culture and special English vocabulary

Would you like to learn about my home province  Nova Scotia? If yes ! -- I am offering two classes ...

Are You Excited for Deadpool and Wolverine?

Don't tell me you don't watch comic book movies, 'cause I have a surprise for you!! The movie less...

Saying long numbers in English 長い数字を英語で読む方法

Image by Ahmad Ardity from PixabaySaying long numbers in English can be difficult.  長い数字を英語で読むのは難しい...

A Picture that Describes My Summer

Last summer, I went on a huge road trip from my home in southern Spain, across the country of Spai...

A thank you note from my student!

Hello Cafetalk Community!How are you? I'm happy to correspond with you again. Today, I experienced ...

Summer in the PH

The Philippines has a tropical climate and only experiences dry and wet seasons. However, we consid...

My favourite fantasy

With its enchanting and vividly described magical world, “The Chronicles of Narnia,” penned by C.S....

Summer in Sub-Saharan Africa

Summer in Sub-Saharan Africa lasts from November to February. This time of year is very hot and bea...

Business English Series #7

We're still here ????‍♀️.......So, here are some more conversation starters to break the ice with c...

Summer meals in Canada

People often ask me about the food that is typically eaten in Canada, and I usually answer that Can...

「一～就～」的用法 / The Usage of "一～就～" Structure / 「一～就～」の使い方

在中文中，「一～就～」是一個常用的句型結構，用來表示一個動作或事件緊接著另一個動作或事件發生。這個結構強調兩個動作或事件之間的連續性和即時性，表達了前後動作或事件之間的因果關係。以下將詳細介紹這個句...

Monthly bullet journal ritual

I’d like to share more about one of the most useful skills I've learned! As a skill, bullet journal...

Staying cool in summer .....

Dear Students, My apologies for not writing a blog for a long time --honestly our life hasn`t been ...

Business English Series #6

So there are some colleagues and partners you're not too familiar with....... here are a couple of ...

August 9th is the Moomin Day! ／8月9日はムーミンの日（おばけで涼しく？）

Do you know that August 9th is the Moomin Day? This is the day that the author Tove Jansson was bor...

Words that look the same but sound different and mean different things

English is not a language renowned for its consistent pronunciation. This inconsistency can be a si...