Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Books and Reading

I enjoy reading all kinds of books. Perhaps surprisingly, I do not tend to read contemporary novels...

Once upon a Time: The Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tales

A glass slipper, a poisonous apple and a magic mirror, a prince who is a frog, a house made of ging...

Things On MY Bucket List…

Greetings,It's getting terribly hot, isn't it?Well, I had a vague idea what a 'bucket list' was, bu...

（シンプルライフ)　A Simple Life

Here'sTeacherAsuka'sEnglishWave: my latest English Broadcasting below:https://stand.fm/episodes/60f...

BRAZILIAN VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK - Comanda

Comanda is a card to control orders in bars, restaurants etc. In many bars and restaurants in Brazi...

Thanks for the triple anniversary!

世界に散らばる生徒の皆さん、こんにちは！ cafe talkでのレッスンを提供を始めて、一年を過ぎました。 そしてこのたび、事務局から生徒を惹きつけるユニークなレッスンを提供する先生に贈られる、"R...

My Bucket List, my Now List

I used to have a bucket list. It was there in the back of my mind waiting. It contained things like...

【ブログ】え！老化が治せる時代に？

東大の研究によれば、 老化細胞を除去する薬を発見したそうで、   そうなると、老化を止められるということになりそうです。 アメリカでは、がんについて臨床試験が始まっているようです。   老化が止めら...

Expressions in Brazil with the word "chá"

Chá de bebêIt is a 'baby shower', a party for a women who is going to have a baby. Her friends take...

STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH (and other weird English expressions)

Hello again, everyone – I must apologize for not “keeping up” on my tutor’s column… and this expres...

One wish, every tale

Ahhhh… if I could magically make true one wish, it would be to be able to read every language in th...

My WISH is THIS Man's WISH.

Written By: Mohamed Helmy     Many ideas come to mind when I think about that "one magical wish.” S...

If I Could Have One Wish…

Of course, I have many big wishes. These include things like world peace, ending environmental dest...

A Prince and a Giant

“But the Spring never came, nor the Summer. The Autumn gave golden fruit to every garden, but to th...

（人生で見つけたいもの）Find what brings you joy in life

Here's Teacher Asuka's English Wave.You can listen my latest column below : https://stand.fm/episod...

British Cakes and Biscuits

Plate of shortbread. By User:Dave souza - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/i...

ガチャガチャって知っていますか？Do you know Gacha‐Gacha?

今成田空港でもたくさん置かれているガチャガチャ。目的は旅行者が帰国する際、日本の小銭を使えるようにと設置したと聞いています。そしてここ最近特にガチャガチャをあちらこちらで目にするようになり、ついに私...

parklet

Hi students!What's a parklet?It's a new word that has changed meaning a little since the pandemic. ...

Studying Abroad and Jo March

“You asked me the other day what my wishes were… I want to go away somewhere this winter for a chan...

Midsummer

Summer Solstice Sunrise over Stonehenge CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?cur...

Crazy And Funny Facts You Should Know

Dear, Readers.  I am thrilled to be back with another installment of Crazy And Funny Facts You S...

Studying Abroad

Greetings,Instead of giving direct advice I would like to share two famous stories about Socrates w...

（SDGsって？）What’s SDGs？ Kitty supports this goals as a UN ambassador(•‿•)

Here's Teacher Asuka’s English wave：you can listen my latest column as soon as you visit below.http...

Snowy interview exclusive

  Teacher: Hello Snowy! Snowy: What? Teacher: How are you today?   Snowy: Yeah...I'm ok. Why?Teache...

私の日本語レッスンをリニューアルしました。My Japanese lesson has been renewed.

It's been a month since I first became a teacher here. Thanks to you, I was able to take lessons wi...

Happy Canada Day :)

This is a Canada joke :)  American TV programs always stereotype Canadians as being terribly polite...

BRAZILIAN VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK - ANTENADO

AntenadoLiterally - with antennasMeaning - well-informed, alert, paying close attention to what is ...

Little Heroes, Great Adventures!

Little Heroes, Great Adventures! From the English folklore character Tom Thumb, printed in 1621, to...

multilingual

This video, although just of people counting to 10 in at least 3 different languages, reminds me of...

Earthquake!

Just after I taught a lesson, I felt the room shake! It continued to move...We were having an earth...