Cafetalk Tutor's Column

New Course - Planning your trip to Brazil

1st Lesson: Planning the trip. Reasons to travel to Brazil. Places to visit: natural parks, importa...

I recommend you take a lesson with THIS TUTOR on Cafetalk day.

No, it is not me, but in my opinion he is the most underrated Tutor on Cafetalk. Just msg me here ...

For New and Aspiring Tutors - The definitive guide to Earning on Cafetalk.

Have you noticed how a small group of new tutors outperform the majority, even though their profile...

Group TED 1 Hour Skype - Thurs 10.00 pm

This week we take on Dan Gilbert's  "Why we make Bad Decisions" - Dan teaches us the com...

Preposition Position In English

Learning English has a lot to do with placing the correct words in the correct place. In my experie...

Let's do a number on these lyrics ! - Those were the days my friend ..

Here are the original lyrics to " Those were the days"  by Mary Hopkins Those were the days m...

Common English Grammar Mistakes

Let’s face it, the English language isn’t always easy, especially when it comes to writ...

Parents: Helping your child learn English

Learning English is difficult. It is even harder to when you have to help your child learn English ...

楽しい - Learn English the Fun Way !

楽しい - This is how we have fun ! Whenever I find the key to success, someone changes the lock....

What Is Religion? By Swami Vivekananda

A huge locomotive has rushed on over the line and a small worm that was creeping upon one of ...

My own personal nutrition guidelines

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New individual IELTS lessons

Hello everyone….. I would just like to take this opportunity to thank those of you that have...

THERE IS NO REASON TO LET YOUR ENGLISH FADE AWAY FROM LACK OF USE ! - ATTEND SUNDAY 9.00 PM GROUP HOUR

The natural way to learn a language is to immerse yourself in it, to do activities in the language,...

Why is your English stuck at intermediate level ?

Simple, you keep taking lessons aimed at intermediate students, challenge yourself and take more ad...

Here is a very valuable quote, who do we attribute it to ?

Most teachers waste their time by asking questions that are intended to discover what a pupil does ...

Simple and Effective Home Workouts for ANYONE, ANYWHERE!

As a plant-based Personal Trainer living in the fast-paced city of London, I am often asked for adv...

This is how I like to teach English.

Today we will discuss relationships - Most relationships do not die of natural causes, they are ki...

Well Done to Thursday's TED talk Students !

I was very impressed with last week's students who were able, not only to understand the TED talk, ...

There is still 1 opening in Thurs. 10.00 pm Group lesson.

Due to a cancelation there is an open spot, we are discussing "How to stay calm when you know you&r...

Tanka poet Utsubo Kubota (1877-1967)

The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun’s June 7 i...

What is Positive Speaking and why is it important?

Our world today is VERY competitive, this encourages people to put others down in order to elevate ...

Why is your English stuck at intermediate level ?

Simple, you keep taking lessons aimed at intermediate students, challenge yourself and take more ad...

Another Japanese Sporting Great ! - Kobayashi smashes Le Mans lap record

Kamui Kobayashi ensured Toyota remains on provisional pole for the Le Mans 24 Hours with a sensatio...

Q : Am I the best tutor on Cafetalk?

A: There are some incredibly talented, world class tutors on Cafetalk, I aspire to teach at their l...

Peace and Fish and Chips

Fish and Peace and Chips is my silly concoction inspired by this little fellow undersea, swimming a...

Learn how people traveled to Okinawa 30,000 years ago from Taiwan.

Group tests raft to recreate ancient voyage. A research group has tested a primitive raft in order...

Thursday's 9.00 pm Group Lesson - 1 hour - Getting to Yes !

This week we cover William Ury, "Getting to Yes", and we learn his elegant way of resolving difficu...

Q : Mr Ian, which is your best lesson and why ?

A: Without a doubt "The Power of Positive Speaking" is my best lesson. The reasons  are - The...

Should You Study the Subject You Teach?

Hello Everyone! If found this article, that I thought was rather surprising. Apparently, in some p...

Thursday's 9.00 pm Group TED lesson - 1 hour - 500 points

This week we cover William Ury, "Getting to Yes", and we learn his elegant way of resolving difficu...