Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Stay Healthy and learn about the properties of these amazing vegetables!

  Salad: Properties   Lettuce: It has detoxifying properties, if we consume it ...

MOST COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS

Hello there! my name is Alison, I've been teaching english for over 10 years and I think students s...

俳句：銀杏落葉

今日は勉強会に参加してて。.日本文化の話が出てきてやっぱり日本いいよな～って思って、.外に出たら銀杏並木がすごくきれいでやっぱり日本いいよな～って思って。.今日の季語は「銀杏落葉（いちょうおちば）」...

The Spanish around the world

Hi everyone! Did you know that the Spanish is also an official language in African countries like ...

俳句：二の酉

やっと酉の市に行けた～.大鳥神社、とっても賑わってたよ。誰かが熊手を買うたびにコールが起こるの。威勢がいいと、いろいろ買いたくなるね。.今日の季語は「二の酉（にのとり）」

Fun Fact: Japanese and Spanish similarities.

Japanese and Spanish share linguistic similarities. Despite being from completely different langu...

季節の食べ物-seasonal food-

お久（ひさ）しぶりです（*^_^*） 日本（にほん）では１１月６日から解禁（かいきん）になった「コッペ蟹（がに）」をいただいたので パスタを作って（つくって）みました（*^_^*） この蟹（か...

PM Modi's Speech at Exchange ofAgreements & Joint Press Statement with PM Abe in Tokya, Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pswFfPWsQRw  PM Modi's Speech at Exchange ofAgreements &a...

The Next 3 Weeks

Hello everyone! For those of you who regularly take lessons, you'll notice that my schedule for th...

Pride and Prejudice / 高慢と偏見

Here is my shot at BrE (narration is all in my mother tongue, AmE). I have been recording this st...

My students advice

Hello Dear new colleagues, Please, feel free to ask me about Lesson: topics, forms, length. Teachi...

It's Eiken Time!

Hello Everyone! It's that time of year again, and everyone is studying for the Eiken test. If you ...

6 Things to Make You Sound Even Better Than a Native English Speaker!

Over the last few years of teaching, I have found that many of my students, regardless of English l...

Brain Training For Learning English Vocabulary

Learning a language can require both concentration and the ability to focus on aspects of learning ...

俳句：秋刀魚

今年の秋刀魚、随分細いと思いません？.近隣の某大量消費国がかっさらっていくからだってニュースでやってた。.どこ行っても「モデルさんですか？」って聞きたくなる秋刀魚しか売ってないの。.今日の季語は「秋...

What's right and what's wrong?

How about the idea that in order to be happy you need not to gain some things, but to give up. Wh...

New courses? Why not...

What I find inspiring in Cafetalk, that here you have opportunity to learn not only things which yo...

Websites for English Practice!

I was looking at my old school's website and found these great resources.  Below is a (long) l...

夏野菜のピクルスを作ってみました！

こんにちは お盆もすぎて夏の暑さも一段落かと思えば まだまだ汗だくになる日もしばしば。   いかがお過ごしでしょうか       最近母方...

20% discount off any lesson for you!

You are welcome to use this 20% dsicount coupon before the end of this month for any lesson.... Tha...

KARMA AND ITS EFFECT ON CHARACTER

The word Karma is derived from the Sanskrit Kri, to do; all action is Karma. Technically, this word...

Bhagavad Gita: Sanskrit recitation with Sanskrit text - Chapter 17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFx1DpvGdpQ     Bhagavad Gita: Sanskrit recitation ...

Free Art and Design Lessons!

Hello to new students,100% free coupon is until today only, Monday, 15th August. Grab any of my art...

こんな録音もやっております。/ VO: Captain's Announcement

A quick example of what I offer in my voiceover service. My "natural" narration first, and then f...

Ichiro Suzuki An excellent Article on the Great Suzuki!

Ichiro reaches 3,000 hits by following meticulous standards http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...

Money talks.....

There’s an old British custom never to talk about money in social situations. According to th...

俳句：涼し

というわけで、今日はエキストラ初体験！.守秘義務があるので詳しくは言えないけど、お店でお友達とランチをしているという設定でした。.レストランだったから、待ち時間はピーチティー出してくれるし、本番はコ...

俳句：箱庭

自動車屋さんの話を聞いていたら、面白いことを言ってました。.今の自動車はいろんなボタンがついていて、手動でカスタマイズできるけど（そうなの？）、 IT化によってボタンはどんどんなくなる。コンピ...

俳句：冷奴

ついつい、冷たいものばかり食べてしまう。。。.でも、白い色のもの食べてるとなんか美白になれる気がしない？.ヨーグルトとか、大根おろしとか。.今日の季語は「冷奴（ひややっこ）」

What's the most unusual interview question you have ever heard of?

Hi, I am just trying to improve my job interview preparation classes and I am wondering..... What ...