Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Reading News Articles

Reading a news article serves as an excellent learning aid to acqhire new vocabulary and see how th...

Why does Apple outsell Microsoft ?

How did Dr Martin Luther King get 250 thousand people to attend his "I Have a Dream" speech ? Why ...

Would you like to invent the wheel ?

Or  would you prefer to ride the bicycle ? Personally, I like to feel the wind in my face. S...

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...

Communicating at Meetings

A weekly team meeting: Richard (Meeting Chairman): I’ve called this meeting to keep track ...

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!

Students often say they cannot express their ideas well because they get so nervous when they’re sp...

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

The most important business talk ever ! -  Simon Sinek Says 'Start With Why" . The natur...

「浮遊感のあるコード」とは？〜Burt Bacharach "This Guy's In Love With You"分析

DTM・作詞作曲講座で、 コードの分析をするレッスンがありました。 その中で非常に興味深いものがあったのでご紹介します。 ちょっと長いです。。 Burt Bacharach（バート・バカラック）...

What can I offer you that cannot be found for free ?

Hello,Only if I can answer this question, am I worthy of your hire.The internet is saturated with f...

俳句：梅雨

最近の中学生のかばんは重い！って話をやってました。中には10kg越の子も。。。.・・・絶対身体に悪い ToT.私が中学生のころは、薄っぺら～い鞄とか地につきそうな肩掛けカバンが流行ってて、.しかも、...

COMMONLY USED ENGLISH IDIOMS

  Here are 15 common English idioms and phrases that will enrich your English vocabulary. 1.    ‘Th...

俳句：四十雀

  落とし物をした人、拾った人の個人情報を警察が勝手に教えちゃう・・・っていうtwitterが話題になっていた。.ちょっと前までは連絡先教えるなんて何でも...

Modal Auxiliary 'Would'

Hello Everyone! Would you like to learn how to use ‘would’? This is a very important ...

HOW TO BUILD CONFIDENCE WHEN SPEAKING ENGLISH

Do you still feel nervous about speaking English to others even though you’ve spent a long time stu...

Can I learn English with only one lesson per week ?

The short answer - you will not make much progress with only one weekly session. The solution - BU...

Why do you need a tutor ? What is the tutor's job?

In this day and age, with the abundance of free information available, why do we, the students, nee...

ACHIEVE YOUR ENGLISH LEARNING GOALS!

I just want to share with you an interesting Article I read which will help you achieve your Englis...

What did you do on the weekend?

Weekends away from work are important.  We need to recharge so we can go back to work refreshe...

Anagrams

What is an Anagram? An Anagram is a word made by using letters of another word in a different or...

Do You Use These Words Correctly?

Hello everyone! There are a lot of words in the English language, and sometimes we all make mistak...

Idioms

Idioms I’m on cloud nine today. I managed to step out for a long, brisk walk along the beach...

Thank You to My Students!

Last night, for whatever reason, I could not sleep.  As I lay in bed, I began to think about m...

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

Mother’s Day is a day you get to show your Mom how grateful you are that she is in your life. There...

Would You like an example of how I teach English ?

" I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon"             &nbs...

Expressions

So, what’s the story, morning glory? (meaning ‘So, what’s been happening?’)...

IT'S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES!

Do you want to learn about the Filipino culture and traditions? Do you want to experience the beaut...

I have been with Cafetalk for 6 months!

My dear students, I am very proude to inform you: I have been working with Cafetalk for 6 mo...

PUNCTUATION MARKS

ENGLISH CORNER:   Punctuation marks are used to create sense, clarity and stress in sentences.  We ...

俳句：勿忘草

勿忘草。Forget me not.私のこと忘れないで。.私はそんなメソメソと演歌みたいなこと言わないな。.初めっから、いなかったことにしてくださいって言うタイプかなぁ。.勿忘草のブルーは綺麗すぎて...

WHY LEARN ENGLISH?

Learning English is important and people all over the world decide to study it as a second language...