Cafetalk Tutor's Column

俳句：八月

会社勤めをしていたころ、目の前に座っていた子がたまたま同い年だったので、疲れると、よく一緒に昭和の流行語とかギャグを言って気分転換をしていました。.「それ、ナウいじゃ～ん」「ばっちぐーでしょ」とか言...

How To Learn And Remember New Words

What do you do if you are in a foreign country and you want to order a drink in a café or yo...

A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush

I have been thinking recently about the proverb: "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". It...

俳句：秋暑し

  みんなでタロットゲームをしました。今日の私はこんな感じ。.え～、何でわかっちゃうの～.・・・でも、結果オーライでよかった＾＾.今日の季語は「秋暑し（あ...

San Diego, my city in the U.S.

I currently live in Mexico City, a world class city. Since I've already done a column on Mexico Cit...

俳句：向日葵

  今日の悩み・・・・.「ももさんって、ほんと、かわいいですね」って言われたから、「え！どこがかわいいかなぁ(^o^)」って聞いたら、.「どこって言われる...

俳句：夏の月

  明日が満月だけど、今日の月もとてもきれいだった。.でも、いかにも暑い日の月という色をしていた。.今日の季語は「夏の月」

News - Wifi on Mt. Fuji

Hello Everyone! I found this short article about the introduction of wifi on top of mount Fuji. No...

Why I Love Learning Languages

One of the reasons I decided to teach English is because I love learning languages and I want to sh...

BBC News - The Gluten-free Fad

Hello Everyone! Today I have an article about the Gluten-free fad that has struck America (And oth...

Additional Lesson Times Available

Hello Everyone! I wanted to let you know about my additional lesson times this next week (and poss...

心を込めて！ありがとうございます。

2015年上半期カフェトークアウォードにて、カフェトーク大賞を頂戴しましたぁ！私の大切なパートナーの皆様、本当にありがとうございます。身に余る光栄です。感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです。（おひとりおひとり...

Tomoe loves picture books. Vol.2 Nella foresta del bradipo

Nella foresta del bradipo by Anouck Boisrobert, Louis Rigaud In the forest of sloth, everything is...

BBC News - Gay Marriage Legalized in the U.S.

Hello Everyone! http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33291375 I wanted to share this short vid...

俳句：星涼し

  セッション終了～.窓開けてると近所中に洩れちゃうから閉め切ってやってたら、とても熱いセッションになりました。。。.今日は「何か幸せな気分になってきた～...

Article - Language Inspired

Hello Everyone! Today I wanted to share this BBC article I found. A young man from South Korea was...

A Mini-Tour of Mexico City

Konnichiwa minna-san. As a little introduction, I decided to give you guys a photo tour of the city...

Article: Science Vs Fiction

Hello everyone! Many may not know, but I love dinosaurs. When I was a child, I wanted to become a ...

Tomoe loves picture books. Vol. 1 ほげちゃん

 Hi, it's Tomoe.  I love reading books; novels, adventures, mysteries, essays and so on. ...

What is a "DUFF"?

 What’s up everyone! How are you??   暑い日が続いておりますが、みなさんいかがお過ごしでしょうか。夏バテには気を付け...

had better → better

As Tracy R. wrote in her recent column entry, 'should' is more relaxed than 'had better': http://ca...

Arguments And Discussions To Improve Your English Skills

“Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.” ...

Article - Prison Girl Band

Hello Everyone!  This was a fascinating and somewhat strange article that I stumbled across o...

俳句：涼し

  今日は気づいたら、To Doリストいっぱい消していた。.意外と仕事してたんだ。.涼しくて過ごしやすかったもんね。.そして、今日もよく寝...

Exciting New Lessons!

Hello everyone! After getting some responses about what new classes everyone wants, and adding a f...

Video - World's Oldest Woman

Hello Everyone! Here is an amazing woman, who is supposedly the world's oldest woman at 116 years ...

Article - Babies Make Men Lazier

Hello Everyone! Here is an easier article than I usually post, from Breaking News English. It desc...

俳句：心太

  今日は新しいお仕事のキックオフミーティング。with 女子会。.みんなでいろんな知恵を出し合うのってほんとに楽しいです。.夜はカウンセリングのご予約を...

How to keep your English conversation flowing

It is often difficult to keep a conversation going in any language. During most of our daily intera...

50 Academic English Collocations

Academic writing can be one of the hardest things to perfect in English. This advanced skill requir...