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Best book of the season - I cheated and chose three!

Whenever anyone asks me to choose my favourite book I always say "That's impossible!".I have so man...

My Cooking: A Catastrophe by Any Other Name (with apologies to William Shakespeare)

Hello again! I hope all of you are enjoying a lovely autumn season.  As I wrote in an earlier colum...

"My House" from Matilda: The Musical

This song, taken from the musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's book Matilda, gives us a glimpse into ...

VERY ORDINARY SERIES XVII OF MY WANTING TO KEEP TOUCH WITH

I'll tell you that I was really, really impressed and again convinced of speciality of the human h...

Fall Season Shopping and Fashion.

Fashion is typically split into four seasons: Spring/Summer,  Fall/Winter,  Resort,  Pre-Fall. Th...

E-Books or Not

I remember reading my first e-book, D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover. It was a pdf version a...

I got a whole new living room!

[From the desk of Lady Ayame]Hello Cafetalk Community!I'm so excited to report that I was able to r...

F.O.I.L. vS. Ice Cream Cone Method

This video shows FOIL (First-Outer-Inner-Last) and Ice Cream Cone Method in multiplying binomials.  

Crazy And Funny Facts You Should Know

Interesting and fun facts about the violin 1. It’s a fiddle, not a violin! Have you ever been wonde...

Tamil words that sound similar

Tamil words that sound similar

The world’s oldest dog

How long do you think a dog can live? The average lifespan of a dog is 10 to 13 years, but Bobi, th...

Binomial Expansion Using Pascal's Triangle

I was in a class with a student and we were studying squaring binomials. He's really a smart kid. H...

What is TOEIC L&R ?

TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) L&R stands for the "TOEIC Listening and...

Ever Wondered Why We Say “Trick or Treat” on Halloween?

Found this interesting article the other day by Mental Floss.Why Do We Say “Trick or Treat” on Hall...

【Culture Idioms】 Happy Halloween

【over my dead body】= I don't like your suggestion and I disagree!A: Let's eat curry rice for dinner...

Duku Langsat

It's duku langsat (duku in short) fruit season in Malaysia. Our market fruit stalls are simply lade...

A Hootin' Hungarian's Hilarious Halloween Hijinks

Hello there, dear readers! So, you know, I'm a Hungarian. Yep, proud and true. But I have a little ...

Oktoberfest celebration on Cafétalk! :-)

I am pleased to announce that my online webinar starts soon: https://cafetalk.com/campaign/2023/sem...

【Idioms】 It's raining cats and dogs

【It's raining cats and dogs】= It's raining hard.When people say "It's raining cats and dogs!", they...

A Halloween Tradition: Jack-O'-Lantern After-Snack: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds!

Hello there! In this space, you’ll get a taste of casual, natural English usage:  idioms, general...

What is this "Gating"?

So, we all know what a gate is. It's basically a door, right? Can we use it as a verb?   Gating is ...

Morning Routine: Blueprint for a Successful Day

Imagine beginning each day with a sense of purpose, clarity, and motivation. This is the gift of a ...

Halloween is just round the corner!

Did you know......Halloween’ is an abbreviation of ‘All Hallows Eve’, which means the day before Al...

VERY ORDINARY SERIES XVI OF MY WANTING TO KEEP TOUCH WITH

It's a very common we are interested in other's lives. I read articles of some famous persons. I g...

5 creative things I could do with my kids' art?

It's wonderful that you want to find creative ways to repurpose your kids' art and reduce clutter. ...

THIS - THAT (English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu)

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The origins of Halloween

The origins of Halloween date back over 1,000 years.Here are some interesting facts for you:- Hallo...

Working holiday VISA agreement Japan and Finland

Did you know that now it is possible for Japanese to work and live in Finland for up to one year? A...

The Significance of Business English in the Global Economy

Introduction Business English is a specialized form of the English language that is tailored to the...

Autumn idioms

If you want to sound more like a native speaker, you need to start using more idioms. Here are some...