Cafetalk Tutor's Column

A Glimpse of the Himalayas: From My Window

My home country, Nepal, is known for its stunning Himalayan Mountain range and, of course, the tall...

Nanowrimo: A Writer's Journey to 50,000 Words

Hello, fellow learners and writers! November has arrived, and for many in the writing community, th...

Happy Halloween!

The pumpkins are carved and the spider cookies have been made. The house has been decorated and the...

A Journey Through the Mysteries of 'The October Country

Ray Bradbury's "The October Country" is a literary treasure that takes readers on a captivating jou...

Best book of the season

Autumn is a time for reflection, home comfort, and good books. What to read in autumn to brighten u...

Best Book of the Season: Audiobooks

I love readingWhen I was yonger, I always read paper books. I loved exploring my hometown's library...

Halloween Stories: Tales of Spooks, Spirits, and Surprises

Halloween is a time when the veil between the living and the supernatural is said to be at its thin...

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...