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Spine-chilling movies

Do you want to talk about movies or novels in English? In this video I introduce some great express...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Leveraging the Power of Choice in Business

The power of choice is one of the most powerful tools people have in their lives. It is one of the ...

A word in your native language that you find difficult to pronounce

A word in your native language that you find difficult to pronounce The Ukrainian language is extr...

Is Breakfast Important?

Like many British people, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, for me. It sets me up fo...

Those little words!

Sometimes it is the little words that give us the biggest headaches! Words like a, an, the are eas...

A word in my native language I find difficult to pronounce.

  To be honest, I can really bring anything to mind at this time in the morning. However, the topic...

Difficult Words

Although I cannot say that I struggle in general there's one word that is quite tricky. 'Valnalella...

"What a Wonderful World"

This is the title of the song, I would play on repeat.  "What a Wonderful World" by Loius Armstrong...

Essence of Happiness

English Broadcasting below:https://stand.fm/episodes/6338141c9f9938126b620f72Today, I'm going to th...

今日の翻訳「二番煎じ」

直訳すると"Second brew(of tea)"なのですが、英語圏でお茶以外に対して二番煎じの意味合いで"Second brew"と使われるのは珍しいです。（イギリスであれば東亜圏ほどではなくと...

Jesus Christ........The risque of a self-crucifixion

When the emotions become institutionalized..... Q: We have a record of Jesus Christ coming back and...

Tutor Ranking

As soon as I woke up this morning, I received a notification on my phone. I have been included in t...

Amazon launches Kindle Scribe

Morning everyone! This's Yishu. If you've read my previous articles, you'd known that I am an avid ...

The song I'd play on repeat

I spend 18 years of my life in Italy and I probably know more Italian songs than French songs. I kn...

Hurricane Ian Update

As many of you may have heard, Fort Myers, Florida, where I live suffered a devastating hurricane. ...

Every trip to the mountain is a small life

Mountains are a disease. Try it once and you won't be able to forget these feelings. That's why all...

Covid might have changed people’s personalities....

I read this article on Guardian that I'd like to share with you. The following is an excerpt. You c...

I’ve updated my profile!

Hello, everyone!It's been over 3 months past since I started my lessons as a Cafetalk tutor.Recentl...

Verbal Communication At The Workplace

Although conversations at the workplace do involve casual conversations with colleagues, verbal com...

A song that I play on repeat

One of my favourite songs is by a Filipino-Canadian artist named Resflo. The song is called Hindi N...

The Song I'd Play on Repeat

The song I would play on repeat is "It's my life" by the American rock band, Bon Jovi. The song is ...

A song that you would play on repeat

A song that you would play on repeat I really like to sing. I like to sing English and Russian song...

I found a PERFECT material for SPOKEN English learning!

目玉焼きには塩胡椒ですか？しょうゆですか？How do you like you fried eggs? With salt and pepper or soy sauce? 深夜0時から朝7時...

Arriving/Arrived

Sometimes students have problems with the verbs "arrive" and "depart", when talking about trains, b...

A song I would play on repeat

I think I am going to be a little sneaky about this topic. Honestly speaking, I do not really have ...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Six Stress Management Habits to Live a Happier Life

Stress is a part of life. It can be caused by many things, such as work, family, finances, or healt...

Daydreaming...

I hope you're doing well :)When I daydream, I love going for a walk, going for coffee, hearing the ...

Favorite play in my childhood

English Broadcasting belowhttps://stand.fm/episodes/632fe9e78a2675ed2d5bd015Today, I'm going to ta...

Don't say "TIME"!

I have been teaching English in Japan for 23 years and there is an English mistake that I hear almo...

Memories of backyard soccer

Photo: (from left) Our dog Max, my brother and I hanging out in the backyardEvery time I kick any k...