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Are you really living?

Photo by Mr Xerty on Unsplash I came across the following interesting quote recently: “Many people ...

Rooibos and Honeybush tea from the tip of Africa

Rooibos tea and Honeybush tea is made from endemic South African plants that grow in high mountain ...

How to THINK in English - Part 3

Keep track of your Progress. Once you decide to start thinking in English and stop translating in y...

マラガのイタリアンに行きました

イタリアンといえば、Tiramisú!Centroにある、Terra Míaという、イタリア人の方々が経営しているレストランです。 Pizza napoletana でした。美味しかった。 イタ...

Tea the British Way! British Tea Slang.

I'm British, so I think I know a thing or two about making a decent cup of tea.1. Boil the kettle. ...

How to THINK in English - Part 2

Have small Conversations with yourself in English Some significant advantages of using this techniq...

WRITING a journal DAILY. What should I write about?

Writing daily is a good exercise to keep your English in check and achieve consistent practice. Kee...

How to THINK in English - Part 1

Translating from your mother tongue to English is a frustrating feeling when it comes to learning E...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Four Strategies to Becoming More Influential at Work

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Four Strategies to Becoming More Influential at Work Becoming more influential ...

TEA, TEH, CHAI

I just read that this week’s topic would be on TEA and it wouldn’t be ME if I did not blog about on...

「Relax」よりクールで便利な表現を使ってみよう！

「リラックスする、くつろぐ」をいつも「Relax」だけで表現していませんか？ネイティブが使う、他の自然な表現に「Chill out」があります。前置詞”by”、”in”、”at”と組み合わせて、どの...

Describing Pictures – Scene vs Scenery

Vocabulary can sometimes be tricky. Today let’s look at the difference between the words 'scene' an...

I struggle with English when I have to explain my project

"I struggle with English when I have to explain a project or when I am required to speak on a parti...

MY TOPIC FOR THE WEEK #83: Four Benefits of Being a Great Listener

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Four Benefits of Being a Great ListenerBeing an effective listener is a powerfu...

If you build it, they will come

Image: Sudbury's Big NickelMany cities around the world have famous sightseeing attractions, but I’...

七月からポラリスセッションモニター募集予定

最高の価値観を言語化するワークの解説をするポラリス講座。実際のワークはセッションで承っておりますが、７月からクーポン発行する予定です。今まで気になるけど申し込めなかった…！という方は乞うご期待！セッ...

How you prepare your tea?

How do you prepare your tea? I think this is a great topic.  I am very interested in nutrition and ...

【ブログ】【おひとり様シリーズ５１】老後の貯蓄観

この前、人と話していて気づいたのですが、 おひとり様だと、自分が死んだあと誰かにお金を残す必要がないので、 使い切りくらいの感覚で考えています。   今のご時世だと、家族がいても 自分たちの分は自分...

New Lesson! Reading Lesson: ミステリー Mystery Stories!

Dear Cafetalk Community,Thank you for your interest and for stopping by my "Reading Lesson: ミステリー M...

IELTS Speaking Webinar for IELTS Speaking Part 1 Questions- 600 points

Hi everyone.Due to the success of my past webinars, I am hosting another 'IELTS Speaking for Part 1...

Happy Times

Next destination is ....

Well folks, this has been an eventful year of travel for us again! We always have plans every month...

Ways to Improve on Speaking

There are several ways to improve yourself in speaking. Here are some that you can consider with a ...

The Starry Night: Painting with LEGO

The Starry Night was painted by Vincent van Gogh in June 1889, but it didn’t become famous until lo...

Back to the past

By Oxford Castle and Mound, New Road, Oxford by Robin Sones, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedi...

Active listening and Effective communication

In active listening, one makes a conscious effort to listen to the speaker and understand the infor...

アメリカの春の気配…Lemonade Stands!

When I was biking to the post office the other day, I came across a sight that brought back a lot o...

GRAMMAR EDITING

Tourism is seen by many countries as an important source of income, yet countries must also conside...

Identity poems: Where I’m from

I recently did an activity with my colleagues to get to know each other better and it was a kind of...

“Usually “よりよく使う「たいてい」

「Usually」は皆さんよくご存知だと思いますが、実はネイティヴスピーカーがよく使うのは、「more often than not」という表現。特に、何か好きなことを話す時には、「usually ...