Cafetalk Tutor's Column

If you could go back in time, what would you tell your middle-school self?

I would tell myself to figure out what I want to do in the future. To find out what I am passionate...

Time travel to me

Flash…Bang! A1: Wha… What on earth? A2: Hi A1: Who…who are you?…I’m calling the police! A2: Well, ...

What Would I Say To The Middle School Me?

   What Would I Say To me As A Junior High School Student? This is potentially a quite negative qu...

Is it wrong or is it new English?

Native speakers of every language make plenty of mistakes.  In English, there has always been conf...

NO MUSIC, NO LIFE

みなさん、いかがお過ごしですか？ 今回のコラムのお題は、「一番よく聴く音楽類」ということで、私がよく聴いている音楽を少しご紹介したいと思います。 私が普段よく聴く音楽は、その時の気分や作業、曜日や...

Happy New Year! + New class pack + Surprise!

Hello everyone,   It's been a long time since my last post. I hope you are fine.   To start this 20...

（ビバ！人生100年時代！）Viva! The 100-year life!

 My English Broadcasting as follows:https://stand.fm/episodes/61f3d7765eaa49000628053fHello, everyo...

Spread your wings to the world!

Hello. I'm Nana, a Japanese tutor.I spent my day off reading books. The author, who has been teachi...

Tree Sayings

English has common idioms using trees. Here is one which means that you cannot see the big picture ...

Daily reminder

Decide to be happy. Happiness is a decision, not an emotion. Emotions come and go. Decide to enjoy ...

Different Englishes Around the World - Youtube Video

Hello Everyone!Sometimes it's fun, even for native speakers, to hear about the different ways peopl...

洋楽ブログ(25) Pitbull (ft. Anthony Watts & DJWS) - I Feel Good

（日本語版はこの英語版のあとに続きます↓）   Good news first. Due to the limited time I have for writing this article, I...

Intensive Writing and Speaking Bootcamps

A bootcamp? Isn’t it hard work? What’s the point? Bootcamps in writing and speaking aren’t all that...

I GIORNI DELLA MERLA

I Giorni della Merla sono tre giorni a fine gennaio, per l’esattezza il 29, 30 e 31 del mese, per t...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Effectively Communicating with Your Audience

If you own a business or are involved in any community organization and effort, having good communi...

Topic Turnaround #33 - Motivation Killers that may be Stalling Your Success

Do you struggle to motivate yourself to tackle your goals or get your day started right? Are you co...

Opera and K-Pop!

Vocabulary:eclectic - wide-ranging/ different stylesunderrated - not rated or valued highly enough....

8 ways you know you are walking in self-love

What is self-love?  Self-love means having a high regard for your own well being and happiness.  To...

MEET ME - I WOULD LOVE TO TEACH YOU ENGLISH.

Hello! My name is Cristyna. I am a friendly and outgoing person and I would love to be your online...

The kind of music I listen the most?

Hi Everyone,Greetings from Shirin!Lovely question. Any music from anywhere in this galaxy from anyo...

2021 Art Lessons in Review - My Journey as an Art Instructor continues!

Hello everyone! こにちはみなさん！Well, now that we are just about done with the first month of 2022, I thin...

80s and 90s rock music lover

Q and Aレッスンでも"music"について話す時、つい盛り上がるのですが、80s 90s ロックが大好きです！（ちなみに写真は昨年読んでとってもよかった本、"Grey Hound"の表紙です。...

PHRASAL VERBS - GETTING READY FOR WORK

Here is a text you can read on someone who is getting ready for work. There are many phrasal verbs ...

2022 Playlist

Photo: Best of alexrainbirdMusic // Vol. 6 (800k Subscribers Playlist) These days, there are four k...

PHRASAL VERBS AT WORK

Hello Everyone! In my last column we examined phrasal verbs at school. In today’s column we shall l...

What Music Do I Usually Listen To?

What music do I usually listen to? This is one of my favorite questions. I think when we ask what k...

（長く働く時代がやってきた）Work Longer Era

Here's my English Broadcasting below:https://stand.fm/episodes/61ed67e205446e00072d2380Hello, every...

Which teacher do you recommend? Cafetalk day

Hello. I'm Nana, a Japanese tutor. I took an English lesson on Cafetalk day. I was able to meet a s...

Teaching styles and learner expectations

Teaching styles and expectations can be very different in different cultures. Some teachers prefer ...

PHRASAL VERBS AT SCHOOL

Learning Phrasal Verbs within context could be effective when trying to understand how they can be ...