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Speaking and Fluency in English

Many learners struggle with fluency in their early stages of speaking. It is good to remember that ...

Does someone live rent-free in your head?

Do you think about someone or something a lot? Whether it annoys you or you love it, there is an ex...

How many strings do you have?

Learning a new language is a good thing to do – you never know when it might come in useful. But wh...

Hi! I'm going away on a Staycation!

Hello Cafetalk Community!How are you doing? I'm doing great! It's still very much the winter season...

Do you want to become a writer? Take a look at my creative writing lessons!

Sei appassionato di scrittura? Stai scrivendo un romanzo? Vuoi iniziare a scrivere ma non sai da do...

How to talk about spring in Chinese

In this class, I will talk about seasons with students first, then we will talk about features abou...

Do you know what Spring is?

Spring is a time when flowers bloom and trees begin to grow and reproduce. Spring is an exciting se...

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I love running!!

今週は一気に気温が上がり、少し早いですが春の気配にちょっとウキウキしてしまいますね^^So I went running with my new green Uniqlo's sportswear....

If I had the topic ‘spring’ in my class, what would be the content?

  This weeks topic is a rather curious challenge.  It uses the word ‘class’ rather than lesson, whi...

Using motion verbs in English

There are a couple of ways to express motion in English. One way is to use a simple motion verb wit...

One thing that I consider important when studying

One thing that I consider important when studying is taking down notes. In my case, I can easily re...

（タイム・イズ・マネー）Time is Money

Time is Money.My English Broadcasting is below:https://stand.fm/episodes/621afc3a57db43000784e4ba H...

Adjective order

First, let me ask you this, which of these has the CORRECT adjective order? old, worn-out, undignif...

Travel Vocabulary

Hi students,Today I was having a lesson with one of my students and we started talking about travel...

3 useful expressions with "an animal"

Today, we are learning another 3 expressions that include words of animals.    First one is “as sic...

How to haggle in English?

Today we are going to learn practical English for real situations.    In life, whether you love it ...

3 useful expressions for daily conversations

Today, we are learning 3 expressions that are very useful in daily conversations.    First one is c...

PHRASAL VERBS ON MONEY

In this evening's column, we'll learn a few phrasal verbs that can be used when talking about money...

The 15-minute morning study rule

The best way to improve your English is to make studying part of your daily routine. Remember that ...

Thanks for 1,000 lessons!

I recently completely 1,000 lessons and would like to thank all of the people who have taken lesson...

Confusing negatives in English

Recently, I wrote about perseverance in studying, and I used a confusing negative sentence (see bel...

I completed 100 lessons on Cafetalk

Ho raggiunto un obbiettivo importante su Cafetalk. Ne sono molto orgogliosa.   I reached an importa...

Phrasals

Today, we’re going to look phrasal verbs. First, let's look at a short paragraph. A phrasal verb i...

Hang in there!

Photo by Candra Winata on Unsplash Persistence/Perseverance is, in my opinion, the most important f...

Do you know "Chunks of language"?

Today, we’re going to look at chunks of language. Chunks of language mean groups of words that natu...

Choose one thing you consider important when studying.

Choose one thing you consider important when studying? This is a very good question. Unfortunately,...

Happy times everyday :-)

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（アンネの思い出）Souvenir d’ Anne Frank (Anne’s Rose)-Pray for World Peace

Souvenir d’ Anne Frank (Anne’s Rose)My English Broadcasting below: https://stand.fm/episodes/621193...

It is my goal to help you improve!

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