Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Christmas Wishes? Bah! Humbug?

What is my wish for Christmas? To tell the truth, I am not so fond of this question. (I hope this d...

Always is the Best!

Not every one of us can be stars. Stars became stars because someone gave them the spotlight, someo...

IELTS Writing Tasks 1 & 2 Sample Essays

The table displays four statistics comparing Australian department stores, and online stores in 201...

冬休みの間の課題とご報告

      お疲れ様です、Yoshiです。 今回のコラムはお知らせ２点です。 ●●●冬休み中の課題について●●● 冬休み中の課題、「メタ認知ライティング」についてのお知らせです。 今まで「...

My Topic of the Week - '5 Tips to Make New Habits Actually Stick'

Developing new and healthy habits is a powerful way to get precisely what you want out of life. If ...

一年間ありがとうございました！

こんにちは！この度２０２１年下半期趣味部門賞でカフェトークアワードをいただきました。これまでレッスンを受けてくださった皆さま、レビューや投票をくださった生徒さま、サポートいただく事務局の皆さま、心よ...

My dad's Christmas roast potatoes.

In my last tutor column I mentioned at the end that I will probably be cooking chicken for Christma...

Roast Pork! Crack(l)ing good stuff...

It’s always difficult to answer a question that starts with ‘What is the best OO?’, because the ans...

Thanks and happy holidays!

Hello everyone! Time really flies and the end of 2021 is fast-approaching! I would like to say a bi...

Lemon Drizzle - A Winter Activity

I have been procrastinating recently, and so I am too late to write a column for the previous weekl...

話す以外の技術で英会話を上達させる方法③

お疲れ様です、Yoshiです。 話す技術以外で英会話を上達させる方法、このコラムで３本目。 今までのシリーズはこちらから↓↓↓ 第１回「相手の話を引き出せ！」 第２回「褒めて褒めて褒めまく...

Talking about how things are made in English

This week’s column topic is What is the best Christmas dish in your country/area?, and lots of peop...

Nigerian Festive dish

Nigeria is a country blessed with so many ethnic groups and rich Cultures amongst those rich cultur...

話す以外の技術で英会話を上達させる方法②

  お疲れ様です、Yoshiです。 前回に引き続き、「話す」以外で英会話を上達させる方法のコラム２本目です。 今回のテーマは、「英語のあいづち」について。みなさん、英語であいづち、何種類知って...

それはクリスマスケーキでしょう！

「日本のクリスマスって面白いよね」アメリカ人の友人に言われました。もともとクリスマスはキリストの降誕祭。キリスト教徒が全人口の１％と言われる日本では、クリスマスは独自の進化を遂げているからと言えます...

TOEIC Speaking Test: Responding to Questions

This is part of a series helping you succeed in the TOEIC exam.Responding to questionsYou will be a...

話す以外の技術で英会話を上達させる方法①

  お疲れ様です、Yoshiです。 言いたいことを英語でスラスラ言えるようになりたい、英会話に自然に入れるようになりたい、論理的に会話ができるようになりたい・・・英会話上達への道は長いものです。...

learn Chinese with Lu Podcast主题系列#15 “坚持就是胜利“

Christmas Food From my home country

Christmas Food From My Home Country iI’m from England so, of course, the main food typically associ...

My Favorite Christmas Dish (so far)

Leche Flan is a dessert made-up of eggs and milk with a soft caramel on top. It resembles crème car...

まだ洋楽聞いてないの？難関英文法だって学べます。

お疲れ様です、Yoshiです。 英語学習者のみなさん、洋楽聴いてますか？ Yoshiはめちゃくちゃ聴いてます。よく聞くのはBruno Marsですね。彼のワールドツアーの日本公演にも行ったこと...

Winter weather words in English

Although today is an unusually warm day in Toronto (15°C), we’ve had plenty of snow already, and I ...

TOEIC Speaking Test: Describing a Picture

This is the first part of a series helping you succeed in the TOEIC exam.Describing a pictureOn the...

Speak Fluently With Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs are extremely common in English and unless you understand their meanings well, you co...

京都を訪れて

久しぶりの投稿(とうこう）です。It's been a while since I last posted先日、コロナが少し落ち着（おちつ）いたので、京都へ行ってきました。I went to k...

Winter Wonderland!

As you may know, winter in Minnesota (USA) is very cold. The average temperature in January is 6 de...

Journal Writing in English: This Week's Prompt

When I was learning Japanese, one of the best ways I practiced new vocabulary and grammar was by ke...

Academic IELTS Writing Tasks 1 and 2 Sample Essays

The table compares milk and butter purchases by age according to how much fat they contain. Looking...

This is how I spend my time in winter

Photo: Santa enjoying some mince tartsOne thing I always do: Snow brings out my inner child, and ev...

Christmas decorations!

Whether you like celebrating Christmas or not, you cannot ignore the festive spirit that Christmas ...