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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

This is how I spend my time in winter.

How do I spend my time in winter? I am a true creature of habit so I have no intention of changing ...

私の冬の過ごし方　

今年も残り１ヶ月を切りましたね。コロナ渦の中、如何お過ごしですか？　日本も冬に第６波が来ると言われています。冬は、静かにしていた方がよさそうです。私は、静かに普段ゆっくりと読むことできなかった本５冊...

Academic IELTS writing tasks 1 and 2 samples

The bar graph illustrates statistics concerning individuals in the UK who consumed five or more por...

I found another コダック コマアシャル Japanese commercial!

Dear Cafetalk Community,As you know, YouTube is a treasure trove! I am finding many of my commercia...

Academic IELTS Writing Tasks 1 and 2

The floor plans detail a home at present and its planned renovations. Looking from an overall persp...

Ana Maria Machado

Ana Maria Machado was born in 1941 in Rio de Janeiro and is, alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth...

The "straw" that broke the camel's back~

I've heard this idiom many times before throughout my life. It is a mistake I made when learning my...