Cafetalk Tutor's Column

An Unusual Experience that had a Significant Impact on My Life. (Check for a special message at the end!)

At the beginning of my sophomore year in college, I had to report a week early to go through music ...

You too can come see why Cameroon is unique

Visiting Cameroon is like visiting the entire large continent of Africa. This is because Cameroon i...

日本語能力試験に合格！！Passed the JLPT!

私の教えている２人の生徒さんが、日本語能力試験（にほんごのうりょくしけん：JLPT）に合格（ごうかく）しました！！1人はN3で、もう１人はN4です(^O^)私は彼らに文法（ぶんぽう）、文字語彙（もじ...

A Memory of a Stranger (Poem)

There is beauty in the unknown. An abyss of things that are untold. One may find an angel untied, o...

Afghanistan and English Language Usage

I’m certain that those of you who have read my Cafetalk biography can guess my feelings about the A...

Graded reading

Hi all,Interested in reading English passages and articles but feel overwhelmed by the vocabulary a...

私の愛するペット- 我が家の親子チワワ達

我が家には3匹の親子チワワがいます。(ここから完全に擬人化になりますが) 最初は、1匹の女の子だけでしたが、一人だけだど寂しそうに見えて、多頭飼いを考えていました。相性のこともあり、彼女の自分の子供...

Topic Turnaround: Turning My biggest PET-Peeve into Success

I hate losing.The countless hours spent on stressing, retracing and emotional investments are often...

【ブログ】The 1st よかったですよね～

スッキリでやっていた、「The 1st」 私は大好きで毎回録画して見てました。   いろんな番組で取り上げられていましたが、 彼らがライバルながら助け合う姿がいいんだ！ って言われてますよね。   ...

Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others. Here are some tips for you :)

  It’s Easy to put your own needs to the side to support a loved one. But in order to continue to c...

Coco, the Sweetest Dog!

If you read my column “My Bucket List, my Now List”, you already know that I got Coco after I was v...

（不安の処方箋）How to heal Anxiety

You can listen my latest column as soon as you visit below:https://stand.fm/episodes/611697e1cbc5b6...

New ED/Ted-Ed/News Talks have been added! Coupons too!

Hello Dear Students,  I have just added new talks and subjects to my TED/NEWS/TED-ED Lesson.  This ...

Strangest Food! Idiom and Coupons

Hello Dear Students!Some of the strangest food I've eaten comes from carnivals* and fairs* because ...

Strange Magical Food

OK, in real life, I don’t think I’ve ever eaten really strange food. However, in books… Now, that’s...

(真剣さがもたらすもの）The Power in Real Earnest through Olympic Games– Memories of a Summer

You can listen my latest column as soon as you visit below：https://stand.fm/episodes/610ff0dc9a2fe9...

Going to the beach!

How do I know that the summer is here? When I put on my summer clothes and go for a swim or a stro...

Old Harry Rocks に行ってきました！

Hello! everyone. I hope you're all well. 先週は夏休みをいただいて、イングランド南部にあるドーセット州に行ってきました。ドーセット州にはユネスコの世界遺産に登...

MY TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How to Handle Criticism Better

You are not alone. No one likes to be judged or feel like they can't do any better. However, constr...

Cicadas' Voice

For those of us who live in the southern hemisphere, summer is far away. Still, I can’t complain ab...

(右脳人間？左脳人間？）A person who thinks with right- brained or left-brained

Here's Teacher Asuka's English Wave: the latest English Broadcasting belowhttps://stand.fm/episodes...

（食事の大切さ）Importance of our daily diet--in the field of ‘Psychiatric Nutrition’(精神栄養学)

 You can listen my latest column as soon as you visit below:https://stand.fm/episodes/610290e016765...

BRAZILIAN VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK - Gregos e troianos

Gregos e troianosLiterally - Greeks and Trojans.Meaning - Two opposing groups or people who have di...

Crazy And Funny Facts You Should Know

Dear, Readers.  It is a great pleasure to be here with another installment of Crazy And Funny Fa...

Sherlock Holmes: logical or intuitive?

I have taken the subject for this week, and extended it to the world famous fictional detective, Sh...

Are You a Logical or Intuitive Thinker?

Are you a logical or intuitive thinker? It seems to me this week’s topic is rather tricky!  I am n...

Books and Reading

I enjoy reading all kinds of books. Perhaps surprisingly, I do not tend to read contemporary novels...

Once upon a Time: The Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tales

A glass slipper, a poisonous apple and a magic mirror, a prince who is a frog, a house made of ging...

My bucket list 死ぬまでにやっておきたいこと

(English below) Hello! 南ドイツ在住の日英バイリンガル講師Erikokoです。   今週のコラムのテーマ「死ぬまでにやっておきたいこと」。 英語では「bucket list」と...

Things On MY Bucket List…

Greetings,It's getting terribly hot, isn't it?Well, I had a vague idea what a 'bucket list' was, bu...