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Don't say green!

When talking about a forest or park, Japanese people often say the word "GREEN", however native Eng...

A Note to Language Learners...........

Well, anyone would tell you how learning a new language is a journey; it doesn't happen in a single...

「HAD BETTER」と言わないで！

Many Japanese people believe that "Had Better" is a polite phrase, but it isn't!もし興味があったら、動画を見てみてくだ...

Happy Thanksgiving!

I haven’t written anything in a while, but I’m still alive! After taking some time to recover from ...

It's not マロン!!

Many Japanese people think that the English word for 栗 is マロン, however it isn't. Do you know the re...

Give-away coupons!!! :-)

Dear All, Milestones are important in life and I have just passed my 5OOth lesson today here, in Ca...

Visit Scotland!

Hi all,I got the opportunity to temporarily live in Edinburgh this summer, and I was blown away! Th...

The Writing Challenge

Routine can get boring. It could make you feel less imaginative , less creative.The same goes with ...

Spine-chilling movies

Do you want to talk about movies or novels in English? In this video I introduce some great express...

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (IPA: suːpərˌkælɪˌfrædʒəlˌɪstɪkˌɛkspiːˌælɪˈdoʊʃəs ) What a word!...

Is Breakfast Important?

Like many British people, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, for me. It sets me up fo...

Those little words!

Sometimes it is the little words that give us the biggest headaches! Words like a, an, the are eas...

A word in my native language I find difficult to pronounce.

  To be honest, I can really bring anything to mind at this time in the morning. However, the topic...

Difficult Words

Although I cannot say that I struggle in general there's one word that is quite tricky. 'Valnalella...

"What a Wonderful World"

This is the title of the song, I would play on repeat.  "What a Wonderful World" by Loius Armstrong...

Essence of Happiness

English Broadcasting below:https://stand.fm/episodes/6338141c9f9938126b620f72Today, I'm going to th...

今日の翻訳「二番煎じ」

直訳すると"Second brew(of tea)"なのですが、英語圏でお茶以外に対して二番煎じの意味合いで"Second brew"と使われるのは珍しいです。（イギリスであれば東亜圏ほどではなくと...

Jesus Christ........The risque of a self-crucifixion

When the emotions become institutionalized..... Q: We have a record of Jesus Christ coming back and...

Tutor Ranking

As soon as I woke up this morning, I received a notification on my phone. I have been included in t...

The song I'd play on repeat

I spend 18 years of my life in Italy and I probably know more Italian songs than French songs. I kn...

I’ve updated my profile!

Hello, everyone!It's been over 3 months past since I started my lessons as a Cafetalk tutor.Recentl...

Verbal Communication At The Workplace

Although conversations at the workplace do involve casual conversations with colleagues, verbal com...

A song that I play on repeat

One of my favourite songs is by a Filipino-Canadian artist named Resflo. The song is called Hindi N...

The Song I'd Play on Repeat

The song I would play on repeat is "It's my life" by the American rock band, Bon Jovi. The song is ...

I completed 100 lessons on Cafetalk!

Achivement The process or fact of achieving something. "the achievement of professional recognitio...

Arriving/Arrived

Sometimes students have problems with the verbs "arrive" and "depart", when talking about trains, b...

A song I would play on repeat

I think I am going to be a little sneaky about this topic. Honestly speaking, I do not really have ...

Favorite play in my childhood

English Broadcasting belowhttps://stand.fm/episodes/632fe9e78a2675ed2d5bd015Today, I'm going to ta...

Don't say "TIME"!

I have been teaching English in Japan for 23 years and there is an English mistake that I hear almo...

Memories of backyard soccer

Photo: (from left) Our dog Max, my brother and I hanging out in the backyardEvery time I kick any k...