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This Week’s Champions League Drama!

What a week in the Champions League! The quarter-finals gave us everything—goals, drama, and unforg...

My Work Desk: Mini Me, Mugs, and Spring Vibes

First of all, I’d like to sincerely thank whoever on the Cafetalk staff suggested this week’s topic...

Past perfect tense is the most difficult tense for my students.

The past perfect tense gives a lot of difficulty to Japanese students.We need to practice a lot and...

Takamatsu and Tokushima cities

Day 9 ( April 10)  We got up and went and enjoyed some tea and sweets at Ritsurin Garden in Takamat...

A Glimpse of My Ever-Changing Work Space!

Hi, everyone! I’m Faye, your English tutor, and I’m excited to share a peek at my work space for t...

Spring in Japan: A Time for Cherry Blossoms and New Beginnings

One of the most beautiful times of year in Japan is cherry blossom season. From late March to early...

Iya Valley , Tokushima and a few other small stops

Day 8 (April 9) We got up at the free city campground near by site at 5:30 am .  We drove many ba...

Keep Your Skype Chats on Microsoft Teams

Hello everyone! Since Skype is being phased out, I will be conducting lessons on Microsoft Teams (a...

How to Speak with Confidence (Even If Your Grammar Isn’t Perfect)

Do you stop speaking because you’re afraid of making a mistake? Many English learners worry about g...

New Season, New You!

It's a new season, and that means things are changing all around you. But what about your habits? A...

A Creative Haven (with a Feline Muse)

This cosy little corner is more than just a work space — it’s my creative sanctuary. It’s where ide...

Uwajima, Ehime -Tosashimizu and Ochi, Kochi

Day 5 (April 6) - started the day by going over to a beautiful observation deck before heading over...

Balancing Authenticity with Effort: Your Guide to Interview Success

(Image by Canva)Prior to attending an interview, you may get the helpful piece of advice, "Be Yours...

Why Emotional Intelligence is Key to Better Communication

What is emotional intelligence? Emotional intelligence, often called ‘EQ’, is the ability to recogn...

Could Your Work Corner Be Any More Comfortable?

If you're a F.r.i.e.n.ds fan, you'll know it's exactly like when J.o.e.y spent ages explaining why ...

My Work Space!

Learning a language such as English while you're trying to juggle a full-time job, study, and get o...

Inside the Hubs of Creativity: Peek into My Work Space

My work space is a small corner of my bedroom where I have set up my desk and chair to create a com...

How to invite someone politely in English

Offering food, drink, etc Imagine you have a visitor at work. You might want to offer them a drink ...

What’s the Difference? – Episode 1

Criminal Act vs. Criminal Activity Suspect vs. Defendant Welcome to my new “What’s the Difference?”...

Weather the weather

In March we had some warmer temperatures here where I live in Southern Ontario, and much of the sno...

Imabari, Matsuyama, Sadamisaki , Ehime Prefecture

Day 3 - April 4  We started the day on Omishima  island driving around and checking out the observa...

Every newborn is an archetype… why does he become a duplicate ?

There is a potential uniqueness in the obscurantism of the nations, there is a potential uniqueness...

Vocabulary Practice: Descriptors

Hello Everyone!It's been a while but I am back with some multiple choice sentences for you to pract...

Learn English with Cameron Nyamuda!

https://youtu.be/d4K_91HECesWelcome to Learn English with Cameron Nyamuda! This is the perf...

Kurashiki, Okayama and Omishima , Shimanami Kaido

Day 1  We drove to Hyōgo prefecture Wednesday evening April 2nd it took about 8 hours - sleeping ov...

Shadowing as a “Lucky Item” for Fluency!

We all have that one special item we believe brings us good luck. It could be a necklace, a lucky c...

Spring into English: Let’s Learn Together

The cherry blossoms are blooming, the air feels lighter, and everything around us seems full of pos...

Talking about luck in English: Part 2

Continuing from where we left off In Part 1, today I’d like to introduce some lucky actions as well...

Why Reading Aloud & Shadowing Are Effective for Learning Japanese

音読・シャドーイングとは？ What Are Reading Aloud & Shadowing? 音読（おんどく）とは、文章を声に出して読むことです。音を意識しながら読むことで、日本語のリ...

Thank you to all of my students!

Keep up the great work everyone!