Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Adventure Awaits: Unlock Your Child's Creative Genius Through the Magic of Reading （冒険が始まる：読書の魔法で子供の創造力を解き放とう）

In today’s fast-paced digital world, it’s more important than ever to instill a love of reading and...

Classroom Games/Activities for Private Lessons

Hello Everyone! This is a column about the weekly topic which is games and activities for students....

Phonetical English Learning.

Phonetical English Learning is a range of sounds that is put together in a speech form of which one...

Recommended games for students

Exciting, interesting and unusual games for learning English Teenagers spend a significant part of ...

Fast 5!

FAST 5! Objective: To quickly recall and name five words related to a given category, improving voc...

Fun ways of learning English!

Learning English doesn't have to be a chore. Don't remain stuck with endless grammar drills, embrac...

Let go of what doesn't serve you

I’ve been grappling with many challenges lately: job fulfilment, life after the death of my spouse,...

Educational Board Games for Children: Learning Through Play

Let’s be honest—convincing kids to sit still and "learn" isn’t always a walk in the park. But give ...

Winter in Toronto

Image: Icicles on the building across from my homeToronto is one of Canada’s southernmost cities, s...

Boost Your English with Fun Games & Activities

Games & Activities:   20 Questions – A great way to practice asking and answering questions whi...

Unlocking English for Kids: The Power of Interactive Learning & TPR

Learning English should be exciting, engaging, and effective for young learners. Children naturally...

Play and Learn: Recommended Games and Activities for ESL Child Students! 遊んで学ぼう: ESL児童向けおすすめゲーム＆アクティビティ！

Learning English is fun when we play games—even online! In my virtual lessons at Cafetalk, I use in...

Driving in winter

Do you drive? Do you like winter driving? Do you have snow where you live? There is plenty of snow ...

Enhancing Your Child’s Imagination: The Power of Reading and Creative Learning 子どもの想像力を解き放つ：読書と創造的学習の力

In a world buzzing with screens and instant gratification, imagination is a child’s most extraordin...

Yellowface

Yellowface tells the story of June Hayward, a young white author who achieves sudden fame and succe...

A cheerful 6.30 a.m. exercise group I meet most mornings on Nachi beach.

I walk most mornings this freezing winter on nearby Nachi beach at about 7.am.I often meet this fri...

Connectives for Coherence

Organizing your thoughts and ideas is crucial, not just in speaking but also in writing. Have you ...

Asking permission in English 英語で許可を求める方法

Do you know how to ask permission in English? 英語で許可を求める方法を知っていますか？ Many textbooks teach these phras...

Seeing Things Anew: The Dreamy, Whimsical World of Haruki Murakami and Yoko Ogawa

Lately, I’ve reading novels by different Japanese authors; but two authors that have resonate in me...

Beyond Evil

How is your relationship with your family? Do you get along well with them, or is there tension? Ho...

How to Improve Your English Speaking Skills Every Day

Improving your English speaking skills doesn’t require hours of study—sometimes, small, consistent ...

Modern psychology……an empathic deficiency

When the universe is measured by a ruler and when the eternity is calculated by a stopwatch….what w...

Few miles before Alzheimer

To link the main office with the back-archives......to link the up-concience with the subconscience...

Learn Idioms to Advance your English Level

 Idioms are an essential part of everyday English. Whether you’re watching a movie, reading an arti...

English expressions that use baking

Idioms help to make your English more natural and colourful, and of course because there are so man...

Understanding Phrasal Verbs Well

Understanding Phrasal Verbs in Context One of the biggest mistakes learners make is trying to trans...

6-Minute English - おすすめポッドキャスト RECOMMENDED PODCAST

BBCの英語学習サイトからのポッドキャストです A podcast from the BBC’s English Learning websitehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/lear...

English Practice: Sentence Scrambles!

Hello Everyone! Today, I'm introducing some practice sentence scrambles. These are good to do so yo...

おだんご食べに行きました！I went to eat dango!

The English translation is below.みなさん、こんにちは！日本語教師のShokoです☺︎この間、家族で和風の喫茶店に行ってきました！「おかげ庵」というお店なのですが、こ...

Exploring Africa Through Literature: Three Novels You Won't Want to Miss

Interested in discovering the vibrant world of African stories? These three engaging novels offer a...