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A Place I'd love to Visit This Autumn: Kyoto's Beautiful Red Leaves

Hello everyone! I’m Samantha, your friendly conversational English tutor. ???? A new week means a b...

Cottage by the Lake

There is a place deep in the heart of the KZN Midlands that I would describe as a cottage by the la...

Why are the younger generation saying 'No thanks!' to marriage?

I was fascinated to read the results of a recent survey about attitudes towards marriage.    If you...

Places I’d Love to Visit This Autumn

Hello everyone!   Autumn is one of my favorite seasons in Miyagi.   Every year, my family has a sma...

Quick tips: hold vs. take place

Now that we’re into September, lots of fall festivals aretaking place in my area, so I thought it w...

『これ なんだっけ？』の『っけ？』って何？What is the "~kke?" in "Kore nan da kke?"

今日は 日本人が 話し言葉で たくさん使う「～（だ）っけ？」。     English below↓   よく聞くけど、この「～っけ？」って何？     A：これ 何だっけ？ B：それは 〇〇だよ。...

سفينة النجاة.......السفينة النُّوحية المُحَمَّدِية

This video (in Arabic), titled "سفينة النجاة.......السفينة النُّوحية المُحَمَّدِية" (The Ark of Sal...

The profound effect of Tasbih within the human soul

This video, presented by Mohamed Achour, explores the profound spiritual and psychological impact o...

How Reading the News Can Help You Master English

How Reading the News Can Help You Master English Memorizing long vocabulary lists and repeating dr...

How Do Japanese People Use “Nanka”? | Real Japanese You Don’t Learn from Textbooks日本人は「なんか」をどう使う？｜教科書ではわからないリアルな日本語

How Do Japanese People Use “Nanka”? | Real Japanese You Don’t Learn from Textbooks Hi everyone! I’m...

Chasing Golden Leaves: Why the U.S. in Autumn Is on My Bucket List

Hello, Cafetalk friends! There’s something about autumn that makes me want to travel. Maybe it’s t...

I went to a Matsuri!

Dear Cafetalk Community, I hear it's still hot over there, but you're beginning to feel a little hi...

English Survival Guide - Episode 6: Making Plans

Happy Monday everyone!  Present continuous + future time = future arrangement Example: “I’m cooking...

Finding Balance: Why I Love Yoga in Japan

  I have been practicing yoga since I was a university student. When I first started, I was extreme...

Interview English for Aviation and Project Management

A Real Interview Question + the P→E→F Framework “Why are you interested in project management in th...

English Survival Guide - Episode 7: Small Talk

A lot of us don’t like small talk but we need to do it!   4 questions to keep handy:   1. What do y...

Mont Takao, vallées du Tohoku, partout où il y a les Momiji rouge écarlate.

For my second trip in Japan, I planned to explore Momiji’s season. And, this trip finally turned in...

A Place I’d Love to Visit This Autumn ??

There’s something about autumn that makes me want to slow down. If I could pack a small suitcase an...

Two Simple Frameworks That Will Instantly Make Your English Sound More Confident

Have you ever known exactly what you wanted to say in English, but the words came out jumbled, too ...

Places I Want to Visit This Autumn

みなさん、こんにちは！ もうすぐ（soon）秋ですね。??日本の秋は、とても（very）きれいです。 私はこの秋に、**上野公園（Ueno Parks）**に行きたいです！ 上野公園は、東京にある（...

The Places We Pass By

I celebrate my birthday during autumn, which has become a time for me to slow down and look back. I...

A Fall Visit to Maine

As the seasons change, I often think of visiting the neighboring state of Maine.  At this time of y...

Bonus Episode: NON-Boring Small Talk

Try this if the usual small talk bores you, and you’re feeling brave ?? 1. “How’s your day going on...

My Reflections on the Nagoya Flood

I decided to write a post about the flood in Nagoya that I recently witnessed. Even in a situation...