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Tips for Practicing Speaking English Alone - Part 1

Speak in front of the mirror.The key to learning and preparing for IELTS is habits! Try attaching y...

Pride Month: LGBTQ vocabulary in English

In many countries, sexuality and gender can be sensitive subjects. However, where I live, more and ...

町が好きだけど、

英語の生徒は「I like the countryside more than the city」のような文をよく言います。自然ですけど、ネイティブスピーカーは他の表現をよく使います。もし興味があっ...

理想の仕事

仕事を選ぶ判断基準・好きである・社会に貢献できる・見合う収入がある　　　　　　　　得・利・善社会人として１番大切なことは、「調和」だと思います。理想と現実は、違います。地道に積み上げていく姿勢が大切...

My Dream Job

What is my dream job? I have three different dream jobs. The first would be working in a library wh...

Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 6

Welcome back to my article on corrective feedback in language learning! Today we will continue by l...

Dream job

Dream job I have never felt the sense of working. I have never felt the urge to work or take a vaca...

夏の予定は

今年の夏はスペインで過ごしますが、去年まではコロナの関係で、泊りでの旅行は一切せず、ひたすら日帰り旅行で、私が住むマドリードの近郊を散策していました。　　でも今年はちょっと遠出をして、スペイン国内を...

Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 5

Welcome back to my article on corrective feedback in language learning! Today we will continue by l...

夏の予定は・・・

今年の夏は、暑そうですね。コロナも収束していますが、大きな旅行は望めません。近くにドライブに行きたいですが、家でパンを焼き、楽しみます。夏は、パンつくりに適した季節なんです。

Zoom Webinar: Academic IELTS Writing Tasks 1&2 on 16th June @19:00-19:50pm Japan time

Hi everyone.I'm holding an IELTS Academic Writing Webinar on Thursday 16th June at 19:00-19:50pm Ja...

IELTS Speaking: Mistakes to avoid

Part 1 In this part of the IELTS Test, you are required to talk about straightforward things: what ...

Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 4

Welcome back to my article on corrective feedback in language learning! Today we will continue by l...

Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 3

Welcome back to my article on corrective feedback in language learning! Today we will continue by l...

Take Car Rides And Gorgeous, Gorgeous Pictures!

In my country at the moment we are experiencing Winter:(. I do not like the winter season as I stru...

My summer plans

I will be busy this summer! My mother (age 86) will move house in the UK and I will be there to hel...

Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 2

Welcome back to my article on corrective feedback in language learning! Today we will continue by l...

One-minute Tagalog Lessons on YouTube

Hi everyone,My son and I have started a YouTube channel under the name SNOBBIES. We are currently w...

Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 1

Whether you are a language learner or a language teacher, you probably have some opinions about the...

Spicy Summer Plans

At the moment I don’t have so many summer plans, but I do plan to eat a lot of spicy food. For me, ...

What are your summer plans?

What are your summer plans? I am glad this question was posited now. It served as a sharp reminder ...

Do Canadians say “sorry” too much?

Image: (From CBC article linked below) Calgary Transit engaging in some typical Canadian 'live and ...

Summer plans

Summer is just around the corner, and I have lots of plans! The last class of my MA program will be...

Journey to Fluency

During your journey to learning English and becoming more fluent, you may end up focusing too much ...

10% 割引 - 10% Off for New Students!

Hello Cafetalk Community!How are you? Spring is finally here in Canada and it's getting warmer ever...

Spike the cat - Our best friend!!! :-)

In this photo he was helping Ashley to learn Japanese - until he got bored and fell asleep on her b...

Soft and Warm Pretzels

Since moving to Japan there are a few things that I miss from America. Soft and warm pretzels are o...

Have Fun With English Conversation By Improving Your Speaking Skills

Greetings !    You want to improve your English ? Maybe you need to improve English for your job. T...

A Journal Writing Kickstarter

There is no better way to improve your language skills than to invest time and effort and stay comm...

雨の日にすること

　日本は、6月中旬頃から梅雨に入ります。高温多湿の日本は、ジメジメした毎日が続きます。雨も多くなり、うっとおしい日々になります。雨の日にすることは・・・静かに音楽を聴いたり、読書をします。除湿をし...