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Office Hour Thursdays: Hold That Thought! (Meeting Interruptions)

Office Hour Thursdays Hold That Thought: Meeting Interruptions Business English • Meeting Skill...

新着講師ランキングにランクイン！ Ranked #3 Among New Tutors

  カフェトークを はじめて 約３週間ですが、みなさまの おかげで ランクインしました！ ほんとうに ありがとうございます。 これからも よろしくお願いします！ I made it into th...

Friendly English & Portuguese Tutor | Beginners Welcome | Travel, Business & Culture

Hi! I'm a passionate English and Portuguese tutor who loves helping complete beginners take their v...

Hello!!

Hello everyone!  I'm Mariem, a new tutor here teaching English, French, and Arabic (and collage wor...

My favorite dessert

Warm, soft, slightly caramelized, and especially good with custard or ice cream. It’s one of the mo...

My favourite dish - Palak Paneer

Hello everyone,I love the Indian dish - Palak Paneer (Indian spinach curry with homemade cheese). T...

My Absolute Favorite Dish: The King of Nigerian Celebrations.

Hello everyone!  Today, I want to step away from grammar and pronunciation rules to share something...

Japanese Convenience Stores Are Amazing! コンビニにはおいしいものがたくさん！

みなさんは、日本のコンビニに行ったことがありますか？ 日本では、コンビニはとても便利な場所です。24時間開いているお店も多く、食べ物や飲み物、日用品など、いろいろなものを買うことができます。 そして...

Canadian desserts

Photo: Butter tartsToday I’d like to introduce 3 of the most well-known Canadian desserts, and then...

Quick tips: might as well

“Might as well” is an idiom that shows support or agreement with a course of action because it is t...

Scottish Highlands

Pop Culture Tuesdays: Sorry, ..Pull Your Leg?

Pop Culture Tuesdays Sorry, ..Pull Your Leg? Idioms • Casual English • Pop Culture "You're pu...

Using public transit in Vancouver, Canada

Are you interested in coming to Vancouver, BC, Canada? If you end up coming here, you may need to u...

Vicariousness through the Prophet PBUH… what non-Muslims should know

This video explores the concept of vicariousness—the psychological tendency to live through other c...

My Favorite Dish: Enchiladas

Hello everyone!   For today’s Tutor Column, I want to write about one of my favorite foods.   My fa...

The Grand Sumo Tournament!

Love watching the Grand Sumo Tournament! Too bad that the two Yokozuna are injured... Hoping for a ...

الجهاز العصبي والجهاز الهضمي......هما منبع السعادة أو الهلاك

كيمياء السعادة....كيف تحول المعدة الدوافع البيولوجية إلى حالات وعي أعلى This video (in Arabic), exp...

A Taste of your own Medicine

This is a little story I wrote to illustrate the idiom ‘A Taste of your own Medicine’. It was Monda...

Read Aloud, Speak Better!

Did you know that one of the easiest ways to improve your English speaking fluency is simply by rea...

One of my favorite foods!

While i was visiting Japan, Unagui was definitely one of my favorite foods! What about you? What ar...

“Six-ish” — The English You Actually Hear

This is a topic that came up around Ten-ish in a lesson last night.One thing that often surprises l...

Are You Answering the Question Properly?

Today's column will be about common writing habits that lower test scores. Many English learners sp...

Quick tips: using the word “hunt”

Is there a difference between hunting something and hunting for something? In fact, there is! A big...

Small Steps, Big Joy: Setting Tiny Goals for June

Hello, dear students!   Can you believe June is almost here? The year is almost half over, but don’...

My June Challenge: 3 Stories, 3 Conversations, and a Cup of Coffee ☕️

I’ve decided that for June, I’m setting a small but meaningful goal for myself: to read 3 new short...

Setting small goals for June

Progress, not perfection: I am learning that I am the greatest project, taking time, and it will al...

Setting small goals for the month of June

One small step can still take you somewhere new. June is a great time to reset and start fr...

Small Goals for June

June is almost here, so I have been thinking about my goals for the month.   I do not mean big, ser...

Weekly Topic Wednesdays: June Into Your Goals!

Weekly Topic Wednesdays June Into Your Goals! Goal Setting • Productivity • Motivation This ...

Exams, Dreams and a Passport!

June feels like a month of preparation — not just for exams, but for growth, opportunity, and a lit...