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Meet My Animal Friends – English Is an Adventure!

Hi everyone! I'm Teacher Linda, and I love helping young learners fall in love with English  One of...

Borscht: Ukraine's Vibrant National Dish

Borscht: Ukraine's Vibrant National Dish Borscht is more than just a soup; it's a culinary symbol o...

How I organize my work desk

As I describe the setup or layout of my work desk today, I’d like to introduce some ways to talk ab...

Learning English in Context

Have you ever memorized a list of English words, only to forget them the next day? Please know that...

Taking Care of My Health in Japan: Hormones, Kidneys, Teeth, and More

Taking Care of My Health in Japan: Hormones, Kidneys, Teeth, and More Living in Japan as a middle-a...

Preview My Free Talk English Session

Please feel encouraged to watch this short 5-minute video about what you can expect to experience i...

Watch short dramas to improve your English 短編ドラマで英語力アップ

  https://www.youtube.com/@Omeleto Watching videos is a great way to learn English in a natural c...

How to Stop Translating and Start Speaking Naturally

Fixing Word Order in English – One Step at a Time: If English isn’t your first language, you’ve pro...

My Messy Desk Makes Me Happy

This is my desk. My desk has got a lot of stuff on it, but I like having everything where I can se...

How I organize my work desk

I KEEP MY DESK CLEAN AND TIDY SO I CAN FOCUS. I PLACE MY LAPTOP IN THE CENTER AND KEEP MY NOTEBOOK ...

Level Up Your Language Skills with Creative Writing

Learning a new language can feel like a big task—endless vocab lists, confusing grammar rules, and ...

How to Answer: “What Is Your Weakness?” in a Job Interview

(Image created on Canva)It is one thing to be asked about your strengths in an interview (see last ...

Intercepting a turning point

Before I fall in the third unreal conditional…… If I had known there was a curve, I would have driv...

English Should Be Taught in a Different Way !

Learning English the traditional way is like using a typewriter in the age of AI. The world has cha...

✈️ Travel English Made Easy! | 簡単トラベル英会話レッスン ✈️

こんにちは！Are you planning a trip to an English-speaking country? Do you feel nervous about speaking En...

The Song I Can’t Get Out of My Head: “Daylight” by Taylor Swift

As an English teacher, I often tell my students that language isn’t just about grammar or vocabular...

Answer Better in IELTS by Understanding the Question First

Have you ever given a long answer in IELTS, only to realize later that it didn’t quite match the qu...

Business English- A beginner's guide to using basic English at work or in business

Do you want to feel more confident using English at work, but don’t know where to start? If you're ...

Business English - How to Give a Short Introduction to Your Company

Have you ever been asked about your company?In this article I'm going to show how to give a very sh...

Respond to Interviewer: Tell Me about Yourself

Image by CanvaLet us have a closer look at one of the most frequently used openers interviewers lik...

Living my childhood dream, just in a different way

When I was a kid, I always dreamed of becoming a university professor. I didn’t know exactly what t...

I wanted to become a pilot in the Royal Air Force.

When I was 18 years old all young men had to do 2 years in the Army. Navy or Airforce.I failed the ...

An eccentric psyche........to secure your own center of gravity

The world turns, pivots in circle and epicycloid with an axis controlled by the gravity. Is human's...

TOP5: Jobs Children in Japan are dreaming in their future.

How many jobs can you say in Japanese?If you do not know well, please check the below the list.Boys...

TEDトーク (TED Talks)のビデオのレッスン

https://www.ted.com/talksThe internationally famous TED Talks are speeches given by experts to audi...

English Can Be Fun and Gentle – Especially for Beginners and Kids!

As a passionate tutor and counsellor, I believe that learning English should feel safe, joyful, an...

The LEGO man

Image: LEGO Super Mario taking a napI’m an only child, so I spent a lot of time playing by myself w...

Adjusting to a new environment, my “Bittersweet Journey of Exploration”

As I reflect on my seven and a half to eight years of traveling throughout Asia, visiting eleven di...

Adjusting to a New Environment

Moving to a new place, starting a new job, joining a new community... it can all feel really exciti...

Freedom Day: Celebrating South Africa's Journey to Liberty

Today, April 27th, South Africans celebrate Freedom Day, commemorating the country's first democrat...