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Pop Culture: What's the Catch?

 Pop Culture Tuesday Unpacking 'What's the Catch?' English Idioms • Pop Culture English • Pract...

Things I Want to Learn Before the Year Ends

At the beginning of the year, I had many ideas in mind. I wasn't really sure which path to take to ...

Why Does Spoken French Sound So Fast?

Have you ever studied French for months — or even years — and then felt completely lost when listen...

The bootstrap in this world and the world of hereafter

This video, explores the concept of a "bootstrap"—an internal, divine-inspired energy or dynamism—i...

Jun先生の中国語あれこれ｜小中学生の中国語検定、何を大切にしたい

こんにちは、Junです。中国語、広東語、日本語、英語が話せる語学講師です。 最近の生徒さんの試験結果 先日、中学生の生徒さんがHSK1級を受験しました。結果は、読解が満点で、合計185点／2...

【1日10分のシャドーイング】耳から覚える台湾華語！中級（B1）必須単語98選??

台湾華語を勉強中の皆さん、こんにちは！???? 「単語帳を見てもなかなか口から出てこない…」 「ネイティブの自然な話すスピードやリズムに慣れたい！」 そんな方におすすめなのが、声に出して真似する「シ...

Things I Want To Learn Before The End Of The Year. How About Business English?

Welcome to my Business English Lessons. If you complete the following ten lessons, you will feel mo...

The Truth About Making 13 Episodes (He Didn't Want to Be Here) [CC] 【Business Chinese ｜CEO Interview #13】

Welcome to KOKO's Chinese Classroom! ????✨   In Episode 13 of our "CEO Interview" series, KOKO and ...

Master the Art of Small Talk Before the End of the Year!

Hello everyone! I'm Samantha, a conversaional English tutor here on Cafetalk. Cafetalk's weekly top...

Seasons of Mist and Mellow Fruitfulness -Autumn Lessons

Does this poem make you feel all cosy? Do you reach for your woollen sweater and go outside to spla...

【台湾華語・ステップアップ】脱・初心者を叶える！TOCFL Band A/B 必須単語マスターガイド??

台湾華語を勉強中の皆さん、こんにちは！???? 「基本的な単語は覚えたけれど、もっと自然で表現力豊かな中国語を話したい！」 「TOCFL（華検）のスコアを伸ばして、中級レベルへステップアップしたい！...

Japanese Food and My Life in Japan

日本の食べ物にすぐ慣れました！ こんにちは！Nikosです。?? 日本に来る前、日本の食べ物が好きでした。 でも、実際に日本に住んでみると、毎日の食事は旅行とは少し違いますよね。 旅行中は、 「今日...

The Places We Live: A Glance at My Own Town Here in Andalusia

Where History Meets the Sierra Morena Sitting here at a sunlit café table in La Carolina, sipping...

What I Learned This Summer: Homemade Gelato and Oat Milk!

Summer in Japan is always hot, but this year I decided to stay cool by learning a few new tricks in...

English Survival Guide - Episode 2: At the Grocery Store

Hi! Review countable and uncountable nouns with me :)Vocabulary/expressions from this video:"I've g...

Writing Worries? Every Long Journey Begins With The First Step

Nowadays, writing is the skill that many students develop last. However, exams such as IELTS, TOEFL...

Let’s Build This Class Together

Let’s skip the part where you scroll through tutor profiles looking for a pre-packaged textbook c...

「文法は合ってるのに、なんか不自然…」を卒業！台湾人が毎日使う中級単語98選【10分シャドーイング】

台湾華語を勉強していて、こんなモヤモヤを感じたことはありませんか？ 「言いたいことは伝わるけど、いつも小学生みたいな単語ばかり使ってしまう」 「教科書の例文は言えるのに、台湾ドラマの日常会話...

What's on Your Learning List Before 2026 Ends?

As we move through the second hald of the year, it's natural to feel quiet pressure of ticking off ...

Jun先生の中国語あれこれ｜YCTとHSK、何級を受ければいい

  こんにちは、Junです。中国語、広東語、日本語、英語が話せる語学講師です。   前回のコラムでは、小中学生が中国語の検定試験を受けるメリットについてご紹介しました。   今回は、保護者の方か...

New Work, Same Me!

Hi all!   I wanted to reach out to my current students to talk about where I'm at with my tutoring ...

The One Thing I Learned This Summer (That Actually Works)

Every summer, we make the same promise: "This time, I'll really get serious about my English."   Th...

Speaking Fluency? Ace The Test!

One-to-one tuition with a native speaker can help you to elevate your speaking score.We can work to...

Things I Learned This Summer

Hello everyone!   This summer, I tried a pottery class. I thought it would be relaxing.   I imagine...

Something I learned During the Summer: The Secret to Perfect Sushi!

Hello everyone! I'm Samantha, a conversational English tutor here on Cafetalk. Cafetalk's new weekl...

This Summer: A New Chapter - I Graduated and I’m Back

This summer has been a really special one for me. After taking some time away from Cafetalk to focu...

Something I Learned This Summer - even though it was winter for me

This winter, I learned that being a beginner is not a bad thing. Now, that might sound like a fairl...

Are you run off your feet today?

Dear Students,Are you busy today?  Here's a great English idiom to describe your situation!'To be r...

Something I Learned During the Summer: Progress Is Not Always Visible

This summer taught me something that I often tell my English students: progress is not always easy ...

How storytelling relates to communication

In my twenty plus years of teaching English, I have spent a lot of time trying to nudge students to...