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Pop Culture: I'll Bite!

Pop Culture Tuesday Don't Get Bitten! What 'I'll Bite' Really Means Idioms • Casual Conversatio...

中文里的“时态”是怎么表达的？ How does Chinese express “tense”

很多学习中文的同学都会有一个困惑： Many Chinese learners often have this question: 中文到底有没有“时态”？为什么有时候我很难判断一件事情是已经发生、...

Unlock the potential of rainy days for study !

Hi everyone ! Rainy days trigger natural biological slumps due to reduced sunlight. Counter this by...

為什麼您一直學日文，還是不會說？

您是不是有這樣的感覺？   ・學了很久的日文 ・看得懂一些內容 ・聽力也慢慢變好   但是，一開口就卡住，說不出來   為什麼會這樣？ 很多人以為「只要學得夠多，就會自然開口說日文」   但實際上，...

What a weather!

I’VE NEVER BEEN TO THE PHILIPPINES – But I’ve Been to Cebu

Just as I was about to say goodbye at the end of our class, I asked my student,"By the way, have yo...

Study ps for Rainy Days at Home

  Rainy days can make it tempting to stay in bed, scroll through social media, or binge-watch your ...

Rain, Rain....Review Day?

Do you ever get bored on rainy days?  If you wake up to a gray, rainy day, why not see it as an opp...

【HSK3级E1】AP中文健康与医疗：迈克看病记——描述症状+给建议+看病流程+中医vs西医

【HSK 3级】【AP中文·Unit 5】健康与医疗｜迈克看病记 今天迈克用AI问诊，肚子疼被说成癌症？ 吓得半死，结果医生诊断：吃多了！ 从这段搞笑经历出发，我们一起来学： 怎么描述身体不舒服（头...

Studying with a good feeling on rainy days

I actually prefer to study on rainy days, because if the sun is shining I'd rather go outside and e...

Study Tips for Rainy Days at Home

Hello everyone!   June in Japan often means rainy days. Rainy season hasn't quite started here in S...

Rainy Day Study Tip: Your Most Overlooked Study Resource

Rainy days are often a good opportunity to stay indoors and spend a little time on English. However...

Life in the Countryside & Cooking From Scratch

Hello everyone! Welcome back to our casual English corner. Today, I want to share a little bit abo...

CNN 10 - 10-minute news videos everyday 毎日10分間のニュースビデオ

https://edition.cnn.com/cnn10 CNN is a well-respected American news channel watched by millions of ...

Try these 3 phrases to instantly sound Diplomatic in Meetings.

Sometimes,direct English can sound surprisingly aggressive or impolite to a global audience. ...

How to Prepare for Your Online Arabic Lesson (5 Simple Steps)

Booking your first lesson can feel like a big step — but a little prep goes a long way toward makin...

A Unique Photography Experience in Kyoto.

Hello, I’m Haru. Today, I’d like to introduce a popular tourist experience in Japan: "Henshin Shash...

It's Pride Month!

Happy Pride!    Pride refers to a general celebration for LGBTQ+ people, communities, and allies!I'...

How to Make Your Japanese Sound More Natural!

Hello everyone! My name is Haru.   While I am new to Cafetalk, I have been teaching Japanese on oth...

3 tips to prepare before an online lesson

Photo by Mike Tinnion on Unsplash There are many things that you can do to prepare for a lesson, bu...

“人挪活，树挪死”：从一句中国谚语看中日文化差异

中文里有一句很有意思的谚语，叫： 人挪活，树挪死。 rén nuó huó, shù nuó sǐ “挪”是移动的意思。 这句话的意思是：树如果经常被移动，可能会死；但是人不一样，人换一个地方，换一...

Preparing for an online lesson? The English phrase "Ready, Set, Go!" holds the key.

Have you wondered about preparing for an online lesson?  The secret is in an English phrase often u...

唱歌只是培養興趣嗎?

歌唱課只是培養興趣嗎？ 曾經有一位學生對我說： 「老師，我其實很想學唱歌，可是一直覺得有點浪費錢。」 我問她： 「為什麼？」 她回答： 「因為唱歌又不能當飯吃，我又不想當歌手，學唱歌不就是培養興趣而...

English as a Communicative Language.

Question: How serious are you about learning English as a communicative language? If you answered w...

Office English: Scope Creep (The Never-Ending Project)

Thursday Office Hours Managing Moving Targets: How to Handle Scope Creep Business English • Pro...

英國丈夫第二次體驗吃亞洲鮮奶油蛋糕！

在英國住了四年多，其中一個讓我非常懷念的食物，竟然是——在台灣時每年生日都會吃到的鮮奶油蛋糕！   剛來英國的前幾年，生日幾乎都是吃糖霜蛋糕。英國很多人過生日時，會買超市裡那種可以保存比較久的蛋糕。...

A Little Story About Mochi-Mochi Texture

(Image)This illustration was generated using AI. Hello, this is Emiko.H.Today, I’d like to talk abo...

Quick tips: bust

The word “bust” has many meanings in English! As a verb, it can refer (informally) to breaking som...

7 English Words You can Learn Through Sri Lankan Food

Hi everyone!   Sri Lanka is very famous for its delicious food, but did you know that you can also ...

中文听力练习

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