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I'm a Summer Person

I would definitely consider myself a "summer person." My favorite summer activities include going t...

タイ文字

สวัสดีนักเรียนทุกคน皆さん、こんにちは。今回はタイ文字について話します。タイ文字は子音字42個あります。母音字は22個です。声調記号は5個あります。この三つのパーツを組み合わせてい...

Johannesburg Summer or Nagoya Summer?

Note: South Africa has South African English words that are specific to South Africa. These come fr...

The traditional South African New Year isn't in January!

So...when is the New Year in South Africa? August 1st is the traditional New Year for Africans in S...

Life without a cell phone

Photo: Raffi - BananaphoneIt’s rare these days to meet someone who doesn’t have a cell phone. For m...

Robert Burns and Burns Suppers

Robert Burns, (1759-96), was born in Ayrshire, Scotland on 25 January 1759. He wrote many songs and...

（グローバリゼーションって何のため？）What's the “Globalization” for?

You can listen my English Broadcasting below.https://stand.fm/episodes/61dc57a29816cb0007dd343cHell...

Are you a summer or winter person?

  To be honest, I am not particularly fond of summer or winter. The problem with these seasons is s...

What to do in 2022

About the photo: The Philippine tarsier from my beloved hometown. Tarsiers have enormous eyes and c...

Brazil loses a great writer - Lya Luft

Lya Luft was from southern Brazil, initially had her work recognized as a translator of works by gr...

10 lessons and loving it!

I am a new Cafe Talk tutor who has just delivered 10 lessons to amazing students! I hope for hundre...

七草粥

こんにちは。日本語講師のナナです。お正月にカロリーが高いお料理やお酒をたらふく頂いて、体が重い毎日です。1/7(金)は胃を休める「七草粥」を頂く日でした。日本のスーパーには、七草が店頭に並びます。お...

The traditional South African New Year isn't in January!

So...when is the New Year in South Africa? August 1st is the traditional New Year for Africans in S...

フランス語「消費期限、賞味期限」

みなさん年末年始で冷蔵庫がいろんな食材でいっぱいだったと思います。 それらの消費期限は大丈夫でしょうか。今回は消費期限に関するフランス語です。日本と同じように2種類を表す言い方があります。 消費期限...

多幸福

大好きな湘南の神社でおみくじ釣りをしてきました。タコ　と　フグ　をつりましたなんでタコとフグ？って思いますか？？タコとフグ　　…　　　タコフグ…　　多幸福　たこうふく（ギャグ？）多くの幸福が訪れるよ...

6 Tips to Improve Your Grammar!

Hello Everyone! It's a new year and therefore time to make New Year's resolutions. I'm sure some of...

Different Ways of saying that you are sick

Times are uncertain. Many of us may feel ill at any time. In English, there could be different way...

Listen to a TED Talk weekly - Make this a goal for 2022!

What kind of talks are TED talks? Technology, Entertainment, Design These subject areas are shapin...

２０２２　寅年！！！

新年あけましておめでとうございます。いつの間にか２０２２年ですね(*´Д｀)しめ縄つくりました(^_-)-☆ 寅年です！（とらどし）どんなお正月を過ごしましたか？私はゆーーーーーっくり休みました♪今...

２０２１年ジュジュアワード（epilogue）

쥬쥬 어워드에 당선되신 학생분들에게  무사히 선물이 도착했다는 메시지를 받았습니다.   선물은 물론 받을 때도 기쁘지만, 소중한 분들에게 마음을 담아 선물을 드릴 수...

New Year's Resolutions

Photo: my personal trainer giving me push-ups advice I think that New Year's resolutions are a grea...

Resolutions and Goals for 2022 (Check for a special message at the end!)

What is a resolution?   Well, one dictionary definition says, “a firm decision to do or not to do s...

New Year’s resolutions

Photo: Kingston, Ontario When it comes to making resolutions for a new year, I like to plan someth...

Indoor winter activities

"Canoe Lake" painting by Darrell Bush It’s been pretty cold in Toronto recently, and Covid-19-rela...

2022年、あけましておめでとうございます！Happy New Year!

あけましておめでとうございます！Happy New Year! May this year be a great one!  すっかり新年の挨拶が遅くなってしいました。 皆さん、いかがお過ごしです...

Easing your anxiety by changing your story

It is the beginning of a new year, let’s make this a better year and make positive changes. We can ...

New Year's Resolution!

Happy New Year Everyone!I hope you have all had a great New Year's celebration. I know my family di...

Resolution #1 - Lose Weight!

I’m not normally a person who makes New Year’s resolutions, but I think this year I will have to ma...

My New Year Resolutions

What are my New Year Resolutions? NYRs are notorious for not being kept.  Some years ago, I came ac...

My New Year's Resolution (with vocabulary!)

I have a confession: every single year I make a resolution, and then forget about it immediately. H...