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New Year, New US

What are your goals and resolutions for the New Year?Did you know that by September 91% of people h...

Have you been drinking more Alcohol than normal?

Over the holiday season, many people drink more alcohol than normal possibly because we go to more ...

All I Want for Christmas Is You!

Despite having debuted in 1994, American singer Mariah Carey’s hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You...

My 2023 in the rearview mirror

My biggest achievement of 2023 was finally visiting Nova Scotia for the first time in my life. In J...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （7）专心致志 zhuānxīnzhìzhì

解释： 心里很专一；注意力集中。致：极尽；志：心意；志趣。 古时候有个围棋高手，名叫秋，人们称他弈秋。他有两个徒弟，其中一个专心好学，棋艺提高很快；另一个虽然也天天听课，但很不专心。他看着老师，心里...

My New Favorite Christmas Song! Is it Yours?

Hello Cafetalk Students!I love many different Christmas Songs and Christmas Carols but a new song j...

Happy New Year! / Frohes Neues Jahr! / Buon Anno Nuovo!

Hello everyone!We're at the end of another year. As always it had its ups and downs, challenges and...

Would you like to work in a bar?

What do you know about the most common drinks served at bars around the world?Do you go to bars? Wh...

Exploring idioms and their fun usage during holiday season

Ah, the holiday season, a time to "deck the halls" and spread "good cheer." We're often told to "ri...

Customised Healthy Recipe Sheets - Eat the foods YOU want to eat!

Are you unsure of what to eat to help towards your goals?Perhaps you are very fussy and only like e...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （6）狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn

解释： 像狼虎一样吞咽东西。形容吃东西又猛又急的样子。 正音 ：“咽”，不能读作“yīn”、“yè”。辨析：狼吞虎咽和“饥不择食”有相似之处。而狼吞虎咽偏重在外表的形体动作。但“饥不择食”偏重在饿得...

Learn Chinese with Lu #66 你认为机遇对于成功来说非常重要吗？请谈谈你的看法。-来自外研社HSKK（高级）全真模拟试题

Advanced reading comprehension Gifts

At this time of year, many people around the world send and receive gifts.However, not all gifts ar...

Henry Golding's Christmas ratings. The best and worst of Christmas. Advanced level

Henry Golding is a successful movie star who grew up in England. Here he is sharing the best and wo...

Merry Christmas !!!

In a world filled with violence and despair, the message of Christmas brings hope to us all.  Indee...

Present tense Christmas tasks for beginners

Merry Christmas, here are some fun tasks for you to try. Practice short present tense sentences rel...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （5）草船借箭 cǎochuánjièjiàn

草船借箭是中国古典名著《三国演义》中赤壁之战的一个故事。借箭由周瑜故意提出（限十天内造十万支箭），机智的诸葛亮一眼识破是一条害人之计，却淡定表示“只需要三天”。后来，有鲁肃帮忙，诸葛亮再利用曹操多疑...

My favourite Christmas song - 'Last Christmas'

'Last Christmas' is an extremely popular Christmas song in the UK.  It was released in 1984 by the ...

Intermediate reading Comprehension. The 10 best things about Christmas.

Practice your reading comprehension with this article relating to the 10 best things about Christma...

冬至快乐！Happy winter solstice

每年公历12月21日或22日，或23日，是中国传统二十四节气中一个重要的节气，即冬至。Today is winter solstice. It is the longest night and sh...

the story of the gingerbread man

Dear students,Merry Christmas! Get ready for a delightful adventure into the enchanting realm of th...

The system of obesity

Beginners reading comprehension. Harriet's Christmas Day

Practice your reading comprehension with this Harriet's story. Now you have read the story can you ...

Let's go to Brazil!

Do you know the nationald animal in Brazil is the jaguar?Have you attended the carnival in Brazil?W...

Japanese has two types of passive sentences

　　In Japanese, passive sentences are used very often, such as “Watashi wa sensei ni homerareta(my t...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （4） 世外桃源 shìwàitáoyuán

世外桃源，出自东晋·陶渊明《桃花源记》。  这则成语原指与现实社会隔绝、生活安乐的理想境界。后也指环境幽静生活安逸的地方。用以比喻一种空想的、与世隔绝的、脱离现实社会的地方。其本身结构为偏正式，在句...

Merry Chrismas! from the SKY TREE

Hello!Today, I introduce one of my favorite places in Tokyo.This picture above was taken under the ...

What I would be happy to receive as a gift is..

Gifts have a special way of bringing joy and excitement, and imagining the perfect gift can be a de...

冬至吃湯圓 Eating glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice.

今天是農曆二十四節氣中的冬至。台灣人有冬至吃湯圓的習慣，我們喜歡吃甜湯圓，也喜歡吃鹹湯圓，甜、鹹，你喜歡哪一種?歡迎留言告訴我。Today is the winter solstice among ...

Beginners listening comprehension and sentence practice

Watch the video and learn about an English Christmas. Can you remember the keywords? Do you know wh...