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My Book: The Last Unicorn

One of the books I am reading right now is "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle. I want to share i...

HSK試験完全攻略：受験準備から試験当日まで、1つの記事で完全把握HSK Test Complete Guide: From Test Preparation to Taking the Test, Master Everything in One Article

备考HSK考试（汉语水平考试）时，针对在当地考试的考生，需特别注意考试流程、复习策略以及考前的准备工作。以下是具体建议，分为考前注意事项、考试当天注意事项和复习建议三部分：   一、考前注意事项...

English Practice: The Verb 'to be'

Hello Everyone! How are you doing this week? Today, I have some practice sentences with the verb 't...

palmistry: 2D: 4D ratio

Vocabulary: 1. prenatal /pree-NAY-tul/. adjective. Relating to the period before birth, especially ...

Walking in Winter

Does it snow where you live? Where I live, in Ontario, Canada, it snows in winter. This winter it h...

Ace Your Job Interview in English

Job interviews can be intimidating, especially when English isn’t your first language. You might wo...

Preparing for a Listening Exam/Assessment

Preparing for a Listening Exam/Assessment   Listening Exams/Assessments are by far the hardest of t...

Essential English expressions for travelling

Traveling to a country where your only form of communication with local people is in English can be...

BABEL, R.F.Kuang

When I started reading the book, it was November 2024. It took 4 months! I had also read "YellowFac...

Seeing Things Anew: The Dreamy, Whimsical World of Haruki Murakami and Yoko Ogawa

Lately, I’ve reading novels by different Japanese authors; but two authors that have resonate in me...

風が吹く場所へ：心を癒す旅への誘い

「風が吹く場所へ」は、2023年に放送された中国の人気ドラマで、主演は劉亦菲と李現。このドラマは、都会の忙しさから逃れ、田園生活で心を癒す物語を展開しており、中国国内だけでなく、海外でも高い人...

Do you think learning to code is beyond your reach? Think again

"Code Confidently: Courageous Coding for Curious Creators" – a series of lessons designed to empowe...

おだんご食べに行きました！I went to eat dango!

The English translation is below.みなさん、こんにちは！日本語教師のShokoです☺︎この間、家族で和風の喫茶店に行ってきました！「おかげ庵」というお店なのですが、こ...

6-Minute English - おすすめポッドキャスト RECOMMENDED PODCAST

BBCの英語学習サイトからのポッドキャストです A podcast from the BBC’s English Learning websitehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/lear...

Yellowface

Yellowface tells the story of June Hayward, a young white author who achieves sudden fame and succe...

Learn Idioms to Advance your English Level

 Idioms are an essential part of everyday English. Whether you’re watching a movie, reading an arti...

English expressions that use baking

Idioms help to make your English more natural and colourful, and of course because there are so man...

怎麼發ㄖ (ri)和ㄜ(e) 的音？ ㄖ(ri)とㄜ(e)の発音の仕方

最近太常被日本學生問到ㄖ (ri)和ㄜ(e)的發音，   似乎和日文五十音的發音規則有關係，   較少舌根音、較少捲舌音，   需要更多的肌肉練習，   一些小訣竅，   希望...

English Practice: Sentence Scrambles!

Hello Everyone! Today, I'm introducing some practice sentence scrambles. These are good to do so yo...

Understanding Phrasal Verbs Well

Understanding Phrasal Verbs in Context One of the biggest mistakes learners make is trying to trans...

Beyond Evil

How is your relationship with your family? Do you get along well with them, or is there tension? Ho...

Winter in Toronto

Image: Icicles on the building across from my homeToronto is one of Canada’s southernmost cities, s...

Play and Learn: Recommended Games and Activities for ESL Child Students! 遊んで学ぼう: ESL児童向けおすすめゲーム＆アクティビティ！

Learning English is fun when we play games—even online! In my virtual lessons at Cafetalk, I use in...

Educational Board Games for Children: Learning Through Play

Let’s be honest—convincing kids to sit still and "learn" isn’t always a walk in the park. But give ...

Classroom Games/Activities for Private Lessons

Hello Everyone! This is a column about the weekly topic which is games and activities for students....

Enhancing Your Child’s Imagination: The Power of Reading and Creative Learning 子どもの想像力を解き放つ：読書と創造的学習の力

In a world buzzing with screens and instant gratification, imagination is a child’s most extraordin...

Modern psychology……an empathic deficiency

When the universe is measured by a ruler and when the eternity is calculated by a stopwatch….what w...

Adventure Awaits: Unlock Your Child's Creative Genius Through the Magic of Reading （冒険が始まる：読書の魔法で子供の創造力を解き放とう）

In today’s fast-paced digital world, it’s more important than ever to instill a love of reading and...

Recommended games for students

Exciting, interesting and unusual games for learning English Teenagers spend a significant part of ...

Let go of what doesn't serve you

I’ve been grappling with many challenges lately: job fulfilment, life after the death of my spouse,...