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Short videos for listening practice in English

Today I’d like to share some resources for interesting short videos for English listening practice....

have been / have gone どっちを使ったらいい？

みなさま、こんにちは。英語と日本語講師のリナです。英語の時制って、難しいですよね。   なんか日本語には無い感覚だなぁ？ 継続？経験？完了？なんかいろいろ教科書には出てきたけど、イマイチよくわからな...

Heidi - アルプスの少女ハイジ ⎢Ep. 1 ⎢IT sub

Heidi (アルプスの少女ハイジ , lett. "Heidi, la ragazza delle Alpi"), basato sull'omonimo romanzo per ragazzi ...

Daily reminder

Be kind to yourself. Don't speak negative, don't sabotage yourself, don't punish yourself in your m...

5 Tips to Improve Your Speaking Skills!

Hello Everyone! So everyone wants to improve their spoken English. But what can you do to improve ...

Benefits of Reading the NEWS

It is a good habit to read the English newspaper if you haven’t started doing so already.1.  Readin...

Talking about resolutions in English

Many people have been talking about their New Year’s resolutions recently, and I’ve had some great ...

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...

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...

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...

Harry Potter!

Happy New Year！ Did you have a good Christmas time and a New Year?  I hope you had a wonderful time...

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...

My thoughts about New Year's Resolution

The New year resolution 2022 about myself or yourself is actually the set of commitments that we ma...

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...