Cafetalk 講師專欄

MY TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How to Handle Criticism Better

You are not alone. No one likes to be judged or feel like they can't do any better. However, constr...

Cicadas' Voice

For those of us who live in the southern hemisphere, summer is far away. Still, I can’t complain ab...

(右脳人間？左脳人間？）A person who thinks with right- brained or left-brained

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（食事の大切さ）Importance of our daily diet--in the field of ‘Psychiatric Nutrition’(精神栄養学)

 You can listen my latest column as soon as you visit below:https://stand.fm/episodes/610290e016765...

BRAZILIAN VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK - Gregos e troianos

Gregos e troianosLiterally - Greeks and Trojans.Meaning - Two opposing groups or people who have di...

Crazy And Funny Facts You Should Know

Dear, Readers.  It is a great pleasure to be here with another installment of Crazy And Funny Fa...

Sherlock Holmes: logical or intuitive?

I have taken the subject for this week, and extended it to the world famous fictional detective, Sh...

Are You a Logical or Intuitive Thinker?

Are you a logical or intuitive thinker? It seems to me this week’s topic is rather tricky!  I am n...

Books and Reading

I enjoy reading all kinds of books. Perhaps surprisingly, I do not tend to read contemporary novels...

Once upon a Time: The Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tales

A glass slipper, a poisonous apple and a magic mirror, a prince who is a frog, a house made of ging...

My bucket list 死ぬまでにやっておきたいこと

(English below) Hello! 南ドイツ在住の日英バイリンガル講師Erikokoです。   今週のコラムのテーマ「死ぬまでにやっておきたいこと」。 英語では「bucket list」と...

Things On MY Bucket List…

Greetings,It's getting terribly hot, isn't it?Well, I had a vague idea what a 'bucket list' was, bu...

（シンプルライフ)　A Simple Life

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BRAZILIAN VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK - Comanda

Comanda is a card to control orders in bars, restaurants etc. In many bars and restaurants in Brazi...

Thanks for the triple anniversary!

世界に散らばる生徒の皆さん、こんにちは！ cafe talkでのレッスンを提供を始めて、一年を過ぎました。 そしてこのたび、事務局から生徒を惹きつけるユニークなレッスンを提供する先生に贈られる、"R...

My Bucket List, my Now List

I used to have a bucket list. It was there in the back of my mind waiting. It contained things like...

【ブログ】え！老化が治せる時代に？

東大の研究によれば、 老化細胞を除去する薬を発見したそうで、   そうなると、老化を止められるということになりそうです。 アメリカでは、がんについて臨床試験が始まっているようです。   老化が止めら...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: The Art of Enjoying Life

For most people, living a successful life means to be happy. If you are happy with the work you are...

Expressions in Brazil with the word "chá"

Chá de bebêIt is a 'baby shower', a party for a women who is going to have a baby. Her friends take...

STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH (and other weird English expressions)

Hello again, everyone – I must apologize for not “keeping up” on my tutor’s column… and this expres...

One wish, every tale

Ahhhh… if I could magically make true one wish, it would be to be able to read every language in th...

If I Could Have One Wish…

Of course, I have many big wishes. These include things like world peace, ending environmental dest...

How to Break a Bad Habit

Bad habits can have a toxic effect on your life. They can hinder your relationships, cause physical...

Advice for Studying Abroad

I have studied and lived abroad three times in my life. Through those experiences, I could give man...

A Prince and a Giant

“But the Spring never came, nor the Summer. The Autumn gave golden fruit to every garden, but to th...

（人生で見つけたいもの）Find what brings you joy in life

Here's Teacher Asuka's English Wave.You can listen my latest column below : https://stand.fm/episod...

British Cakes and Biscuits

Plate of shortbread. By User:Dave souza - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/i...

ガチャガチャって知っていますか？Do you know Gacha‐Gacha?

今成田空港でもたくさん置かれているガチャガチャ。目的は旅行者が帰国する際、日本の小銭を使えるようにと設置したと聞いています。そしてここ最近特にガチャガチャをあちらこちらで目にするようになり、ついに私...

Students who study abroad

I think the most important thing to keep in mind is to be careful who you trust. Different countrie...

Key to Success: Empower Yourself and Others

Empowering yourself or others means to enable or inspire the drive to achieve goals or aspirations....