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Journey into the Artworld! - December - Christmas Wishes in our Artwork

Hello everyone!Christmas is coming up soon and with it, we think about our wishes for what we for o...

Success and Happiness

What I am about to say may sound cliche, but its the truth. This year started off well but towards ...

★神社★

神社に行ったことはありますか？Have you ever been to shrine in Japan ??赤いのが、鳥居（Torii） といいます。The red one is Torii.この...

Read and Write

Converse in English and then Pen Your Thoughts in A Journal with the Conversation Lesson Pack and 1...

Christmas Wishes? Bah! Humbug?

What is my wish for Christmas? To tell the truth, I am not so fond of this question. (I hope this d...

Always is the Best!

Not every one of us can be stars. Stars became stars because someone gave them the spotlight, someo...

IELTS Writing Tasks 1 & 2 Sample Essays

The table displays four statistics comparing Australian department stores, and online stores in 201...

What is the best Christmas dish in my area? Such a question!

If I've learned anything from growing up in the US, it's that one family's traditional Christmas di...

一年間ありがとうございました！

こんにちは！この度２０２１年下半期趣味部門賞でカフェトークアワードをいただきました。これまでレッスンを受けてくださった皆さま、レビューや投票をくださった生徒さま、サポートいただく事務局の皆さま、心よ...

My dad's Christmas roast potatoes.

In my last tutor column I mentioned at the end that I will probably be cooking chicken for Christma...

Roast Pork! Crack(l)ing good stuff...

It’s always difficult to answer a question that starts with ‘What is the best OO?’, because the ans...

Thanks and happy holidays!

Hello everyone! Time really flies and the end of 2021 is fast-approaching! I would like to say a bi...

聖誕快樂 ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ

Hi! 大家最近都好嗎？不知不覺2021年就快過完了...今年因為covid-19，我們不能常常見面、不能常常去旅行、不能常常去咖啡廳喝咖啡，但我們也多了一點時間待在家，多了一點時間想怎麼讓在家的日...

Lemon Drizzle - A Winter Activity

I have been procrastinating recently, and so I am too late to write a column for the previous weekl...

Talking about how things are made in English

This week’s column topic is What is the best Christmas dish in your country/area?, and lots of peop...

Nigerian Festive dish

Nigeria is a country blessed with so many ethnic groups and rich Cultures amongst those rich cultur...

それはクリスマスケーキでしょう！

「日本のクリスマスって面白いよね」アメリカ人の友人に言われました。もともとクリスマスはキリストの降誕祭。キリスト教徒が全人口の１％と言われる日本では、クリスマスは独自の進化を遂げているからと言えます...

TOEIC Speaking Test: Responding to Questions

This is part of a series helping you succeed in the TOEIC exam.Responding to questionsYou will be a...

Christmas Food From my home country

Christmas Food From My Home Country iI’m from England so, of course, the main food typically associ...

My Favorite Christmas Dish (so far)

Leche Flan is a dessert made-up of eggs and milk with a soft caramel on top. It resembles crème car...

Winter weather words in English

Although today is an unusually warm day in Toronto (15°C), we’ve had plenty of snow already, and I ...

TOEIC Speaking Test: Describing a Picture

This is the first part of a series helping you succeed in the TOEIC exam.Describing a pictureOn the...

Speak Fluently With Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs are extremely common in English and unless you understand their meanings well, you co...

【看看台灣劇】茶金＋戲劇經典場景特展

大家喜歡喝茶嗎？喝過台灣茶嗎？   最近在台灣有部連續劇「茶金（Gold Leaf）」，受到大家關注。正好在花蓮也展出了「《茶金》戲劇經典場景特展」，拍攝戲劇的現場讓民眾都能進去參觀，於是昨天跟在花...

京都を訪れて

久しぶりの投稿(とうこう）です。It's been a while since I last posted先日、コロナが少し落ち着（おちつ）いたので、京都へ行ってきました。I went to k...

Winter Wonderland!

As you may know, winter in Minnesota (USA) is very cold. The average temperature in January is 6 de...

Journal Writing in English: This Week's Prompt

When I was learning Japanese, one of the best ways I practiced new vocabulary and grammar was by ke...

Academic IELTS Writing Tasks 1 and 2 Sample Essays

The table compares milk and butter purchases by age according to how much fat they contain. Looking...

This is how I spend my time in winter

Photo: Santa enjoying some mince tartsOne thing I always do: Snow brings out my inner child, and ev...

Christmas decorations!

Whether you like celebrating Christmas or not, you cannot ignore the festive spirit that Christmas ...