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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...

【感謝】滿100堂華語課♪

大家好！我是Nai。  非常感謝這段時間，2022年1月在Cafetalk完成了滿100堂華語課♪ 也祝福大家學華語時都開心順利，達成自己的目標，一起加油！   歡迎一起跟Nai老師學華語♡

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 ...

四大公投結果出爐Chūlú 蔡總統：展現公民意志 民主是堅強後盾Hòudùn

公投：住民投票、國民投票 結果出爐：結果が出ました 後盾：後押しする、力をかして援助する 例：家人是堅強的後盾 一番大きいのは家族の支えです 蔡總統表示，這次公投Gōngtóu明確傳達Míngquè...

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...

Johannesburg Summer or Nagoya Summer?

Note: South Africa has South African English words that are specific to South Africa. These come fr...

The traditional South African New Year isn't in January!

So...when is the New Year in South Africa? August 1st is the traditional New Year for Africans in S...

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...

七草粥

こんにちは。日本語講師のナナです。お正月にカロリーが高いお料理やお酒をたらふく頂いて、体が重い毎日です。1/7(金)は胃を休める「七草粥」を頂く日でした。日本のスーパーには、七草が店頭に並びます。お...

The traditional South African New Year isn't in January!

So...when is the New Year in South Africa? August 1st is the traditional New Year for Africans in S...

多幸福

大好きな湘南の神社でおみくじ釣りをしてきました。タコ　と　フグ　をつりましたなんでタコとフグ？って思いますか？？タコとフグ　　…　　　タコフグ…　　多幸福　たこうふく（ギャグ？）多くの幸福が訪れるよ...

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...

２０２２　寅年！！！

新年あけましておめでとうございます。いつの間にか２０２２年ですね(*´Д｀)しめ縄つくりました(^_-)-☆ 寅年です！（とらどし）どんなお正月を過ごしましたか？私はゆーーーーーっくり休みました♪今...

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...