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新宿御苑のスターバックス (Starbucks in Japanese Garden)

11月末の日曜日、お天気が良かったので、新宿御苑（しんじゅくぎょえん）を散策しました。 新宿御苑は大都会の真ん中にあります。地下鉄丸ノ内線の新宿御苑駅から徒歩5分です。広くて自然が豊かな美しい公園で...

私がした英語での大失態（かなり笑われました…）

カフェトークの皆さん、こんにちは。タイ在住、２年目を迎えた英語・日本語のバイリンガル講師、Keiko Davyです。今日は今週のコラムのテーマ「語学学習で経験した面白失敗談」というのに合わせてコラム...

「なんとか英語話せます」は英語で？

Often Japanese people say "I can speak English a little", but there is a better thing that you can ...

Making Mistakes and Language Learning

Funny Mistakes Experienced In Language Learning. It is really important to be able to laugh at ones...

Clarice Lispector

Clarice Lispector (1920–1977) was a Ukrainian-born Brazilian novelist and short story writer acclai...

Academic IELTS Writing Tasks 1 and 2 sample essays

The bar graph details the changes in travel habits by fives different modes of transport in both 19...

Christmas music

Christmas is a month away and there's plenty of Christmas music playing on the radio and in stores,...

IELTS- Writing Task 2

As you probably know, task 2 writing essays are notoriously difficult to write correctly, and this ...

Jokes About my country and culture.

Jokes that describe my culture. My initial (first) reaction to this topic was a feeling of uneasine...

目立つ②

Outstanding: 目立つ、際立つ、優れた、傑出したWatch the video to learn how to use "outstanding".

Cancer Pre-Screening Japan Vs. Canada

Today, I had my first set of Cancer pre-screening / prevention tests today.  I had four cancer scre...

Canadian jokes

Most jokes about Canada and Canadian culture are about the snow, the animals, hockey, or people bei...

IELTS- Academic Writing Task 1 Essay sample

So who is taking their IELTS exam soon? If you are struggling to study academic writing task 1 and ...

Thank you for 100 lessons ! Thank you to all my students.

Today I reached 100 lessons and 100 attempts to help students from around the world. As a native En...

「目立つ」を英語で？

How do say "目立つ" in English?  Watch the video to find out.

生徒さんが英検準2級に合格しました！

  １１歳の生徒さんが英検準2級に合格しました。Mちゃん、本当によく頑張ったね！本当に教えた甲斐がありました。嬉しかったです！I want to congratulate my student f...

Rachel de Queiroz

Life is a task that cannot be shared with anyone. Rachel de Queiroz Rachel de Queiroz was a promine...

お金に関する句動詞（phrasal verbs）

みなさま、こんにちは。英語と日本語講師のリナです。   「phrasal verb」をご存じですか。 日本語では「句動詞」と言ったりしますね。   「動詞+前置詞」や「動詞+副詞」のセットで、1つの...

My Trip to Japan

I took this photo at the Vancouver airport. I arrived here from my city, Toronto. Notice the beaut...

「似ている」を英語で？

How do we say two things are the same in some ways, but different in some ways, in English? Take a ...

I found my Bulgaria Yogurt Commercial! ブルガリア ヨウグると の コマアシャル！

Hi Cafetalk Community!How are you? I hope you're doing well! I hear it's getting chilly over there....

Complimenting in English

This week’s column topic is The best compliment you have ever received, so for anyone studying Engl...

Journey into the Artworld! - November - Scribble Art and Hidden Designs

Hello everyone! When the world feels crazy and erratic it may feel difficult to be creative and mak...

ワンフレーズ英会話2: 花が咲く

When talking about flowers students often say things like "the cosmos is blooming" or "the roses ar...

What is the best compliment I have ever received?

What is the best compliment I have ever received? This week’s topic is another doozy. I think the c...

Interesting English references: King Cnut and the Waves

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1839237   There are uses of language which make use...

【聽聽台灣歌】好好（五月天）

氣溫逐漸下滑的秋冬季節，又到了年底忙碌的時刻，我們都要把自己照顧好，把最重要的人照顧好喔！：）--------------------------------------------   好好（想把...

Black Awareness Day in Brazil - November 20th

In Brazil, Black Awareness Day or Black Consciousness Day (Portuguese: Dia da Consciência Negra) is...

The power of reading out loud

Reading is usually associated with silence, a quite space in a library.  But did you know that read...

Hello! だけではない：いろんな挨拶「こんにちは」

Hello! イギリス在住の英会話講師MINAMIです！   知ってますか？英語の挨拶ってHello以外にもいろんな言い方があるんですよ。でも言う人によっては使い分けを注意してください。仕事での挨拶...