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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...

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...

Christmas around the world!

Have you ever wondered how Christmas is celebrated around the world? Do you sometimes struggle to r...

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 ...

5 Reasons We Love Winter in South Africa

Whether you’re a summer or winter baby, there are just some things that are better in winter. Yes, ...

This is how I spend my time in winter.

How do I spend my time in winter? I am a true creature of habit so I have no intention of changing ...

私の冬の過ごし方　

今年も残り１ヶ月を切りましたね。コロナ渦の中、如何お過ごしですか？　日本も冬に第６波が来ると言われています。冬は、静かにしていた方がよさそうです。私は、静かに普段ゆっくりと読むことできなかった本５冊...

Academic IELTS writing tasks 1 and 2 samples

The bar graph illustrates statistics concerning individuals in the UK who consumed five or more por...

I found another コダック コマアシャル Japanese commercial!

Dear Cafetalk Community,As you know, YouTube is a treasure trove! I am finding many of my commercia...

Funny and embarrassing moments in language!!

We've all been there. You're struggling to keep up in a new language and don't say exactly what you...

Academic IELTS Writing Tasks 1 and 2

The floor plans detail a home at present and its planned renovations. Looking from an overall persp...

Ana Maria Machado

Ana Maria Machado was born in 1941 in Rio de Janeiro and is, alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth...

The "straw" that broke the camel's back~

I've heard this idiom many times before throughout my life. It is a mistake I made when learning my...

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...