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Conversation Starters for English Students - Podcasts

This is a good website that I discovered today.  It can help you build your vocabulary and imp...

British English Idiom List

I have a few students who are working or studying in Great Britian.  This list should be helpf...

50 Essential Resources for ESL Students

This is a great resource for all Enlish language learners. http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/50_essential...

Presidents of the United States

Here is an interesting website that has information on all of the Presidents of the United States a...

San Diego, my city in the U.S.

I currently live in Mexico City, a world class city. Since I've already done a column on Mexico Cit...

俳句：向日葵

  今日の悩み・・・・.「ももさんって、ほんと、かわいいですね」って言われたから、「え！どこがかわいいかなぁ(^o^)」って聞いたら、.「どこって言われる...

Grammar Practice Website

I “ran across” this website yesterday.  It looks like a very good resource for t...

Don't Worry So Much About Grammar

I must warn you, not everyone will agree with this post.  However, I think the following comme...

俳句：夏の月

  明日が満月だけど、今日の月もとてもきれいだった。.でも、いかにも暑い日の月という色をしていた。.今日の季語は「夏の月」

News - Wifi on Mt. Fuji

Hello Everyone! I found this short article about the introduction of wifi on top of mount Fuji. No...

Why I Love Learning Languages

One of the reasons I decided to teach English is because I love learning languages and I want to sh...

BBC News - The Gluten-free Fad

Hello Everyone! Today I have an article about the Gluten-free fad that has struck America (And oth...

Additional Lesson Times Available

Hello Everyone! I wanted to let you know about my additional lesson times this next week (and poss...

心を込めて！ありがとうございます。

2015年上半期カフェトークアウォードにて、カフェトーク大賞を頂戴しましたぁ！私の大切なパートナーの皆様、本当にありがとうございます。身に余る光栄です。感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです。（おひとりおひとり...

Tomoe loves picture books. Vol.2 Nella foresta del bradipo

Nella foresta del bradipo by Anouck Boisrobert, Louis Rigaud In the forest of sloth, everything is...

BBC News - Gay Marriage Legalized in the U.S.

Hello Everyone! http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33291375 I wanted to share this short vid...

俳句：星涼し

  セッション終了～.窓開けてると近所中に洩れちゃうから閉め切ってやってたら、とても熱いセッションになりました。。。.今日は「何か幸せな気分になってきた～...

Article - Language Inspired

Hello Everyone! Today I wanted to share this BBC article I found. A young man from South Korea was...

A Mini-Tour of Mexico City

Konnichiwa minna-san. As a little introduction, I decided to give you guys a photo tour of the city...

Article: Science Vs Fiction

Hello everyone! Many may not know, but I love dinosaurs. When I was a child, I wanted to become a ...

Tomoe loves picture books. Vol. 1 ほげちゃん

 Hi, it's Tomoe.  I love reading books; novels, adventures, mysteries, essays and so on. ...

What is a "DUFF"?

 What’s up everyone! How are you??   暑い日が続いておりますが、みなさんいかがお過ごしでしょうか。夏バテには気を付け...

had better → better

As Tracy R. wrote in her recent column entry, 'should' is more relaxed than 'had better': http://ca...

Arguments And Discussions To Improve Your English Skills

“Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.” ...

Article - Prison Girl Band

Hello Everyone!  This was a fascinating and somewhat strange article that I stumbled across o...

俳句：涼し

  今日は気づいたら、To Doリストいっぱい消していた。.意外と仕事してたんだ。.涼しくて過ごしやすかったもんね。.そして、今日もよく寝...

Exciting New Lessons!

Hello everyone! After getting some responses about what new classes everyone wants, and adding a f...

Video - World's Oldest Woman

Hello Everyone! Here is an amazing woman, who is supposedly the world's oldest woman at 116 years ...

Article - Babies Make Men Lazier

Hello Everyone! Here is an easier article than I usually post, from Breaking News English. It desc...

俳句：心太

  今日は新しいお仕事のキックオフミーティング。with 女子会。.みんなでいろんな知恵を出し合うのってほんとに楽しいです。.夜はカウンセリングのご予約を...