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New Year, New US

What are your goals and resolutions for the New Year?Did you know that by September 91% of people h...

Have you been drinking more Alcohol than normal?

Over the holiday season, many people drink more alcohol than normal possibly because we go to more ...

All I Want for Christmas Is You!

Despite having debuted in 1994, American singer Mariah Carey’s hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You...

My 2023 in the rearview mirror

My biggest achievement of 2023 was finally visiting Nova Scotia for the first time in my life. In J...

My New Favorite Christmas Song! Is it Yours?

Hello Cafetalk Students!I love many different Christmas Songs and Christmas Carols but a new song j...

Happy New Year! / Frohes Neues Jahr! / Buon Anno Nuovo!

Hello everyone!We're at the end of another year. As always it had its ups and downs, challenges and...

Would you like to work in a bar?

What do you know about the most common drinks served at bars around the world?Do you go to bars? Wh...

Exploring idioms and their fun usage during holiday season

Ah, the holiday season, a time to "deck the halls" and spread "good cheer." We're often told to "ri...

Customised Healthy Recipe Sheets - Eat the foods YOU want to eat!

Are you unsure of what to eat to help towards your goals?Perhaps you are very fussy and only like e...

Advanced reading comprehension Gifts

At this time of year, many people around the world send and receive gifts.However, not all gifts ar...

Henry Golding's Christmas ratings. The best and worst of Christmas. Advanced level

Henry Golding is a successful movie star who grew up in England. Here he is sharing the best and wo...

Merry Christmas !!!

In a world filled with violence and despair, the message of Christmas brings hope to us all.  Indee...

Present tense Christmas tasks for beginners

Merry Christmas, here are some fun tasks for you to try. Practice short present tense sentences rel...

My favourite Christmas song - 'Last Christmas'

'Last Christmas' is an extremely popular Christmas song in the UK.  It was released in 1984 by the ...

Intermediate reading Comprehension. The 10 best things about Christmas.

Practice your reading comprehension with this article relating to the 10 best things about Christma...

the story of the gingerbread man

Dear students,Merry Christmas! Get ready for a delightful adventure into the enchanting realm of th...

The system of obesity

Beginners reading comprehension. Harriet's Christmas Day

Practice your reading comprehension with this Harriet's story. Now you have read the story can you ...

Let's go to Brazil!

Do you know the nationald animal in Brazil is the jaguar?Have you attended the carnival in Brazil?W...

Japanese has two types of passive sentences

　　In Japanese, passive sentences are used very often, such as “Watashi wa sensei ni homerareta(my t...

Merry Chrismas! from the SKY TREE

Hello!Today, I introduce one of my favorite places in Tokyo.This picture above was taken under the ...

What I would be happy to receive as a gift is..

Gifts have a special way of bringing joy and excitement, and imagining the perfect gift can be a de...

冬至吃湯圓 Eating glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice.

今天是農曆二十四節氣中的冬至。台灣人有冬至吃湯圓的習慣，我們喜歡吃甜湯圓，也喜歡吃鹹湯圓，甜、鹹，你喜歡哪一種?歡迎留言告訴我。Today is the winter solstice among ...

Beginners listening comprehension and sentence practice

Watch the video and learn about an English Christmas. Can you remember the keywords? Do you know wh...

Differences between Japanese and English honorific expressions

　Hello. I'm Naoko, an online Japanese teacher and Japanese language researcher. Today I will be tal...

It's that time of year

Hey Happy Christmas Everyone!It's that time of year again - time for celebration and a bit of refle...

Here is my Christmas gift to all of you.

Merry Christmas Everyone.I go on holiday tomorrow and will find it difficult to post more than once...

Intermediate reading comprehension for teenagers at Christmas.

Read this story about the Smith family from the UK. Can you prepare answers to these questions? On...

【日記を書いて身につける中国語】小葛小姐的中文日記-2

おすすめレッスン：【添削】中国語の日記 （スカイプなし）https://cafetalk.com/lesson/detail/?c=eJzLS_ZKLC8pT8woLQkIcUsrjirP8vZMt...

Quick tips: exaggerating numbers

Many languages have words for large but indefinite numbers, and English is no exception! In fact, t...