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Are You a Mountain Person or a Beach Person?

You know what? I’ve always thought of myself as a mountain girl because I was born in the country o...

向日葵 (ひまわり)

你好！ 我是Muu，一名日語老師。   現在是八月，日本的夏天正在如火如荼地進行。 熱量也達到了頂峰。 從7月下旬到8月底，許多學校都在放暑假。 也有先生/女士，他們去海邊、山上、主題公園、祖父母的...

Hua Hin, Thailand: Where Mountains Meet the Sea

Introduction Nestled along the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand, Hua Hin is a picturesque dest...

Mariposa Folk Festival

Do you like to go camping? I have been camping in many places in Canada from Nova Scotia to Yukon. ...

30% Discount on all lessons!

Yes, that's right! Enjoy 30% off on all my lessons for the first half of August. This is a great t...

Why English?

I'm new.Even though I have taught more than 3 100 English classes around the world, I'm quite nervo...

An Ancient Egyptian Summer Festival: A Tribute to the Nile!

  August is a special month in Egypt, marked by a lively summer festival known as  "Wafaa el-Nil." ...

Months of the year

In this video I demonstrate how to pronounce the months of the year in English. The calendar I am u...

I got featured in Asian Writers' Collective

Asian Writers' Collective is a publication dedicated to fostering greater understanding and appreci...

Giving Your Opinion in English 英語で意見を述べる方法

image: Image by Joseph Mucira from Pixabay In English it’s important to give your opinion clearly a...

A train? The train?

パートナーが僕にLINEでメッセージを送ってきた。   "I'm about to catch a train"   彼女は仕事から帰るところだと思ったので、びっくりした!  「えっ! どこに行くの...

Talking about festivals and holidays in English

This week’s column topic is Summer festivals, so today I would like to share some ways to talk abou...

Make your lists more clear with the Oxford comma

The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is a punctuation mark that appears before the fin...

The Croxley Revels: Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, England

The Origins of the Croxley Revels: A Community Celebration Rooted in History Croxley Green, a pictu...

The Canadian National Exhibition

The Canadian National Exhibition is a festival that takes place in Toronto and marks the end of Sum...

「想」的用法 / 「想(xiǎng)」の使い方

  在中文中，「想」是一個經常使用且意思很多樣的動詞，它的用法涵蓋了從思考到渴望等多種含義。本文將探討「想」的幾種主要用法，並提供實際例句讓各位學習者更了解它的用法。   （一）表示「思考」：   ...

40% discount (JULY only)

Hi everyone! How have you been? How is your July going so far? I hope it’s been a great month for y...

Do you sprinkle salt on watermelon?／スイカに塩をかける？

Speaking of "summer", the first thing that comes up to my head is "Watermelon ".  During summer vac...

每日一詞：而且 / Word of the day 而且(ér qiě) / 毎日の一語：而且

每日一詞：「而且」     今天的烏鴉學舌要介紹的是一個華語中很常用的連詞—「而且」，它主要用來連接句子，表達事情之間的關係。熟練它能幫助我們更好地描述和解釋我們的想法。以下我們將介紹而且的使用方法...

Using the Indefinite Article (a/an) in English

As you probably know, English uses articles before nouns most of the time (unless the noun is plura...

我的夏日旅行

大家好，我是cafetalk的講師HSUAN現在正值台灣的夏天，大家有去哪裡旅行或做了什麼特別的事情嗎?我上個禮拜去了台南旅遊，因為天氣真的非常熱，所以我沒有安排太多景點，不過我還是玩得很開心，下次...

Cameras off lessons

The Cafetalk admins recently posted a blog about students expressing interest in having lessons wit...

Morning Glory 朝顔(あさがお)

Hello! I'm Muu., Japanese language teacher. The rainy season ended and summer is in full swing in m...

Learn about NOVA SCOTIA culture and special English vocabulary

Would you like to learn about my home province  Nova Scotia? If yes ! -- I am offering two classes ...

Are You Excited for Deadpool and Wolverine?

Don't tell me you don't watch comic book movies, 'cause I have a surprise for you!! The movie less...

Saying long numbers in English 長い数字を英語で読む方法

Image by Ahmad Ardity from PixabaySaying long numbers in English can be difficult.  長い数字を英語で読むのは難しい...

A thank you note from my student!

Hello Cafetalk Community!How are you? I'm happy to correspond with you again. Today, I experienced ...

Summer in the PH

The Philippines has a tropical climate and only experiences dry and wet seasons. However, we consid...

Summer meals in Canada

People often ask me about the food that is typically eaten in Canada, and I usually answer that Can...

「一～就～」的用法 / The Usage of "一～就～" Structure / 「一～就～」の使い方

在中文中，「一～就～」是一個常用的句型結構，用來表示一個動作或事件緊接著另一個動作或事件發生。這個結構強調兩個動作或事件之間的連續性和即時性，表達了前後動作或事件之間的因果關係。以下將詳細介紹這個句...