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Yellowface

Yellowface tells the story of June Hayward, a young white author who achieves sudden fame and succe...

Learn Idioms to Advance your English Level

 Idioms are an essential part of everyday English. Whether you’re watching a movie, reading an arti...

English expressions that use baking

Idioms help to make your English more natural and colourful, and of course because there are so man...

怎麼發ㄖ (ri)和ㄜ(e) 的音？ ㄖ(ri)とㄜ(e)の発音の仕方

最近太常被日本學生問到ㄖ (ri)和ㄜ(e)的發音，   似乎和日文五十音的發音規則有關係，   較少舌根音、較少捲舌音，   需要更多的肌肉練習，   一些小訣竅，   希望...

English Practice: Sentence Scrambles!

Hello Everyone! Today, I'm introducing some practice sentence scrambles. These are good to do so yo...

Understanding Phrasal Verbs Well

Understanding Phrasal Verbs in Context One of the biggest mistakes learners make is trying to trans...

Beyond Evil

How is your relationship with your family? Do you get along well with them, or is there tension? Ho...

Winter in Toronto

Image: Icicles on the building across from my homeToronto is one of Canada’s southernmost cities, s...

Play and Learn: Recommended Games and Activities for ESL Child Students! 遊んで学ぼう: ESL児童向けおすすめゲーム＆アクティビティ！

Learning English is fun when we play games—even online! In my virtual lessons at Cafetalk, I use in...

Educational Board Games for Children: Learning Through Play

Let’s be honest—convincing kids to sit still and "learn" isn’t always a walk in the park. But give ...

Classroom Games/Activities for Private Lessons

Hello Everyone! This is a column about the weekly topic which is games and activities for students....

Enhancing Your Child’s Imagination: The Power of Reading and Creative Learning 子どもの想像力を解き放つ：読書と創造的学習の力

In a world buzzing with screens and instant gratification, imagination is a child’s most extraordin...

Modern psychology……an empathic deficiency

When the universe is measured by a ruler and when the eternity is calculated by a stopwatch….what w...

Adventure Awaits: Unlock Your Child's Creative Genius Through the Magic of Reading （冒険が始まる：読書の魔法で子供の創造力を解き放とう）

In today’s fast-paced digital world, it’s more important than ever to instill a love of reading and...

Recommended games for students

Exciting, interesting and unusual games for learning English Teenagers spend a significant part of ...

Let go of what doesn't serve you

I’ve been grappling with many challenges lately: job fulfilment, life after the death of my spouse,...

Unlocking English for Kids: The Power of Interactive Learning & TPR

Learning English should be exciting, engaging, and effective for young learners. Children naturally...

聊食物

??‍??: "Teacher, I want to learn adjectives related to food."   ??‍??: "Why?"   ??‍??: "Someti...

How to Improve Your English Speaking Skills Every Day

Improving your English speaking skills doesn’t require hours of study—sometimes, small, consistent ...

Boost Your English with Fun Games & Activities

Games & Activities:   20 Questions – A great way to practice asking and answering questions whi...

Connectives for Coherence

Organizing your thoughts and ideas is crucial, not just in speaking but also in writing. Have you ...

Driving in winter

Do you drive? Do you like winter driving? Do you have snow where you live? There is plenty of snow ...

玫瑰的故事

（滿滿劇透，慎服）   二訪北京的衝擊）原來有這麼多我聽不懂的中文）、想逃離一下現實生活，加上仙女姊姊之美，開始在Netflix上追了這部長長的陸劇「玫瑰的故事」   不免俗地開頭有些灑狗...

Asking permission in English 英語で許可を求める方法

Do you know how to ask permission in English? 英語で許可を求める方法を知っていますか？ Many textbooks teach these phras...

How to say “Don’t Jinx it.” in Mandarin Chinese?

If it's something bad, and you don't want the bad thing to happen, you can say, 你不要烏鴉嘴！Nǐ bú yào w...

Few miles before Alzheimer

To link the main office with the back-archives......to link the up-concience with the subconscience...

Fast 5!

FAST 5! Objective: To quickly recall and name five words related to a given category, improving voc...

跟台灣歷史有關的電影、戲劇和書

  （對於中高級學習者，強力推薦先閱讀再看影劇）   一、電影 1.被出賣的台灣 Bèi Chūmài de Tái wān（Formosa Betrayed）   二、戲劇   ...

English expressions about time

It can be good to use idioms sometimes to make your English more natural and colourful. Here are so...

貼心的用法 When and how to use ‘’貼心‘’

The word 貼心 (tiē xīn) is used in Mandarin Chinese to describe someone who is thoughtful, considera...