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Is Breakfast Important?

Like many British people, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, for me. It sets me up fo...

Those little words!

Sometimes it is the little words that give us the biggest headaches! Words like a, an, the are eas...

A word in my native language I find difficult to pronounce.

  To be honest, I can really bring anything to mind at this time in the morning. However, the topic...

Difficult Words

Although I cannot say that I struggle in general there's one word that is quite tricky. 'Valnalella...

"What a Wonderful World"

This is the title of the song, I would play on repeat.  "What a Wonderful World" by Loius Armstrong...

Essence of Happiness

English Broadcasting below:https://stand.fm/episodes/6338141c9f9938126b620f72Today, I'm going to th...

今日の翻訳「二番煎じ」

直訳すると"Second brew(of tea)"なのですが、英語圏でお茶以外に対して二番煎じの意味合いで"Second brew"と使われるのは珍しいです。（イギリスであれば東亜圏ほどではなくと...

Jesus Christ........The risque of a self-crucifixion

When the emotions become institutionalized..... Q: We have a record of Jesus Christ coming back and...

Tutor Ranking

As soon as I woke up this morning, I received a notification on my phone. I have been included in t...

The song I'd play on repeat

I spend 18 years of my life in Italy and I probably know more Italian songs than French songs. I kn...

Hurricane Ian Update

As many of you may have heard, Fort Myers, Florida, where I live suffered a devastating hurricane. ...

Every trip to the mountain is a small life

Mountains are a disease. Try it once and you won't be able to forget these feelings. That's why all...

I’ve updated my profile!

Hello, everyone!It's been over 3 months past since I started my lessons as a Cafetalk tutor.Recentl...

Verbal Communication At The Workplace

Although conversations at the workplace do involve casual conversations with colleagues, verbal com...

A song that I play on repeat

One of my favourite songs is by a Filipino-Canadian artist named Resflo. The song is called Hindi N...

The Song I'd Play on Repeat

The song I would play on repeat is "It's my life" by the American rock band, Bon Jovi. The song is ...

A song that you would play on repeat

A song that you would play on repeat I really like to sing. I like to sing English and Russian song...

Arriving/Arrived

Sometimes students have problems with the verbs "arrive" and "depart", when talking about trains, b...

A song I would play on repeat

I think I am going to be a little sneaky about this topic. Honestly speaking, I do not really have ...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Six Stress Management Habits to Live a Happier Life

Stress is a part of life. It can be caused by many things, such as work, family, finances, or healt...

Favorite play in my childhood

English Broadcasting belowhttps://stand.fm/episodes/632fe9e78a2675ed2d5bd015Today, I'm going to ta...

Don't say "TIME"!

I have been teaching English in Japan for 23 years and there is an English mistake that I hear almo...

Memories of backyard soccer

Photo: (from left) Our dog Max, my brother and I hanging out in the backyardEvery time I kick any k...

今日の英単語 So be it

直訳すると「なのであれはこう」なのですが「しょうがない」という意味の英単語で、個人的に非常にかっこいい言い回しだと思います。ニュアンス的には本能寺の変で信長が言ったとされる「是非も及ばず」が最も近い...

" I AM SUCCESSFUL #10. DO YOU WANT TO BE A LEADER?

     Do you know who the leader is? A leader is the first in the team, the one whom everyone listen...

What is a セミ⁉

Before coming to Japan I didn't know the insect, セミ. Here in Japan, I learned the Japanese, America...

お月見/The Moon Viewing

日本では空が澄んで、月がひときわ美しい旧暦の8月15日に豊作を祈り”お月見”をする習慣があります。we have a festival called "otsukimi" which means "...

One word, Different Uses #2

The word 'kill' is usually associated with a negative meaning. He was killed in a fatal car crash. ...

Difficulties in learning English and how to overcome them?

Difficulties in learning English and how to overcome them? There are cases when a person spends a l...

Talking about unknown reasons in English

Sometimes we don’t know why certain things happen or why/how we do certain things. In my recent col...