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Winter Wonderland!

As you may know, winter in Minnesota (USA) is very cold. The average temperature in January is 6 de...

Journal Writing in English: This Week's Prompt

When I was learning Japanese, one of the best ways I practiced new vocabulary and grammar was by ke...

Academic IELTS Writing Tasks 1 and 2 Sample Essays

The table compares milk and butter purchases by age according to how much fat they contain. Looking...

This is how I spend my time in winter

Photo: Santa enjoying some mince tartsOne thing I always do: Snow brings out my inner child, and ev...

RIGHT OR WRONG.

What is right is right even if no one is doing it.  What is wrong is wrong even if everyone is doin...

LEND A HAND!

Your candle won't burn less brighter by lighting other people's candles. Share opportunities, reso...

Christmas decorations!

Whether you like celebrating Christmas or not, you cannot ignore the festive spirit that Christmas ...

This is how I spend my time in winter.

How do I spend my time in winter? I am a true creature of habit so I have no intention of changing ...

私の冬の過ごし方　

今年も残り１ヶ月を切りましたね。コロナ渦の中、如何お過ごしですか？　日本も冬に第６波が来ると言われています。冬は、静かにしていた方がよさそうです。私は、静かに普段ゆっくりと読むことできなかった本５冊...

多読では届かない高レベルを目指す！英語学習者におすすめ洋書４冊

  お疲れ様です、Yoshiです。 無料英語勉強法コンサルティングで生徒さんの勉強歴をお伺いすると、「洋書を読んでいます」という方がたくさんいます。ラダーシリーズやペンギンリーダーズなど、薄くて...

Academic IELTS writing tasks 1 and 2 samples

The bar graph illustrates statistics concerning individuals in the UK who consumed five or more por...

I found another コダック コマアシャル Japanese commercial!

Dear Cafetalk Community,As you know, YouTube is a treasure trove! I am finding many of my commercia...

新着講師ランク１位！あと冬休みのお知らせ。

お疲れ様です、Yoshiです。この度、新着講師ランキング第１位になりました！！ ありがとうございます！いつもYoshiのレッスンを継続して受講してくださる生徒さんのおかげです。生徒さんは毎日ライテ...

Academic IELTS Writing Tasks 1 and 2

The floor plans detail a home at present and its planned renovations. Looking from an overall persp...

Ana Maria Machado

Ana Maria Machado was born in 1941 in Rio de Janeiro and is, alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth...

The "straw" that broke the camel's back~

I've heard this idiom many times before throughout my life. It is a mistake I made when learning my...

learn Chinese with Lu Podcast主题系列#14 “离2021年结束还有1个月，回看这一年，最大的收获和最大的遗憾是什么？”

新宿御苑のスターバックス (Starbucks in Japanese Garden)

11月末の日曜日、お天気が良かったので、新宿御苑（しんじゅくぎょえん）を散策しました。 新宿御苑は大都会の真ん中にあります。地下鉄丸ノ内線の新宿御苑駅から徒歩5分です。広くて自然が豊かな美しい公園で...

私がした英語での大失態（かなり笑われました…）

カフェトークの皆さん、こんにちは。タイ在住、２年目を迎えた英語・日本語のバイリンガル講師、Keiko Davyです。今日は今週のコラムのテーマ「語学学習で経験した面白失敗談」というのに合わせてコラム...

「なんとか英語話せます」は英語で？

Often Japanese people say "I can speak English a little", but there is a better thing that you can ...

UNDERNEATH INSTEAD OF ABOVE

I am an English Tutor. I am also a French student. One day my teacher was looking for the whiteboar...

CHARACTER

  Your character is who you are. Education is good, financial riches can make life comfortable, but...

Making Mistakes and Language Learning

Funny Mistakes Experienced In Language Learning. It is really important to be able to laugh at ones...

THE NEW NORMAL

The new normal is a new way of living and going about our lives, work and interraction with people....

Clarice Lispector

Clarice Lispector (1920–1977) was a Ukrainian-born Brazilian novelist and short story writer acclai...

JOKES THAT DESCRIBE MY COUNTRY.

"THE BONE CRUSHERS" JOKE. I am from Nigeria, the country with the highest population in Africa. My ...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Benefits of Strategic Thinking

Business is a competitive market, and to stay ahead of a competitor, you must keep up. Markets fluc...

Academic IELTS Writing Tasks 1 and 2 sample essays

The bar graph details the changes in travel habits by fives different modes of transport in both 19...

Small Steps

Take one step at a time until you reach your destination. You may take big leaps or small steps, it...

Christmas Movies and Music

Christmas Movies and Music   I had a lesson with a student this morning and he asked me what kind o...