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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...

Christmas music

Christmas is a month away and there's plenty of Christmas music playing on the radio and in stores,...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: 5 Tips on How to Find and Utilize Your Natural Talents

  Finding your natural talents and using them can make life easier, happier, and, overall, more ful...

IELTS- Writing Task 2

As you probably know, task 2 writing essays are notoriously difficult to write correctly, and this ...

Jokes About my country and culture.

Jokes that describe my culture. My initial (first) reaction to this topic was a feeling of uneasine...

目立つ②

Outstanding: 目立つ、際立つ、優れた、傑出したWatch the video to learn how to use "outstanding".

Cancer Pre-Screening Japan Vs. Canada

Today, I had my first set of Cancer pre-screening / prevention tests today.  I had four cancer scre...

もっと語彙を増やすならここ！

  お疲れ様です、Yoshiです。 英語学習者のみなさん、英単語をたくさん覚えるのって大変ですよね。 語彙を増やすのは永遠の課題でもありますが、Yoshiがいまだによく使う、語彙を増やすとって...

The World Series! The USA always wins.

How many countries play baseball in the World Series?  Only one, the United States of America.

Canadian jokes

Most jokes about Canada and Canadian culture are about the snow, the animals, hockey, or people bei...

IELTS- Academic Writing Task 1 Essay sample

So who is taking their IELTS exam soon? If you are struggling to study academic writing task 1 and ...

「目立つ」を英語で？

How do say "目立つ" in English?  Watch the video to find out.

生徒さんが英検準2級に合格しました！

  １１歳の生徒さんが英検準2級に合格しました。Mちゃん、本当によく頑張ったね！本当に教えた甲斐がありました。嬉しかったです！I want to congratulate my student f...

Rachel de Queiroz

Life is a task that cannot be shared with anyone. Rachel de Queiroz Rachel de Queiroz was a promine...

お金に関する句動詞（phrasal verbs）

みなさま、こんにちは。英語と日本語講師のリナです。   「phrasal verb」をご存じですか。 日本語では「句動詞」と言ったりしますね。   「動詞+前置詞」や「動詞+副詞」のセットで、1つの...

learn Chinese with Lu Podcast主题系列#13 “最近学到的最喜欢的一句中文是什么？”

My Trip to Japan

I took this photo at the Vancouver airport. I arrived here from my city, Toronto. Notice the beaut...

「似ている」を英語で？

How do we say two things are the same in some ways, but different in some ways, in English? Take a ...

I found my Bulgaria Yogurt Commercial! ブルガリア ヨウグると の コマアシャル！

Hi Cafetalk Community!How are you? I hope you're doing well! I hear it's getting chilly over there....

THE BEST COMPLIMENT I EVER RECEIVED. "YOU ARE A TRUE GIFT TO GIRLS".

I run a foundation that empowers less privileged girls. In the year 2016, during our annual event f...

Complimenting in English

This week’s column topic is The best compliment you have ever received, so for anyone studying Engl...

Journey into the Artworld! - November - Scribble Art and Hidden Designs

Hello everyone! When the world feels crazy and erratic it may feel difficult to be creative and mak...