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【ブログ】10代のお葬式観

面白い調査を見ました。 ↓ 「10台にとってお葬式とは・・・こういうこと」意識調査   「10代にとってお葬式って…こういうこと」意識調査で見えた、日本の葬儀業界の未来株式会社グッドオフのプレスリリ...

8 parts to speaking English fluently - Part 1: Nouns and pronouns

Eight  parts of speech Nouns and pronouns   I was asked recently to explain pronouns, adverbs, prep...

I want to try mountain hiking this year

This year I would like to do some mountain hiking and see interesting and rare South African plants...

【聽聽台灣歌】大人中（盧廣仲）

長大後的自己，過得怎麼樣？在外地工作、求學、生活，最近你好嗎？如果你覺得有一點累，來聽聽這首歌吧！：）------------------------------------------------...

Want to have more free time this year? Here's how!

Most people feel as if there is too much to do every day and not enough time to do it. But how does...

I want to try to get cut this year.

I would like to get cut this year. Did you understand that phrase? Which one do you think it is?A) ...

(朝活)“Asa-katsu”—The Activities in the morning-Early bird catches the warm!

 My latest English broadcasting is below:https://stand.fm/episodes/614df43cecd7220006ad54b6 Hello, ...

How I Excelled Studying Three Masters Degrees

Studying anything can be challenging. For me, studying Law,  learning French and Korean languages w...

Study Methods

Which study method to choose is a good question! It depends a lot on what you like doing, and on yo...

I'm Moving!

As some of you may know, I have been trying to sell my house.  As of today, it is sold!  That is th...

MY TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How to Have a Positive Body Image

A poor body image can affect your self-esteem leading to poor performance and depression or what se...

The Best Teaching and Studying Method: Being Yourself and Motivation

  I have been teaching for more than 20 years. I have been learning things all my life. I love lear...

【台灣生活華語】月餅

月餅   ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ   yuè bǐng   再過兩三天就是中秋節囉！說到中秋，絕對少不了月餅。今年看到花蓮有家小店製作了港式冰皮月餅（snowy mooncake ），看起來很不錯，就訂來...

If you could go back in time, when would it be?

こんにちはSaoですもし、過去に戻れるならいつに戻りたいですか？If you could go back in time, when would it be?過去に戻るは英語でgo back in ...

If I could go back to the past and take back what I did? Where should I start..?

Hello, everyone.It's been a while since I wrote something here. Since the journal topic for this we...

The 1800s and Fairy Tales

If I could go back in time, I would go back to England in the 1800s. Everybody was crazy about fair...

MY TOPIC OF THE WEEK: 5 Ways to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills

5 Ways to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills For many professions and even hobbies, public speakin...

【台灣生活華語】颱風

颱風   ㄊㄞˊ ㄈㄥ   tái fēng   受到颱風的影響，今早花蓮下起一陣大雨，感受到一絲颱風的氣息。   回想起來，去年和前年都沒有颱風過境台灣，今年這個颱風——璨樹颱風，應該是最靠近台灣...

(ありがとう日記はいかが？）Why don’t you keep a grateful journal every night?

 Here's my latest English broadcasting  below:https://stand.fm/episodes/613b88694a8aba00068fd47a He...

Think Small to Accomplish Big Things - Michael Phelps talk

What small things are you going to do to accomplish big things? What small things can you do today,...

とあるメールにあった「A penny for your thoughts」って？【イディオム表現】

こんにちはSaoです先日、めっちゃ久しぶりにメールを開いたら結構な量のメールが溜まっておりまして・・(笑)で、その中に某青い鳥のSNSからのメールが来ていたのですが、件名に”Sao A Penny ...

MY TOPIC OF THE WEEK: 5 Ways to Maintain A Healthy Work-Life Balance

5 Ways to Maintain A Healthy Work-Life Balance Having a healthy work-life balance is so desirable t...

Congratulations user906780 for passing the C1 DELE Exam (Spanish Government)!

Hi user906780!Congratulations on your well-deserved success, you worked hard and got your reward.I...

不思議な出会い

「一期一会」 「二度あることは三度（四度も）ある？？？」 ーフランコとの不思議な出会いーつくつくほうしのコーラスが夏の終わりを告げていますが、みなさんいかがお過ごしですか？ 前回のコラムの募集テー...

什麼！去鼎泰豐不吃小籠包？還有這些選擇！

很多外國朋友來到台灣旅遊，一定會到鼎泰豐吃一籠小籠包，才算是完成了願望清單。你知道嗎？其實除了小籠包，鼎泰豐還有很多值得嚐一嚐的美食喔！推薦料理一：「排骨炒飯」(páigǔ chǎofàn) 香氣...

Explore Africa - Nigeria the Giant of Africa

I am sure most of you have definitely heard about Nigeria either on the news or on the internet bu...

Nice places to visit in England

In my opinion, one of the best counties in  England is Dorset. Home to many popular beaches as well...

Is English Verb Tense Driving You Crazy? (you ain't alone!)

Verbs have been called the “action words” in an English sentence, and they actually have 5 separate...

The African Continent: diverse cultures in countries

Celebrating the African week on Cafetalk is a delight for all users to know more about the continen...

Gregory's Girl

Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4353981   Gregory's Girl is a Scottish film fr...