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New Business English lesson: Talking about your job and company

“What company do you work for?”   “What’s your job?”   If you meet someone in a business situation,...

What Book Influenced Me the Most? The English Patient and How We Carry History

 If I had to choose one book that influenced me the most, it would be The English Patient. Not bec...

A Movie to remember

My favorite movie that influenced me is definitely “Mean Girls” (2004). This movie takes me back to...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

この本が好きな理由は、文章がそれほど難しくなく、親しみやすいキャラクターのおかげで英語で読むことが楽しいからです。 この本から学んだことは、英語の読書は勉強のように感じる必要はなく、楽しく没入できる...

Mastering Vocabulary [1]: Daily Input!

Welcome to our first Mastering Vocabulary lesson! In this series I will teach you various methods y...

Magical Movies with a Lesson

The movies Wicked and Wicked for Good are highly enjoyable for many reasons.  The glorious costumes...

English as a Lingua Franca-a World Language.

A 'lingua franca' is a language adopted as a common language between speakers who don’t speak the s...

The Book That Changed My Perspective: Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window" by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

How This Book Helped Me as an ESL Teacher:   It Taught Me to Listen, Truly Listen: The book's famou...

My First 10 Lessons on Cafetalk !

Il y a quelques mois, j'ai pris une grande décision : j'ai quitté mon emploi dans les ressources hu...

My student won 1st Prize in a Recitation Contest!

Dear Cafetalk Community,I'm so proud to announce that my dear student, Sumire won the Gold Prize at...

Tips for the Reading Part of the TOEIC test.

Vocabulary used in the Reading part of the TOEIC test is more challenging than in the Listening sec...

Do you have any tips or a mindset that would help you stick to a new routine?

Starting a new routine is exciting… at first. We feel motivated, determined, and ready for change....

Why You Might Enjoy Learning Turkish

Hello!I'm Emine, a native speaker of Turkish and a Turkish language teacher.Today, I’d like to shar...

Using AI Without Losing the Learning - English Reading Comprehension - 3 Versions (A1/A2, B1/B2, C1+)

A1–A2 version Over the last few years, AI has become very popular. Many people now use it as a help...

Grammar Guru! Build your confidence!

Do you feel a little bit nervous about your use of English grammar? The famous poem below will help...

英語学習者向記事 Short, easy news articles for English leaners - Breaking News English

https://breakingnewsenglish.com     Reading news articles is a great way to increase your English s...

Origami and English!

You may be thinking, how does origami relate to learning English? I retired recently and I am looki...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】密碼安全要加強 駭客破解弱密碼輕而易舉

【一週兩次・讀台灣】 教科書を飛び出し、台湾の「今」を知り、生きた台湾華語をマスターしませんか？ 毎週2回、最新の台湾ニュースを題材に、台湾特有の文化、時代を映す言い回し、そして興味深い社会現象を...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】教育部推出「臺灣台語輸入法」App，讓台語書寫更便利

【一週兩次・讀台灣】 教科書を飛び出し、台湾の「今」を知り、生きた台湾華語をマスターしませんか？ 毎週2回、最新の台湾ニュースを題材に、台湾特有の文化、時代を映す言い回し、そして興味深い社会現象を...

Making & Keeping New Routines

Fun fact: I rarely had to study in school.   This isn't as much of a brag as it may seem. The US sc...

Tips for keeping a new routine

Hi everyone! Happy New Year! I'm really looking forward to seeing you in class. I'm a qualifed and ...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】大陸冷氣團減弱 北部氣溫回升

【一週兩次・讀台灣】 教科書を飛び出し、台湾の「今」を知り、生きた台湾華語をマスターしませんか？ 毎週2回、最新の台湾ニュースを題材に、台湾特有の文化、時代を映す言い回し、そして興味深い社会現象を...

Learning a Foreign Language Taught Me How to Be a Better Teacher

Recently, I started learning a foreign language myself. It hasn’t been easy. Some days I feel motiv...

The non-Muslims…...the major hindrances they face when considering embracing Islam

AL-Islam's Etymology: How a word's definition can hinder true submission Examining AL-Islam’s etymo...

Is Feeling 'Stuck' Actually a Sign of Growth?

Have you ever felt like you’re putting in the work but somehow standing still? When I first started...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】台北市至善路小貨車翻覆 波及9輛汽車1輛機車 駕駛酒測值超標

【一週兩次・讀台灣】 教科書を飛び出し、台湾の「今」を知り、生きた台湾華語をマスターしませんか？ 毎週2回、最新の台湾ニュースを題材に、台湾特有の文化、時代を映す言い回し、そして興味深い社会現象を...

Featured in the New Teachers Ranking After Just One Month

I’m so excited to share that I made it into the New Teachers Ranking after just one month on Cafeta...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】台灣正式邁入超高齡社會 內政部：逾65歲人口破2成

【一週兩次・讀台灣】 教科書を飛び出し、台湾の「今」を知り、生きた台湾華語をマスターしませんか？ 毎週2回、最新の台湾ニュースを題材に、台湾特有の文化、時代を映す言い回し、そして興味深い社会現象を...

New Year, New Topics!

Happy New Year! I hope you have all had a good start to 2026. I am back at work and look forward to...

I'm on a Seinfeld Podcast! となりのサインフェルド

Hello Cafetalk Community!Happy New Year! How is the beginning of the year treating you? I'm startin...