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New Year, Slightly Better Me

“New Year, New Me.” It’s a powerful phrase, but let’s be honest—it can also feel intimidating. It s...

Weekend at Bangalore Literature Festival 2025 Part 2

It may be a polarizing take, but the new turn of the year in my locale has yet to top the best day ...

Looking back, looking forward: A simple New Year lesson plan

Here is an idea to get you started with English study this year. The topic Looking back, looking fo...

Goodbye, 2025 — A Quiet Beginning on CafeTalk

  As 2025 comes to a close, I want to reflect on a very new chapter in my teaching journey —...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】台北跨年夜維安升級 入場前須經安檢、禁帶刀械

【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...

Out with the old, in with the new! Looking backwards and looking forwards. 2026 plan.

Where do you want your study of English to take you in 2026?For test prep students, this is a simpl...

New Year, New Goals..... Let’s Grow Your English Together

A new year always feels like a fresh notebook, clean pages, new goals, and endless possibilities. I...

How Watching Movies Can Help You Improve Your English

Watching movies is one of the most enjoyable ways to support English learning. When used thoughtful...

Hedgehogs, Highways, and Kindness to Animals

I saw an Instagram reel this morning about hedgehog highways in the UK, and it immediately took me ...

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Planning Your Studies in the New Year!

For the past 2 years, I've made myself a bingo sheet of all the art goals I'd like to complete. And...

Wishing you joy, health, and many achievements in 2026!

あなたが学びに注いできた努力をとても誇りに思います。今年はさらに成長と成功をもたらしてくれると信じています。小さな一歩が大きな進歩につながることを忘れないでください。自分を信じ、好奇心を持ち続け、挑...

10 Lessons Milestone!

10 Lessons Milestone!    I’m so happy to have reached my first 10 lessons! Thank you so much to all...

Happy New Year: We Made It!

Dear A-Team,As the clock resets, I hope you take a breath long enough to feel how far you’ve come. ...

How the talks around AI were unfolding in 2025...

 During the first day of the 14th edition of the Bangalore Literature Festival, the stage in the Op...

Thank you 2025! Here's to a joyful new year

Looking back on 2025, it was a really fun year.  Japanese culture has become very popular in my cou...

A New Year, A New You!

Would you like to build on last year’s success?   Read on and learn my secret to success in 2026!  ...

Call Me Properly, Please

Greetings are usually meant to be polite, friendly, and respectful. Yet, sometimes, the way we addr...

Learning to Share Opinions in English

One of the most common difficulties English learners face is sharing their opinions comfortably. Ev...

Language Learning Tips #1: Dictation

Hello!It has been a while since my last column. I was enjoying the festive season - this is a term ...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】婦人帶菜刀進台中法院 遭法警安檢攔下

【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...

Goodbye, 2025! Hello, 2026!

The year 2025 was interesting and eventful. The biggest event was that I retired after teaching for...

3 Steps to Improve Your Japanese Conversation Skills and Achieve Your Goals Like a Native Speaker

【3 Steps to Improve Your Japanese Conversation Skills and Achieve Your Goals Like a Native Speaker】...

New Year Lesson Plan - Sydney

ESL Lesson: Discovering Sydney!Hi everyone! Here is lesson plan on Sydney. Happy New Year! Level: B...

Celebrate the New Year with English!

Help your child reflect on the past and dream about the future in a fun, interactive lesson. Throug...

【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...

Happy New year

Dear students .I am Teacher Amora welcome to my class .I am available anytime and ready to help you...

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...

Look back and looking forward

As we step into 2026, it's the perfect time for a cozy English chat, and we start to practice. Let'...

To find a peace of mind in ‘Thikr Allah’… far better than Prozac

In man there exists love, pain, anxiety, and a yearning, so that even if he possessed a hundred tho...

A New Year - A New Personal Lesson Plan

I will be looking forward into 2026 and the best advice I can give is to try to improve on the Engl...