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Discover 5 Shodo spot in Tokyo/Yokohama 書家のための東京エリアおススメショップ５選

Sometimes I receive questions like this from students and seminar participants. "Sensei, I'm going ...

My beloved Dr. Seuss (Readings for ESL Learners)

  One of the best ways to practice English is by reading. Reading as an ESL Learner can be  quite ...

Men Without Women, Murakami's 7 short stories

I love to read short stories. I have time to finish them during my busy work week and each story ca...

Talking Smarter, Not Just More: How Critical Thinking Boosts English Skills

When it comes to getting better at English, not all talking practice is equal. Chatting about serio...

I did a Podcast about my Seinfeld TV Show!

Greetings Cafetalk Community! I trust you're all having a fantastic start to the New Year in 2024! ...

Proving Identity - Trigonometry

Proving Identities in Trigonometry is challenging. We may have different ways of proving them but t...

Quick tips: eeny, meeny, miny, moe

Have you ever heard someone say “eeny, meeny, miny, moe” when trying to choose something? There are...

Scotland's traditional food - haggis

January 25th is a special day in Scotland, it's called Robert Burns Day. Robert Burns is the name o...

和製英語　ー メール

なぜそれが間違いなのか これは、英語の “electronic mail” を略した “email” に由来します。 “electronic” = 「電子」 “mail” = 「郵便」 「メール」 ...

Calculating Square Roots Manually

I would like to share with you an easy-to-follow technique to calculate square roots manually.You m...

Advices for online teaching

 Get feedback. When we do language classes online, many children are too shy to answer questions or...

Teaching Online for Beginners

During the pandemic most teachers needed to teach online if they wanted to keep their jobs. This wa...

Staying Motivated: How to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions

Hi there! This is Hsinchan from Cafetalk!This is my very first column published on Cafetalk and I'm...

Choosing the Right Words in English for Every Occasion

Improving spoken English involves not just stringing words together but choosing the right onesfor ...

我最喜欢了～～～看影视学中文文法

你会使用“最”吗？

Doing lessons with kids

I have just finish my drawing lesson with a wonderful kid. I am puttyng my stuff away and I just st...

World Landmarks

Hello! Are you ready to explore the world? Look at this picture of the word "WORLD". Can you tell m...

問路 Asking Directions

You will learn how to ask directions in this video. This video is very useful when you travel to Ch...

My own experience of Read and Discuss lessons.

Regularly, I take Japanese reading and discussion lessons. I usually use material from websites cho...

The civilized wars.... could people's happiness and sadness be teleguided......?.

I’m devoted to sports and I don’t even practice sport, but I like to support, because this is where...

和製英語　ー リーマン・ショック

なぜそれが間違いなのか “Lehman Brothers” は、アメリカの投資銀行の名前です。2008年に破産を申請しました。これはアメリカ史上最大の倒産であり、この年に発生した金融危機の原因の一つ...

Meow Loves

No matter how bad a day I've had, when I see my cats, the world is a perfect place. They change eve...

It is Health that is true wealth, and not pieces of gold or silver - Mahatma Gandhi

“有点”“一点”傻傻分不清，说说“有点”吧

通过影视学中文

Mastering Resolutions: Your Guide to Consistency and Positivity in 2024

Hey enthusiasts! As we dive headfirst into a brand-new year, it's only natural to set those excitin...

Talking about weather in English (verbs): Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at verbs for rain and snow. Today, we will continue by taking a...

你最喜欢中国哪个美食？What's your favorite Chinese food?

中国是美食大国，光烹饪手法就多达数十种：煎、炒、炸、蒸、汆、涮、煮、炖、煨、卤、酱、熏、烤、炝、腌、拌、拔丝……都让食物焕发出不同的光彩。中国饮食店遍布世界，成为了中国的名片，我们看一看最受欢迎的...

读中国唐代大诗人 李白的诗poem《早发白帝城》 zǎofābáidìchéng

《早发白帝城》（早に白帝城を発す）李白 朝辞白帝彩云间，千里江陵一日还。 两岸猿声啼不住，轻舟已过万重山。 zhāocíbáidìcǎiyúnjiān ， qiānlǐjiānglíngyírìhu...

One step at a time

Learning anything is tough work. But trying to master a language might be one the most difficult th...

Happy, stress free times in Japan :-)

This was such a fantastic period in our lives.It feels so recently, yet at the same time so far awa...