Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Daily Routines

Greetings, I think for this blog I will side-step the ‘daily schedule’ bit and talk about my early ...

Recent Reading

Hello everyone.  It’s been a while since I wrote a blog as I have been so busy with my new job and ...

What marks the start of spring in your country?

For the last week I have been teaching my more advanced students on Cafetalk a slightly uncommon wo...

What is the best compliment you have ever received?

What is the best compliment you have ever received? this is a pretty hard question to answer.  In t...

What do I look forward to in Spring?

What do I look forward to in spring? Are we in spring now?  Today was the first time in ages that I...

What do you usually do on Valentine’s Day in your country?

What do you usually do on Valentine’s Day in your country? I think one of the big pluses of the inf...

Talk About One of Your Favorite Lessons

Of course it is a truism that different students have different needs. These needs will vary not on...

Who is your favorite person from history? Why?

Who is your favorite person from history? Why do you respect them? This is an interesting question....

Tell me something new that you plan on doing in 2023.

  I guess this is somewhat akin to explaining my new year resolutions.  Most people fail to carry o...

What book has influenced me the most?

What book has influenced me the most in my life? If you had asked me this question a year ago it wo...

Where do you currently live?

Where are you currently living? I thought this was a slightly strange question in some ways. There ...

My goals and best memories of 2022.

What goals did I achieve in 202? What are my best memories? I think 2022 was a hard year for everyo...

What are you doing for Christmas?

What are you doing for Christmas this year? I’m afraid I am not doing very much this year so it wil...

One dish I want to eat in winter

Name one dish you would like to have in winter? Actually, I will be eating pretty much as normal th...

What are your plans for the upcoming winter holiday?

What are your plans for the winter vacation? I don’t have any special plans for the vacation as my ...

What pet would you like?

What pet would you like to have? In terms of my own preferences, this is not such an interesting qu...

Have You had the chance to travel this year?

Have you had the chance to travel this year? I can’t say I’ve done much in the way of travelling th...

Aspects of My Favorite Seasons

   What are 3 good aspects of my  season? In my case, two seasons are tied for first place: spring ...

Do I remember my first Cafetalk lesson?

Do I remember my first Cafetalk lesson? I don’t know if it is a terrible crime or not, but I really...

What am I scared of?

What is the most scary experience I have had so far? If we are talking about Halloween then I am no...

What Halloween Costume Am I confident in?

What Halloween Costume Am I Most Confident In? These days Halloween is a huge event in Japan with y...

What kind of pumpkin recipe do I like?

Halloween is incredibly popular in Japan for some reason. I guess it has a number of interesting fe...

A word in my native language I find difficult to pronounce.

  To be honest, I can really bring anything to mind at this time in the morning. However, the topic...

A song I would play on repeat

I think I am going to be a little sneaky about this topic. Honestly speaking, I do not really have ...

A game I used to like playing when I was a kid.

Looking back, I can recall so many games that I enjoyed it is hard to pick one.  So, to simplify th...

Go to the gym or stroll in the park?

Go to the gym or take a stroll in the park? I guess this question is asking us to demonstrate our i...

Something that makes me smile without fail!

Something that makes me smile, no matter what? Well, the thing that makes my wife and I laugh like ...

Would you rather go to the seaside or climb up a mountain?

Would you rather go to the seaside or climb up a mountain? I guess if I had to say I would choose c...

Where did you spend your summer vacation?

Where did you spend your summer vacation? I found it a little bit interesting that this week’s topi...

A Popular Game You Would Play in Summer in Your Country.

A Popular Game You Would Play in Summer in Your Country. This is quite a difficult topic! In fact, ...