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How Learning Phrasal Verbs in Context helps you Remember them Better

Learning phrasal verbs within context is likely to help you remember the phrasal verb better. Learn...

カナダから乾杯! Cheers from Canada (My Sister Just Got Hitched!)

Vocabulary:settled into - get comfortable somewhere newjet lag - 時差ぼけcoupled with - paired withstom...

The Scariest Horror Movie Is…

The most scary horror movie is… If I am being completely honest,  I really dislike horror movies. S...

Scary movies

Image: The dog from The ThingAlthough I haven’t seen a really scary movie in a long time, there wer...

Be able to …の代わりに！？

Many English students use "be able to", however if you are talking about something that was difficu...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Four Ways to Be More Self-Reliant

If there is one thing or person you can count on in the world, it is yourself.   If you go through ...

The most scary horror movie is Viy

Good day, my dear students!  The topic of this week's column - the scariest horror movie scared me ...

One of the best modern Japanese horror movies of all time

I am horrified to think that this column will be filled with thumbnails of horror movie clips, but ...

Autumn Begins 立秋

Autumn Begins 立秋 “Autumn Begins” is the 13th solar term in the 24 solar terms. It’s on August 8 or ...

American ice cream flavors

When it's hot outside, there's nothing like a nice cold ice cream to cool you down!Recently, I went...

(平和を願う）Wishing us Peace

My latest English Broadcasting below: visit after 10∶00pm (JST)on Aug.6https://stand.fm/episodes/62...

I am successful. TOPIC №1. INCENTIVE PLANNING

"I am successful."  TOPIC №1. INCENTIVE PLANNING  Dear young reader! In each article, a new column ...

Why are you learning a new Language?

Always focus on what is important and relevant to YOU. Find and consume as much content of interest...

Using “though” in English

In my last column about a cat named Trouble, I used the word though several times, particularly in ...

English Grammar: learning Tenses

Instead of learning individual grammatical structures and concepts, look for noticeable PATTERNS.Re...

Hens as pets

It is common to talk about being a "dog person" or a "cat person", but what about hens? Can you be ...

Opening Sentences in IELTS Speaking

Some of us might struggle with opening sentences when we’re required to speak on a topic or answer ...

My pet is the Bayraktar calf.

My pet is the Bayraktar calf.   When I read the title of the weekly article on cafe talk, I tho...

Writing to help achieve Fluency - Part 2

Keeping a Journal This journal is essentially a report of your day, work, and everyday tasks. Havin...

イギリスで「THINK」と言わないで

Of course Brits and Australians say "think" but there is another word that is also popular and natu...

Idioms

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Why should children learn a foreign language?

The last month of summer has come and I decided to add to my lessons for adults - classes for child...

My pet cat Azuki

I have one pet. Her name is Azuki. She is a tortoise shell cat. She has short and medium length hai...

Do you have a pet?

Do you have any pets? In my experience, although most people like animals in general they have a pr...

Trouble

Photo: Trouble being Trouble If you’ve ever taken a lesson with me, you may have seen a picture of...

Tea Ceremony with a genius cat

The other day I was invited to a casual Tea Ceremony party. At this house, there is a genius cat th...

el campo de la lavanda ランベンダー畑にいって！

今年もラベンダー畑にいってみました。毎年7月の初旬はブリウエガという村の近くにあるラベンダー畑のラベンダーが満開となり、多くの人々がその畑を見に行くのです。そして、近くの村はラベンダー色に飾り付けさ...

(未来の雇用)Employment in the Future

My latest English Broadcasting below:https://stand.fm/episodes/62e527786e6ce8ead1dac1a4Hello, every...

Why I'm with Cafetalk or My second day of Cafetalk!

I have been working with Cafetalk for almost a month. I was surprised I hadn't heard of the company...

A Trio Treat

  What made you smile today?  I chanced upon these adorable creatures at Pier 39 and they just made...