Cafetalk Tutor's Column

My grandmother's dream ／私の祖母の夢

When I was little, my grandmother told me that she had wanted to go to Brazil when she was young. N...

25% Discount (August only)

Hi all! How are you doing today? I hope August has been great for you. Let's make it a little bit b...

The Sound of the Shamisen

This is a video from when I performed at JAPAN DAYS in Lithuania in 2024. Everyone at Cafetalk, let...

Smarter Tips to Elevate Your English Speaking Skills (Part 2)

In the first part of this series, we explored how recording and analyzing your speech, and shadowin...

What's in an idiom?!

Hi students! Welcome to the world of idioms! Although they can be pretty illogical and some even sa...

Spring Cleaning

It is going into Spring here in Australia. The day's air is warming up already and it's starting to...

2024.06.20 My student dance with Isis Wings

Welcome to my Oriental Belly Dance lessonhttps://cafetalk.com/lesson/detail/?c=eJxzDk4KrvIvDk5z9si...

Improve your English Pronunciation by reading out loud with me!

Reading articles is a great way to broaden your vocabulary and practise your English, but to improv...

How This Tabletop Game Took Over South-Asia

If you type on a search engine the oldest tabletop game, the first (or second) likely result it spi...

Smarter Tips to Elevate your English Speaking Skills (Part 1 )

When improving your speaking skills, it’s easy to fall back on familiar advice—talk more, read more...

Nice to meet you all on Cafetalk

Hi everyone! My name is Carleton and I'm a new teacher here on Cafetalk. I'm from the United States...

Nelson Mandela's influence in my life growing up

Growing up, Nelson Mandela's impact on me was profound and lasting. Mandela, who endured 27 years i...

2024.06.20 Dancing with my students Oriental dance with cymbals

Welcome to my Oriental Belly Dance lessonhttps://cafetalk.com/lesson/detail/?c=eJxzDk4KrvIvDk5z9s...

Who has influenced me most in my life?

This is a very interesting question. Like most people, I think I have been very influenced by my pa...

My first milestone on CafeTalk

I am truly grateful, to those that trusted me, and booked a lesson with me. Thank you, I am humbled...

Quick tips: learn vs. learn about/of

This is a tricky one because both “learn” and “learn about/of” refer to gaining new knowledge/infor...

From Booking to Conversing: The Vital Role of English in Travel

English is considered a universal language and is often the go-to language for communication in the...

No-see-ums attack!

Have you ever heard of a “no-see-um”? Until just a couple of days ago, I hadn’t! They’re tiny insec...

Did August Mess Up the Calendar?

In Latin, the old language of Europe, a long long time ago, month names were similar to Japanese – ...

The Philosophical Relationship Between the Hierarchies of Consciousness and the Dimensions of Existence

Hi! This is Yuki, a Qigong Master at cafe talk.     "Let's Ascend to a Higher Dimension!"    "Don't...

Almost vs ほとんど - Mistakes Japanese People Often Make in English

Hello! My name is ドゥーニャ　and I'm an English teacher who is also a student of Japanese. Today I’d lik...

Returned from Poland!

Hello everyone, I have returned from my summer holiday. I went to Poland for 10 days. It was a wond...

Lucky Charms: What Are They?

‘Luck’ is a very interesting concept. Different cultures have different ways of conceptualising ‘lu...

The Effects of Repetition on Vocabulary Knowledge

In the video I will present why repetition (繰り返し) is important for second language learners when it...

その他「リピートランキング」と「注目講師ランキング」2位

    皆さん、こんにちは！カフェトーク英語、インドネシア語講師そして英語面接コーチのcafewinaです。 この度、その他「リピートランキング」と「注目講師ランキング」2位に選んでいただきました...

Traditional Japanese Wedding

In this post I'd like to share the magical, traditional japanese wedding I had with my lovely wife ...

What is Qi?

Hi there！ YUKI here, Qigong Master at Empower Labo,Japan.I offer remote Qigong lessons on CafeTalk....

A Lucky cat named Nami-chan (Imado Shrine)／今戸神社の招き猫（ナミちゃん）

There are various lucky charms in Japan. Cranes, turtles, sea breams, and so on. Among them, one of...

My life in Switzerland

Swiss culture :   In this post I'd like to share a bit of my life in Switzerland. This beautifull ...

Asking permission in English 英語で許可を求める方法

Image by Tumisu from Pixabay Do you know how to ask permission in English? 英語で許可を求める方法を知っていますか？ Man...