Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Opera and K-Pop!

Vocabulary:eclectic - wide-ranging/ different stylesunderrated - not rated or valued highly enough....

8 ways you know you are walking in self-love

What is self-love?  Self-love means having a high regard for your own well being and happiness.  To...

MEET ME - I WOULD LOVE TO TEACH YOU ENGLISH.

Hello! My name is Cristyna. I am a friendly and outgoing person and I would love to be your online...

The kind of music I listen the most?

Hi Everyone,Greetings from Shirin!Lovely question. Any music from anywhere in this galaxy from anyo...

2021 Art Lessons in Review - My Journey as an Art Instructor continues!

Hello everyone! こにちはみなさん！Well, now that we are just about done with the first month of 2022, I thin...

80s and 90s rock music lover

Q and Aレッスンでも"music"について話す時、つい盛り上がるのですが、80s 90s ロックが大好きです！（ちなみに写真は昨年読んでとってもよかった本、"Grey Hound"の表紙です。...

PHRASAL VERBS - GETTING READY FOR WORK

Here is a text you can read on someone who is getting ready for work. There are many phrasal verbs ...

2022 Playlist

Photo: Best of alexrainbirdMusic // Vol. 6 (800k Subscribers Playlist) These days, there are four k...

PHRASAL VERBS AT WORK

Hello Everyone! In my last column we examined phrasal verbs at school. In today’s column we shall l...

What Music Do I Usually Listen To?

What music do I usually listen to? This is one of my favorite questions. I think when we ask what k...

（長く働く時代がやってきた）Work Longer Era

Here's my English Broadcasting below:https://stand.fm/episodes/61ed67e205446e00072d2380Hello, every...

Which teacher do you recommend? Cafetalk day

Hello. I'm Nana, a Japanese tutor. I took an English lesson on Cafetalk day. I was able to meet a s...

Teaching styles and learner expectations

Teaching styles and expectations can be very different in different cultures. Some teachers prefer ...

PHRASAL VERBS AT SCHOOL

Learning Phrasal Verbs within context could be effective when trying to understand how they can be ...

Animal Sayings

Animal sayings are quite common in English, even although we have less countryside than ever. Here ...

Different ways of saying I disagree

Today, let’s take a look at simple phrases of disagreement: I’m afraid I disagree I see what you’re...

My Weekend Special

Hello all,Greetings from Shirin !Weekend is that part of my life which I really look forward to. My...

How do you spend your weekend?

Roses are red,Violets are blue,I play computer games all weekend.How about you?   DID YOU UNDERSTA...

And my usual weekend goes to...

... the chores.Doing chores at home! My weekend is usally spent doing basic household chores, which...

Have you kept a journal?

Writing improves with practice. I find my writing skills become rusty when I take a hiatus in writi...

How Do I Usually Spend My Weekend?

How Do You Usually Spend Your Weekend? I believe that the happiest and most productive life is base...

（冬型人間なのかも！〜日本の有名な歌をご紹介）I might be a winter person!--from the famous Japanese song

You can listen my English broadcasting as follows:https://stand.fm/episodes/61e4a5313b72720006385b0...

Short videos for listening practice in English

Today I’d like to share some resources for interesting short videos for English listening practice....

have been / have gone どっちを使ったらいい？

みなさま、こんにちは。英語と日本語講師のリナです。英語の時制って、難しいですよね。   なんか日本語には無い感覚だなぁ？ 継続？経験？完了？なんかいろいろ教科書には出てきたけど、イマイチよくわからな...

Daily reminder

Be kind to yourself. Don't speak negative, don't sabotage yourself, don't punish yourself in your m...

5 Tips to Improve Your Speaking Skills!

Hello Everyone! So everyone wants to improve their spoken English. But what can you do to improve ...

Benefits of Reading the NEWS

It is a good habit to read the English newspaper if you haven’t started doing so already.1.  Readin...

ACCURACY + FLUENCY.

Dear learner,In the year 2022, your learning goals should include working hard to achieve accuracy ...

Talking about resolutions in English

Many people have been talking about their New Year’s resolutions recently, and I’ve had some great ...

I'm a Summer Person

I would definitely consider myself a "summer person." My favorite summer activities include going t...