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Reading News Articles

Reading a news article serves as an excellent learning aid to acqhire new vocabulary and see how th...

うんこ　かん字　ドリル♪

２０１７年３月２４日に発売（はつばい）された 「うんこ　かん字　ドリル」 今日のレッスンで生徒様がイギリスでもNewsになっていたと(*^。^*) 1006字（漢字：かんじ）×3例...

Why does Apple outsell Microsoft ?

How did Dr Martin Luther King get 250 thousand people to attend his "I Have a Dream" speech ? Why ...

Would you like to invent the wheel ?

Or  would you prefer to ride the bicycle ? Personally, I like to feel the wind in my face. S...

Q : Am I the best tutor on Cafetalk?

A: There are some incredibly talented, world class tutors on Cafetalk, I aspire to teach at their l...

Communicating at Meetings

A weekly team meeting: Richard (Meeting Chairman): I’ve called this meeting to keep track ...

Thursday's 9.00 pm Group TED lesson - 1 hour - 500 points

The most important business talk ever ! -  Simon Sinek Says 'Start With Why" . The natur...

「浮遊感のあるコード」とは？〜Burt Bacharach "This Guy's In Love With You"分析

DTM・作詞作曲講座で、 コードの分析をするレッスンがありました。 その中で非常に興味深いものがあったのでご紹介します。 ちょっと長いです。。 Burt Bacharach（バート・バカラック）...

What can I offer you that cannot be found for free ?

Hello,Only if I can answer this question, am I worthy of your hire.The internet is saturated with f...

俳句：梅雨

最近の中学生のかばんは重い！って話をやってました。中には10kg越の子も。。。.・・・絶対身体に悪い ToT.私が中学生のころは、薄っぺら～い鞄とか地につきそうな肩掛けカバンが流行ってて、.しかも、...

俳句：四十雀

  落とし物をした人、拾った人の個人情報を警察が勝手に教えちゃう・・・っていうtwitterが話題になっていた。.ちょっと前までは連絡先教えるなんて何でも...

Modal Auxiliary 'Would'

Hello Everyone! Would you like to learn how to use ‘would’? This is a very important ...

Can I learn English with only one lesson per week ?

The short answer - you will not make much progress with only one weekly session. The solution - BU...

Why do you need a tutor ? What is the tutor's job?

In this day and age, with the abundance of free information available, why do we, the students, nee...

What did you do on the weekend?

Weekends away from work are important.  We need to recharge so we can go back to work refreshe...

Anagrams

What is an Anagram? An Anagram is a word made by using letters of another word in a different or...

Do You Use These Words Correctly?

Hello everyone! There are a lot of words in the English language, and sometimes we all make mistak...

Idioms

Idioms I’m on cloud nine today. I managed to step out for a long, brisk walk along the beach...

Thank You to My Students!

Last night, for whatever reason, I could not sleep.  As I lay in bed, I began to think about m...

Would You like an example of how I teach English ?

" I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon"             &nbs...

Expressions

So, what’s the story, morning glory? (meaning ‘So, what’s been happening?’)...

I have been with Cafetalk for 6 months!

My dear students, I am very proude to inform you: I have been working with Cafetalk for 6 mo...

俳句：勿忘草

勿忘草。Forget me not.私のこと忘れないで。.私はそんなメソメソと演歌みたいなこと言わないな。.初めっから、いなかったことにしてくださいって言うタイプかなぁ。.勿忘草のブルーは綺麗すぎて...

How Students Can Use TED Talks at Home

I found this short article and thought I would share it with you. TED Talks for students provide a...

How To Make Work-Life Balance Work

I recently did a simple How to make work-life balance work?  I received over 6,000,000 search ...

ローマは一日にしてならず – Rome wasn’t built in a day.

ローマは一日にしてならず – Rome wasn’t build in a day. Phrasal verbs, prepositions, pronunciation,...

전주를 소개합니다.

全州は韓国全羅北道に位置した人口62万人の小都市です。ここには韓屋村という観光地があって毎年1000万人の観光客が訪れる韓国的なところです。多様な食べ物と低廉な観光商品があるが、その中の...

楽しい - Learning English can be fun !

楽しい - Learning English can be fun !Whenever I find the key to success, someone changes the lock.I&r...

千里の道も一歩から – A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.

  These are two of my favourite celebrities, can you guess who they are ?    &n...

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