Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Seize the Day

Back in the student heydays, my battle-cry was "Seize the day!" This was when nothing was impossibl...

Subject-verb agreement

Subject-verb agreement is usually pretty simple, but it can be confusing sometimes. Subject-verb a...

Good night's sleep

Hello, everyone. How's it going? This is Teacher Asuka.I recently read an interesting article about...

FORMAL & INFORMAL GREETINGS

Happy Friday from Indonesia GMT+7. Today I will discuss how to say greetings in Indonesian. What yo...

5 material nouns with crazy usage as verbs!

Creating the verb forms of a noun is a fairly simple task. Although, some verbs have meanings far f...

Currently Reading: The Precipice

I have been slowly and steadily reading this book for a while now. It's a very deep and detailed re...

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 ...

Being Bilingual & Growing up in Vancouver

Happy May!A couple of weeks ago, I made a video of my interaction at the Tim Hortons drive thru.Def...

Take Command of your English Speaking Goals

Free talking can be useful but not everyone wants to learn English this way especially if you have ...

Help Me to Fill Out the Questionnaire

Today I'm not going to talk about Indonesian lessons. But I want to know what kind of Indonesian le...

Even more good tunes

I'm not really sure who my favourite music groups are these days, so I took a look at what I've lis...

Curtain Call for Book Depository

Many of you may have received this notification from Book Depository (see image). I wonder if like ...

DIPHTONGS AND COMBINED VOCALS

DIPHTONGS AND COMBINED VOCALS.   In Indonesian, there is a vocabulary formed from diphthongs and a ...

“She’s gone to London.” “She’s been to London.” どう違うんでしょう？

“She’s gone to London.”   “She’s been to London.”   これらの文章には注意が必要です。似ているようでいて、意味は全く違います。 Be careful...

Math in Music

It is interesting to know that the applications of Math are all around us! Have you ever looked at ...

Facing a struggle with communication at work meetings and discussions

Workplace communication can sometimes be a struggle for some of us especially when we feel we are n...

Meeting an Old Friend After 5 Years

Yesterday, I went to Tokyo to meet a friend whom I hadn't seen for a long time. We used to work tog...

Semana Santa 聖週間

スペインの今年の聖週間は4月の1週目でした。スペインでの聖週間は学校もお休みになり、多くの人々が旅行に出かけます。ただ、毎年聖週間は日日が変わるにもかかわらず、雨が降るのです。ですから、私は基本旅行...

"Pretty as a Picture" どういう意味？

イギリス人は「Pretty as a Picture」とよく言います。意味を知っていますか？もしこの大人気のイデオムに興味があったら、動画を見てみてください。

READING PRACTICE IS IMPORTANT

As a beginner level language learners, you can study reading in a simple word. But, simple words li...

Loving Masala Chai

I had my first sip of masala chai in India. Specifically, I was exploring the streets of Manali, a ...

Easter in Canada

Easter is a religious holiday for Christians/Catholics. It celebrates the ressurection of Jesus Chr...

I'm all ears! - 10 idioms using body parts

There are lots of English idioms that use body parts like hand, foot, neck and so on. The example i...

Cracking形容詞

If you are interested in British English, absolutely you need to know the adjective "cracking"! もし興...

Easter in America

In America, Easter is celebrated in many ways. Many Christians and their families attend a church s...

Think moderately

Think 'moderately'Hello everyone! How's it going? This is teacher Asuka.   Today, I'm going to thin...

I made a new fluffy friend! :-)

This fox was so friendly, it came right up to me.I love animals. They are the best!----------------...

After Learning Alphabeth

Hello, Everyone. This is a continuation of my previous post. The alphabet is very important. Becaus...

The Word I Hear most often in Cantonese

The word I hear spoken most often in Cantonese, my native tongue, is probably 'eat'. Actually, that...

　　??????　催花雨　サイカウ　??????

先日、テレビで天気予報を見ていたら、お天気お姉さんが「催花雨・サイカウ」について語っていました。この歳になるまで聞いたことのない言葉でした。これは俳句の季語としてよく使われる言葉で、普段使われること...