Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Journal Writing in English: This Week's Prompt

When I was learning Japanese, one of the best ways I practiced new vocabulary and grammar was by ke...

The Best Compliment I Have Ever Received

When people give me compliments, I am often not sure how to accept them. This is why I usually laug...

What is the best compliment you have ever received?

What is the best compliment you have ever received? this is a pretty hard question to answer.  In t...

15-minute cities

Photo by Zach Vessels on Unsplash   I came across an interesting CNN article this morning about how...

Looking forward to Spring --upcoming events and other updates !

Hello Everyone ! Here is an update blog of our Jan - Feb events --- Well -- Jan and feb have been s...

My Urban Garden

I'm not sure why I like gardening. It's a lot of hard work. But there I am, squatting among the pot...

Starting a Podcast and Listening to My Own Voice

I decided to start my own podcast channel recently after hesitating for about one year. This is one...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Six Tips to Trusting Yourself More

Self-trust is essential for a happy and fulfilling life. When you trust yourself, you are more like...

When a progeny loses its uniqueness, it will become a duplicate of someone else.....

The world is in a constant state of flux, regenerating itself by a new generation that will eventua...

I'm so happy for my students! 生徒の皆さん、本当におめでとうございます。

Hello Cafetalk Community!How are you? I hope you're doing well! It's about -26 degrees Celcius in C...

My beautiful hometown, Lüneburg in Germany ドイツにある私の美しいふるさとリューネブルク

Hi, I’m David and I just started out as a German tutor here on Cafetalk. I’m looking forward to hav...

SPEAK WITH CLARITY - TED TALK READ ALOUD PRACTICE

Reading aloud and working on your pronunciation can help to improve your clarity in real conversati...

Pancakes, Easter Eggs and Chocolate Rabbits

Interesting ways to mark spring are customs. Today, 21 February, is Shrove Tuesday. In the past, pe...

Quick tips: if worst comes to worst vs. if worse comes to worst

“If worst comes to worst” means “if the worst possibility occurs” or “if the situationdevelops in t...

Writing after a Speaking Class

Writing after a speaking class can help to reinforce language by enabling you to apply vocabulary y...

How to benefit from news discussion lessons

My News Discussion lesson is popular among high-intermediate to advanced students. It is a good way...

マシューの性格: 赤毛のアン　第10章

こんにちは! Kyoko です。赤毛のアンの10章で、マシューが面白く描かれています。リンド夫人を怒らせたアンは、マリラから謹慎を言い渡されます。マシューは、アンから先に謝るよう、マリラに内緒で説得...

What do I look forward to in Spring?

What do I look forward to in spring? Are we in spring now?  Today was the first time in ages that I...

When will spring arrive?

Toronto has had a rather mild winter this year, but temperatures have been up and down. It could be...

My Topic of the week: Six Myths about Creativity You Need to Stop Believing

It's no secret that creativity is important. After all, it's what drives innovation and progress ar...

Spring Idioms

In this video you can learn two natural idioms in British English using "Spring". もし興味があったら、動画を見てみて...

What do you usually do for Valentine's Day in your country?

Over the years, the idea of Valentine's Day has become very commercial. A lot of people buy flowers...

British Valentine's Day

The British Valentine's Day and the Japanese one are very different.もし興味があったら、ビデオを見てみてください。

Aligning your English Classes with your Learning Goals

Many of you will have different goals for enrolling in lessons in English. Depending on your object...

What do you usually do on Valentine’s Day in your country?

What do you usually do on Valentine’s Day in your country? I think one of the big pluses of the inf...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Six Habits to Working Hard

In this fast-paced, constantly-connected world, getting caught up in the hustle and bustle of every...

DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A WRITER? TAKE A LOOK AT MY CREATIVE WRITING LESSON!

Are you passionate about writing? Are you writing a novel? Do you want to start writing but you don...

Talk about one of your popular lessons!

One of my popular lessons is QUICK CHAT! I have the most amazing students taking this lesson with m...

Practical English

There are plenty of situations where we can say something that is grammatically correct, but, socia...

「やってみて」を英語で？

In this video you can learn how to say "やってみて” in English, and I will tell you three good ways to p...