Cafetalk Tutor's Column

How do you interrupt someone politely?

Interruptions may arise under various situations. You might need to stop somebody who appears to be...

Request a painting you want to reproducing!

I realized that reproduceing a masterpiece was more interesting than I expected. Of course, it is i...

The next destination on my list is...

  The last overseas holiday that my family went on was to Thailand and it was action-packed. My wi...

Rank-in commemorative coupon issued !

Hello.    I am always grateful for your love and light.   I got the 3rd place (other genre) in the ...

Are delivery drones a way to satisfy our needs?

There has been news in the UK this week that the postal service, Royal Mail, is looking at introduc...

My Next Destination Is….

My Next Destination is… I can’t say that I have a destination in mind in the sense that was probabl...

Fly me to Mars

Don’t get me wrong, the earth is a beautiful planet. There are many places that I would like to vis...

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IELTS Speaking webinar on Friday, 20th May @10.00-11.00am Japan time- Just 600 points!

Hi everyone!I'm VERY excited to let you know that on Friday 20th May, at 10-11.00am Japan time, I w...

Getting serious about UFOs

Image: An alleged UFO seen from a farm near McMinnville, Oregon, 1950 from https://www.britannica.c...

Talking about NHL hockey in English: Part 2

The teams A hockey team typically dresses (has) 20 players, 18 skaters and 2 goalies (goaltenders/g...

Talking about NHL hockey in English: Part 1

I recently posted about the NHL Playoff Season and promised to add another post with more vocabular...

Expressing your Opinion and Holding a Discussion

Do you struggle with prolonged discussions? Do you find it hard to express your opinion? What are t...

NHL Playoff Season

Ice hockey (usually just called hockey) is one of Canada’s national sports (the other is lacrosse)....

What to Expect When DESCRIBING A PICTURE

You could be expected by an examiner: Ø  To expand on your narrative using both complex and compoun...

READ Aloud to work on your vocal muscles, improve speech, clarity and confidence

Have you ever struggled to understand what someone is trying to say because their words and sentenc...

What’s your opinion? “Choose a side: Tom the cat? or Jerry the mouse?”

  In the case of Tom    Tom appears to play the villain in the cartoon, but upon closer inspection,...

Choose a side, Tom or Jerry?

Choose a side, Tom or Jerry? My apologies to everyone. I missed my blog last week. Of course, it wa...

Techniques for Improving Spoken and Written English

Are you struggling with techniques to improve your spoken and written English?To speak and write we...

NYオンライントラベル)Online NY City Travel Experience

Thank you for listening my latest English Broadcasting as  always✨✨✨✨https://stand.fm/episodes/626f...

IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY - USE IT OR LOSE IT

The age-old adage is something we’re already familiar with by now……Practice Makes Perfect! Regular ...

Bachelorette, Birthday, and Yoga Teacher Trainings!

Hello lovely dear students!The last month has been quite busy for me.First off, I had a small bache...

PHRASAL VERBS AT WORK - A DIALOGUE BETWEEN BOB AND JASON

Phrasal Verbs are frequently used in speech. Have a read of the dialogue below between Bob,the boss...

Indefinite Articles (A/An) and Uncountable nouns

What are uncountable nouns? Uncountable nouns are nouns or things that we cannot count or divide in...

牛追い祭りの街の老舗チュロス屋　

チュロス(churros)…チュロスはスペインのみならず、ラテンアメリカでもおやつとして楽しまれています。以下添付のビデオのチュロス屋さんは、スペイン北部Pamplona(パンプローナ)にて140年...

My morning routine

My morning routine usually starts with my 6:30am alarm going off, me rolling over, hitting snooze a...

Talking about my morning routine...

I usually wake up at 5:40a.m in the morning.It is because I need to prepare the breakfast for my fa...

On Tuesday or In Tuesday?

The other day my student said "See you in Tues". Maybe you know it should be "See you on Tues". I r...

Coming soon to a galaxy near you

Image: Star Wars Day promotion from LEGO.com May the 4th is unofficially known as Star Wars Day, a...

朝のルーティン

カフェトークの皆さん、こんにちは。タイ在住２年半の日英バイリンガル講師のKeiko Davyです。今日は今週のコラムのテーマ「朝のルーティン」というのに合わせてコラムを書いてみることにしました。まず...