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IELTS Academic Task 1: Describing Graphs and Charts

When tackling IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, you're required to describe and summarize information ...

Travels in Rome

ON THE way to the Colosseum in Rome – where a gladiator in triumph might well have taunted the spec...

My Favourite and Most Philosophical Quotes

My Favourite Quotes and Sayings: A Reflection on Language and Meaning Language is a treasure trove ...

Pierre Bezukhov - My Favorite Book Character

I recently finished reading War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. It's a big book, but I think everyone sho...

15 MINS FREE ENGLISH CONVERSATIONAL LESSON!

Hello CafeTalk Community!:) I am a new teacher on this platform and I would like us to get to know ...

Enhance your English with TED Talks

TED Talks are a fantastic resource for English learners. They offer more than just inspiration—they...

END OF MONTH SPECIAL 45% OFF ON ALL LESSONS (AUGUST)

Hi everyone! I hope August has been great for you. Let's make it a little bit better!August is stil...

My grandmother's dream ／私の祖母の夢

When I was little, my grandmother told me that she had wanted to go to Brazil when she was young. N...

25% Discount (August only)

Hi all! How are you doing today? I hope August has been great for you. Let's make it a little bit b...

The Sound of the Shamisen

This is a video from when I performed at JAPAN DAYS in Lithuania in 2024. Everyone at Cafetalk, let...

Smarter Tips to Elevate Your English Speaking Skills (Part 2)

In the first part of this series, we explored how recording and analyzing your speech, and shadowin...

What's in an idiom?!

Hi students! Welcome to the world of idioms! Although they can be pretty illogical and some even sa...

Spring Cleaning

It is going into Spring here in Australia. The day's air is warming up already and it's starting to...

2024.06.20 My student dance with Isis Wings

Welcome to my Oriental Belly Dance lessonhttps://cafetalk.com/lesson/detail/?c=eJxzDk4KrvIvDk5z9si...

Improve your English Pronunciation by reading out loud with me!

Reading articles is a great way to broaden your vocabulary and practise your English, but to improv...

How This Tabletop Game Took Over South-Asia

If you type on a search engine the oldest tabletop game, the first (or second) likely result it spi...

Smarter Tips to Elevate your English Speaking Skills (Part 1 )

When improving your speaking skills, it’s easy to fall back on familiar advice—talk more, read more...

Nice to meet you all on Cafetalk

Hi everyone! My name is Carleton and I'm a new teacher here on Cafetalk. I'm from the United States...

Nelson Mandela's influence in my life growing up

Growing up, Nelson Mandela's impact on me was profound and lasting. Mandela, who endured 27 years i...

2024.06.20 Dancing with my students Oriental dance with cymbals

Welcome to my Oriental Belly Dance lessonhttps://cafetalk.com/lesson/detail/?c=eJxzDk4KrvIvDk5z9s...

Who has influenced me most in my life?

This is a very interesting question. Like most people, I think I have been very influenced by my pa...

My first milestone on CafeTalk

I am truly grateful, to those that trusted me, and booked a lesson with me. Thank you, I am humbled...

Quick tips: learn vs. learn about/of

This is a tricky one because both “learn” and “learn about/of” refer to gaining new knowledge/infor...

From Booking to Conversing: The Vital Role of English in Travel

English is considered a universal language and is often the go-to language for communication in the...

No-see-ums attack!

Have you ever heard of a “no-see-um”? Until just a couple of days ago, I hadn’t! They’re tiny insec...

Did August Mess Up the Calendar?

In Latin, the old language of Europe, a long long time ago, month names were similar to Japanese – ...

The Philosophical Relationship Between the Hierarchies of Consciousness and the Dimensions of Existence

Hi! This is Yuki, a Qigong Master at cafe talk.     "Let's Ascend to a Higher Dimension!"    "Don't...

Almost vs ほとんど - Mistakes Japanese People Often Make in English

Hello! My name is ドゥーニャ　and I'm an English teacher who is also a student of Japanese. Today I’d lik...

Returned from Poland!

Hello everyone, I have returned from my summer holiday. I went to Poland for 10 days. It was a wond...

Lucky Charms: What Are They?

‘Luck’ is a very interesting concept. Different cultures have different ways of conceptualising ‘lu...