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やみつきポテトチップス

I really like crisps (potatoe chips), I can't stop eating them, they are so moreish. Moreish is a B...

Western movies: Idiocracy

I have recently re-watched a movie made in 2006. The name of the movie is Idiocracy. It was written...

How can I Improve my English by Reading the News?

Choose articles that interest you Your interest may lie in lifestyle, politics, sports, global or h...

Learning Vocabulary is an Inside Job!

Hello Cafetalk Community!How are you? I hear it's sweltering in Japan! Almost 40 degrees celcius? T...

Bicentennial - In 2022, Brazil celebrates the 200th year of her Independence

The dream that seeded all Brazilian realities: the 200th year of Brazil's Independence. Because Bra...

How to accommodate yourself to a new culture?

In today's world, there are plenty of ways of entertainment. Almost all of us have some kind of sub...

【華語歌】元衛覺醒 - 夏天的風 Winds Of Summer

夏天來了~每到夏天我總是會想起這首歌~一起聽聽看吧!每到夏天我吹著溫暖的風....

How To Organize Your Writing When You Write Your JOURNAL

A journal can vary in length and can be short or long. How best can I organize my ideas when I wri...

Choose Your Happy Ending

I'm a sucker for happy endings. I like to see the protagonist wins and the antagonist gets defeated...

A TV show you watch right now

These days I'm watching Ozark. It's a drama series about a family that got tied up with some bad pe...

Learning and remembering Vocabulary

Associating the FAMILIAR with the UNFAMILIAR to learn vocabulary     This technique means using thi...

奈良の飛火野（とびひの）で鹿寄せが始まりました。Summer Deer gathering has started

奈良・飛火野（とびひの）にて、夏の鹿寄せが始まりました。今は冬と夏に観光イベントとして行われていますが、その昔エサが少なくなる冬に、鹿たちのために行われていたそうです。今年の春もかわいい小鹿がたくさ...

A tv show I’m watching right now.

A TV show I am watching right now! I think I used the expression before, but in case it has slipped...

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: Seven Reasons Why Mindfulness Is Key to a Successful Life

Seven Reasons Why Mindfulness Is Key to a Successful Life   Mindfulness is a skill anyone can acqui...

Killing time until Andor

Disney continues to expand the (huge and very profitable) Star Wars universe, and recent series suc...

What did you want to become when you were a kid?

I had three dream jobs when I was a kid. The first was to become an astronaut. I was very intereste...

What makes you happy?

雨の日だけど、この像は僕を幸せにさせる。Even though it is a rainy day this statue makes me happy.What makes you happy, ...

Imagine there's no Heaven

Imagine there's no HeavenIt's easy if you tryNo Hell below usAbove us only skyImagine all the peopl...

July Schedule Update

Hi everyone,How are you doing this summer? It's been raining quite a bit in Singapore but we've als...

「HOT」と言わないで!

凄く暑いの日、イギリス人はいろいろな表現を使います。もし興味があったら、動画を見てみてください。 On a very hot day, the British use a variety of ex...

Remembering Vocabulary - Spaced Repetition System

SRS or Spaced Repition System is a more advanced flashcard system used to remember vocabulary.   I ...

台湾文化/台湾の朝食

          台灣有一句話，一日之計在於晨，這句話的意思是一天美好的開始在早上。 台西式早餐是台灣最常見的早餐，台灣人從小吃到大的美而美、麥味登、美之城都是「台西式早餐」。 你知道「...

My Dream: To Be An Author!

When I was a kid, I wanted to be an author. I read books all the time, especially books by my favou...

三伏天/Dog Days

2022年三伏天时间表 1.初伏时间表：7月16日（星期六）至7月25日（星期一），总共十天。 2.中伏时间表：7月16日（星期二）至8月14日（星期日），总共二十天。 3.末伏时间表：8月15日（...

IELTS Speaking - Expressions of Frequency

Some useful expressions of frequency to use during the IELTS Speaking Test when talking about hobbi...

Summer Solstice 夏至

Summer Solstice 夏至 “Summer Solstice” comes on June 21 to June 22 each year when the sun altitude ar...

Write whenever you can - Journal Writing

みなさん、こんにちは！   Many of my previous tutor columns on writing have elaborated on its benefits to both ...

The Forgotten Dream

The kids my age before had grand dreams. One of my classmates wanted to be a pilot, my best friend ...

子供の頃、何になりたかったのか？

子供の頃、私の想いは、次から次に変化していきました。漫画を読めば、夢のようなお姫様に憧れ、「漫画家になりたい」お菓子を作れば「ケーキ屋さんになりたい」パンを焼けば「パン屋さんになりたい」絵本を読めば...

Learn, Don't memorize!

One major issue to tackle while learning a new language is the problem of forgetting what you have ...