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Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 1

Whether you are a language learner or a language teacher, you probably have some opinions about the...

My Summer Escapade

Living in a tropical island here in Cebu Philippines, we always have a chance to enjoy the summer s...

Spicy Summer Plans

At the moment I don’t have so many summer plans, but I do plan to eat a lot of spicy food. For me, ...

What are your summer plans?

What are your summer plans? I am glad this question was posited now. It served as a sharp reminder ...

Inspire...

Happy Monday, everyone!I hope you're doing well :)Practice self-care by following your passion, doi...

Do Canadians say “sorry” too much?

Image: (From CBC article linked below) Calgary Transit engaging in some typical Canadian 'live and ...

Summer plans

Summer is just around the corner, and I have lots of plans! The last class of my MA program will be...

Journey to Fluency

During your journey to learning English and becoming more fluent, you may end up focusing too much ...

10% 割引 - 10% Off for New Students!

Hello Cafetalk Community!How are you? Spring is finally here in Canada and it's getting warmer ever...

Spike the cat - Our best friend!!! :-)

In this photo he was helping Ashley to learn Japanese - until he got bored and fell asleep on her b...

Have Fun With English Conversation By Improving Your Speaking Skills

Greetings !    You want to improve your English ? Maybe you need to improve English for your job. T...

A Journal Writing Kickstarter

There is no better way to improve your language skills than to invest time and effort and stay comm...

雨の日にすること

　日本は、6月中旬頃から梅雨に入ります。高温多湿の日本は、ジメジメした毎日が続きます。雨も多くなり、うっとおしい日々になります。雨の日にすることは・・・静かに音楽を聴いたり、読書をします。除湿をし...

Idiomatic Sentences for English learners and IELTS Students

Short idiomatic sentences are often used by native English speakers when communicating. For IELTS s...

Rain, rain go away... or stay if you like

I’m a fan of rainy days as long as I don’t have to leave my house. Sitting inside while it’s pourin...

Marshall the Fire Pup to the Rescue!!!!

Fire pup to the rescue!!!!

Stess Management: Self Talk

A large part of successful learning is stress management. Without stress management people can ofte...

Are You a Pluviophile Too?

 I've been a lover of rain for as long as I can remember.  A lot of people would think that is ridi...

「Ship」or「Boat」? 正しくはどっち？

日本語の「ボート」と英語の「Boat」、日本語の「船」と英語の「Ship」のイメージには違いがあるようです。また、そのような乗り物に「乗る」って言う時は、どう表現すればしっくりくるでしょうか？ビデオ...

Singing in the Rain

In the state where I live, we don't get a whole lot of rain. In fact, the natural color of the gras...

Zoom webinar- on IELTS Speaking Part 1, 8th June 20:00-20:50 Japan time

Hi everyone.I'm holding another IELTS Speaking Webinar on Wednesday 8th June at 20:00-20:50pm Japan...

English Studies - staying consistent

Here are some quick tips to help you stay focused on your English studies. Figure out what days of ...

How to tell if your cat is royalty?!

I know my Grammar and Vocabulary but I still can't SPEAK IN ENGLISH in practical situations

Many language learners have shared that they have learnt grammar and vocabulary when they were in s...

Something I Would do on a rainy day

Something I would do on a rainy day? Rainy days are miserable aren’t they? I really dislike the rai...

Start learning Italian !

Start learning Italian with a 30% discount coupon !The offer is valid for the lessons held between ...

スペイン中部旅行記 Ávilaアビラ

  アビラの風景をもう少し載せようと思います。夜のカテドラル(大聖堂) Yemas de Ávila(ジェマス・デ・アビラ)という黄身と砂糖を混ぜたお菓子がアビラでは有名です。 アビラのRenf...

Rainy days II

Photo from DH News Rainy day box When I was an elementary school student, everyone had a rainy day...

Are you really living?

Photo by Mr Xerty on Unsplash I came across the following interesting quote recently: “Many people ...

Rooibos and Honeybush tea from the tip of Africa

Rooibos tea and Honeybush tea is made from endemic South African plants that grow in high mountain ...