Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Halloween is just round the corner!

Did you know......Halloween’ is an abbreviation of ‘All Hallows Eve’, which means the day before Al...

Autumn idioms

If you want to sound more like a native speaker, you need to start using more idioms. Here are some...

Confusing words- Jealousy vs Envy

Hi all, I often come across people who confuse these two words and use them incorrectly. Let's see ...

Prepositions after verbs (?)

This is one of the trickiest parts of the language so I have compliled a few examples to make it ea...

How to survive the heat

I live in the UK which means I absolutely love it when, occasionally, the whether is nice. On the o...

Healthy Eating

I've always enjoyed eating good food but I never liked going to the shops for it. I found it mundan...

Visit Scotland!

Hi all,I got the opportunity to temporarily live in Edinburgh this summer, and I was blown away! Th...

Christmas decorations!

Whether you like celebrating Christmas or not, you cannot ignore the festive spirit that Christmas ...

What movie character would you be....

This is the perfect question to practise the second conditional.If I were a movie character, it wou...

Nice places to visit in England

In my opinion, one of the best counties in  England is Dorset. Home to many popular beaches as well...

Graded reading

Hi all,Interested in reading English passages and articles but feel overwhelmed by the vocabulary a...

Going to the beach!

How do I know that the summer is here? When I put on my summer clothes and go for a swim or a stro...

10 Ways to have a better conversation- Ted talks

Hi guys!I came across this interesting Ted talks on conversation ideas and I thought I would share ...

I love spring!!

Spring is my favourite season out of all four. The temperature is comfortable, the birds are singin...

Ways of relaxing

During this last year, I have discovered a few ways of relaxing which I added to my list. This is m...

Some of my favourite vegetarian dishes

A long time ago, about 20 years ago to be precise, I decided that I didn't like the taste of meat a...

Christmas is just around the corner!

Hi all,It seems Christmas won't be the same this year but the spirit is still there and alive! The ...

One of the most interesting places I have visited...!

I've visited many interesting places over the years but I think I live in one of the prettiest coun...

Let's get back to education and learning again!

It has been such a stressful time for all of us this year, but we are slowly getting back to some o...

Life after Covid-19

Hi guys!I don't tend to talk about this new virus that has turned our lives upside down very often,...

It's time to start using summer idioms!

Hi guys!Temperatures are soaring in a lot of countries at the moment so what's more fitting than in...

Two of my favourite motivational quotes that I have ever come across

Since I have been in Education and teaching my lovely students of all ages and nationalities, I hav...

Summer in Greece!

2020 has been such an unusual year for all of us that we've seen our lives changing and adapting to...

My Life Philopsophy

My life philosophy is 'live every day as if it was your last'.  I spent about 15 years of life...