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Summer greeting.暑中お見舞い申し上げます。

Summer Greeting 暑中お見舞い申し上げます。(Shōchū omimai mōshiagemasu.) Summer in Japan is extremely hot and hum...

Talking about summer heat and staying cool in English

Since the weekly topic is about keeping cool in summer this week, I’d like to share some vocabulary...

You Don't Need Perfect English to Have a Great Conversation

A lot of learners tell me they're "not ready" for a conversation lesson because their grammar isn't...

茶臼山高原に行ってきました！I visited Chausuyama Highlands.

みなさんこんにちは！Yui.Iです。私は先日家族で愛知県の茶臼山高原に行きました！最高気温40℃の地域もあるくらい、日本は今の時期、毎日毎日暑いです…。ここは冬はスキー場なので、リフトに乗って上まで...

《轉念練習》關係×成為自己的完美愛人

我們總是在尋求一段完美的愛情，卻常常忘了，自己才是那個終身相伴的愛人。   當關係出現磨損或感到單身焦慮時，那些痛苦其實是一次能量的剝離，提醒你把散落在外的注意力重新收回。   請試著為自己泡一杯熱...

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

This is a little story I wrote to illustrate the idiom: Every Cloud has a Silver Lining Every Cloud...

FREDDO ESPRESSO AND LANGUAGE PRACTICE!

Wanna stay productive?   Learn the language you fell in love with and keep it alive through summer ...

From “Beast of Burden” to Boss: How I Survived Door-to-Door Sales & Built My Own Firm【Business Chinese ｜CEO Interview#8】「社畜（牛馬）」から社長へ！日給100元から起業するまでの10年【中国語ビジネス・CEOインタビュー＃８】

?? 【FREE】Notion Study Guide Get the full script, summary, and key vocabulary for this episode on No...

How to Stay Cool and Productive in Summer: Mind and Body Balance (Как оставаться в тонусе и сохранять продуктивность летом: баланс ума и тела)

Summer is a great season, but not everyone loves it due to the frequent intense heat, which can eas...

Office English: Setting Realistic Expectations

Thursday Office Hours Setting Realistic Expectations Business Communication • Project Managemen...

“是……的”和“了”有什么不同？ What Is the Difference Between “是……的” and “了”?

下面这两个句子都表示过去发生的事情，但重点不同： 我是昨天买的苹果。I bought the apples yesterday. 我昨天在商店买了苹果。I bought some apples at...

Don't Study English Only When You Need It

A lot of students come to me with a clear, urgent goal: an interview is coming up, and they need to...

Confessions of a Fan Follower: Staying Cool and Productive in Summer

How to Stay Cool and Productive in Summer ☀️?? Living on the east coast of South Africa has its per...

コンビニでよく聞かれる日本語、知っていますか？Do You Know the Japanese Phrases You'll Often Hear at Convenience Stores?

Hello everyone! I'm Yui.I. Japanese convenience stores are popular not only because of their food, ...

One of my biggest challenges. Musicians in two weeks !

Aloha, One day there was an unscheduled knock on the door. Two families had just flown into town fr...

How to Stay Cool and Productive in Summer

Summer is a season that many people look forward to. The longer days, sunny weather, and opportunit...

How to Stay Cool and Productive in the Summer

Hello everyone!   This past 3-day weekend, I went camping with my sons in the mountains just outsid...

Beat the Heat, Keep the Flow: How to Stay Cool & Productive This Summer

Hello everyone, and happy (very warm!) summer! ☀️   I don’t know about you, but when the temperatur...

Why 'It's Urgent' Means Different Things in Different Offices

If you manage or work with an offshore or outsourced team, you've probably said something like "ple...

《轉念練習》友情×社交半徑

關係的疏遠或流動，其實就像四季的更迭一樣自然。   有時候感到失落，並不代表你做錯了什麼，只是彼此當下的能量暫時不再同頻。   今天的社交檢核，是為了幫你的心理節能。   無論是感到被耗電還是被排擠...

I love connecting through music

I love connecting with students through music ? Tell me your favorite artist and we’ll use it to pr...

初(chū)级(jí)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)：你(nǐ)会(huì)表(biǎo)达(dá)概(gài)数(shù)吗(ma)？ Beginner Chinese Grammar: Can you express approximate numbers?

在zài中zhōng文wén里lǐ，我wǒ们men经jīng常cháng不bù说shuō一yí个gè准zhǔn确què的de数shù字zì，In Chinese, we often do not s...

「私は 佐藤です VS 私が 佐藤です」・・「は」と「が」の違い① "Watashi WA Satou desu" VS "Watashi GA Satou desu" — Difference between "wa" and "ga" ①

今日のテーマは 助詞の 「は」と「が」！   English below ↓ はい、では恒例の ★クイズタイム！★ 絵を見て答えてくださいね！ 下の ①と② に「は」か「が」を入れてみましょう ...

My favourite school subjects

Photo: Me, as a student, preparing for an exam with many sticky notes! As an elementary school stu...

I LOVE LEARNING!

I love learning new things, improving on things I already know, and most of all comprehending how I...

Being able to read tablature opens a whole other world……

Aloha, There is no teacher, no ukulele program, no expensive ukulele and no medicine that can make ...

The Quiet Revolution: How AI Became Our Everyday Co-pilot

There was a time when the phrase "Artificial Intelligence" conjured up images of sleek, sentient ro...

The Weekend Story Chain Challenge: Let's Play a Game!

The weekend is finally here, and I thought it would be fun to try something a little different an...

Hello, everyone!! I am a new teacher!!

My name is Emiko and I am a new teacher here on Cafetalk!!About myself, I have worked at an English...

《轉念練習》原生家庭×親情界線

很多時候，我們在親情裡感到的刺痛，往往是長大後的自己，正試圖穿過時光去保護那個曾經受挫的小孩。   當糾結發生的時候，請試著對自己說：對方的匱乏與習慣，是他們的功課，並不定義妳的價值。   今天...