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View: 2510 | Freitag, 17. November 2023, 13:04
Cecily G.
A park in downtown San Francisco
Salesforce Park is a public park you can visit in downtown San Francisco. It is behind Salesforce T...
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View: 4194 | Dienstag, 3. Mai 2022, 03:56
Cecily G.
On Tuesday or In Tuesday?
The other day my student said "See you in Tues". Maybe you know it should be "See you on Tues". I r...
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View: 3384 | Samstag, 26. Februar 2022, 12:30
Cecily G.
Travel Vocabulary
Hi students,Today I was having a lesson with one of my students and we started talking about travel...
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View: 4258 | Samstag, 25. Dezember 2021, 08:30
Cecily G.
Festival of Lessons and Carols
Dear students and other Cafetalk readers,I'm listening to a recording of the Christmas service call...
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View: 3916 | Freitag, 10. September 2021, 08:31
Cecily G.
Think Small to Accomplish Big Things - Michael Phelps talk
What small things are you going to do to accomplish big things? What small things can you do today,...
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View: 2975 | Montag, 30. August 2021, 11:22
Cecily G.
The Caldor Fire (near Lake Tahoe)
The Caldor Fire is one of the wildfires burning in California now. It is very sad to see. It is nea...
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View: 2119 | Freitag, 27. August 2021, 07:36
Cecily G.
A chance encounter
When I was living in China, I took a trip to a mountainous part of Chongqing. I planned the trip in...
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View: 2464 | Dienstag, 6. Juli 2021, 10:23
Cecily G.
parklet
Hi students!What's a parklet?It's a new word that has changed meaning a little since the pandemic. ...
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View: 2335 | Mittwoch, 30. Juni 2021, 14:51
Cecily G.
multilingual
This video, although just of people counting to 10 in at least 3 different languages, reminds me of...
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View: 2260 | Dienstag, 29. Juni 2021, 10:47
Cecily G.
Earthquake!
Just after I taught a lesson, I felt the room shake! It continued to move...We were having an earth...
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View: 2661 | Freitag, 28. Mai 2021, 10:22
Cecily G.
Shohei Otani on the train
I heard this story on the radio that the Angels' Shohei Otani would not start against the A's tonig...
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View: 2264 | Samstag, 22. Mai 2021, 00:27
Cecily G.
Polite requests in English
Dear students,How can you make a request politely in English?Here are some ways: "Could you please....
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View: 2576 | Freitag, 14. Mai 2021, 08:58
Cecily G.
What are your student strengths?
I was thinking today about different kinds of students. What are your strengths as a student? What ...
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View: 2423 | Donnerstag, 22. April 2021, 07:26
Cecily G.
study tips
Dear students,I'm a student, too. I'm preparing for final exams in the courses I'm taking now. Beca...
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View: 2262 | Sonntag, 4. April 2021, 01:48
Cecily G.
Words and names from French and syllable stress
Many English two syllable names have stress on the first syllable.Women's names:EmmaJanaMayaJulieMe...
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View: 2127 | Mittwoch, 31. März 2021, 02:43
Cecily G.
idiom:
Today I was thinking of two idioms people use in English to say that something is not difficult, or...
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View: 2417 | Dienstag, 23. März 2021, 14:53
Cecily G.
Prince Harry and James Corden
It's quite odd to see Prince Harry chatting with James Corden. James Corden meets lots of famous pe...
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View: 2163 | Samstag, 6. Februar 2021, 09:54 | 1
Cecily G.
boyfriend, girlfriend, friend and man friend
Dear English learners,Today I'm going to write about when to use boyfriend, girlfriend, friend or m...
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View: 2351 | Mittwoch, 20. Januar 2021, 13:31
Cecily G.
idioms with "hit the"
Some idioms that use "hit the". Have you heard of them before?hit the sack, hit the hay = go to bed...
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View: 4150 | Sonntag, 10. Januar 2021, 11:10
Cecily G.
pleasantly surprised
Dear students,I don't know if you're familiar with it, but I thought I'd introduce the phrase "plea...
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View: 3903 | Donnerstag, 24. Dezember 2020, 11:47
Cecily G.
Christmas Lights
Hello everyone,It's almost Christmas! Christmas is not the same this year. Due to the pandemic, we ...
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View: 3999 | Sonntag, 6. Dezember 2020, 12:03
Cecily G.
Stay-at-home orders
Hello students,In my area (in California) we will be under stay-at-home orders starting Monday to p...
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View: 4250 | Samstag, 10. Oktober 2020, 04:29
Cecily G.
Rain
It rained last night. Maybe for you this doesn't sound like big news, but for us it is. It hadn't ...
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View: 4852 | Dienstag, 8. September 2020, 05:50
Cecily G.
Essential Workers
On a previous blog post, I introduced the term social distancing. Today I will introduce essential ...
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View: 4632 | Dienstag, 1. September 2020, 06:50
Cecily G.
Grammar: Responding to Negative Questions in English
Dear English learners,When responding to positive questions, students aren't usually confused (alth...
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View: 4635 | Montag, 17. August 2020, 12:40 | 3
Cecily G.
Lesson Milestones
Dear students,Today I reached the milestone of 200 lessons on Cafetalk! Thank you! When we reach a ...
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View: 5060 | Montag, 30. März 2020, 03:54
Cecily G.
Social Distancing
Hello English learners,Today I wanted to introduce the term social distancing. Have you heard it?It...
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View: 5190 | Dienstag, 25. August 2015, 00:52
Cecily G.
idiom: "to cost an arm and a leg"
English idioms sound strange sometimes! There is an idiom "to cost an arm and a leg". It means some...
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View: 5609 | Montag, 17. August 2015, 07:17
Cecily G.
A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush
I have been thinking recently about the proverb: "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". It...
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