Pages Home English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Vocabulary – When to Say ‘Congratulations!’ Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Tweet In English, congratulations is usually used as a form of praise when someone achieves something special or unusual, for example when someone: gets engaged / gets […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Friday, September 10, 2010 Vocabulary – What is an ‘ex’? Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Tweet The listening lesson “Let’s Go to The Ex!” was about the afternoon I spent at the Canadian National […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Vocabulary – Verbs Used To Talk About Sports Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook In English, we use three different verbs to talk about sports: play  ~  do  ~  go 1) Use PLAY for […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Vocabulary – Using the Verb ‘Like’ Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz In the listening lesson “What would we do without mothers?”, I talked about the present […]

Pages Home About Melanie English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Canada Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Vocabulary – Stages of Life Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Tweet (Photo by daskar) The listening lesson “Baby Gifts” is about presents I bought for my friend’s new baby. In this vocabulary post, I explain the […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Thursday, October 15, 2009 Vocabulary Spotlight on: Weddings Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook In English-speaking countries, a typical wedding begins with a wedding ceremony. This is when the bride and groom are officially wed. […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Vocabulary – Talking about Clothing and Shopping Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook (The Eaton Centre, Toronto by barjack) The listening lesson is called ‘Shopping at the Mall!’ is about … well, shopping at […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Thursday, February 11, 2010 Vocabulary Spotlight On: The Olympics Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook The 2010 Winter Olympics begin on Friday in Vancouver, so this is a good opportunity to review some Olympic vocabulary! […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Vocabulary Spotlight on: Going to the Movies! Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook The listening lesson “Sex and the City 2!” is about going to the movies. This is a good […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Vocabulary Spotlight on: Getting and Keeping a Driver’s Licence! Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook (Photo by Stephan Geyer) In the listening lesson “The Licence Plate!”, I mentioned all the different things you must […]