Pages Home English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Study Tips Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Are you learning English on your own? Are you taking a class right now but looking for things you can do to improve your English outside of class? Here are some ideas: How to Speak […]

Pages Home About Melanie English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Reading Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook There is no way around it – reading is essential for learning English. Reading authentic English sources (not something written by other people learning to speak English) helps you to learn new words and […]

Pages Home English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Pronunciation Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Pronunciation is essential for speaking and understanding spoken English well. It should be the FIRST thing you learn when studying a language. You should focus not only on how to make the different sounds (paying close […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Tuesday, May 25, 2010 English Phrases and Expressions with ‘queen’ and ‘king’ Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz (Photo by Mukumbura) The listening lesson “What’s So Special About May 24th?” is […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Monday, May 3, 2010 Expression Explained: “Kurt Browning is the Wayne Gretzky of Figure Skating” Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz In the listening lesson “Stars on Ice”, I used the […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Listening Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Here you will find all my listening lessons! Each listening lesson includes: a short story about life in Canada discussion questions a short pronunciation lesson On each page here on my […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Grammar Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook The biggest mistake people make when learning a language is translating expressions or sentences directly from their own language into English. English grammar is completely different from your language. Here, I […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Friday, March 26, 2010 Grammar – What Are You Doing This Weekend? Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Talking about future plans is challenging in English because we use different verb forms and tenses. In […]

Pages Home About Me Canada Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Friday, August 20, 2010 English Expressions with “Garden” or “Backyard” Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook (Photo by UGArdener) In the listening lesson “The Chair!”, I talked about how I wanted a chair to sit in on the back […]

Pages Home English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Thursday, June 3, 2010 English Phrases & Expressions with ‘Dog’ Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook (Photo by Chris Pirillo) The listening lesson “Thor to the Rescue” is about a very smart dog in my neighbourhood. Many language learners are familiar with the […]