Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Newest Listening Lesson Newest listening lesson: “The Winter Blues!” Saturday, January 1, 2011 Happy New Year! Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz How did you celebrate New Year’s Eve? What did you […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Thursday, January 28, 2010 Vocabulary – How to Laugh in English! Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook (Photo by falsalama) Laughing in your language is not the same as laughing in English! In English, the sound people make […]

Advanced English Grammar: The Subjunctive Mood In this lesson you’ll learn … all about mood what the subjunctive mood is how to form the subjunctive the 5 types of sentences in which you use the subjunctive when it’s OK to use “I were”! The subjunctive is not a tense like the past simple or the […]

Reading Read about some interesting things that happen in Canada. 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 to learn correct English sentence structure. Repetition is also essential for […]