English Study Tip: How to Practice Listening! August 21, 2010 by Melanie You have been studying English for a long time. You have a good knowledge of English grammar and you know lots of words. You can read things in English and you can communicate well in writing. You have trouble understanding what people are […]
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Expressions with “Garden” or “Backyard”
Expressions with “Garden” or “Backyard” August 20, 2010 by Melanie (Photo by UGArdener) In the listening lesson “The Chair!”, I talked about how I wanted a chair to sit in on the back deck, which is in my backyard and connected to my house. The backyard of a house also usually has a garden. Let’s […]
25 English Words with “ch” Pronounced “sh”! (Video)
25 English Words with “ch” Pronounced “sh”! (Video) August 12, 2010 by Melanie English is such a confusing language! Often there is more than one way to pronounce a single letter or group of letters. In this video, you’ll learn 25 words where the letters ch together are pronounced “sh”. Most of these words were […]
Pronunciation
25 English Words with “ch” Pronounced “sh”! (Video) August 12, 2010 by Melanie English is such a confusing language! Often there is more than one way to pronounce a single letter or group of letters. In this video, you’ll learn 25 words where the letters ch together are pronounced “sh”. Most of these words were […]
50 English Words with “ch” Pronounced /k/ (Video)
50 English Words with “ch” Pronounced /k/ (Video) August 8, 2010 by Melanie English is such a confusing language! Often there is more than one way to pronounce a single letter or group of letters. In this video, you’ll learn 50 words where the letters ch together are pronounced /k/. These words needs to be […]
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50 English Words with “ch” Pronounced /k/ (Video) August 8, 2010 by Melanie English is such a confusing language! Often there is more than one way to pronounce a single letter or group of letters. In this video, you’ll learn 50 words where the letters ch together are pronounced /k/. These words needs to be […]
Expressions with “Bake” and “Kitchen”
Expressions with “Bake” and “Kitchen” July 8, 2010 by Melanie (Photo by yvestown) The listening lesson “Chocolate Apples” was about my attempt at baking! Let’s look at some phrases and idioms with bake and kitchen. to bake =to be or become very hot You can use bake when the sun is very […]
Vocabulary Spotlight on: Baking
Vocabulary Spotlight on: Baking July 7, 2010 by Melanie Leave a Comment (Photo by Kelly Sue) Recently, I tried baking for the first time in a long time! In this vocabulary article, let’s look at some baking vocabulary in more detail! Q: What’s the difference between baking and cooking? A: Baking […]
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How to Say Something is Expensive! June 17, 2010 by Melanie In the listening lesson “Sex and the City 2!” I talked about buying snacks at the movie theatre. I said: Admission for an adult is now $11.99, which is not so bad, but they charge an arm and a leg for food and drinks!! […]
June 2010
Archives for June 2010 How to Say Something is Expensive! June 17, 2010 by Melanie In the listening lesson “Sex and the City 2!” I talked about buying snacks at the movie theatre. I said: Admission for an adult is now $11.99, which is not so bad, but they charge an arm and a leg […]