English Idiom: Have a Chip on Your Shoulder February 23, 2010 by Melanie 5 Comments Recently, I watched a program on TV called ‘Lockdown,’ about young men in an American prison. A young inmate was asked, “Has anyone ever told you that you have a chip on your shoulder?” Someone who has a chip on […]
Category: Blog
English Vocabulary: Fashion Week
English Vocabulary: Fashion Week February 16, 2010 by Melanie This lesson uses fashion vocabulary in context to help you understand when and how to use all these different words related to fashion week and fashion shows! (Photo by theredproject) Fashion week is a semiannual event – it happens twice a year. In February […]
Vocabulary Spotlight on: The 2010 Winter Olympics!
Vocabulary Spotlight on: The 2010 Winter Olympics! February 11, 2010 by Melanie 1 Comment (Photo by wandrerstefan) The 2010 Winter Olympics begin on Friday in Vancouver, so this is a good opportunity to review some Olympic vocabulary! The Olympic Games can also be called The Olympics. ‘The Olympics‘ is a noun, while ‘Olympic‘ is an […]
English Vocabulary: How to Laugh in English!
English Vocabulary: How to Laugh in English! January 28, 2010 by Melanie 7 Comments Laughing in your language is not the same as laughing in English! In English, the sound people make when they laugh is written as ha ha ha! You can use two or more ha in a row to show you are […]
January 2010
Archives for January 2010 English Vocabulary: How to Laugh in English! January 28, 2010 by Melanie 7 Comments Laughing in your language is not the same as laughing in English! In English, the sound people make when they laugh is written as ha ha ha! You can use two or more ha in a row […]
English Vocabulary: 7 Things to Do in the Snow!
English Vocabulary: 7 Things to Do in the Snow! January 19, 2010 by Melanie I can’t believe that there are people in this world who have never seen snow. I can’t imagine living WITHOUT snow! Summers in Canada are nice and warm, so we can do fun stuff like swimming, hiking, camping, and spending time […]
Melanie, Author at English Teacher Melanie
English Vocabulary: 7 Things to Do in the Snow! January 19, 2010 by Melanie I can’t believe that there are people in this world who have never seen snow. I can’t imagine living WITHOUT snow! Summers in Canada are nice and warm, so we can do fun stuff like swimming, hiking, camping, and spending time […]
Grammar – Page 7
English Grammar: How to Use Present Simple to Talk about Future Events January 14, 2010 by Melanie The present simple can be used to talk about talk about scheduled future events. These are events that happen according to a schedule or timetable. They are usually scheduled by someone else and they are usually public […]
Blog – Page 28
English Grammar: How to Use Present Simple to Talk about Future Events January 14, 2010 by Melanie The present simple can be used to talk about talk about scheduled future events. These are events that happen according to a schedule or timetable. They are usually scheduled by someone else and they are usually public […]
English Grammar: How to Use Present Simple to Talk about Future Events
English Grammar: How to Use Present Simple to Talk about Future Events January 14, 2010 by Melanie The present simple can be used to talk about talk about scheduled future events. These are events that happen according to a schedule or timetable. They are usually scheduled by someone else and they are usually public […]