English Listening: A Patient in the Hospital | Episode 05 November 9, 2015 by Melanie 14 Comments Listen to a story about visiting my aunt in the hospital after she had a stroke. You’ll also learn how to hear and make the reduced form of the conjunction “and.” Filed Under: Blog, Podcast Tagged With: function […]

Archives for October 2015 English Listening: Sex and the City 2 was Terrible | Episode 04 October 26, 2015 by Melanie 6 Comments Listen to a story about the movie Sex and the City 2! You’ll also learn why even native English speakers sometimes don’t understand spoken English! Filed Under: Blog, Podcast Tagged With: movies […]

English Listening: Sex and the City 2 was Terrible | Episode 04 October 26, 2015 by Melanie 6 Comments [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/englishteachermelanie/004_Sex__the_City_2_was_Terrible.mp3″ title=”04 SEX AND THE CITY 2 WAS TERRIBLE” artist=”ENGLISH TEACHER MELANIE” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] Listen to a story about the movie Sex and the City 2! You’ll also learn why […]

English Listening: Sex and the City 2 was Terrible | Episode 04 October 26, 2015 by Melanie 6 Comments Listen to a story about the movie Sex and the City 2! You’ll also learn why even native English speakers sometimes don’t understand spoken English! Filed Under: Blog, Podcast Tagged With: movies English Vocabulary: Learn Some […]

English Listening: The Heroic Dog | Episode 03 October 12, 2015 by Melanie 13 Comments Listen to a story about a strange encounter I had with a dog when I went for a walk around my neighbourhood. You’ll also learn how to contract and reduce the verbs “could have been” into the sound /kʊdəv bɪn/. […]

English Listening: The Heroic Dog | Episode 03 October 12, 2015 by Melanie 13 Comments [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/englishteachermelanie/003_The_Heroic_Dog.mp3″ title=”03 THE HEROIC DOG” artist=”ENGLISH TEACHER MELANIE” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] Listen to a story about a strange encounter I had with a dog when I went for a walk around my neighbourhood. You’ll also […]

English Listening: The Heroic Dog | Episode 03 October 12, 2015 by Melanie 13 Comments Listen to a story about a strange encounter I had with a dog when I went for a walk around my neighbourhood. You’ll also learn how to contract and reduce the verbs “could have been” into the sound /kʊdəv bɪn/. […]

Archives for September 2015 English Listening: The Worst Bus Ride Ever | Episode 02 September 28, 2015 by Melanie 19 Comments Listen to a story about the world bus ride I have ever had! You’ll also learn when to drop the h sound at the beginning of the pronouns “him,” “his,” and “he.” Filed Under: […]

English Listening: The Worst Bus Ride Ever | Episode 02 September 28, 2015 by Melanie 19 Comments [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/englishteachermelanie/002_The_Worst_Bus_Ride_Ever.mp3″ title=”02 THE WORST BUS RIDE EVER” artist=”ENGLISH TEACHER MELANIE” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] Listen to a story about the world bus ride I have ever had! You’ll also learn when to drop the […]

English Listening: Stars on Ice | Episode 01 September 14, 2015 by Melanie [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/englishteachermelanie/Lesson_01_-_Stars_on_Ice_-_English_Teacher_Melanie.mp3″ title=”01 STARS ON ICE” artist=”ENGLISH TEACHER MELANIE” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] Listen to a story about a figure skating show I went to see downtown Toronto! You’ll also learn how to pronounce the word “figure,” and how […]