Pages Home About Melanie English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Canada Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Private Lessons Thursday, September 30, 2010 Expressions – Shopping! Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Tweet (Photo by ellewoods) The theme of the listening lesson “Shopping at the Mall!” was… shopping! In a previous vocabulary post I explained some vocabulary used […]

Pages Home About Me Canada Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Monday, December 27, 2010 Grammar: Articles – Indefinite vs. Definite Articles Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Tweet A lot of English learners struggle with articles. There’s a lot of confusion about when you should use a/an and the. […]

Pages Home About Me Canada Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Grammar – 3rd (Third) Conditional Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook In the listening lesson “The Chair!”, I talked about how I attempted to assemble an outdoor chair. I said: If I hadn’t been so overly […]

Improve Your English Pronunciation! 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 attention to the sounds that don’t exist in your language), but also how to hear […]