What does snow look like? Snow (an uncountable noun) is made up of millions of individual snowflakes. Each snowflake is unique. No two snowflakes look the same. Of course, snowflakes are so tiny that it’s impossible to compare them, but every Canadian schoolchild learns that each snowflake is unique! A light snowfall creates a dusting […]
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English Vocabulary: 16 NEW Words Added to the Dictionary in 2012!
16 New Words Added to the English Dictionary in 2012 | English Teacher Melanie Last week, the American dictionary company Merriam-Webster announced that it had added 100 new words & definitions to its Collegiate Dictionary [= dictionary for people in college/university]! These words are slang words and words that have been created […]
English Vocabulary: Don’t Call It a Toilet!
In Canada and the US it is impolite to use the word toilet. You can call the actual physical thing a toilet, but if you want to say that you need to use the toilet, you must say something else. We have all sorts of other polite names for it! You can start by saying: Where is […]
English Vocabulary: Makeup! (Video)
This is an intermediate/advanced vocabulary lesson for people learning English as a foreign language. In this video, you’ll learn some common makeup vocabulary. You will learn the correct names for different makeup products, parts of the face, as well as verbs and adjectives to use to talk about makeup. This video is also a good […]
English Vocabulary: Play, Do, or Go? Verbs Used To Talk About Sports
There are three verbs you can use to talk about sports in English: play — do — go 1. Use PLAY for team sports or sports played with a ball: football baseball basketball rugby tennis hockey volleyball cricket soccer badminton golf I love to play badminton. I played basketball when I was in high school. […]
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English Vocabulary: Christmas Collocations December 12, 2016 by Melanie 38 Comments In this vocabulary lesson, you’ll learn English collocations and sentence structures you can use to talk about Christmas or any holiday that involves giving presents and decorating! One of the best things you can do to learn English faster and feel more confident when […]
English Vocabulary: Christmas Collocations
English Vocabulary: Christmas Collocations December 12, 2016 by Melanie 38 Comments In this vocabulary lesson, you’ll learn English collocations and sentence structures you can use to talk about Christmas or any holiday that involves giving presents and decorating! One of the best things you can do to learn English faster and feel more confident when […]
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English Vocabulary: Christmas Collocations December 12, 2016 by Melanie 38 Comments In this vocabulary lesson, you’ll learn English collocations and sentence structures you can use to talk about Christmas or any holiday that involves giving presents and decorating! One of the best things you can do to learn English faster and feel more confident when […]
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9 Useful English Phrases to Say When it’s Raining November 2, 2016 by Melanie Rain is a fact of life! We can’t fight it. English speakers talk about the weather a lot! It’s a common topic of small talk*. You will have a lot of short English conversations about the weather in an English-speaking country! […]
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9 Useful English Phrases to Say When it’s Raining November 2, 2016 by Melanie Rain is a fact of life! We can’t fight it. English speakers talk about the weather a lot! It’s a common topic of small talk*. You will have a lot of short English conversations about the weather in an English-speaking country! […]