English Teacher Melanie: A Few of My Favourite Things!
A couple months ago I took on more private lesson students, which is my main source of income. This means, however, that on some days of the week (like Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays) I have less time to spend on blog posts. I made the decision that it’s better to have fewer high quality posts instead of lots of posts that I don’t feel are good quality! I hope you can understand my decision. So, I have decided to make some changes to my blog:
1. For the rest of December and January, the listening lesson will be posted once every two weeks (instead of every week). It’s a lot of work writing and recording the lessons!
2. The grammar, vocabulary, and expressions posts that usually come after the listening lesson will be spread over two weeks (instead of just one)
3. So that my blog isn’t completely boring, I’ve decided to compile a list of my favourite things at the moment. You might enjoy them too and you might find them useful!~
In November, EnglishClub.com selected my blog as the ESL Site of the Month. Now there is a contest where you can select the ESL Website of the Year! (http://acepolls.com/polls/1177011)
We’re getting closer to Christmas! You can read up on Christmas and Santa Claus here:
What is Christmas?
Who is Santa?
If you and your children would like to follow Santa on his journey around the world, check the Official NORAD Santa Tracker:
http://www.noradsanta.org/
According to the Canadian government, Santa is a Canadian citizen!
I really like this quote that my friend Misako tweeted recently:
“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.” ~ Steve Jobs
Did you see the lunar eclipse this week? Check out some amazing photos here and here.
I can’t stop listening to this song – it’s so amazing! It’s a cover of Taylor Swift’s song “Sparks Fly.” The guy in the top right corning is “beatboxing“: he uses his mouth and voice to create the sounds of all the drums and other musical instruments in the background!
