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Posted on January 13, 2025 by Melanie

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Here you will find all my listening lessons! Each listening lesson includes:

  • a short story about life in Canada
  • discussion questions
  • a short pronunciation lesson

On each page here on my website, you’ll find the complete transcript for each listening lesson, as well as listening comprehension questions and vocabulary definitions.

Do you want to improve your listening skills? Try this activity:
How to Practice Listening

The more listening you do in English, the more comfortable you will become with the language. Try to do as much listening as possible every day. Make sure you listen to native speakers.

Previous Listening Lessons:

“53 Years!”
(Pronunciation: How to say ‘anniversary’)

“A Dilemma on Thanksgiving!”
(Pronunciation: how stress can change the meaning of a word)

“An Afternoon at the Opera!”
(Pronunciation: the / dʒ / sound)

“At the Hospital”(video)
(Pronunciation: the weak form of ‘and’)

“Baby Gifts!”
(Pronunciation: How to pronounce the -sts consonant cluster)

“Chocolate Apples”
(Pronunciation: when ‘gh’ is pronounced /f/)

“Family Reunion”
(Pronunciation: when the ‘t’ and ‘d’ are silent in words)

“I Can’t Get Enough of Twilight!”
(Pronunciation: when ‘ti’ is pronounced ‘sh’ /ʃ/ )

“It’s Definitely Winter!”
(Pronunciation: how to say ‘temperature’)

“Let’s Go to The Ex!”
(Pronunciation: how to pronounce the ‘th’ sounds!)

“Library Books!”
(Pronunciation: the weak form of ‘to’ )

“My Jack-O’-Lantern!”(video)
(Pronunciation: the tapped ‘t’ sound)

“Seniors’ Day!”
(Pronunciation: when ‘i’ is pronounced like the consonant ‘y’ sound)

“Sex and the City 2!”
(Pronunciation: 7 French words used in English)

“Shopping at the Mall!”
(Pronunciation: How to pronounce ‘clothes’)

“Stars on Ice”
(Pronunciation: how to pronounce ‘figure’ and adverbs that end in -ally )

“The Bathroom!”
(Pronunciation: the vowel r ‘er’ sound in an unstressed syllable)

“The Chair!”
(Pronunciation: how to say ‘comfortable’)

“The Laundromat!”
(Pronunciation: the vowel r ‘er’ sound)

“The Licence Plate!”
(Pronunciation: how to say ‘convenience’)

“The Must-Have Christmas Present!”
(Pronunciation: how to pronounce ‘been’)

“The Soccer Game!”
(Pronunciation: linking consonant sounds)

“The Winter Blues!”
(Pronunciation: how to pronounce the letter ‘o’ in words with ‘com’)

“The Worst Bus Ride. Ever!”
(Pronunciation: how to pronounce the letter ‘x’ )

“Thor to the Rescue!”
(Pronunciation: when ‘qu’ is pronounced /kw/ )

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