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Posted on November 28, 2016 by Melanie

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English Grammar: I, Me, Myself, and My

November 28, 2016 by Melanie

English Grammar: I, Me, Myself, and My

Why are the smallest words in English so difficult to master? Even native speakers get very confused with the English pronouns I, me, myself, and my! Why do we have so many different words to describe the same person? Each word is a different part of speech and has a different role to play in […]

Filed Under: Blog, Grammar Tagged With: pronouns

English Listening: The Car Accident | Episode 32

November 21, 2016 by Melanie 14 Comments

English Listening: The Car Accident | Episode 32

Listen to a story about a car accident I had many years ago! You’ll also learn how how to say the modal verb phrases “should have” and “should not have” in fast, natural spoken English.

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: modal verbs, transportation

How to Improve your English Writing

November 14, 2016 by Melanie

How to Improve your English Writing

“How can I improve my English writing skills?” This is one of the most popular questions I get from English learners. What is writing? It’s putting the right words, in the the right order, with the right spelling and punctuation. Writing is so important. It’s how you communicate your thoughts and ideas for someone to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Study Tips Tagged With: skills

English Listening: My First Job! | Episode 31

November 7, 2016 by Melanie 14 Comments

English Listening: My First Job! | Episode 31

Listen to a story about my first job! You’ll also learn how how to say the phrase “a lot of.”

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Canada

9 Useful English Phrases to Say When it’s Raining

November 2, 2016 by Melanie

9 Useful English Phrases to Say When it’s Raining

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! (*Small talk is an informal, polite but friendly conversation about something that is ordinary […]

Filed Under: Blog, Popular, Vocabulary Tagged With: useful phrases, weather

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