Grammar
English Grammar: The Zero 0 Conditional
Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The zero (0) conditional is the factual conditional. It…
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English Teacher Melanie: Happy 1st Birthday to My Blog!!!
One year ago today – Oct 15th, 2009 – I posted my very first blog post! Thank you so much to everyone…
Grammar
Food or Foods? Fruit or Fruits? When is It OK to Use Foods and Fruits?
One of the first “rules” that English students learn is that uncountable nouns can’t be used in the plural form. As you…
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Spotlight on – The Chilean Mine Rescue
Were you glued to your TV watching the rescue of the Chilean miners? I was! It was amazing! The story of their…
Grammar
English Teacher Melanie: Grammar: Is it OK to use ‘fruits’ and ‘food’ in the plural form?
Take a look at these two sentences. I use two nouns that are normally uncountable nouns as countable nouns:If you prefer organic…
Grammar
When Is it OK to use ‘fruit’ and ‘food’ in the plural form?
Take a look at these two sentences: I prefer to eat organic fruits and vegetables. If you’d like to try something exotic…
Grammar
English Grammar: When is It OK to Use “Foods” and “Fruits”?
One of the first “rules” that English students learn is that uncountable nouns can’t be used in the plural form. As you…
Podcast
English Teacher Melanie: Listening – Lesson #19 “Supermarkets Try to Save the Planet!”
(*I had some problems recording the podcast today, so I apologize for the delay in posting it!) This is an English lesson…
Grammar
English Grammar: The First 1st Conditional
Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The first (1st) conditional is the possible conditional. It…
Canada Fun Facts!
Canada Fun Fact #4 – We Remember When Alanis Morissette Was a Teenage Dance-pop Singer Called ‘Alanis’! (video included)
When Alanis was 11 years old, she was on a Canadian sketch-comedy TV show called “You Can’t Do That on Television.” (You…