Pages Home About Me Canada Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Monday, December 27, 2010 Grammar: Articles – Indefinite vs. Definite Articles Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Tweet A lot of English learners struggle with articles. There’s a lot of confusion about when you should use a/an and the. […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Reading – It’s Easter Time! Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Everyone enjoys celebrating Easter because it is a sign that spring is coming after a long, […]

Pages Home About Me Private Lessons Pronunciation Listening Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Thursday, August 26, 2010 Grammar – ‘As if’ – A Conjunction and Exclamation! Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Part 1 – meaning and example sentences Part 2 – unreal meaning and ‘as if it […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Grammar – Be Used To Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Tweet In the listening lesson ‘The Licence Plate,’ I said… I‘m used to strange government rules and regulations, but this is just a money […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Reading – Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Tweet (Photo by shannonpatrick17) Every year on March 17th, people pretend they’re Irish! People dress […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Thursday, May 6, 2010 Grammar – Nouns That Act Like Adjectives Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook In English, sometimes we use a noun like an adjective. A noun can be used before another noun, in order to give […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Reading – Hockey in Canada Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook In Brazil, they love soccer. In New Zealand, they love rugby. In India, they love cricket. In Canada, we love hockey. It is […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Friday, June 25, 2010 Grammar – Conditional Sentences: An Introduction Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz What is a conditional sentence? If I eat too much, I get sick. A conditional […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Reading – O Canada! Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Let me tell you a little about my awesome country . . . Did you know that Canada is the second largest […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Grammar – Get Used To Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Tweet In the listening lesson “Shopping at the Mall” I talked about how frustrating it is […]