Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Thursday, February 23, 2012 And the Oscar Goes to … Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook (Photo by lincolnblues) Will you be watching the Academy Awards on Sunday night? Here are some posts on my blog about the […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Monday, June 14, 2010 Listening Lesson – “Sex and the City 2!” Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook This is an English lesson designed to help you practice and improve your English listening and pronunciation skills. The listening […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Thursday, September 16, 2010 Expressions – Marriage: Asking Someone to Marry You, Getting Married and Types of Marriages! Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook (Photo by fred the chicken) Here are some expressions you can use to talk […]

Pages Home About Melanie English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Thursday, February 25, 2010 Grammar – Gerunds and Infinitives for Purpose Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Gerunds and infinitives are a part of English grammar that many English learners find challenging. Here, I explain a small but important area of […]

Pages Home English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Pronunciation Practice – ‘sh’ /ʃ/ and ‘ch’ /tʃ/ sounds Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook This is a pronunciation lesson to practice the ‘sh’ and ‘ch’ sounds. English learners often confuse these two sounds. Part I – minimal pairs […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Saturday, September 11, 2010 Pronunciation Practice – ‘th’ vs. /t/ and /d/ (video) Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Do you say /t/ and /d/ instead of ‘th’? This is a common pronunciation mistake! In the listening lesson […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Vocabulary Spotlight on: Getting and Keeping a Driver’s Licence! Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook (Photo by Stephan Geyer) In the listening lesson “The Licence Plate!”, I mentioned all the different things you must […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Vocabulary – Xerox, Kleenex, and Roller Blades – When Brand Names Become Regular Nouns! Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Rollerblading or In-line Skating? (Photo by Ainunau) An English learner recently asked me a […]

Pages Home About Me Canada Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Thursday, February 25, 2010 Grammar – Gerunds and Infinitives for Purpose Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Gerunds and infinitives are a part of English grammar that many English learners find challenging. Here, I explain a small but important […]

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 ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Everyone enjoys celebrating Easter because it is a sign that spring is coming after a long, cold winter! Everywhere you go around Easter […]