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 About Melanie English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Canada Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Vocabulary – Stages of Life Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Tweet (Photo by daskar) The listening lesson “Baby Gifts” is about presents I bought for my friend’s new baby. In this vocabulary post, I explain the […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Vocabulary – Verbs Used To Talk About Sports Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook In English, we use three different verbs to talk about sports: play  ~  do  ~  go 1) Use PLAY for […]

Pages Home English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Vocabulary – When to Say ‘Congratulations!’ Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Tweet In English, congratulations is usually used as a form of praise when someone achieves something special or unusual, for example when someone: gets engaged / gets […]

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 […]