Pages Home English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Sunday, January 17, 2010 Pronunciation – How to Say the English Alphabet! Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook One of the first things you should learn when learning a new lanugage is how to say the alphabet. In this video I say the […]

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, February 9, 2010 Pronunciation – How to Say Numbers 0-99 Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook By the end of this video, you’ll be able to say every single number in English from 0 to 99. There’s even a short quiz at […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Friday, March 12, 2010 Grammar – Can a gerund be used after ‘to’? Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook In a previous post, I explained when you can and can’t use for + gerund, and I noted a […]

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 About Melanie English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Canada Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Private Lessons Sunday, December 5, 2010 Give the Gift of English Lessons! Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Are you looking for the perfect gift for your friend or family member? How about English lessons?! Give someone a gift certificate for […]

Pages Home About Melanie English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Canada Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Private Lessons Saturday, September 11, 2010 Pronunciation Practice – ‘th’ vs. /s/ & /z/ Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Tweet Do you say /s/ and /z/ instead of ‘th’? This is a common pronunciation mistake! In the listening lesson “Let’s […]

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 English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Sunday, October 3, 2010 Pronunciation Practice – /v/ vs. /b/ Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Tweet This is a pronunciation practice lesson designed to help you improve your pronunciation of the English letter v. Do you say /b/ instead of /v/? This […]

Pages Home About Melanie English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Canada Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Private Lessons Monday, April 26, 2010 Pronunciation – Words That Look the Same but Are Pronounced Differently! Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook English pronunciation can be maddening, because just when you have matched a sound to a spelling pattern – […]