Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Monday, May 3, 2010 Expression Explained: “Kurt Browning is the Wayne Gretzky of Figure Skating” Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz In the listening lesson “Stars on Ice”, I used the […]

Pages Home About Me English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Canada Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Private Lessons Saturday, November 28, 2009 English Listening Lessons Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Here you will find all my listening lessons! Each listening lesson includes: a short story about life in Canada discussion questions a short pronunciation lesson On […]

Pages Home English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Pronunciation Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Pronunciation is essential for speaking and understanding spoken English well. It should be the FIRST thing you learn when studying a language. You should focus not only on how to make the different sounds (paying close […]

Pages Home About Melanie English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Reading Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook There is no way around it – reading is essential for learning English. Reading authentic English sources (not something written by other people learning to speak English) helps you to learn new words and […]

Pages Home English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Study Tips Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Are you learning English on your own? Are you taking a class right now but looking for things you can do to improve your English outside of class? Here are some ideas: How to Speak […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Vocabulary – Talking about Transportation Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz (Photo by WhatDaveSees) Every English learner knows how to talk about transportation using prepositions. It’s one […]

Pages Home English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Monday, December 12, 2011 New English Word: Glamping Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook /’glæm.pɪŋ/ (Photo by Jenni Lloyd) Every time I turn around, I notice a new English word! In October it was flightmare, and now it’s glamping! I first saw this […]

Pages Home About Melanie English Books Pronunciation Listening (Podcasts) Canada Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Private Lessons Wednesday, November 3, 2010 NEW! Pronunciation Assessment Package (private lessons) Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Would you like to sound more like a native speaker? Good pronunciation is essential for communicating well in English! Your pronunciation is the […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Vocabulary – How to Relax! Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz (Photo by MarcelGermain) I’ve noticed that many English learners have difficulty talking about how to relax. […]

Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Vocabulary Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook How to: How to Laugh in English! Do Not Call It a Toilet! How to Say that Something Is Expensive! How to Creatively Say that Someone is dumb! When to Say […]