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Posted on December 19, 2016 by Melanie

English Listening: The Christmas Season | Episode 34

December 19, 2016 by Melanie 36 Comments

English Listening: Christmas Traditions | Episode 24

Listen to a story about the Christmas season and why it’s sometimes stressful! You’ll also learn how about a common vowel sound in English that doesn’t exist in many other languages!

Filed Under: Podcast, Seasonal Tagged With: Christmas, holidays

English Vocabulary: Christmas Collocations

December 12, 2016 by Melanie 38 Comments

English Vocabulary: Christmas Collocations | English Teacher Melanie

In this vocabulary lesson, you’ll learn English collocations and sentence structures you can use to talk about Christmas or any holiday that involves giving presents and decorating! One of the best things you can do to learn English faster and feel more confident when you speak English is to focus on collocations and sentence structure. […]

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English Listening: A Dilemma on Thanksgiving | Episode 09

October 30, 2016 by Melanie 19 Comments

English Listening: A Dilemma on Thanksgiving | Episode 09 | English Teacher Melanie

Listen to a story about a dilemma I had at Thanksgiving dinner this year! You’ll also learn how to hear and make the reduced form of the preposition “of.”

Filed Under: Blog, Podcast, Seasonal Tagged With: Canada, fall, food, function words, holidays

The Story of Halloween

October 23, 2016 by Melanie 9 Comments

The Story of Halloween | English Teacher Melanie

  Halloween is a community event. It’s a combination of an ancient pagan festival from northern Europe and a religious holiday created by Christians in ancient Rome, but its name comes from Scotland. Now it’s a day when children wear costumes and get free candy! On October 31, kids put on costumes and go door-to-door […]

Filed Under: Blog, Seasonal Tagged With: Canada, fall, holidays

The Story of Santa Claus

December 23, 2009 by Melanie 1 Comment

The Story of Santa Claus | English Teacher Melanie

Santa goes by many names – Santa Claus, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, or Father Christmas. He lives at the North Pole, where he also has a toy workshop. He keeps an eye on children around the world and he knows if they’ve been naughty or nice! Just before Christmas, children can write letters to Santa […]

Filed Under: Blog, Seasonal Tagged With: Canada, Christmas, holidays, winter

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