Happy Canada Day! June 29, 2012 by Melanie Leave a Comment Happy 145th Birthday Canada! We celebrate our national day on July 1st! Canadians celebrate this day with parades, picnics, parties, barbecues, concerts, and fireworks! People wear red and white clothes or wear something with a red maple leaf (the symbol in the […]
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Happy Canada Day!
Happy Canada Day! June 29, 2012 by Melanie Leave a Comment Happy 145th Birthday Canada! We celebrate our national day on July 1st! Canadians celebrate this day with parades, picnics, parties, barbecues, concerts, and fireworks! People wear red and white clothes or wear something with a red maple leaf (the symbol in the […]
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Pronunciation – Practice the L and R Sounds! (video) May 21, 2012 by Melanie In this pronunciation practice video, we’ll do some exercises to practice the L and R consonant sounds at the beginning of a word or syllable. Get your mirror ready, so you can make sure that your mouth is doing the same […]
English Pronunciation: Practice the L and R Sounds! (video)
English Pronunciation: Practice the L and R Sounds! (video) May 21, 2012 by Melanie Share27 Tweet1 +16 Shares 34 In this pronunciation practice video, we’ll do some exercises to practice the L and R consonant sounds at the beginning of a word or syllable. Get your mirror ready, so you can make sure that your […]
Happy Victoria Day!
Happy Victoria Day! May 20, 2012 by Melanie Monday, May 21 is a public holiday in Canada and the last day of a 3-day weekend! It’s Victoria Day, and we call the entire weekend the ‘Victoria Day Long Weekend.’ May 24 is Queen Victoria’s birthday. I can hear you asking, ‘who?’ She was the Queen […]
New English Word: Mockumentary
New English Word: Mockumentary May 16, 2012 by Melanie 1 Comment /mɑ:kjəˈmɛntri/ Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie The Dictator comes out this weekend! This style of film is called a mockumentary. This word has been around since at least the 1980s, when director Rob Reiner described his film This is Spinal Tap as […]
English Pronunciation: How to Pronounce L and R (video)
English Pronunciation: How to Pronounce L and R (video) May 14, 2012 by Melanie Share58 Tweet8 +12 Share2 Shares 70 In this video lesson, I explain how to pronounce the /l/ and /r/ consonant sounds at the beginning of a word or syllable! I explain what to do with your lips and tongue to make […]
vocabulary Archives
How to Use the English Verb SUGGEST April 26, 2012 by Melanie I notice that a lot of English learners struggle with the verb suggest. I want to explain how to use it properly. Let’s first review what the verb means. Suggest means mention or recommend something to think about or something someone should do. […]
English Grammar: How to Use the Verb “Suggest”
English Grammar: How to Use the Verb “Suggest” April 26, 2012 by Melanie A lot of English learners struggle with the verb suggest because suggest is an unusual English verb. It is not used in a sentence the same way that other verbs are. Suggest means mention or recommend something to think about, or something […]
April 2012
Archives for April 2012 English Grammar: How to Use the Verb “Suggest” April 26, 2012 by Melanie A lot of English learners struggle with the verb suggest because suggest is an unusual English verb. It is not used in a sentence the same way that other verbs are. Suggest means mention or recommend something to […]