Pronunciation – Practice the V and B Sounds! (video) October 3, 2010 by Melanie 1 Comment This is a pronunciation practice lesson to help you improve your pronunciation of the English letter v. Do you say /b/ instead of /v/? This is a common English pronunciation mistake. This is a very common mistake for Spanish, […]
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English Grammar: The 2nd Conditional
English Grammar: The 2nd (Second) Conditional English Sentence structure October 3, 2010 by Melanie 7 Comments Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 Grammar is the way that words are organized into sentences. In this lesson, I explain how words are organized in a sentence to form the 2nd conditional sentence structure. However, I don’t want you to […]
How to Talk about Shopping in English!
Vocabulary – How to Talk about Shopping! September 29, 2010 by Melanie (Photo by ellewoods) Do you like shopping? Let’s go shopping! (NOTE: it is not go to shopping.) Let’s take a look at some vocabulary related to shopping. Do you have money to spend on clothes? If you not, […]
September 2010
Archives for September 2010 English Grammar: Get Used To September 28, 2010 by Melanie get used to = to become more familiar with something or doing something = the act of becoming used to something (or doing something) = something is not as strange or unfamiliar as it used to be, you have gained more […]
English Grammar: Get Used To
English Grammar: Get Used To September 28, 2010 by Melanie get used to = to become more familiar with something or doing something = the act of becoming used to something (or doing something) = something is not as strange or unfamiliar as it used to be, you have gained more experience get used […]
English Grammar: The 3rd (Third) Conditional
English Grammar: The 3rd (Third) Conditional September 26, 2010 by Melanie Grammar is the way words are organized into sentences. It’s important to remember that not all English sentences follow grammar “rules.” However, there are sentence structures you can learn that make it easier for you to express your thoughts. A conditional sentence is used […]
The 3rd (Third) Conditional English Sentence Structure
The 3rd (Third) Conditional English Sentence Structure September 26, 2010 by Melanie Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 Grammar is the way words are organized into sentences. It’s important to remember that not all English sentences follow grammar “rules.” However, there are sentence structures you can learn that make it easier for you to express your thoughts. […]
Conditional Sentences
English Grammar: The 3rd (Third) Conditional September 26, 2010 by Melanie Grammar is the way words are organized into sentences. It’s important to remember that not all English sentences follow grammar “rules.” However, there are sentence structures you can learn that make it easier for you to express your thoughts. A conditional sentence is used […]
Canada Fun Fact #2 – Winnie-the-Pooh was named after a Canadian City!
Canada Fun Fact #2 – Winnie-the-Pooh was named after a Canadian City! September 25, 2010 by Melanie 4 Comments Actually, the bear that inspired A.A. Milne to write the Winnie-the-Pooh stories was named after the Canadian city of Winnipeg! Winnie-the-Pooh is a character in two children’s books, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, […]
Vocabulary Spotlight on: Getting and Keeping a Driver’s Licence!
Vocabulary Spotlight on: Getting and Keeping a Driver’s Licence! September 22, 2010 by Melanie (Photo by Stephan Geyer) In the listening lesson “My License Plate!”, I talked about a situation with my car’s license plate. Before you drive a car, you need a driver’s license! In this post, I explain what you need to do […]