Vocabulary – The Backyard (video) August 19, 2010 by Melanie In this vocabulary lesson, you’ll learn some vocabulary to talk about your backyard! A backyard (the area of land behind a house) usually has a lawn and a garden. A lawn mower is used to mow the lawn/cut the grass (these two collocations […]
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Expressions with “Bake” and “Kitchen”
Expressions with “Bake” and “Kitchen” July 8, 2010 by Melanie (Photo by yvestown) The listening lesson “Chocolate Apples” was about my attempt at baking! Let’s look at some phrases and idioms with bake and kitchen. to bake =to be or become very hot You can use bake when the sun is very […]
Vocabulary Spotlight on: Baking
Vocabulary Spotlight on: Baking July 7, 2010 by Melanie Leave a Comment (Photo by Kelly Sue) Recently, I tried baking for the first time in a long time! In this vocabulary article, let’s look at some baking vocabulary in more detail! Q: What’s the difference between baking and cooking? A: Baking […]
How to Say Something is Expensive!
How to Say Something is Expensive! June 17, 2010 by Melanie In the listening lesson “Sex and the City 2!” I talked about buying snacks at the movie theatre. I said: Admission for an adult is now $11.99, which is not so bad, but they charge an arm and a leg for food and drinks!! […]
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How to Say Something is Expensive! June 17, 2010 by Melanie In the listening lesson “Sex and the City 2!” I talked about buying snacks at the movie theatre. I said: Admission for an adult is now $11.99, which is not so bad, but they charge an arm and a leg for food and drinks!! […]
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How to Say Something is Expensive! June 17, 2010 by Melanie In the listening lesson “Sex and the City 2!” I talked about buying snacks at the movie theatre. I said: Admission for an adult is now $11.99, which is not so bad, but they charge an arm and a leg for food and drinks!! […]
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How to Say Something is Expensive! June 17, 2010 by Melanie In the listening lesson “Sex and the City 2!” I talked about buying snacks at the movie theatre. I said: Admission for an adult is now $11.99, which is not so bad, but they charge an arm and a leg for food and drinks!! […]
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Archives for June 2010 How to Say Something is Expensive! June 17, 2010 by Melanie In the listening lesson “Sex and the City 2!” I talked about buying snacks at the movie theatre. I said: Admission for an adult is now $11.99, which is not so bad, but they charge an arm and a leg […]
Vocabulary Spotlight on: Going to the Movies!
Vocabulary Spotlight on: Going to the Movies! June 16, 2010 by Melanie (Photo by gibsonsgolfer) In this vocabulary article, you’ll learn some new vocabulary you can use to talk about going to the movies! In North America, the word cinema is rarely used. Instead, people talk about going to the movies (where movies = […]
English Vocabulary: Idioms with “Dog”
English Vocabulary: Idioms with “Dog” June 3, 2010 by Melanie The listening lesson “Thor to the Rescue” is about a very smart dog in my neighbourhood. Many language learners are familiar with the expression “It’s raining cats and dogs”, but there are many more expressions in English with ‘dog’ in them. Here are 13 more […]