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English Grammar: I, Me, Myself, and My

November 28, 2016 by Melanie

English Grammar: Me, Myself, and I ... and me | English Teacher Melanie

Why are the smallest words in English so difficult to master? Even native speakers get very confused with the English pronouns I, me, myself, and my! Why do we have so many different words to describe the same person? Each word is a different part of speech and has a different role to play in […]

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Filed Under: Blog, Grammar Tagged With: pronouns

How to Improve your English Writing

November 14, 2016 by Melanie

How to Improve your English Writing | English Teacher Melanie

“How can I improve my English writing skills?” This is one of the most popular questions I get from English learners. What is writing? It’s putting the right words, in the the right order, with the right spelling and punctuation. Writing is so important. It’s how you communicate your thoughts and ideas for someone to […]

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9 Useful English Phrases to Say When it’s Raining

November 2, 2016 by Melanie

8 Useful English Phrases to Say When it's Raining | English Teacher Melanie

Rain is a fact of life! We can’t fight it. English speakers talk about the weather a lot! It’s a common topic of small talk*. You will have a lot of short English conversations about the weather in an English-speaking country! (*Small talk is an informal, polite but friendly conversation about something that is ordinary […]

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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.”

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

English Listening: Where are All the Children? | Episode 30

October 24, 2016 by Melanie 7 Comments

English Listening: Where are all the Children? | Episode 30 | English Teacher Melanie

Listen to a story about Halloween! You’ll also learn how how to link the American T sound in natural spoken English.

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Filed Under: Blog, Podcast Tagged With: Canada, fall

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