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25 English Words with “ch” Pronounced “sh”! (Video)

August 12, 2010 by Melanie

English is such a confusing language! Often there is more than one way to pronounce a single letter or group of letters. In this video, you’ll learn 25 words where the letters ch together are pronounced “sh”. Most of these words were taken from French! These words need to be memorized. There is no “rule” […]

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50 English Words with “ch” Pronounced /k/ (Video)

August 8, 2010 by Melanie

English is such a confusing language! Often there is more than one way to pronounce a single letter or group of letters. In this video, you’ll learn 50 words where the letters ch together are pronounced /k/. These words needs to be memorized, because there is no rule to help you remember them all!   […]

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How to Say Something is Expensive!

June 17, 2010 by Melanie

Useful Phrases to Say that Something is Expensive in English | English Teacher 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!!   Here are some other ways to say that something is […]

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Vocabulary Spotlight on: Going to the Movies!

June 16, 2010 by Melanie

  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 = the movie theatre): Do you want to go to the movies tonight? ~ I don’t […]

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English Vocabulary: Idioms with “Dog”

June 3, 2010 by Melanie

English Vocabulary: Idioms with "Dog" | English Teacher 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 phrases and expressions with ‘dog’: The doggy paddle This is […]

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