Talking about resolutions in English
Many people have been talking about their New Year’s resolutions recently, and I’ve had some great ...
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Photo: Raffi - BananaphoneIt’s rare these days to meet someone who doesn’t have a cell phone. For m...
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Photo: Kingston, Ontario When it comes to making resolutions for a new year, I like to plan someth...
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"Canoe Lake" painting by Darrell Bush It’s been pretty cold in Toronto recently, and Covid-19-rela...
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Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash The beginning of 2021 was a very uncertain time for me (and most...
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Hello everyone! Time really flies and the end of 2021 is fast-approaching! I would like to say a bi...
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Talking about how things are made in English
This week’s column topic is What is the best Christmas dish in your country/area?, and lots of peop...
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Winter weather words in English
Although today is an unusually warm day in Toronto (15°C), we’ve had plenty of snow already, and I ...
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This is how I spend my time in winter
Photo: Santa enjoying some mince tartsOne thing I always do: Snow brings out my inner child, and ev...
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Christmas is a month away and there's plenty of Christmas music playing on the radio and in stores,...
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Most jokes about Canada and Canadian culture are about the snow, the animals, hockey, or people bei...
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This week’s column topic is The best compliment you have ever received, so for anyone studying Engl...
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Why Tipping is An American Custom
The topic of tipping often comes up in my Welcome to Canada lesson and also when I discuss the topi...
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Halloween was mostly cancelled last year, but now it’s almost here (in Canada at least) and it’s ha...
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I’m not a mountain person because there are no mountains anywhere nearby and I’m not a beach person...
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My day usually starts when my alarm goes off at 6:30AM. Sometime between then and 7:00AM, I drag my...
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Today I’d like to introduce two simple tools that you can use to better understand new vocabulary. ...
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Photo by KMR Photography/Flickr I suppose most people have some interest in money, but with the ext...
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Videoconferencing fatigue, usually just called “Zoom fatigue”, is familiar to anyone who has spent ...
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A small bucket list for the rest of this year
Photo by Blaz Photo on Unsplash Well, there are only 3 months left in 2021. Fortunately, they’re ...
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Since returning to university to start my MA in Applied Linguistics, I’ve been able to take lessons...
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Photo by ???????? ?????? on Unsplash If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t go far. I wouldn’t try ...
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I recently reached the 500 lesson mark and just wanted to make a short post to say thank you to eve...
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Talking about important places in English
This week’s column topic is World heritage sites that you would like to visit someday, so for anyon...
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Photo: Black Creek Pioneer Village (Toronto, Canada)Although the first day of fall isn’t until Sept...
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Photo by Filip Mroz on Unsplash I usually try to avoid random people in Toronto because some of the...
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Photo byAlex Williams onUnsplash I grew up on a farm in the countryside, so animals have always be...
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This week’s column topic is About my beloved pet(s), so for anyone studying English, here are some ...
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The strangest food I’ve ever eaten
I’m not very adventurous when it comes to food, so I don’t eat strange things often, but I have tri...
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Talking about sports in English
The Olympics have just wrapped up, and the Paralympics will soon begin, so for anyone studying Engl...
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