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  • Quick tips: groups of animals

    Did you know that English has many words to describe different groups of animals? Here are the most...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 11 月 14 日
  • It's time to build a puzzle!

    Image: The Halloween puzzle that I built this year.I think that building things is a lot of fun! Yo...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 11 月 9 日
  • A cinematic Halloween

    Halloween was unusually warm in Toronto this year, with temperatures reaching 20 degrees Celsius, w...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 11 月 3 日
  • Halloween word origins

    Photo: A Halloween decoration in my neighbourhood in Toronto.Halloween is a holiday which has been ...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 10 月 18 日
  • Talking about fall/autumn leaves in English

    Fall is here and the leaves are changing colour in Canada, so today I’d like to share some vocabula...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 10 月 9 日
  • Northern Ontario road trip

    In September, I took a long road trip with my father, driving for 5 days through the province of On...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 10 月 7 日
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: The juice is loose!

    The original Beetlejuice movie, a quirky blend of horror and comedy, came out way back in 1988 (whe...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 9 月 17 日
  • Quick tips: slide vs. slider

    The word “slider” is sometimes used in Japan to refer to a long, smooth structure that one can slid...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 9 月 12 日
  • My top 5 fun activities for autumn

    Exploring When the weather cools down in the fall, it’s time to get out and start exploring again!...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 9 月 5 日
  • The little monster that’s not so scary

    We don’t have a lot of scary or dangerous insects in Canada, but the house centipede is one that mi...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 8 月 29 日
  • Quick tips: learn vs. learn about/of

    This is a tricky one because both “learn” and “learn about/of” refer to gaining new knowledge/infor...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 8 月 20 日
  • No-see-ums attack!

    Have you ever heard of a “no-see-um”? Until just a couple of days ago, I hadn’t! They’re tiny insec...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 8 月 19 日
  • Talking about festivals and holidays in English

    This week’s column topic is Summer festivals, so today I would like to share some ways to talk abou...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 7 月 30 日
  • The Canadian National Exhibition

    The Canadian National Exhibition is a festival that takes place in Toronto and marks the end of Sum...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 7 月 29 日
  • Summer meals in Canada

    People often ask me about the food that is typically eaten in Canada, and I usually answer that Can...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 7 月 23 日
  • Hot topics in Canada

    Photo by Ali Tawfiq on UnsplashIn weather news, heat alerts and warnings have been issued across Ca...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 7 月 8 日
  • Happy Canada Day!

    Photo bysebastiaan stam onUnsplash July 1st is Canada Day, so let me share a few facts about my co...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 7 月 2 日
  • Quick tips: pregnancy

    As one of my students pointed out to me recently, there are many ways to express the idea of being ...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 6 月 28 日
  • Quick tips: have + time vs. spend + time

    To talk about the quality or duration of your experiences, you can use “have + (quality adjective) ...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 6 月 25 日
  • Visiting Niagara Falls

    This week I visited Niagara Falls for just the second time in my life. The bus ride from Toronto’s ...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 6 月 24 日
  • Canadian sweets: Nanaimo bars

    Dating back to 1953, the Nanaimo bar is a Canadian dessert that is named after the city of Nanaimo ...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 6 月 19 日
  • Plans for summer 2024

    The days are getting longer in Toronto (sunset is around 9 pm now) and summer will be here soon. Be...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 6 月 5 日
  • Studying with textbooks: Survey

    Today I’d like to ask some questions about people’s experiences learning with textbooks! I would lo...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 5 月 30 日
  • Talking about humour in English: Part 2

    In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the basics, some common phrases, and different types of humo...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 5 月 28 日
  • Talking about humour in English: Part 1

    Since the weekly column topic is about humour and laughing this week, I’d like to share some vocabu...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 5 月 27 日
  • Doors Open Toronto

    Photo: Me in front of the ostrich food stall at the Evergreen Brick Works farmers marketThis weeken...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 5 月 26 日
  • Too close for comfort

    Although Toronto is still relatively safe compared to other major cities around the world, it has b...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 5 月 23 日
  • It’s heating up over here!

    It’s the day after the Victoria Day long weekend here in Toronto and the weather is really heating ...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 5 月 22 日
  • Talking about weather in English (verbs): Part 3

    (Unfortunately, the first time I wrote this article, I lost the file, and it has taken quite a whil...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 5 月 17 日
  • Tim Hortons turns 60!

    Tim Hortons is a cafe chain that can be found across Canada and also in 12 other countries worldwid...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024 年 5 月 1 日
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