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  • Holiday decor: Part 2

    In Part 1, I introduced some of the most common Christmas decorations, and today I’d like to add a ...

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    2024年12月20日
  • Holiday decor: Part 1

    Photo: My grandmother’s living room, decorated for Christmas. If you’re not accustomed to celebrat...

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    2024年12月18日
  • Eggnog

    One drink that I only consume during the winter holidays is Eggnog. My father loves it and always b...

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    2024年12月13日
  • The “Tough Guy Santa” genre

    Santa Claus has long had the image of a gentle old man with a big smile and a jolly laugh, but in r...

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    2024年12月12日
  • Holiday gift ideas

    Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash       I have four suggestions for holiday gifts this year, a...

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    Zach McLaughlin

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    2024年12月3日
  • Talking about your favourite things in English

    The weekly column topic is Your favorite place on Earth! this week, so today I’d like to share some...

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    2024年11月28日
  • Quick tips: should have vs. should of

    Have you ever come across a sentence such as “They should of fired the coach” or “I should of known...

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    2024年11月27日
  • Should feeding wild animals be illegal?

    For many years I have enjoyed feeding peanuts to the squirrels during my visits to local parks and ...

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    2024年11月23日
  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    2024年6月5日
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