Ice hockey (usually just called hockey) is one of Canada’s national sports (the other is lacrosse)....
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Coming soon to a galaxy near you
Image: Star Wars Day promotion from LEGO.com May the 4th is unofficially known as Star Wars Day, a...
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Talking about birthdays in English
In my last column, I wrote about celebrating birthdays, so today I’d like to introduce some words a...
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Childhood is usually a time filled with amazing birthday parties with themes and lots of friends, f...
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Something funny and something creepy
Image: Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonAlthough I enjoy reading a variety of genres, the only bo...
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Image: Armistice by Zach McLaughlin (pastel)I started teaching in 2010, but before that I had sever...
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Talking about learning during the pandemic in English (Part 1)
The past two years have made us all more familiar with working and learning online, and this situat...
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The news in Canada: April 2022
Although international news continues to dominate the headlines in Canada, there are some interesti...
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Image: Franglish - Vibe (2021) album cover I’ve written a few column posts about my favourite music...
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There are many people that I admire, some real and some fictional. I’ll introduce one of each today...
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Photo: LEGO Brickheadz Easter ChickAfter Valentine’s Day is over, the next holiday that people star...
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There are a couple of ways to express motion in English. One way is to use a simple motion verb wit...
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I recently completely 1,000 lessons and would like to thank all of the people who have taken lesson...
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Confusing negatives in English
Recently, I wrote about perseverance in studying, and I used a confusing negative sentence (see bel...
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Photo by Candra Winata on Unsplash Persistence/Perseverance is, in my opinion, the most important f...
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Good habits can reduce stress in your life and help you think more clearly. I believe that I have t...
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Talking about habits and routines in English
This week’s column topic is How do you keep your schedule?, so for anyone studying English, here ar...
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Is it wrong or is it new English?
Native speakers of every language make plenty of mistakes. In English, there has always been conf...
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Photo: Best of alexrainbirdMusic // Vol. 6 (800k Subscribers Playlist) These days, there are four k...
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Teaching styles and learner expectations
Teaching styles and expectations can be very different in different cultures. Some teachers prefer ...
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Short videos for listening practice in English
Today I’d like to share some resources for interesting short videos for English listening practice....
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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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