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Desire for approval

Social media is becoming more and more popular these days, and we often hear the phrase "desire fo...

How to sound professional on the phone – common telephone conversations and phrases

Speaking on the phone in English can be nerve-racking for English students.  Nerve-racking means ca...

How to politely end a bad conversation

We have all been there - being stuck in a boring conversation, or that the other person is saying s...

How to conduct or participate in an English online meeting

Since the pandemic started three years ago, online meetings have replaced many face-to-face meeting...

How to benefit from news discussion lessons

My News Discussion lesson is popular among high-intermediate to advanced students. It is a good way...

Most Common New Year Resolutions and how to follow through

Happy New Year ^_^  Every year, around the end of December, millions of people make New Year's reso...

Snow storm in Toronto on Thursday

A winter storm brought freezing rain, heavy snow and ice to Toronto yesterday.  I was lucky that fr...

How to answer the question "How are you?"

The way how you should answer "how are you?" depends on who is asking. If you are talking to your b...

Daylight saving time

Hello students,Please note that Daylight Saving Time will end on Sunday November 6, 2022, and the t...

I created my own English podcast!

Hi everyone,I am excited to announce that I have created my own podcast.  I just uploaded the first...

Be content

Contentment is a simple word but it is a difficult concept.  Most of us know the meaning of the wor...

Roasted pumpkin soup

INGREDIENTS   4 tablespoons of olive oil, divided One 4-pound sugar pie pumpkin 1 large yellow onio...

Meet my new puppy

Oreo is my puppy's name.  We named her Oreo because of her colour - black and white, like the Oreo ...

Canada hit by massive mobile and internet outage on July 8

First of all, I would like to apologize to the students whom I didn't show up for lessons on the ev...

How are you? vs How have you been?

Hi everyone,How have you been?Most of my students are more familar with being asked "how are you?"....

Wordle is addictive

You might have heard of the online word game Wordle, or you might have tried it yourself.I decided ...

If you could go back in time, what would you say to the middle school version of you?

This topic sounds like something a therapist will ask you when you have some self-healing to do. I ...

8 ways you know you are walking in self-love

What is self-love?  Self-love means having a high regard for your own well being and happiness.  To...

Easing your anxiety by changing your story

It is the beginning of a new year, let’s make this a better year and make positive changes. We can ...

Queer Eye: We're in Japan

I have never heard of Queer Eye or the Fab 5 until I found this show on Netflix by random, and I lo...

5 Tips on Academic Writing

I1.     Do not use contraction in academic writing.     A contraction is the short form of a verb,...

Mandatory vaccine policies in Canada

Canada's largest banks are the latest industry to announce mandatory vaccine policies this week, af...

My personal motto

Do you have a motto? A motto can be your original motto or a quote from a famous person.   My motto...

Positive Discipline

1) Time-out vs time-inTime-out refers to a period of isolation to help your child cook down and reg...

How to communicate with your children? 14 communication roadblocks to avoid

I thought parenting was easy and there were no skills or techniques required, and anyone reading pa...

GO BE SAFE Canada

GO BE SAFE is not a campaign.  It is a program to partially reimburse for Uber rides for Asians who...

Let me tell you what is happening in my country right now!

Further to my post yesterday, I would like to share the dire news regarding Covid 19 cases.The numb...

Meatless Burger

Meatless burger, or veggie burgers, have become a trend.  There are several companies that manufact...

Let me tell you what is happening in my country right now!

The most talked about news are the pandemic and the vaccines.   As Covid 19 cases continue to rise ...

Favorite Movie Character

This week's topic is "favorite movie character".  It looks like an easy topic to write about, but i...