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View: 104 | Dec 20, 2024
Zach McLaughlin
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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View: 203 | Dec 18, 2024
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Holiday decor: Part 1
Photo: My grandmother’s living room, decorated for Christmas. If you’re not accustomed to celebrat...
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View: 128 | Dec 13, 2024
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Eggnog
One drink that I only consume during the winter holidays is Eggnog. My father loves it and always b...
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View: 282 | Dec 12, 2024
Zach McLaughlin
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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View: 337 | Dec 3, 2024
Zach McLaughlin
Holiday gift ideas
Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash I have four suggestions for holiday gifts this year, a...
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View: 406 | Nov 28, 2024
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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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View: 312 | Nov 27, 2024
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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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View: 397 | Nov 23, 2024
Zach McLaughlin
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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View: 546 | Nov 14, 2024 |
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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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View: 616 | Nov 9, 2024
Zach McLaughlin
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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View: 649 | Nov 3, 2024
Zach McLaughlin
A cinematic Halloween
Halloween was unusually warm in Toronto this year, with temperatures reaching 20 degrees Celsius, w...
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View: 747 | Oct 18, 2024
Zach McLaughlin
Halloween word origins
Photo: A Halloween decoration in my neighbourhood in Toronto.Halloween is a holiday which has been ...
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View: 813 | Oct 9, 2024 |
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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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View: 768 | Oct 7, 2024
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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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View: 839 | Sep 17, 2024
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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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View: 970 | Sep 12, 2024
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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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View: 787 | Sep 5, 2024
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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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View: 768 | Aug 29, 2024
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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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View: 801 | Aug 20, 2024
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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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View: 689 | Aug 19, 2024
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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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View: 758 | Jul 30, 2024
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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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View: 814 | Jul 29, 2024
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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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View: 862 | Jul 23, 2024
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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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View: 945 | Jul 8, 2024
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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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View: 929 | Jul 2, 2024
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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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View: 884 | Jun 28, 2024
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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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View: 901 | Jun 25, 2024
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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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View: 833 | Jun 24, 2024
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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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View: 947 | Jun 19, 2024
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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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View: 864 | Jun 5, 2024
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Plans for summer 2024
The days are getting longer in Toronto (sunset is around 9 pm now) and summer will be here soon. Be...
