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View: 95 | 2024年11月9日
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: 255 | 2024年11月3日
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: 408 | 2024年10月18日
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: 470 | 2024年10月9日 | 1
Zach McLaughlin
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: 494 | 2024年10月7日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 660 | 2024年9月17日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 755 | 2024年9月12日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 655 | 2024年9月5日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 609 | 2024年8月29日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 663 | 2024年8月20日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 556 | 2024年8月19日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 603 | 2024年7月30日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 663 | 2024年7月29日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 711 | 2024年7月23日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 749 | 2024年7月8日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 765 | 2024年7月2日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 726 | 2024年6月28日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 768 | 2024年6月25日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 683 | 2024年6月24日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 787 | 2024年6月19日
Zach McLaughlin
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: 735 | 2024年6月5日
Zach McLaughlin
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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View: 617 | 2024年5月30日
Zach McLaughlin
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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View: 682 | 2024年5月28日
Zach McLaughlin
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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View: 594 | 2024年5月27日
Zach McLaughlin
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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View: 563 | 2024年5月26日
Zach McLaughlin
Doors Open Toronto
Photo: Me in front of the ostrich food stall at the Evergreen Brick Works farmers marketThis weeken...
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View: 504 | 2024年5月23日 | 1
Zach McLaughlin
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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View: 513 | 2024年5月22日
Zach McLaughlin
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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View: 544 | 2024年5月17日
Zach McLaughlin
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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View: 841 | 2024年5月1日
Zach McLaughlin
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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View: 810 | 2024年4月27日 | 1
Zach McLaughlin
3 weeks in Japan
I recently returned from a 3-week trip to Japan and I have to say that it was quite an adventure! ...
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