Archive for October, 2014
Let’s go to Vancouver: A trip to a Canadian city for ESL students Posted by Gabriele on Oct 9, 2014
In continuation of this Transparent Language blog’s ‘closer look at Canada,’ today we are going to take a trip to one of Canada’s famous seaport cities; Vancouver. This is the third post in a series of four looking at different aspects of the English-speaking country of Canada. Take a look at my last two posts…
The Canadian “eh” and how it is used in English Posted by Gabriele on Oct 7, 2014
My last post on this blog was an introduction to the great country of Canada, the world’s second largest country, and the largest (by land and water size) English speaking country in the world. Today, I’m going to introduce you to a unique Canadian word, “eh”, and how English speakers in Canada use it. If…
Canada a country of maple syrup and hockey: An intro in English for ESL students Posted by Gabriele on Oct 2, 2014
I’m going to begin a short series on this Transparent Language blog about Canada, the country American’s fondly refer to as “our neighbor to the north.” Part of what is spurring this series is Canada’s upcoming Thanksgiving holiday (on November 13th this year), but I will write more on that topic in a future post…