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Join me for a free live English lesson about relationship verbs. We all have friends and family, and in this English class I'll help you learn the verbs we use when we talk about those relationships.
In the English lesson you'll learn verbs like: to be close, to get together, to let someone down, to catch up, to fit in, to fall for, to hit it off, to lose touch, to come between, and many more.
I hope you enjoy this English lesson about relationship verbs!Support the show
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In this English lesson I will help you learn the English words and phrases that we use for all the symbols around us in the world. A symbol is a small character that has a much larger meaning.
In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases about the following symbols: infinity, ampersand, hashtag, dollar sign, at symbol, percent, checkmark, copyright, and many more!
I hope you enjoy this free English class about symbols! Have a great day!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avlMqKtcxd8 or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Symbols"Support the show
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Join me for a fun and exciting English lesson about the verbs (including some phrasal verbs) that we use at Christmas.
In this English lesson you'll learn verbs like: to count down, to look forward to, to put off, to sing along, to wrap up, to pop over, to give, to receive, to shop around, to set up, to take down, to put away, and many more!
I hope you enjoy this free English class about Christmas verbs!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGgNkTg7VAA or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Christmas Verbs"Support the show
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In this English lesson I will help you review and learn how to talk about being sick in English.
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs5US0Tpi1A or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Sick"Support the show
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Winter is fast approaching in my part of Canada, so I thought I would do an English lesson about how to prepare for winter. As and English learner you will learn words and phrases like: to put on the snow tires, to get out your winter coat, to stop a draught, to get our your gloves, to warm up the car, and many more!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fbnItEAOr8 or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Ready for Winter"Support the show
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In this English lesson I will help you learn how to talk about the things you check in life, or at least the things you should check.
You should check the forecast before planning a weekend trip. You should check the temperature before eating a cooked chicken. You should check the oil in your car.
There are many things you should check in life, and in this English lesson I'll talk about many of them. Enjoy!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8dpUPSFg5U or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Check"Support the show
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When you are learning English you often are taught how to describe normal things. Normal weather. A normal day. A normal night out. You should however, in my opinion, also be learning how to describe abnormal things.
In this English lesson I will help you learn words and phrases like: out of the ordinary, odd and unusual, wacky, weird, strange, and more!
After this English class you'll be able to describe any strange, weird, and wonderful thing you have seen or experienced!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZogYzgtdeo or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Odd"Support the show
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In this English lesson I'll help you learn how to talk about your spare time in English and in particular the things you choose to do. All of us are busy, but every once in a while we have some spare time. For me this usually happens in January and February, and there are many thing Jen and I do during that time.
In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: to reinvent yourself, to take up a hobby, to join a club, to volunteer, to make plans, to rest, to host, to try something new, to renovate, to rearrange, and many more.
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRiteFSErNc or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Spare Time Activities"Support the show
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In this free English lesson I will help you learn the one word name for many things that have more than one word in their name, or a really long word.
It's a bit hard to explain, but you probably already know that we call eyeglasses glasses, but did you know we normally call a remote control a remote, or refer to windshield wipers as wipers? There are many things in English that have a long proper formal name, but we regularly use a much shorter name when talking about it.
In this English lesson you'll learn the shorter versions of: web browser, eyeglasses, blue jeans, padlock, pickup truck, shopping mall, photocopier, wristwatch, light bulb, gymnasium, refrigerator, and many more.
I hope you enjoy this English class about short names of regular things! Have a great day!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onpbr5wt-FE or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Say More with Less"Support the show
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A very common thing to be asked when practicing your English conversation skills with a partner is to describe your typical day. In this English lesson I will help you learn the exact sentences you'll need to describe your day. You'll simply need to change the time and it will work for you! You'll learn the English phrases you can use to talk about all the things you usually do each day from Monday to Friday.
In this English lesson you'll learn phrases like: to wake up, to hit the snooze button, to get up, to get out of bed, to get dress, to make lunch, to grab your keys, to head out the door, to get to work, to chat with colleagues, to head home, get ready for bed, and more.
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIBXFihD09A or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Typical Day"Support the show
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In this English lesson I will help you learn how to describe things in an imprecise way. Sometimes you don't know the exact quantity, measurement, or amount of something, and in English we use a few different words and phrases in those situations.
In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: give or take, roughly, just over, just under, close to, approximately, around, somewhere around, and more than I can count.
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hJVrczAvkA or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Imprecise Numbers"Support the show
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In this English lesson I'll help you learn the names behind over 25 common facial expressions. I'll also describe the feelings or emotions that cause those facial expressions.
In this English class you'll learn words like: frown, sneer, scowl, happy face, grimace, smirk, wince, stare, eye roll, wink, puppy eyes, squint, glare, put, and many more!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5s3rBGgCx8 or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Facial Expressions"Support the show
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This past week two words came up in a conversation: an eyesore, and lacklustre. I thought it would be fun to think of a few more English vocabulary words on the same theme and create a lesson out of them.
Welcome to this English lesson about describing things and places. In particular, we'll be learning how to describe old, ugly, aging things and places.
In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: an eyesore, lacklustre, seen better days, ratty, worn out, decrepit, ramshackle, dated, a rustbucket, a gut job, neglected, in shambles, and many more.
I hope you enjoy this English class about describing things and places!Support the show
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In this free English lesson I'll help you learn the vocabulary you need to talk about utilities and services. Utilities are the things you pay for besides rent, like gas, electricity, and sewer. Services include things like garbage pickup, etc.
n this English lesson you will learn words and phrases like: water, water treatment plant, sewer, wastewater treatment plant, gas, natural gas, phone, phone plan, cable TV, satellite TV, bundle, home security systems, and all the things you pay for in order to have what you need in life.
In addition to the English vocabulary words, I'll also teach you how we talk about each of these things by using common phrases. This will help the next time you have to pay a utility bill!
I hope you enjoy this lesson about services and utilities! Have a great day!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFqcWdkktpU or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Utilities"Support the show
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In this English lesson I will help you learn English phrases to describe the signs of aging. We're all getting older, and being able to talk about the effects of aging in your next English conversation is an important thing. In this lesson you'll learn English phrases like: turning grey, aches and pains, going bald, hard of hearing, bad eyesight, hearing loss, and many more!
I hope you enjoy this English lesson about the signs of aging!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-U8oFA3y64 or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Aging"Support the show
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In this English lesson you'll learn how to talk about food in English. Food is all around us, and we all need to eat it every day.
In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: prepare, cook, recipe, raw, bake, fry, steam, burnt, junk food and more!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://youtu.be/jLIPwLVN8Gc or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Food"Support the show
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In this English lesson I'll share with you 5 tips that you can start today to help you improve your English learning.
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://youtu.be/Nb0t2XSqsko or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Types of 5 Tips"Support the show
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In this English lesson I will help you learn English phrases we use when using our phones, particularly when our connection isn't very good.
Sometimes you make a phone call and the other person has trouble hearing you. Sometimes you have trouble hearing them. In this lesson I'll help you learn the common English phrases we use when this happens.
In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: Can you hear me now? Are you there? You're cutting out. You're breaking up. We have a bad connection. And more!
I hope you enjoy this English lesson about phone calls!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://youtu.be/u40ZKHC98k0 or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Types of Phone Phrases"Support the show
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Over the last few years I have noticed some new words in the English language. In this lesson I will help you learn some of these new words and phrases. These aren't all the words that have been added each year, but the new words that I hear as I go through my week. These are new English words that are actually used in everyday conversations.
In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: mid, porch pirate, doomscrolling, intermittent fasting, side hustle, metaverse, trigger, beast mode, fasting, pickleball, quiet quitting, hangry, mansplaining, staycation, glamping, and many more.
I hope you enjoy this English lesson about new words and phrases!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qAWvIYFImc or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Types of People"Support the show
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In this English lesson I will help you learn English phrases we use to describe people who have a lot of money, and people who don't have a lot of money.
Sometimes you have extra money, sometimes you don't. I will help you learn to describe situations where you don't have enough money to do something, and situations where you do.
In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: afford, can't afford, broke, loaded, money is tight, short on cash, rolling in it, rolling in money, trouble making ends meet, to be good with money, and to be bad with money.
I hope you enjoy this English lesson about money!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYpqs413zB8 or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Money"Support the show
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