英语博客-北美风情 163、Other languages in English

In this episode, were doing something a bit different: Were looking at expressions we use in English that arent actually English! English speakers often use certain words from other languages as if they were English. Here, we choose just four, from G

英语博客-北美风情 162、Driving around Canada

We are sorry for the delay in posting this episode. This episode is for you if you love cars, plan on driving around Canada, or are curious about more vocabulary related to these topics. In Canada the seasons change quite a bit, which makes for a var

英语博客-北美风情 161、Talking with Kara, Maura’s

Introducing Mauras sister! Kara visited Maura in Montreal recently and she took the opportunity to interview her sister. Kara talks about why she loves visiting Montreal the food and the culture. They also discuss the difficulties when living away fr

英语博客-北美风情 160、Give it 100%!

In this episode, we talk about ways to say that someone is trying very hard and putting in their best effort. Harp and Maura put their heart and soul into explaining some useful everyday phrases and introducing some new vocabulary related to making a

英语博客-北美风情 159、Outer space

Outer space is fascinating. Throughout history, human beings have looked up at the stars and wondered just what was out there. In this episode, Harp and Maura chat about a variety of topics relating to outer space. Would you like to take a trip to Ma

英语博客-北美风情 158、It’s written all over your

Wouldnt everyone like to be able to know how other people feel without them telling you? Sometimes we can tell how someone is feeling and other times we cant. The expressions in this episode are focused on knowing the feelings and emotions of other p

英语博客-北美风情 157、Heads up!

This week were looking at expressions used for sharing information with people when you are trying to help them out. We talk about which expressions are casual, which are formal, and which can be used in different situations. All of the expressions a

英语博客-北美风情 166、TV

Do you ever watch English TV shows to improve your listening comprehension? Television can be a great learning tool, or if youre not in the mood for thinking, it can also be a great way to relax and veg out! In this Chatterbox episode, were chatting

英语博客-北美风情 114、Are you seeing anyone?

图片1 Are you single or dating someone? Are you in a relationship, but remember your days of dating? This is a fun episode with Harp and Maura talking about dating in North America. They talk about dating rules, some of their own experiences, and r

英语博客-北美风情 122、An Interview with Katie

图片1 Meet another friend at Culips: Katie! A friend of Mauras from University, she has just moved to Montreal and is happy about getting the chance to practice her French. Katie has moved around and we talk about her experiences in these different

英语博客-北美风情 121、Dream vacations, vacation mem

图片1 In this episode Maura and Ricardo are dreaming about vacations. They discuss their dream vacations and share some of the memories of vacations when they were kids. They also talk about different kinds of vacations that are popular for Canadia

英语博客-北美风情 120、Is this episode over your hea

图片1 This week we are looking at expressions that mean someone does not understand something. So if you are having trouble understanding something in English, you can use these expressions to talk about it. We hope you can understand everything in

英语博客-北美风情 118、Paul’s travel stories

图片1 Paul Kerrison is a friend of Maura from England who was visiting North America for the first time. In this interview you get to know Paul, and hear about his American adventures in New York City and the Independence Day celebrations he attend

英语博客-北美风情 117、Moolah!

图片1 In this weeks episode, we talk about money. First we review some slang terms for money, and then we talk about the popular names for our coins have you every heard of the loonie? We also look at a couple more expressions to do with making mon

英语博客-北美风情 116、An interview with Ricardo Das

图片1 Please meet another of our friends at Culips. This is Dasilva (also known as Ricardo) who is a friend with lots of interesting things to chat about. He is a Montrealer, born and raised. He is a first generation Canadian. He has taught English

英语博客-北美风情 115、Freelance, freelancer…

图片1 Jessie is starting a new type of employment that she wants to talk about: freelancing! Freelancing is popular nowadays and is the type of job that will continue to grow. In this episode we also talk about other expressions related to work inc

英语博客-北美风情 113、Do you usually try to look...

图片1 When you find yourself in a bad situation, do you try to look on the bright side? If your friend gets some bad news, have you ever said: Every cloud has a silver lining? When life gives you lemons, do you make lemonade? In this episode, we ar

英语博客-北美风情 112、Talking about the weather

图片1 Harp and Maura love talking about the weather and so they devoted a whole Culips episode to it! They talk about weather-related terms and share memories they have connected to the weather. If you want to make small talk about weather, listen

英语博客-北美风情 111、Harp is a chip off the old bl

图片1 Are you a chip off the old block? Are you similar to any relatives that came before you? In this episode we are talking about family, and how often family members look alike and act alike. There are many ways to talk about this, and some espe

英语博客-北美风情 110、Expression: to have a ball

图片1 Most people learning English know the word ball. We can use it in a few different ways though, and it is used in many expressions! To have a ball describes a fun time! In this episode we have a ball giving you examples and explanations. We al