Learn English with Bob the Canadian

You might have some difficulties as you learn English because of all the idioms and sayings we have that don't always make sense. You learn the English words, but when you translate word for word, the result doesn't make sense. In this English lesson I'll help you learn some phrases and idioms that are commonly used, but not easy to understand at first glance. In this English lesson...

It is very handy to be able to describe things you like in English. In this English lesson I'll help you learn how to describe some of the things that you like. Do you know how to describe a good book in English? Do you know how to describe a TV show or movie that you liked? Do you know how to describe a game? In this free English class I'll help you learn words and phrases like: a page...

Last week I did an English lesson about spring, but I was inside the whole time! I thought since today was such a nice day I should walk around and use some of the terms and phrases that I taught last week while I was outside. In this English lesson you'll learn English words and phrases as I show you the actual item as I walk around and enjoy spring. Spring actually started a few weeks ago,...

In this English lesson I will help you learn English words and phrases about the season of spring. I'm a couple of weeks late as spring started back in March, but it didn't really feel like spring back then.  It is now a lot more spring-like outside and there are so many things changing as we move from winter into spring. I thought this would be a great time to learn some English words a...

A couple of weeks ago I helped you learn some mean English phrases that I said you should never use, but that you should be able to recognize.  I thought in this English lesson, I should teach you some happy phrases, some nice phrases, phrases that you should definitely use if the situation calls for it! So in this English lesson, I'll teach you 10 happy, nice, awesome English phrases that yo...

Free English Class! Topic: Math! ➗➕➖ I hope you don't mind learning some English words and phrases to talk about math! In this free English class I'll try to keep things exciting while I help you learn all of the different words and phrases you would hear in a math class, or when talking about math. We all use math everyday, and it's a good idea to learn how to talk about it in E...

Learning English by watching videos is a great idea. In fact, watching a video a second time can really help you remember what is being taught. Did you know that listening to a video (yes listening!) to a video for a third time can really help strengthen your ability to learn English? In this English lesson I'll talk about all of the visual cues you will see when watching a video, and I'...

In this free English class I'll help you learn how to talk about mistakes in English. We all make mistakes! It's part of being human! Sometimes we do things perfectly, but sometimes we make mistakes. In this English lesson I'll help you learn English words and phrases that you can use to talk and write about mistakes you have made. In this English lesson you'll learn words and...

In this English lesson I'll help you learn to talk about the position and place of things. I'm sure you've already learned some of these English words and phrases, but I'm sure some will be new as well. Either way, a bit of review is always good isn't it? I'll use cups in this free English class to talk about words and phrases like: above, below, to the right of, to t...

Learning a language like English is as much about learning words and phrases as it is about learning about culture. In this free English class I'll help you learn English words and phrases to talk about good manners and bad manners. Some of the things I talk about may be considered rude in my country, but not in yours! It should be an interesting English lesson! In this free English class I&a...

It's good to learn all kinds of English phrases. It's good to learn nice English phrases so that you can use them to say nice things. It's good to learn mean English phrases so that you can recognize and understand them when you read them or hear them. You should, however, never say these phrases. I'm sure you're just too nice of a person to do that. In this English lesson...

Have you learned English words and phrases about moving? People move all the time. They move for work, they move for school, and sometimes they move just because they want to live somewhere else. As an English learner, it's a good idea to learn some English words and phrases to talk about moving. In this free English class you'll learn words and phrases like: to move in, to move out, to...

As you learn English you'll run into some words that almost sound the same, or when you try to say them, come out sounding the same. In this English lesson I'll talk about a number of these words and give you great example sentences with each of them. These example English sentences will use each word in context so they'll be easier to remember, and the sentences will be simple and...

In this free English class I'm going to be talking about work. In particular, I'm going to help you learn how to describe work in English. Every job in the world is different, and every job is unique. This means that there are very unique English words that can be used to describe each job. In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: monotonous, cutting-edge, boring,...

Here is an English lesson where you can learn a few ways to say, "Thank You!", in English and a few ways to say, "Congratulations!". Also in this English lesson you'll get to see the cool plaque I received from Youtube for passing 1,000,000 subscribers. I am so grateful for this and just want to thank all of the people who watch my channel to learn English. This is really...

Welcome to this English lesson where you will learn some English words phrases to talk about the things in life that cause stress. Sometimes life is stressful. There are so many things in life that are simply difficult, worrisome, and hard on you. In this lesson I will help you learn how to talk about those things in English. In this English lesson I'll talk about stressful situations at work...

Every few months I like to make a video for English learners to teach them some new phrases, and at the same time I like to use those phrases to encourage them. This English lesson will do just that! It makes sense that as you do something difficult like learning English that you are encouraged by someone, and that you also learn how to encourage someone! Anytime I can be a positive person in your...

The world can be a dangerous place. In this English lesson we'll learn about the things humans have done to make the world safer.  Safety is important in everyday life, and we've taken steps to make sure humans are safe in many situations. This free English class will help you learn many of the English words and phrases that we use when talking about safety. You'll learn words and p...

One of the most frustrating things about learning English is when you know a word the day you learn it, and then a few days later, in an English conversation, you forget it. In this English lesson I'll give you some good solid tips on how to remember English vocabulary after the first time you learn it. Using these tips, you'll be able to not only learn lots of new words and phrases, but...

People talk about other people. In this English lesson I'll help you learn how to describe the different ways people talk about each other. Sometimes people say nice things about other people. Sometimes they say bad things. Either way, as you learn English, you'll want to know how to describe these conversations. In this free English class you'll learn words and phrases like: gossip...

You've probably learned by now that spoken English is a bit different than written English. As you learn English, you learn how to write it properly, and how to speak it slowly. Native English speakers tend to compress their sentences though when they speak at a normal rate. Sometimes a whole sentence sounds like one long word! In this English lesson I'll go over the common, proper struc...

Sometimes you need to tell someone what to do. We do this in English by using a command or an order. A command or order is a verb in the imperative form. The cool thing about the imperative is that you don't need to memorize the subject or the conjugation - you just use the verb (without the "to" in front.) In this English lesson you'll learn a variety of commands, orders, and...

As you learn English you'll want to know how to describe different types of weather. In this English lesson I'll help you learn how to describe a snowy day in English. There are many types of weather, but we're having a snowstorm here right now, so I thought this would be a great time to help you learn how to talk about it. As you know, talking about the weather is a form of small t...

Welcome to this free English class on Sayings, Proverbs, and Idioms. In this English lesson I'll talk about little things we say in English when we give advice, and a good explanation about what each saying means. In the English language we tend to use a lot of cute phrases.  These sayings and idioms may not mean exactly what you think they mean. Sometimes they are very difficult to figure ou...

I'm sure that you know how to emphasize something in English, but have you learned how to de-emphasize a sentence? De-emphasizing is very common in English, and in this English lesson I'll teach you how to do it. You'll hear sentences like, "It is a little bit cold." or "I can barely hear you." These are sentences where we want to lessen or soften the meaning and...