Learn English with Bob the Canadian

Learning English can be a joyful experience. You learn all the nice words and phrases to talk about happiness, joy, and a good life. Sometimes though, things go wrong in life, and then it's nice to be able to explain that in an English conversation. In this free English class I will help you learn words and phrases that English speakers use when things go wrong.  As I mentioned, life is somet...

After begin sick, it's always nice to feel better. Do you know how to describe the feeling you have when getting better? In this English lesson I'll help you learn some of the most common phrases that English speakers use when talking about feeling better after being sick. I hope you enjoy this English lesson about how to talk about being sick and getting better! Note: This is the audio...

Well I guess it was going to happen sooner or later. I got COVID towards the end of the Christmas holidays. One of my kids came down with it just before Christmas so we've been home now for 3 weeks as each person in the house got it and tested positive over time. We tried to isolate from each other, but that didn't work out very well. There are just too many of us at home! Most of us had...

Welcome to this English lesson about Christmas. It is the Christmas season, and for me, as this video comes out it is Christmas day! I had just enough time to squeeze an English lesson in yesterday morning so I thought the topic should be Christmas! This video is a shorter version of that English lesson. The viewer questions have been removed, and it is now a pure lesson about Christmas. So why no...

Welcome to this English lesson about Christmas! As you continue to learn English it's a good idea to learn some English expressions that we use around Christmas. The time of year is approaching (Christmas is coming!) when many people in the English speaking world are getting ready to celebrate Christmas and there are a lot of English expressions, words and phrases to learn! In this free Engli...

I know as an English learner you have questions about the English language. Join me for an English lesson where I'll try to clear up some of the mysteries of this language. I know that for the most part it's a great logical language, but sometimes it can be a little bit bewildering and I'll try and clear up some of the confusion! In this English class you'll be able to ask me a...

When you are learning English, the letters, S/SH, H, R, TH, and W can make some strange sounds.  It's a good idea to practice the sounds that these letters make with tongue twisters. Tongue twisters are phrases that are very hard to say clearly and quickly, even for native English speakers, and they will definitely improve your pronunciation. In this English lesson I will help you learn 5 com...

In this English lesson about describing things I'm going to focus on verbs. I'll help you learn English verbs and phrases that you can use to talk about the things around us. As we all know, the world is full of things! If you are learning English you'll want to learn words and phrases in order to talk about them.  In this free English class I will help you learn over 40 verbs that...

As you walk through your day you will see many things, but have you learned the English words and phrases you need to describe them?  In this free English lesson I will help you learn how to describe many everyday items in English. Of course, once again, this will be more than just an English lesson about adjectives. If you listen closely you'll also hear me use many English phrases and give...

There are a lot of ways to learn English. You can study English on your own. You can use an app. You can watch a lot of TV and Youtube videos and try to learn a few things or maybe even shadow someone. You can learn English from books and magazines. So is taking an English class still a good idea? Like a real, in-person English class? I think it is. In this English video lesson I'll give you...

If you have the time, why don't you plan to spend a bit of time at my live English lesson? You'll be able to learn more English words and I'm sure it will help you improve your English. In this free English class I'll answer as many questions as I can from you, the audience, and I think I can help you gain a bit more insight into the English language. I'll answer questions...

I think it's time for another English lesson about computers! A few months ago I did part 1 of this lesson, and since then I've come up with a few more words and phrases that I think you should learn.  As you know computers are an amazing tool to use every day. I, for one, could not live without them. They are, of course, also an amazing tool for learning English. You can use your comput...

In this English lesson I'll teach you 5 neat little things you can do to stay motivated while learning English. As any learner knows the secret to success is sometimes to just stay motivated. Staying motivated can be hard at times, but there are things you can do that really help. In this English lesson I'll talk about the power of competition, how just getting started can lead to progre...

Welcome to this interactive English lesson! During this question and answer lesson about the English language you can ask me a question and I will answer it. I'll answer any questions you have as long as it isn't about English grammar. I like grammar, I really do, but sometimes it takes far too long to explain and I like to keep the lesson moving along! You can, of course, ask me questio...

I'm sure you've already learned your colours in English. This free English class is not about learning the names of colours like red, green, and blue. This lesson is about more advanced phrases and vocabulary that you would use to talk about colour. There is a beautiful colourful world around us and it will be good, I think, for you to learn some English words and phrases to be able to t...

In this English lesson I'm going to talk about 5 of the most frustrating parts of learning English. I'll also give a couple pieces of advice that should help you when you encounter these frustrating things. In this English lesson I'll talk a bit about phrasal verbs, idioms, contractions and reductions, spelling, pronunciation, and grammar rules. Knowing about the areas that can be a...

Why don't you join me for an English language question and answer lesson! In this free English class you'll be able to ask me a question about this crazy language called English and I will do my best to answer it as clearly as possible. I know what learning a language is like as I myself spent quite a while learning the French language. I know that as you learn English you will have ques...

Our planet has a lot of natural resources. In this English lesson I will introduce you to the vocabulary and phrases that you need to learn in order to talk about natural resources in English. Natural resources are materials or substances such as metals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature that we buy, sell, trade or use to manufacture things. In this free English class you'...

In this English lesson I'll give you some model sentences that you can use to describe yourself. I'll do that by responding to assumptions some of you have about me! Last week I asked all of you to express some assumptions that you had about me. If you are not familiar with the word, "assumption" or the English verb, "to assume" it simply means to think something is t...

In this free English class I'll help you learn English words and phrases about music. We'll talk about all kinds of things related to music: songs, lyrics, choirs and more! During the lesson I'll go over pronunciation, phrases, descriptions, and help you learn all about the words and phrases we use when talking about music in English. In this English lesson you'll learn words a...

In this English lesson I'll help you learn how to talk about the future in a number of different ways. I'm sure you already know the English tenses like, "I am going to..." and "I will..." so in this video I'll teach you more advanced ways to talk about things you are going to do in the future. I'm sure there are things that you are excited about that you ar...

It looks like it's a beautiful day for an outdoor English lesson. Join me for an hour and I'll be happy to try and answer some questions about the English language. I really like how things are looking outside, with all the leaves on the ground, so why don't you plan to spend some time with me to learn some more English! I'll answer questions about almost everything under the s...

In this English lesson I'll help you learn the English names for all of the items you use each day. From the time you get up in the morning until the time you go to bed there are so many things you use throughout the day. In this free English class I'll not only teach you the vocabulary for these items, I'll also give you numerous phrases that you can use to talk about them. In this...

The results are in! In this English lesson I will give you the information you've been waiting for. In last week's lesson I asked everyone to submit their favourite song, book, tv show, and movie for learning English. The results were very cool, and in this video I will share them with you. You'll find out what the top 3 songs are for learning English right now. I tell you about the...

It's that time again! Time to get together for a live English lesson where you can ask questions about the English language and I'll try to answer them.  This free English class happens 3 times per month on a Saturday and it is a lot of fun for me to explain this fun language called English! This lesson will last an hour, and during that time you'll have a chance to ask a question....