Learn English with Bob the Canadian

Let's learn English words and phrases about celebrities, the rich and famous, and movie stars! I'll be the first to admit that I'm not rich, and I'm not famous, and following celebrities is not something I do, but it makes for an interesting topic for an English lesson! All of us have a favourite singer, movie star, or member of a royal family, and in this English lesson I will...

Most English learners want to learn how to speak English confidently and fluently when talking to native English speakers, but sometimes you have anxiety, stress, or are even nervous or afraid when you need to speak English. In this lesson I'll go over ten tips to help you learn how to have great conversations where you can speak English with confidence with no fear, no stress, no anxiety, an...

Join me for an English language question and answer lesson. In this session you'll be able to ask me a question about this fun, weird, and crazy language we call English and I will do my best to answer it. I know what learning a language is like. I have spent many years learning French. I know that along the way as you learn English you will have questions, and it can be hard to find the answ...

Let's learn English words and phrases about groceries, the grocery store, and getting the groceries! In this English lesson I will go over not just the basics, but also intermediate and advanced words and phrases about groceries. All of us have to eat, and as you learn English you'll want to be able to talk about shopping for food in great detail. If you don't learn the English word...

In this English lesson I will help you learn how to talk about age in English. My birthday is coming up and I thought now would be a good time to help you understand how to talk about age in English. This video is meant for beginner, intermediate, and advanced English learners. The more you watch, the more you'll learn. I'll talk about how to say how old you are, how to compare your age...

It's a great day to have an online English lesson! Unfortunately it will most likely be inside as it might rain during the lesson. Sorry! I hope you don't mind being inside today and I hope you are all ready to learn English! In today's lesson I will take questions from the viewers about usage, pronunciation, vocabulary, and phrases and do my best to answer as clearly as possible. S...

As you learn English you will want to prepare for certain things you will do. One of those things will be a visit to a restaurant where you will need to be able to order food in English.  In order to order food and to feel comfortable you will want to know as many English words and phrases about restaurants as you can. In this English lesson I will go over basic restaurant vocabulary, advanced voc...

Sorry for the bad audio in this episode! In this English lesson you will be able to ask me a question about the English language and I will do my very best to answer it. I have been doing these English sessions every week for over a year, and they have been a great opportunity for English learners to ask me, a native English speaker,  questions about phrases, pronunciation, and usage. The English...

Welcome to this English lesson about the season of summer! I know I'm a bit late, and that summer started almost two weeks ago, but because you are learning English you are probably curious to know more English summer vocabulary, summer activities, and summer phrases that we use during this season. In this English lesson I will talk about ice cream, the beach, heat waves, and more! I will hel...

It's Saturday so let's have another English lesson! In this English Q&A session you'll be able to ask questions about the English language, and as a native English speaker I will try my best to answer them. This English lesson is live, but it does have a lot of value if you watch the replay as well. After a few hours it will have automatically generated English subtitles, so if...

Welcome to this English lesson on plants.  Plants are all around us and they have so many benefits. Clean air, food, shade! The list goes on and on. In this English lesson I will talk about a lot of different plant vocabulary and a few English phrases that have to do with plants. In this English lesson I will talk about germination, vegetarians, and more! I will help you learn English vocabulary a...

In this English lesson I will go over my top ten secrets for staying motivated while learning the English language.  I know that learning English can be fun, but at times it can also seem like a lot of work, and you can become unmotivated. Staying motivated while learning the language can be a challenge. In this video I hope to help you out by giving you some tips on how to stay motivated and exci...

As you learn English you will learn a lot of phrases to express happiness, and other positive emotions. This English lesson will teach you the opposite. In this video I'll go over some phrases that we use when frustrated, aggravated, or annoyed. I'll also go over how to emphasize each phrase to communicate these feelings more strongly, and I'll teach how to soften the phrases to hel...

Welcome to this English lesson about fun things to do where I'll talk about fun things to do and I'll talk about them in the past, the present and the future. It will be like a two-in-one English lesson! You'll learn about fun things, and you'll get a little bit of grammar! I will talk about things that I used to do for fun. I will talk about things that I currently do for fun....

I know from my last English lesson on idioms and phrases that a lot of you like to see things related to the phrase when I help you learn it. In this English video lesson I'll take you to some very beautiful places around my neck of the woods (that's a phrase you'll learn in this lesson), and while you learn English you can also see some gorgeous sights! It was a great day at first...

I think it is time to have another English questions and answer lesson outside. I'm sure that as you learn English you have questions about this crazy language. Today you can ask me some questions and I will do my best to answer them, and we'll do it outside again! During the English lesson please ask me questions using the form that will be provided in the chat. I hope you enjoy this ou...

Welcome to this English lesson about clothing.  In this lesson I will help you review and learn all of the English words that I can think of for clothing, and the actions around wearing clothes. I know this might sound like a simple English vocabulary lesson, but I will take it to the next level by talking about many things associated with clothing as well as the basic terms. I talk about t-shirts...

I've been wanting to create this English lesson for a long time, but wasn't able to get out to do it. I know many of you love to go shopping, and I wanted to help you learn English words and phrases for the different kinds of stores and the different kinds of shops that are in my area. Finally I was able to go out, and I was able to create a lesson where you can learn the English names f...

It is far too cold and windy to do this English practice lesson outside so we'll be inside once again this week. Overnight the temperatures went down to -3 degrees Celsius, and right now it is still 0 degrees outside. Far too cold for me even though I love the cold. So we'll do this English lesson inside again. I know that as you learn English you have questions, and during this English...

Welcome to this English lesson about rooms in a house, and the furniture that you will find there. In this English lesson I will review with you the names of the rooms in a house, and the furniture that you will find there, but I'll also help you learn English words and phrases about those rooms. I'll talk about lounging, watching TV, eating dinner and many more activities that are done...

In this English lesson I have a special guest. I mentioned to Jen that I wanted to make an English lesson about marriage and I invited her to join. She said yes! We thought a good format would be to ask you for some questions about marriage and then take the time to answer them. In this video Jen and I will teach you a few English words and phrases about marriage while we're answering some of...

I went outside this morning and it looked beautiful so I thought it was time to move these English lessons outside once again! I hope the weather holds. It is supposed to be nice and warm today, about 18 C, so we should be able to learn quite a bit of English while sitting outside on a warm spring day. During the English lesson you can ask me questions using the form that will be provided in the c...

Welcome to this English lesson (It is a QUIZ / GAME English lesson!) about trademarks, brand names, and logos! There are so many large companies in the world and the way we pronounce their names in English is sometimes different than how you would pronounce it in your own language. In this English lesson I will QUIZ you on your knowledge of the different logos and trademarks that companies use, an...

Youtube is an amazing tool for learning English. There are so many English lessons from different English teachers, and you can also watch videos about things you are interested in that are made by actual native English speakers. In this video I will give you some tips and tricks for using Youtube effectively as you learn English. Some of these tips will be quite familiar to you, but some will be...

It's time to learn English! In this English class you can ask me questions about the English language and I will answer as many as I can! As you continue to increase your vocabulary and learn new phrases you will of course have questions. It can be hard to find answers to those questions in your textbooks or online. As an English learner this can be frustrating. I will do my best to help. Hop...