Learn English with Bob the Canadian

In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases we use when talking about all the things people often describe as "cool", from sunglasses to leather jackets, motorcycles, running shoes, band t-shirts, and much more. You’ll learn not just the vocabulary, but also pronunciation and usage. In this English lesson you'll earn words and phrases like: sunglasses, shades, motorcycl...

In this English lesson you'll learn how to ask questions with embedded questions and sound more like a native speaker. The original English video lesson is right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emD9YkDjhV8

It's the first Saturday of August and I'm back on track doing live English lessons the first Saturday of every month. It's been a while, but I'm looking forward to it! In this live English class you'll be able to ask me any questions you want about me, the English language, or even about life and I'll try my best to answer them. If you have a question or two, come to the le...

In this English lesson I will help you will learn the difference between some more English word pairs. Do you know the difference between a pickup truck and dump truck? What is the difference between brick and siding? Have you seen tea cup lately? What are hand tools and power tools? Can you tell the difference between all of these things? In this English lesson I'll help you learn about: tea...

Are you ready to learn some English small talk? Small talk refers to short, light conversations we have with the people around us. In this English lesson, you’ll learn useful small talk phrases for both Fridays as you leave work or school and Mondays when you return. You'll learn common English questions you can use with coworkers, classmates, and even friends and family. In this lesson you'll lea...

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Collocations are two words that are very often seen together. In this English lesson I'll help you learn some very common English collocations that we use when talking about towns and cities. Let's go on a tour of my town and I'll help you learn as we go from place to place! In this English lesson you'll learn words like: close-knit community, community centre, public library,...

In this English lesson I will help you learn 10 phrases that you can use to describe starting again. We all take breaks in life for one reason or another, but at some point we resume what we were doing. Maybe you took a break from studying English, or stopped playing a sport because of an injury. Maybe you took some time off work. When you return to what you were doing before, these are the common...

In this English lesson you will learn the difference between some English word pairs. Do you know the difference between an apartment and a condo? What is the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? Have you seen a mouse or a rat in your apartment? Can you tell the difference between all of these things? In this English lesson I'll help you learn about: sea and ocean, frog and toad,...

In this English lesson I will help you learn vocabulary that you can use to talk about injuries, health care, and medicine. I'm a bit of an injury expert right now as I recently hurt myself while playing baseball. In this English lesson I'll relate my story, and I'll also help you learn some English along the way. In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: to h...

Welcome to part 3 of this English lesson about people's flaws.  In this English lesson you'll learn vocabulary like: neglectfulness, envy, intolerance, cowardice, blame-shifting, overthinking, control issues, distrustfulness, and lack of empathy! I hope you enjoy this free English class about describing people's flaws. Have a great day! Support the show

Welcome to part 2 of this English lesson about people's flaws.  In this English lesson you'll learn vocabulary like: insecurity, judgmental, pessimism, manipulative, perfectionism, over-sensitivity, greed, gossiping, closed-mindedness, over-dependence, passive-aggressiveness, and overconfidence! I hope you enjoy this free English class about describing people's flaws. Have a great d...

In this English lesson we'll learn about people's flaws. In a previous English class I talked about virtues. Flaws are sort of the opposite. They are the negative characteristics of people. The types of things that other people find annoying or aggravating. In this English lesson you'll learn vocabulary like: laziness, short temper, overconfidence, gossiping, perfectionism, cowardic...

In this English class I will help you learn some words and phrases that were inspired by the behaviours or looks of the animals around us. Sometimes animals look or behave in a certain way, and we've decided to add words and phrases to the English language to describe people and things using animal words and phrases. In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: catwalk, dr...

In this English lesson I'll share 5 strategies that you can use when you forget English words when speaking. This is a common problem for people who are learning English. They know the words. They can understand the words, but when they need them during a conversation they forget them. In this lesson I outline a couple tried and true strategies as well as three unique strategies that you can...

In this English lesson I will help you learn the English vocabulary to talk about virtues. Virtues are the things that make people good people. You may know someone who is timely or patient. You might try to be on time all the time. These virtues would be described with the words: timeliness and patience. In this English lesson you'll learn words like: honesty, patience, wisdom, justice, resp...

In this English lesson I will help you learn 14 different responses to the English question, "How's it going?". In my part of the English speaking world this is a very common greeting. In fact, it's the one I use quite a bit to greet colleagues, cashiers, customers at market, friends, etc. In this lesson I'll teach you 14 responses in three categories: normal responses, en...

In this English lesson you will learn words and phrases that you can use to talk about flight and flying in your next conversation. Helicopters fly. Birds fly. Planes fly. Look up and you're likely to see machines or animals above you. In this free English class you'll learn how to describe and talk about all of these things. In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases lik...

In this English lesson we'll go to the strip mall! In my part of the English speaking world we have what are called strip malls or shopping plazas. It is a place where all the stores are in a row with the door facing the parking lot. Come with me as I explain each location and give you a peek inside each store! In this English lesson I will help you learn the words: hardware store, grocery st...

There are things we do every day and in this English lesson I will help you learn the verbs we use to talk about those activities. I did a lesson in the past about everyday items. In this English class I'll take it one step further and teach you the verbs we use to talk about using those items. In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: to feed, to walk, to pin, to rinse...

Learning English can be a daunting task. Sometimes you feel like you've been studying forever and maybe want to quit.  In this English lesson I'll give you five reasons why you shouldn't quit! I'll do my best to give you some encouragement to keep studying English! You can do it! Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https:/...

Did you know that phrasal verbs sometimes have a noun to go with it? When someone breaks in and steals something from your car we call it a break-in. When you want to get away from work for a vacation, we call it a getaway. In this English lesson I'll help you learn words like: break-in, breakaway, getaway, ripoff, backup, carryon, checkout, handout, makeover, and many more! I hope you enjoy...

In this English lesson, which will take place on a Saturday, I will talk about all the chores that people typically do on a Saturday. In this free English class I'll help you learn words and phrases like: to get groceries, to sweep the floor, to clean the toilet, to clean the bathroom, to run errands, and many more! I hope you enjoy this English lesson about chores we do on a Saturday! Note:...

Using the news to learn English is an amazing strategy. In this English lesson I'll talk about 6 reasons why the news is a great way to study English and along the way I'll give you some tips on how to do it well. In this English class I'll talk about vocabulary in the news, the repetitiveness of the news, the randomness of the news, and many other things about how the news can help...

It's good to be back doing live English lessons. I'll probably keep this one short and simple. I'm planning to talk about the things I like. While you listen to me talk about the things I like, you'll hear a lot of example phrases so  you can learn to talk about the things you like in English! Preply is a great way to find an English conversation partner. Use this link http://p...