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Cut out the Middle-Man

“Cut out the middle-man“Idiom – To deal directly with someone or some entity, rather than dealing with an intermediary of some kind. (https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cut+out+the+middle-man) Hello everyone, Thank you for tuning in to my most recent blog post about the journey to ESL learning. This article, in particular, will explain the feeling of being lost in translation and things we can do to overcome it. “You-good” (ni hao)…

Community

“Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.” — Helen Keller There are many things that make Heartland special, but for me, one of the most special aspects is the community. From the moment I walked into Heartland, I felt at home. On my first day…

Double Letters

By teacher Jeneen English spelling can be quite difficult! Some people are lucky to speak or learn a language in which words are spelled how they are said. However, this is not the case with English. Much of our spelling requires memorisation due to things like silent letters, double letters, and…

My Favorite Book

Written by Connie Chen My favorite book is Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte. The book narrates the childhood and love story of a British girl whose name is Jane Eyer. Jane Eyer is an orphan. Her parents both died when she was a child, and she was adopted by her aunt,…

The past is Another Country

Written by Luis Azevedo “Living is better than dreaming”. This is a verse from a song by a Brazilian singer called Elis Regina and I believe it fits perfectly with the book I just read, *The past is Another Country*. The book presents 12 stories written by new Canadians, people…

My Journey to Canada

Written by Mehakpreet Kaur When I came to Canada, it was the first time I flew in an airplane, and I was obsessed with looking at people’s swimming pools from the sky. But I was nervous because I had never lived without my parents. It was totally a different experience….

Be

written by teacher Jeneen. Let’s think about the verb “be”. It is a small, simple word, but it sure does some interesting things in English! There is not much verb agreement in English compared to other languages (I walk, she walks), but the verb BE is active in this area…