It's time once again to get together for a live English lesson!  In this free English class you can ask questions about this fun and crazy language and I'll answer them.  I do this English class each week, and I quite enjoy it. It is a lot of fun for me to explain the English language to all of you.

The lesson lasts about an hour, and during that time you'll have a chance to ask a question. I don't always get through all of them, but I'll try my best to answer as many as I can. I hope you can join me for this English lesson!

This English lesson is from Saturday October 9 2021

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW85IGMxkhA or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian October 9 2021"

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A while ago a viewer requested that I do an English lesson about fruit. Now I know that many of you already know the names of different types of fruit in English so I tried to think of a way to teach the vocabulary and teach something a little more challenging at the same time.

The answer was to help you learn the names of different types of fruit, and to also teach you some common English idioms that have fruit vocabulary in them at the same time.

So welcome to this free English class where I'll review the names of some common fruit, and I'll teach you some fruit idioms!

In this lesson you'll learn fruit names like apple, orange, banana and more. You'll also learn the meaning of English idioms like: comparing apples to oranges, to go bananas, the Big Apple and more!

I hope you enjoy this English lesson about fruit and fruit idioms!

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cf92tsg9ZY or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Fruit Idioms"

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I know you watch my English lessons to learn English, but in this one not only will I be teaching you some new phrases, I'll also be taking you for a walk around my local town. I thought, why not teach some English phrases with the word "walk" in them while going for a walk? So that's just what I've decided to do. I'm glad you've decided to come with me.

In this English lesson I'll help you learn phrases like, "to walk the walk", "to take a walk on the wildside", "to worship the ground someone walks on", "a walk in the park", and more!

I hope you enjoy the walk and I hope you enjoy learning the new phrases!

Have a great day!

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlmudmnG0_U or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Word Walk"

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In this English lesson you'll have a chance to ask me a question about the English language and I will try my best to answer it as clearly as possible!

I have been doing these English sessions every week for over two years now, and they have been a great opportunity for English learners to ask me, a native English speaker, questions about the English language. I'm happy to answer questions you might have about English words and vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation, and usage.

As you probably already know, the English language can be a bit challenging to learn at times. I promise that I will try to help!

I hope you enjoy this English lesson!

This English lesson is from October 2 2021.

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsLyYi5n6nc or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian October 2 2021"

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Welcome to this English lesson about needs. There are wants and needs in life. In this lesson I'll describe the difference between wants and needs and I'll spend the majority of the time during this free English class helping you learn some new words and phrases to talk about needs.

This will be much more than an English vocabulary lesson. Along with teaching the words, I'll also help you learn many new phrases that you can use the next time you have a conversation.

In this free English class you'll learn words and phrases like: basic needs, air, water, food, shelter, friendship, community, law and order and more!

I hope you enjoyed this English lesson about needs!

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsPDi4MWECo or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Needs"

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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 rainy day in English. There are many types of weather, but it's rainy 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 talk in English, so you'll want to master it!

There are a few words and phrases for describing a rainy day. The rain can be pleasant, like a slight drizzle, or damaging like when we have a thunderstorm. Today it is drizzling, but it will probably rain a lot harder later in the afternoon. There definitely are many things getting wet though!

In this English lesson I'll be sure to teach phrases like, "It's really coming down out there." and "to rain cats and dogs" and many more!

I think you'll enjoy this English weather lesson about describing a rainy day!

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3vGH0yGsRQ or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Rainy Day"

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Welcome to this English lesson! The weather this week has been beautiful, but for this lesson it looks like it will take a turn for the worse, so I thought it was wise to have this English lessons inside! I hope the weather is nice later this fall as I'd love to do more lesson outside before the snow flies!

It is supposed to be nice and warm later this fall, so we should be able to have a few more outdoor English lesson, just not today!

During this free English class you can ask me questions using the form link that will be provided in the chat.  I know that as you learn English each week you have questions that need answering! I'll do my best to answer as many questions about the English language as I can during this English class.

I hope you enjoy this indoor English lesson!

This English lesson is from September 25 2021.

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNEp4q_heFM or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian September 25 2021"

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Welcome to this free English class about aging. Everyone gets old, but although it is common to all humans, it can be a different experience for everyone. In this English lesson I'll help you learn a number of words and phrases that English speakers use when talking about aging. These new words will help you a lot if you find yourself having a conversation with someone and the topic turns to aging.

In this free English class you'll learn words and phrases like old age home, wrinkles, to age gracefully, aches and pains, young at heart, and more!

I hope you enjoy this English lesson about aging!

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmk_7-8IseY or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Aging"

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In this English lesson I'll help you learn some common phrases that English speakers yell at each other. Yes, I said yell at each other. I'm sure you know by now that sometimes people get upset with each other. When that happens each language has its own versions of things people yell at each other. Of course sometimes people just yell because they are far away and need to be heard.

In this lesson I'll help you learn some of the regular phrases we use in English. Of course, the point of this lesson isn't to teach you phrases that you will necessarily use, but instead to make sure you are familiar with them so if you hear them while doing English listening practice you know what they mean.

I'll help you learn phrases like, "Cut it out!", "Quit it!", "Zip it!" and many more.

I hope you enjoyed this English lesson about things English speakers yell at each other!

Have a great day!

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Febo0yKhc or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Yell"

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In this English lesson I'll help you learn some words and phrases to talk about cities. Cities are amazing places and there is so much to learn if you want to be able to talk about them in English.

As always this will be much more than an English vocabulary lesson! Not only will I be teaching you words, but I'll also be using a lot of phrases that will be handy to know as well. In this free English class you'll learn words and phrases like: downtown, outskirts, suburbs, transit, one-way street, and more!

I hope you enjoy this English lesson about the city!

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCbiG_bAjv0 or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Stress"

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