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Idioms are an important part of daily informal communication. Remember to avoid idioms in formal communications such as school papers and formal settings such as work.
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Article: Commonly Confused Words 1

Some words are often confused in writing. Sometimes the meanings are similar. Other times it's the spelling.
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Article: Learn English with iTunes

iTunes is a software application by Apple for Windows and Mac computers. It plays music and video and is also used to download free podcasts and buy music and videos online.
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Article: Learning English abroad

If you want to learn English faster, living in an English-speaking country is a good idea. There are a few things to think about.
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Article: Learning habits

Do you have good English learning habits? If you live in an English-speaking country, pick one of these and do it every day 10 to 30 minutes for a week or two.
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Article: How to listen to English 1

Listening again and again is a fantastic way to learn the different sounds in English. We learn to tell the difference in sounds by listening to the same thing many times.
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Article: Music is a part of culture

Music is an important part of culture. It's worth learning about North American music genres (types) because it allows you to understand more about the people and language.
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Article: Talking about weight loss.

When people talk about losing weight, they use certain kinds of words.
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Article: Using Canadian bus and metro websites.

Most cities in Canada have websites that explain their transit (bus, subway or train) system.
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Resource: CBC Ottawa has ESL lessons

CBC Ottawa has made available a few English as a Second Language lessons developed by Carleton University through their Ottawa website.
There are 10 lessons for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners with audio, video, transcripts and comprehension exercises.
Lesson topics range from Arctic winter games to D-Day to Terry Fox.
Link: http://www.cbc.ca/ottawa/esl/

Article: List of conjunctions with levels of formality

Conjunctions are linking words between other words, phrases and clauses. Here are some of them and their level of formality.
Use the formal ones in academic (school) writing and when speaking more formally. Use the less formal ones in daily speech and in informal letters.
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