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How to Talk about Injuries, Health Care, and Medicine in English! 🏥👩‍⚕️🚑 Jul 19, 2025

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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 hurt yourself, to injure yourself, to call an ambulance, emergency room, to diagnose, to treat, painkiller, ice pack, swelling, sling, crutches, wheelchair, x-ray, ct scan, and many more!
I hope you enjoy this English class about injuries!

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://youtu.be/oO4y4d-3Eus or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Injuries"

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Part 3 - Let's Learn English! Topic: Describing People's Flaws! 🐑⌚⏱️ Jun 18, 2025

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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!

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Part 2 - Let's Learn English! Topic: Describing People's Flaws! 🐓👀💰 Jun 17, 2025

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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 day!

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Part 1 - Let's Learn English! Topic: Describing People's Flaws! 🥊🦥😒 Jun 16, 2025

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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, cowardice, envy, jealousy, procrastination, neglectfulness, pessimism, greed, and many more!
I hope you enjoy this free English class about describing people's flaws. Have a great day!

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Let's Learn English! Topic: Animal Inspired Words & Phrases! 🐿️🐀🐈 May 25, 2025

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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, drowned rat, to squirrel away, dog days, underdog, to pig out, to hog something, goose-neck, to hold your horses, to have ants in your pants, pecking order, bull market, bear market, and many more!
I hope you enjoy this English lesson about animal inspired words and 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=f5tssFNkxsg or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Animals"

The Silver King's War
The Silver King's War is a series of World War II plays (The Silver King, Marauder Men,...

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Are You Forgetting English Words When Speaking? Try These Tips! May 24, 2025

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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 use when you find yourself in this situation.
I sure this will help you a lot in your next English practice conversation. Enjoy!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WViet2fy5Es or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Forgetting"

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Let's Learn English! Topic: Virtues (Describing People) 🦉🎁⌚ May 18, 2025

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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, responsibility, kindness, honesty, integrity, and many more.
I hope you enjoy this English lesson about virtues! 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=bnS9YwiILFk or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Virtues"

The Silver King's War
The Silver King's War is a series of World War II plays (The Silver King, Marauder Men,...

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14 Ways to Answer the Question, "How's it going?" - An English Lesson May 17, 2025

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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, enthusiastic responses, unenthusiastic responses, sarcastic / funny responses, and personal responses.
After this video you'll be all ready to greet someone when you have your next English conversation!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOQZkKqtUXU or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian How's It Going?"

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Let's Learn English! Topic: Flight! 🪂✈️🐦 May 11, 2025

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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 like: to fly, flight, wing, lift, altitude, pilot, flying machine, helicopter, aviation, skydiving, to soar, airline, airplane, feather, and many more!
I hope you enjoy this English class about flight! 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=caozENjtch8 or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Flight"

The Silver King's War
The Silver King's War is a series of World War II plays (The Silver King, Marauder Men,...

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Let's Learn English at the Strip Mall / Shopping Plaza May 10, 2025

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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 store, employment centre, nail salon, discount store, chiropractor, dentist's office, bar, restaurant, and many more!
I hope you enjoyed this English lesson about strip malls!
Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKgn9Ylr5IY or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Strip Mall"

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