ggroulx | Walking Stick Blogger

Receiving Critical Feedback

I remember the critical feedback of others in so many respects were uninvited, imposed, and unexpected, as well as scathing and nasty. Harsh teachers that would ridicule your answer they demanded you to provide even when you did not know the answer. I once had a teacher at George Brown College teaching web design who…

Learn English Online : Strategies to Get Better Organized

Some ways I try to keep more organized include using special places, doing , using sticky notes, and writing down things on the kitchen whiteboard. I try to keep things I need together in a special place so I can pick them all up at once – a box for passwords, a bowl…

Learn English Online: About Friends

There are many ways to describe a friend; for example, you meet a friend in the morning for coffee, and they might be a bit – this means they’re not very happy. Maybe they didn’t get enough sleep? We all have friends who are very kind helpful and – or who love to help others…

Discussion Topic for ESL Students: Winter Break Activities

For Instructors: This activity is intended for intermediate students as listening/speaking practice to review simple past forms, phrasal verbs, and some commonly used Canadian idioms for newcomers living in Northwest Coastal British Columbia. I suggest starting with the teacher talking about their Winter Break, highlighting the use of some of the terms, before handing out…