Les Ateliers Yes, No, Toaster
2687 Avenue de la Ronde G1J 4G5 Quebec, QC, Canada

and more make/do... and a little say/tell work 'cause I'm feeling spicy!

Let's try some vocabulary work this morning as a quick reminder of make/do expressions.... it's all about the collocations baby! Follow the link and try your hand at the posted exercises! https://www.espressoenglish.net/difference-between-do-and-/

A very interesting video for my more advanced learners that talks about how our language helps shape how we think. In english we say the "ugly black telephone" (the opinion "ugly" comes before the description "black" that comes before the object "telephone")... how does that change our the way we think about something if we name the object first, then describe it, as we do in French? Or how does your impression of an inanimate object like the sun change if you think of it as more feminine or masculine? Language helps shape our perspective! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k

An article about going back to the office in covid times! A good look at some of the language being used to discuss office challenges. https://www.forbes.com//the-american-workplace-is-reopen/

Confusing in any language......