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    Do you have a job or a mission?

    May 5, 2024 - By lucelmartel

    Level: B2-C1 Discussion questions included in the post Media: Video Language focus: jobs, hypotheticals, modals Do you have a job or a mission? Celeste Headlee, a trained opera singer turned radio show host, has some rather interesting insight to share about the difference between a job and a mission. She…

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    Why do we teach boys to be brave and girls to be perfect?

    November 24, 2021 - By lucelmartel

    Level: B2, C1, C2 Handout: TPT 0.99$ Language focus: comparisons, hypotheticals Media: video Now that is a loaded question if I ever did blog one. Admittedly gender difference always creates discussion. But not always the discussions I like to facilitate. In fact, I usually stay away from overly simplistic comparisons,…

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    Are you a “multipotentialite”? Wait? What

    September 9, 2020 - By lucelmartel

    What did you want to be when you were growing up? Personally, I wanted to be a teacher, a veterinarian, a filmmaker, a programmer, a social worker and then a teacher again. The prospect of choosing one single thing was super hard for me. But choose I did, and I…

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    If you could do a job a week, which would they be?

    June 13, 2019 - By lucelmartel

    If you could do a job a week, which would they be? Level: beginner, intermediate and advance Ever feel like you want to re-invent yourself? Like even though you are an English teacher, you could have also been a baker, or a computer programmer. In the spirit of practicality, we…

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    What did or do you want to be when you grow up?

    June 12, 2019 - By lucelmartel

    What did or do you want to be when you grow up? Level: beginner and intermediate If you are like me, that question makes you cringe. Why? Because I have wanted to be so many things. Narrowing it down was a stressful process filled with doubt–even today. Of course it’s…

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My name is Mélanie. I have been working in the field of education and computer-assisted learning for 25 years. I have taught ESL to children, teens and adults. Conversation is my favourite part of teaching ESL. I am happy to share the resources I have been using to get people talking, build fluency and make connections.



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