Snowstorm Vocabulary.

Well it is finally upon us. Today we are bracing ourselves for the first storm of the year. All the schools in beautiful Quebec City are in the process of shutting down for the rest of the day. So pretty soon it will be traffic chaos as snowplows, school buses and commuters make their respective journeys.

Here's some common ESL vocabulary.

VERBS

To fall
Ex: We expect 30 centimetres of snow to fall on Quebec City today.

To shovel
Ex: Now that all of the snow has fallen, I must shovel.

To plow
Ex: The trucks are plowing the streets to clear the snow.

To close
Ex: They are closing the school because of the snow storm.




Here's a link to the CTV News website. A good chance to practice your ESL listening skills.

http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091209/mtl_snowstorm091209/20091209/?hub=MontrealHome

So here we go.

I'm not the type of person to make big announcements but this being the maiden post of this new blog, the time seems appropriate for a little welcome message. A mission statement, if you will.

Here will be a place to address some of the more common issues that seem to face today's English as a second language learner. There will be the obligatory stuff about verb tenses, grammatical rules (the much vs. many concept...) and lots of vocabulary. I'll set it up in such a way that you'll be able to use it as a reference whenever you want.

Loads of word activities but also some learning tips along with reading suggestions and some ideas for movies, websites and whatever else I happen to think might interest any of you.

Use whatever you want with whoever you want but remember to keep on trying to find ways to incorporate the English language into your daily life.

Practice, practice, practice...