
Cold Drinks for Hot Summer Days
When the weather is scorching hot, it’s nice to cool down with a cold drink. In this themed video, I give some cultural background on some the most popular summertime cold drinks: soft drinks, beer, wine. I also talk about the most important of all drinks: water!..

Backyard Rhubarb Harvest and Homemade Rhubarb Custard Pie
Across North America, rhubarb desserts are quite popular in late spring and early summer for many families. In this episode we harvest rhubarb stalks from my backyard garden to bake a delicious homemade rhubarb custard pie which is a refreshing mix of tart rhubarb and sweet custard flavours...

Planting Vegetables
It's early June, and in much of Canada, the weather is now warm enough for planting vegetables. Watch this video to learn vocabulary about gardening and garden tools. We check out my vegetable garden and I share some of my knowledge of backyard gardening...

Baking a Blueberry Buckle
A fresh home baked blueberry buckle has always been one of my favourite desserts. In this video, I am trying to make blueberry buckle so that I can share vocabulary all about baking...

Get a Fresh Start With Breakfast
For many, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In this video, we cover vocabulary for some of the most popular breakfast food enjoyed by Canadians...

Keeping An Agenda
With the arrival of spring many Canadians are busy with lots of spring cleaning and garden chores. So in this video, I show you how I am keeping an agenda to plan chores around the house and garden. I also give some examples of sentences for planning your weekly housework...

Outdoor Clothing for the Great Canadian Outdoors
In Canada, we need to wear a wide variety of outdoor clothing. This is because the Canadian seasons are both hot and cold. It is also because people have so many things to do outdoors. Some people have favourite hobbies and sports to enjoy outside and others are working outdoors for employment...

Hot Beverages for Cold Days
When the weather is cold, it's nice to warm up with a hot beverage. How about a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate? In this video, you will learn vocabulary for these hot drinks that many Canadians enjoy, especially in the winter...

Fruit Smoothies
Why are fruit smoothies so popular? Where can we buy a fruit smoothie? What is your favourite fruit to eat? In this video, we explore many varieties of fruit by introducing fruit smoothies. I also teach you about a category of important words for asking questions, called the Five Ws...

Vegetable Bargains in Flyers
I love to eat fresh vegetables! Today we learn the vocabulary for our favourite vegetables. The winter in Canada is too cold for growing vegetables outdoors. During winter, I get most of my vegetables from grocery stores...