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Limericks - CanPacific's Blog A limerick is a humorous or light verse of usually five lines that rhyme in a certain pattern, which is AABBA. In other words, the first two and the last lines rhyme. Take a look at the following example: There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, ‘It is just as I feared! …

How to Choose the Right Quantifier - CanPacific's Blog Quantifiers are used to express quantities or how many things and how much of something we’re talking about. Some quantifiers are used with countable nouns. Below, you will find a list of some quantifiers that are used with plural and singular countable nouns. Quantifiers for Plural Countable Noun...

Holiday Greetings from all of us at CanPacific! - CanPacific's Blog All of us at CanPacific would like to wish you good health and all the best this holiday season and the year to come. We’d also like to extend our thanks to those who have supported us throughout the year. Have a very Happy New Year! Happy Holidays! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/canpacific Li...

Homework Strategies - CanPacific's Blog Homework plays an important role in learning English. If you have lots of homework to do after your English class, or if you have difficulties doing it, there are certain strategies that you can try out. Create a homework space It seems obvious, but it’s very important to have a designated space f...

“Practice makes perfect” - CanPacific's Blog This proverb is often used to encourage and motivate someone. If you want to learn a language or develop a skill, you should keep practicing. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/canpacific LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2923770/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canpacific/ Youtube: ht...

Dealing with Listening Comprehension Problems - CanPacific's Blog Below, you will find some useful strategies for dealing with listening comprehension problems. Have you ever tried any of them? Please let us know in the comments. Tips for Dealing with Listening Comprehension Problems Ask for repetition Ask the speaker to talk speak more slowly Ask clarification qu...

What to know before traveling to Canada? - CanPacific's Blog Canada is an amazing country with has 4 seasons. All of them are fabulous. In my opinion fall is the best! It has colorful colors which gives me a lot of energy. If you decide to come to Canada and see it in this beautiful season it’s better to prepare yourself first. The weather is …

Best GELATO in Toronto - CanPacific's Blog It was terribly cold outside and everybody was wearing heavy coats, hats, scarf& gloves .When they get to school, they said that is the lowest temperature they had experienced so far. As they come from tropical countries like Mexico ,Brazil ,.. I told them it is getting worse in December. As they we...

winter clothes - CanPacific's Blog As we approach winter and cold weather we should consider buying warm clothes especially in Canada. Having suitable clothes for winter is really important. As everyone knows winter in Canada is really cold. Sometimes it gets to -40 or -50 degree. So wearing warm clothes can protect you from cold wea...

Crazy Doll House - CanPacific's Blog When we go to new countries, after settling down we want to see new places .Toronto like other cities has different tourist attractions ,such as CN Tower ,Toronto Island, harbour front Center ,aquarium ,Casa Loma ,…..but nobody will notice about hidden sightseeing of Toronto .That’s why we decid...

Thomas fisher library - CanPacific's Blog When I think about studying in quiet place I can think of library. But library is not only for studying it is fun as well, especially if you visit unique libraries. Thomas Fisher is one of them. It is located in Toronto university .The building of the library is like a peacock from outside. Constitu...

Four seasons in Canada - CanPacific's Blog As we hear the word Canada the only things that comes to our mind are winter and cold weather, but that’s not true .Canada has 4 amazing seasons. Spring is really fabulous. The weather is awesome. There is a nice hot summer that everybody can enjoy sunbathing, camping or canoeing. For me, the grea...