ESL: Superlatives

adjective + -est

tall -> tallest

What is the tallest building in the picture?

ESL: Comparatives

If the adjective ends in the letter "y", you change the "y" to "i" and add "er" to make the comparative form.


Which gargoyles are funnier, the ones on the top row, or the ones on the bottom row?


These gargoyles are on the Rogers Centre, which used to be called the Skydome.

It's the first stadium in the world with a retractable roof (a roof that opens and closes).

This is where the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team plays.

We won the World Series in 1992 & 1993.


Rogers is a big cable TV company in Canada.


In Canada, we usually use the French spelling of 'centre', not the American spelling 'center'.

ESL: Comparatives: tall -> taller

Which building is taller, the one on the left or the one on the right?

The one on the right is taller.

The one on the left is the TD Centre, owned by the Toronto-Dominion Bank. It's 54 stories high.

The one on the right is First Canadian Place, owned by the Bank of Montreal (BMO). It's the tallest building in Toronto at 62 stories high.

This is an ad for CTV, a big TV network in Canada.

This is an ad for Neko Case, a singer.

This is the War Memorial in front of Toronto's Old City Hall.

"Passchendaele" is written near the top.

Passchendaele is a place in Belgium near Flanders where many Canadian troops fought and died during World War I (1914-1918).

There was also a Canadian movie made last year named "Passchendaele" about the battle.

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Relative Clauses: A relative clause should go near the noun which it is modifying.


Toronto's New City Hall was finished in 1965.

Toronto's New City Hall, (which was) designed by Viljo Revell of Finland, was finished in 1965.

This is another view of Toronto's Old City Hall.
There are not many cherry trees in Canada,
but the Japanese consulate planted some in public places.

On the other side of Toronto  City Hall is a sculpture called "The Peace Garden", containing an eternal flame from Hiroshima.

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In front of Toronto City Hall is a statue of Winston Churchill, who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II.

The flag of Canada is a red maple leaf flanked by two red bars, symbolizing the two official languages of Canada: English and French.

This is a famous sculpture in front of Toronto City Hall. It is called "The Archer" and it is by Henry Moore. It is cast in bronze (a type of metal). There is a knapsack beside it.

トロントの新しい市役所「しやくしょ」です。

This is Toronto's New City Hall. It was built in the 60's (1960's).

Toronto is the biggest city in Canada. The population is about 2.5 million.

This is Toronto's Old City Hall. In front of it is a reflecting pool which is a skating rink in the winter.

あ　い　う　え　お

ア　イ　ウ　エ　オ

日本語

I'm testing the Japanese IME (Input Method Editor).

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I was born and raised in Toronto, the largest city in Canada;

but I now live in Mississauga, west of Toronto.

The northern part of Canada is very cold, but almost everyone in Canada lives in the south, near the U.S. border. The weather in Toronto is about the same as Hokkaido, Japan.

 There are 10 provinces in Canada. I live in Ontario, which is the largest province in population.

Hi

I live in Canada.

Canada is north of the U.S.A.

In Canada, most people speak English and some people speak French.

I'm making this blog to help people learn English.

I'll try to post a tip about English every day.