Show: “Workin’ Moms”
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Available to watch on both Netflix and CBC Gem (free for Canadian residents), “Workin’ Moms” is one of Canada’s most popular contemporary TV shows. Over the course of seven seasons, a group of friends living in Toronto, Ontario experience the absurdity that is motherhood.
WHAT TO LEARN
While watching this comedian-led series, there are a variety of English language elements that you can learn from and practice, including:
Ontarian English
Canadian culture
Torontonian culture
present simple
future
gerund
dark humour
dry humour
informal language
ellipsis
reductions
idioms
common native English speaker mistakes
double entendres
vocabulary related to:
motherhood
parenting
daily routine and activities
ambition
business
support
change
emotions (happiness, excitement, depression, disappointment, fatigue, etc.)
and much more…!
Are you a parent or guardian? How has becoming a parent changed you? Practice your English by letting me know in the comments below.
