All Episodes

October 29, 2024 26 mins

Montreal: A Tapestry of Language, Culture, and History

In today’s English listening episode (B2/C1 English), we explore one of my favourite Canadian cities. Montreal.

This city, the largest in Quebec, is an extraordinary blend of history, language, and culture in North America. After a recent trip to Montreal, I asked if you’d like to learn more about it, and your answer was a resounding “yes!” 

So for your advanced English listening practice, we’ll take a dive into:

  • Montreal’s roots, from the indigenous Haudenosaunee to the French settlers, to the multilingual, world-class

    city it is today

  • Its unique, plurilingual landscape, with French, English, and many other languages shaping everyday life
  • A few personal highlights and must-visit spots for any future visit

Hear You Go English language listening podcasts aim to give you, the intermediate English language learner and advanced English language learner, a space to practice your English listening so that you can think, learn, and connect in English. 

Sit back and relax, or go out for a walk, and join me as I share some of what I know regarding the language, history, and “come as you are” attitude of Montreal—a city that welcomes everyone and hopes you have a blast exploring this world-class destination. Let’s go…allons-y!

 

Links to go further:

The MEM museum: Celebrating Montreal and its untold stories at the MEM Centre

Montréal: City of diversity and inclusivity

Montreal code-switching | Educational Sociolinguistics

 

Thanks for listening!

 

To get in touch with me:

For more: English with Catherine website

Instagram: catherineangus_hearyougo

Thanks to Amos the Transparent for our theme music.

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

Stuff You Should Know

Stuff You Should Know

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.