ESL Blogs

(from my e-book, "Speak and Write Like a Native: 110 Things You Need to Know About English")

61) “Look Over” and “Overlook” – ESL students often say overlook when they mean to say look over.  These have opposite meanings: look over means to review or examine something, and overlook means to fail to see something or to choose not to see something:

“Can you look over these sales figures?”

“Let me look over the report before our meeting.”

“How could you have overlooked such an important deadline?”

“It w

Have you not heard the most famous song Hotel California by The Eagles? Then you probably might have been living under a rock.

"Hotel California" is the title song from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as a single in February 1977. It is one of the best-known songs of the album-oriented rock era.

Here's the lyrics of the song "Hotel California"

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas,rising up through the air

Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmerin

Hi friends,

Just as I mentioned previously we placed a home for sparrow and no one dared to enter it, but one fine morning here were our new owners who came to visit the pretty bird house. They had some twittering and chirping among themselves, perhaps they twittered about the pros and cons of residing at the bird house. After some hesitation, fears and doubts, finally one of them peeped in through the hole. The sparrow hopped into the house and in some time came out discussing about how spacio

To kiss mom from no reason, to make breakfast for partner, to create some toy for kid or to donate old clothes to charity - these little things essentially reflect our character and prove we have some will to warm the cockles of someone's heart (idiom = to provide happiness, warm sb's heart).

To come up with the excuse like: "I am as poor as a church mouse" (idiom = I don´t have enough money, I am poor) is just something ridiculous since for instance to pluck the flower is the question of few sec

Phrasal verbs using the verb, “bring”:

 Many phasal verbs using “bring” have an obvious meaning, but not all:

 bring about:  to cause to happen

 “A better plan could bring about real change.”

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bring around:  to influence someone’s opinion

“We were able to bring them around to our view.”

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bring off:  to accomplish something difficult

“James brought off the move without a hitch”

(“Without a hitch”: without any problems)

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bring up:  to mention or introduce a topic

“Do we really have to bring this up again?

Where is the world heading towards, more specifically, our conscience! There used to be the times when people would concern about the outcome of their deeds which might negatively impact others in the social and economical strata of life. In the past, we were not only co-operative and supportive to our relatives and friends, but also to the peoples who were completely a stranger to us. The world was not as developed and advanced as it is now, nevertheless, we as a Human had a great degree of mor

This is the third installment of my Northern Adventures' blog. It took a bit longer to be written because I was not too happy with it, and I had been re-writing it a few times. Though I am still not too happy with it, I decided to just let it be, and post it.

Day One

Day Two

Day Three and Four

Our last day in Langkawi was a bit mess-up. After leaving our luggage at the left luggage storage in the Jetty Kuah Point, we went to Pekan Kuah to do a bit of shopping. Langkawi Island is a duty free island,

My dear friends! Yesterday was Flag day and today is Independence Day  of my country and I can't help writing a few words in this connection! Hope, you don't mind.

I will not tell you any history for you either know or want to know nothing from it. I will show you a few pictures for you to able to cotmpare and make your own conclusions.

On the left is the Ukrainian flag. It has 8 century old history. Just compare it with the picture on the right. Doesn't it look peaceful?

The colors of our flag sym

Is it madness to try hard and wait all  life  for being happy. But unfortunately i don't know in what i can find it?

more people say i can find happiness in money. there are plenty people that dedicated their life earning money, having expensive cars, houses, jeweleries, travelings all the world...but are they really happy? i think NO... there is still a gap

then where is happiness? May be in family? I am  almost agree. But are all mothers and fathers play their parent role truly? May be happiness

Desire is the explanation of our life. There is a joy when it comes true and sorrow when it does not .It gives our introduction itself. Most of the people live like they kill there soul but don't let there desires killed.We run behind our desires whole life.But there is a light of knowledge among these desires .When desires are incomplete , a light of knowledge enters into our heart.  

Where could he be?

"He must have on line by now. I am waiting for him for an hour. Where could he be? He might have some bad connection. Damn internet………..! I am missing him so much………..why?
We have met just for few hours if counts in total. There must have been some connection……..some unseen connection between us. He used to come online exact at 2200 hours……..very punctilious……this always surprised me, but now, something might have happened to him.
But why I am missing him…………….Oh! I must have

Hello there again 

Note: One thing I forgot to add on this blog that not to speak of believing in palmistry, even showing palm to the palmists in regard of knowing your future is strictly prohibited in Islam. Thank you so much! 

There was a king, who was curious to know about his future,  called upon a palmist at his palace so that he could know his future life. The palmist was uncouth. So, he, after looking at lines of his palm, told him, but so rudely, "Your all family will be died except you".

Men and Women are so friendly most of the time.

There are so many pleasing and attractive things members of the opposite sex do.  Even if you’re not into them romantically, there’s usually something to enjoy.

But on the other hand, members of the opposite sex also have this unique and disturbing ability to annoy. 

So here are some 4 most annoying things guys say to girls. :)

1) Calling us "Baby", "Sweetie","Love" or any kind of romantic names.

Hello I mean like it's okay if it's your best guy friend

Have you ever heard about assosiation method of learning English vocabulary? You can try it athttp://www.engames.eu/jack-giant-killer-comic-story-part-1/ and quickly learn 30 new words. Then use the new words to watch a comic turned into a film and answer the comprehension questions.

Hello my friends ;

I am just wondering to know that how can I make sure that an Specific word / phrase is british or American ?

For example how can I figure it out that which countries use "display cabinets" As meaning of a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home.

However, there is a major problem for the people like me and its really make me confuse.

I will be happy to get your views.

Thank you.

In summer Kiev, the capital of Ukraine is a very green city with  a lot of blooming flowers and flower shows are traditional here. However, the greatest flower show is always devoted to Independence Day that is on August 24. Those showes are always grandious, gorgeous and breath taking. This year the flower show has been arranged under the slogan of peace and indivisibility of Ukraine. There are many different sections of this exhibishion. But all exhibits are made of flowers only. I think, it i

I am very sorry . I have bad news . my father died last days . now I am very degraded by current . I am sorry for this bad news. I ask you to pray for me and when mercy dies for my father .
on Friday 5/9/2014 is my father Fortieth Anniversary

Basketball is fun. I like playing it because there is a lot of strategy in the game. Players have to decide how to play offense quickly. All games go quickly.