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A) I bought tickets for the jumbo lottery. It’s my first time. I hope I win.

B) Ain’t gonna happen. Sorry to be a downer. It’s a waste of money.

A) There’s a chance I could win. I hear everyone wins at least 300 yen. That’s something.

B) I highly doubt that. Not every ticket could be a winner. Save your money.

A) I save my money. This money is for fun. I could win.

B) When pigs fly. It’s a racket by the government to get your money. They’re very successful.

A)

A few days ago I went to a reflexology therapist to get some massages. This therapist is quite well-known around our city. He practices reflexology not only for relaxation as others might do, but also for treatment for various kinds of diseases from mild to severe ones. Many have proved and acknowledged his skill.

He is a retired government officer so he is an educated person. It was somewhat relieving to have a discussion with him while groaning once in a while during the massage.

I asked him whe

Hi all.I am going to write my first ever blog here. I hope you people will help me and motivate me for writing more blogs. And I also hope that you will not laugh at my blog because I do not know how to write a good blog.

My blog title is the role of motivation in learning English. Before starting my topic I want to tell you that what is meant by motivation. Motivation is a psychological term or entity. Motivation means the driving force which compels us to do something. It creates the interest i

Hello Guys. 

I know that I have been away from my posting blogs quite a lot. The reason why is that I have been studying, teaching Spanish and running a English conversation club at my work place. 

Today, I just want drop down some lines and reflect on how to improve our pronunciation. 

First of all, we have to be aware that this will take time and practice. At the beginning, many people are afraid to speak and make errors. At this stage my suggestion is that you have to speak, it doesn't matter if

Did you ever make a vegetable garden?

I love to garden and I really, really, really love to eat the fresh vegetables. Gardens are not difficult if you have healthy soil.

Some plants like soil that is a little bit acidic and others like a neutral or a more alkaline soil.

Weeds also like gardens and seem to like every kind of soil. Weeds are what we call any plant that we don't want growing in the garden.

If you want to make a garden, you need to decide what you will grow. It is good to check your soi

Chapter -1 Annoyed

When I was in grade 4, we had summer vacation as every year ,one day in the afternoon , one of my neighborhood friend lived next two houses called me up to show me her barbie doll, one of her uncle gifted her.

I took the barbie in my hands,  The Barbie was so beautiful, wearing  pink frok with white curly hair, matching pink ribbon, purse & high heels.

I said to my friend Sherry “Your doll is very beautiful”, Let’s play with her and we will let her wear different dresses with the

At englishwithkatie.com I focus on five ways  to say the same thing. This week is "Ain't gonna happen".

If, for example, your friends want you to join them for some Saturday night fun and you have a deadline coming up:

A) Hey! Saturday should be fun.

B) Yes. Katie's going aren't you, Katie?

C) Sorry. No, I have a deadline coming up.

A) Oh, come on Katie. 

C) Ain't gonna happen. Have fun!

I hope this was useful!!!

Cheers,

Katie

Writing Prompt ~ Future Perfect

By 4 PM tomorrow, I will have left for London. I won't be more in the South hemisphere of the Earth because the plane will probably have crossed the Equator. So, arriving there at 3 AM, I will count on the kindness of my friend Jack to pick me up at the airport entrance so late. He will have picked me up in his new and high-tech car: a Land Rover model 2014. Then, we'll have eaten something in downtown London, maybe a tasty pizza or hot-dog. After that, I will have

A Short Story writing - Improving Writing Skills

Here we start:Story begins

Carrie Allen took a deep breath and sat down on the couch in the drawing room next to Brad, twin brother. She knew their father going to give them a bad news. She glanced at Brad who shook his head. He appeared just as shocked as she was that their father had called them into the room. Their father sat in the chair across from them with a serious look in his face.She didn't want to hear what he would say next but knew she

Doing what you like is freedom. liking what you do is happiness.

The believer is led to doubt justice
when he sees the trick of the fox triumph over the justice of the lion.

When I told my parents that I will travel alone, they were shocked and did not allow me to do that. I tried to persuade them but did not success. However, I still made my decision to travel alone and I will never regret about it. It is the most unique experience I have had until now.

In my opinion, people often don’t want to travel alone because of few drawbacks:

_  There is nobody to watch your back. Everyday  you hear the news on TV about trafficking, kidnapping, murdering. The world is full of

Writing Prompt ~ Most OR Most Of

My Neighbourhood

Most of my neighbours have children at their homes. Most of them have an enough good economic condition, because they work all day. I just can see most of their families at night when they are going into home after a long work journey. I suppose most neighbours in my city should work hard in order to deliver their children a good quality life. Nowadays,most neighbours should worry about to be present in the life of their sons and daughters too, at

Life without fun, laughter - it isn't simply colorful, enjoyable life. Sense of humour reflects what kind of personality is hidden deeply inside of us. I think people who are not so reserved, are capable of making fun  – such people can enjoy their life on the maximum.

Of course, it differs, not all of us have the same sense of humour, not all of us have the talent to tell the jokes so that all the  people around would burst into neverending laughter. On one hand sense of humour can make us popul

Have you ever see a Vietnamese Women wear Ao dai?

This is a traditional clothes of Vietnamese women and it is very famous. The girls wear ao dai in to go to school or in important celebrate as : wedding, graduate or new year celebrate...

ao dai is made from soft cloth. Ao dai is a combo with a special shirt with long lappet and a pants with large leg. A girl is very pretty when she wears ao dai and non la and ride bicycle. If you come Viet Nam you should try on Ao Dai.