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My favorite English teacher once said that it would be effective the most if we learn 7 words per day. He said that scientists call this the magic number. An article published by Cambridge also says the same thing.
So, here we go!

Each day, I will post here 7 new words or useful phrases through examples (from books, articles or dictionary) . I think persistence is the key to master anything in life. Let's make this become the new habit :)

The topic for today is Crime and The Law. Let's read the t

Fast car. Sharp bend. Unhappy end.

Life story. Memento mori for drivers, especially young ones. 

I worshiped her, she deleted me.

A sad love story

Well, let us suppose we are rich. Just dream of it. Ok, I closed my eyes and focused on it. I can see myself somewhere in the simple house with packed luggage and for sure I am about to set for the trip. Ohhh, wait, wait. There is a limit as for the money. You can choose – life surrounded by the luxurious things or you can choose experiences. Yes, in this case it is not so easy.

I was thinking about myself, which of these possibilities is closer to me and for sure I am for the traveling and the e

A happy story

Postcard from LasVegas: Stop contact ad!

 Someone has more; someone has nothing!

BBC: Mass Egypt death sentences 'breach international law'

CNN: Egypt court sentences hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death

Reuters:Brotherhood head, 682 others tried in Egypt after mass death sentence

The Guardian: Egyptian judge sentences 720 men to death

On 28th April 2014, Al-Minya  court  has sentenced to death 37 defendants, life term imprisonment to 492 and referred 683 sentences to the Grand Mufti "including Muslim brotherhood's public guide Mohamed Badie".
They were charged o

kicks laughs how dare? My child.

Seats thirty, thirty one and thirty two, on the Jeddah \ Casablanca flight have been empty since our departure. I told myself to take them and lie there for awhile as long as the flight usually takes about six to seven hours. I took them. In front of me, two happy ladies were talking about  going back to their husbands in the Ukraine. I did not believe what I heard. The Russians gave back Crimea to the Ukrainians and withdrew from there. The Americans decided to lift the sanctions from them. It

I saw myself in my kid.
Category: true story

This is my story. To look at my kid and to see myself, this is something I can hardly describe by the words. To watch their smile which is yours is maybe the best gift u could have ever got. To look into their eyes and to see their love they give u is worth living. To watch them growing up and to realize they have similar character , these all are aspects of life that give us - parents energy and inspire us to live colorful and meaningful life.

Hello, this is my first time I participate in Writing Challenges. 

Wish luck to all participants. Here we go.

Story is true, sad, and cruel at the same time.

"Born 0. Died 20. Buried 80"

This is my own idea, about peoples' lives. About meaning, purpose and adding value of it. About finding yourself, your own idea of life. It doesn't say about material wealth, but all aspects, that made you fill comfort and brings happiness to your life. 

Many people spend their life meaningless, poor in grey colours.

Category:A true story

Mitu gave birth to a boy.

Dear Learners,

This is your MAJOR EXAM.  This exam is a bit harder than all the quizzes that you have just answered.  It will run for only 3 days.  Your score will be revealed on May 2, 2014.  To get a very good score, it is best for you to have a review first of all the lessons before taking up the exam.  The following icons below when clicked, will lead you to the three lessons involved:

If you are ready and you think you can make it, read first the WARNING before taking up the exam.  May you al

According to some linguists, the global language system is experiencing various new trends because of technology and some other novel developments in communication systems. The world of science is today driven by a few dominant languages such as English, Chinese, Russian, French, German, Spanish and Japanese. Out of these languages, the English language has become the most popular in the world of science.

At glance, somebody might think that the reason is most likely linked to the supremacy of s

It is unknown yet on how the prehistoric human found fire in the so called premature context, but it is very clear that the control of fire was one of the greatest achievements of humankind’s evolvement towards a better life.

At the beginning, the primitive humans would have deeply thought of that fire was a gift of god – the concept of god would have been assigned to all invisible phenomenons in the environment, so in that setting, new concepts, cults, beliefs came into sight based on the power

It is proven by modern science that the humor and laughter together could be used as a therapeutic mean to relieve stress, combat disease and strengthen the immune system. Research done on considerable scale in the West has accepted humor therapy as priceless, easy method of treating some conditions relating to mental as well as physical disorders.

Some patients visit many medical doctors (physicians) from time to time and say finally to their family members or friends that they still have the sa

save time, while others are wasting.

I recently came across an interesting storytelling website called Six Word Stories. Do you think you could write a story in six words? This may sound like the easiest challenge I've given you, but, in truth, it may be the most difficult! 

Your Task

1. Review some examples of Six Word Stories for inspiration.

2. Add a new blog post. Use the title Writing Challenge: A Six Word Story 

3. Write your own six word story. Keep the following in mind:

• Punctuation is allowed. Your story can be more than one se

Dear friends, 

I am indeed very glad to be of help to some of you. I leave my Skype open most of the time. I really feel happy when I assist those who need any assistance. I have been with English Club for more than two years. Despite my full time at work, I always try to spare some minutes to my friends at EC. I really feel happy when I help someone who needs help about learning English and I am glad I have done this to many people on this website and on other websites too. Although there is no

It seems that people are fond of dividing all into various segments based on numerous issues such as nationality, religion, gender, income status, skin color, profession, country and so on. For the last 15 years or more, I have been working with the virtual world in different capacities, so I was lucky enough to get to know a number of associates across the planet. I became an active participant of some networking sites in the cyber world mostly on learning purposes rather than just spending my