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Till Lindemann uses both tones of his voice... I love its chorus and E-guitar !

Even on the waves there is fighting
Where fish and flesh are woven into sea
One stabs the lance while in the army
Another throws it into the ocean

Arise, arise seaman arise
Each does it in his own way
One thrusts the spear into a man
Another then into the fish

Arise, arise seaman arise
And the waves cry softly
In their blood a spear is lodged
They bleed softly into the ocean

The lance must be drowned in flesh
Fish and man sink

Hi Rani,

We just reached in Florida. we are going to do unpack our bags after I wright this letter.

it is raining now, but I think it is going to  clear up soon. we are going to go to beach when sun comes out. it is going to be very hot. we are going to order pizza tonight. your dad doesn't feel like to go out for the dinner tonight because we are going to be eating out a lot this week. I am going to miss you. see you next week.

Bye

-mom

This site was formed by some very courageous people who had a dream. As far as I can see, It's working for many English Learners. During my own short stay here, I've seen so much improvement in many of you regarding comprehension and speaking ability. A year ago, some of you could hardly form a proper sentence in English. Today, I see your posts in blogs and main chat and am so impressed.

Yes, I have a very sharp speaking"California Native Tongue" and always enjoy verbally jousting with those who

Here is a smple SQ test for you. There are 10 questions, of each question there are A, B, C three choices. Here we go!

1. Most times you are a positive thinker and you can keep yourself in a happy mood.

A. Exactly right.(3')  B. No, it's not true.(1')  C. Hmmm, so so (2')

2. When your favorite food is available but you are not hungry, will you have it?

A. Sure.(1')             B. No. (3')                  C. It depends on my mood.(2')

3. There is a long while that I feel my life is too peaceful and o

Atomic enegy , the internet, guns and so on are very convenient and necessary at the present time but if we incorrectly use these things, our society will be severely damaged.

About atomic enegy, it create huge erectricity, but it can also be used for bombs which can wipe out the human race. About guns, they are convenient to defend oneself with , but they can also become weapons which can kill easily people.

If we can correctly use these things, they are very convenient but if we can't, these thi

We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power.  Then will our world know the blessings of peace. 

~William Ewart Gladstone

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

  ~Mother Teresa

Tweet (and quote) of the day:

"Teach your children to be happy. Don't buy them things to be happy".

Pics with a Story

 Discussion Question: Do you think these types  of man-made barriers will protect the Netherlands from future storm surges resulting from global warming?

   Looking at the question in a positive mood, I believe the human technology is evolving everyday. On this side, I think whilst the technology improvement human ability is in progress to overcome the incredible strenghts nature has, men  has the power in its hands to control the natural effects provoked by own devastation.

 Being more practical,

I am sure you have known IQ, EQ and FQ, but do you also know SQ? Giggling, let me tell you the secret.

SQ is short for Shape Quotient. Shape Quotient? I will explain it in Mickey's way.

The so-called SQ means your ability to control your body and your health. I'm healthy therefore I am; I am shaped therefore I am. There goes a Chinese saying, the body is the capital of revolution. It's the most primitive capital.

Nowadays, with the rapid development of human society, there are more and more people

After writing blogs about dogs and cats, it seems unfair not to write a blog dedicated to a mouse. You have to admit that Mickey Mouse is cute too. LOL

Did You Know?

1. Mickey Mouse

Did you know that the most popular mouse is the Mickey Mouse? LOL. I think our ⊱ Mickey ⊰ will become the second most popular 'mouse' after this. There are few selected fun facts about Mickey Mouse that I want to share with you guys.

a. When the late Walt Disney drew a mouse, he wanted to call it as Mortimer Mouse. Howev

  I'm impressed how the government has raised the cost of life in some capital cities of my country. The transport cost is rising! That way I am going to have to ask for a pay rise to get to I work. By the way, the company which I'm employed is really worried about the serious price rises that have affected the local economy. What causes the company in its turn also raises the prices of its products on the market. Even though all that crisis, the company is at the same time raising funds to cont

Welcome to Chongqing and visit the love ladder

This touching and uplifting story of the couple who lived happily in a cave for fifty years after they ran off together due to criticism from their family and community is a true story.

His name is Liu Guojiang[刘国江]while her name is Xu Chaoqing[徐朝清]. He was born in 1930s in Chongqing, China and died in 2007. The cave the couple eloped to and lived in is in Jiangjin County, Southern ChongQing Municipality.

Liu Guojiang carved over 6000 steps up the mou

Besides teaching English, I teach violin (fiddle) to beginners of all ages all around the world. See Pauline Lerner's Violin Studio and the page on my personal website called Violin / Fiddle Teacher for Beginners of All Ages.

I love and play almost all kinds of music. I grew up listening to European - American classical music, and I still love it. That's where my musical roots are. I also love, play, and listen to other forms of music including folk / traditional, bluegrass, Celtic, world, ethnic

In India the phrases black money and white money are widely used to mean 'illegally earned money' and 'legally earned money' respectively. If you look up these phrases in dictionaries, you will not see them in any of them because such phrases do not exist in real English. The word black and white collocate with tea and coffee (we can say black tea or white tea) but they do not collocate with money. 

Likewisewise, Indians drink strong tea and light tea. Strong tea is used in real English as strong

Here's a fun Halloween activity that we can do online. Grab a partner and some colouring utensils. Let's draw!

1) Draw a monster. Use as much detail as you can! 

2) Pick an online partner from MyEC.

3) Record (or write) instructions about how to draw your monster/alien, and send it to your partner. Don't show your picture to your partner (yet!). You can also give instructions via the chat room or Skype/Facetime. Describe your picture to your partner. Be specific!

4) Take a photograph of your pict

I am new here. just four days ago open my account to learn English or thrive with EC member.

Today I faced a problem in EC chat room and want to share with you EC members by focusing myth story.How do I start? Why is it always difficult to start something? I wonder why?Nevertheless, I am going to start it this way. It was an interesting story for me. It was a story of a girl and her family and the society where exist the bad person who belongs to a decent family but their works make them down an

TEAM WORK - WORKS

What is Team work

The process of working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve a goad.  Team work is often a crucial part of a business, as it is often necessary for colleagues to work well together, trying their best in any circumstance.  Team work means that people will try to co-operate, using their individual skills and providing constructive feedback, despite any personal conflict between individuals.