Hallo all ,I'm a new member and I would like to share in this great website . As we know that we are from different counties and different culture .It could be sometimes different cultures in one country for instance , there are some festivities just in the city where I'm living in Holland and that unusual for me.I presume that we would like to know more about each other , so I would like you to tell us about your own culture and the things which may be other people finding them strange .Thank y
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Each Ukrainian city has its City Day, the day when the city was founded. Kiev Day is usually celebrated at the last weekend of May although nobody knows when it was really founded. The reason for choosing this time is obvious for Ukrainians, so, let me explain it to you. Starting with Orthodox Easter, which is usually in the middle of April, each weekend is this or that holiday here. So, Kiev Day is the honorable end of so called May holidays. During three days various performances of popular ac
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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, BASIC USE OF SOME & ANY ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SOME and ANY go before a plural or uncountable noun,example:there was a bowl and SOME cornflakes on the table, but there wasn't ANY milk.we can also use SOME and ANY without a noun,example:trevor wanted SOME milk, but he couldn't find ANY,we normally use SOME in positive sentences and ANY in negative sentences or ones with a negative meaning,POSITVE & NEGATIVE:EXAMPLES:1, there's SOME milk in the fridge, 1, i havn't ANY milk ( = i have NO
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The problem about cats seems to be incorrect. So, I want to post the new one which has the right soulution and doesn't need knowing math. This one is like the riddle about a fisherman but easier. I believe you will cope with it. Good Luck!Thanksgiving DinnerSusan has invited her family to Thanksgiving Dinner. As her plates are not the best, Susan wants to buy new plates – one for each person at her Thanksgiving Dinner.There’ll be a grandfather, a grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, four child
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Randwick CatsIs your knowledge of math as good as your English? Find out how many cats there are in Randwick.In Randwick, the cats, I declare,They numbered one third of a square.If a quarter did roam,Just a cube would stay home.How many, at least, must be there?Vocabularysquare - x²cube - x³
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I saw,in secret to dameHow little Cupid humbly came.And said to her:"All hayle, my mother!"his face with bashfull blood did flame.Not knowing Venus from the other ."Then ,never blush,Cupid ,"quoth I,"For many have eer'd in this beaty."
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Jump out of the planeAn Englishman, Frenchman, Mexican, and Texan were flying across country on a small plane when the pilot comes on the loud speaker and says " We're having mechanical problems and the only way we can make it to the next airport is for 3 of you to open the door and jump, at least one of you can survive"The four open the door and look out below. The Englishman takes a deep breath and hollers "God Save The Queen" and jumps.The Frenchman gets really inspired and hollers "Viva La F
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The snack bar next door to an atom smasher was called "The Fission Chips."On April Fools Day, a mother put a fire cracker under the pancakes. She blew her stack.A new chef from India was fired a week after starting the job. He keep favoring curry.A couple of kids tried using pickles for a Ping-Pong game. They had the volley of the Dills.The four food groups: Fast, Frozen, Instant, and Chocolate.A friend got some vinegar in his ear, now he suffers from pickled hearing.Overweight is something that
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dear friends:it's keer here .i am from China and my Chinese name is Wangke.i am 26 years old .I live in Ningbo Zhejang China ,a very beautiful city .if you like China ,welcome:)
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• To fall in love.• To laugh until it hurts your stomach.• To find mails by the thousands when you return from a vacation.• To go for a vacation to some pretty place.• To listen to your favorite song in the radio.• To go to bed and to listen while it rains outside.• To leave the! shower and find that the towel is warm.• To clear your last exam.• To receive a call from someone, you don't see a lot, but you want to.• To find money in a pant that you haven't used since last year .• To laugh at your
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In a party, a boy meets with a charming girl by chance and he pays attention to her. He wants to make acquaintance of her but he is very shy. He thinks how to talk with her during the party.When the party finishes, he tries for inviting the girl go to the cafe. She is very surprised but because of his polite invitation, she agrees. And then they go to cafe.They choose a table near to the window. From there, they can see the street. At that time, the boy looks embarrass that attendant comes to gi
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Proverb ['prɔvə:b]A "proverb" is a short, traditional saying in general use. It usually expresses some obvious truth or familiar experience."The best things in life are free."===> We don't have to pay for the things that are really valuable, like love, friendship and good health."Still waters run deep.""You can't take it with you when you die.""Better untaught than ill taught.""Don't cross your bridges before you come to them.""Soon learnt, soon forgotten.""Even a worm will turn."====> Con giun
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thank you for welcome messages. It's good to see someone reads (and understand :) what I write.I've just cvome back home from work, I'm a bit tired but the first thing I've done is to turn on my pc and open EC page. I hope to have free time to write soon and tell you interesting things from Canarty Islands. Do you know them?Bye and thank you.
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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Used to do and Be used to doing ....................................A: USED TO DO:Used + to- infinitive means that somethings happened regularly or went on for a time in the past. i used to travel means that in the past i regularly traveled, but i no longer do so.Here are some examples:1. We used to play that game when we were younger.2. Nick used to smoke, but he gave it up.3. I used to like fish, but i never eat it now,4. There used to be a dancehall here,
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.................................. WILL, WOULD, SHALL, AND SHOULD ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,WILL and WOULD for predictionswe can use WILL for a prediction,examples:1. It's midnight, and Sarah is still working. She'LL be tired tomorrow.2. We're going to Cornwall for the weekend. _ That'LL be nice.3. Wait a minute while i send this e-mail. It WON'T take long.we use WOULD for a past prediction or a prediction about a possible situation.PAST: At midnight Sarah was still working. She WOULD be tired the
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