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Photo Challenge#4 : Your Weekend

Posted by Nadiyah on December 10, 2010

Hello to all my friends,

The weekend signifies two days of the week, where most people do not work. Generally the week end is Saturday and Sunday, although the days differs in some countries.

What kind of activities do you do on weekends? There are many ways of spending our time usefully on weekends, such as hanging out with family and friends , trying out the special recipe to be shared with your loved ones, reading a novel, writing, travelling or going out on a trip ... etc. There are so many in

Writing Challenge #26: A Gingerbread Mystery

Posted by Tara Benwell on December 7, 2010

Have you ever tried to write a mystery? It's not as easy as you think! I recently wrote a mystery for English learners called "The Case of the Missing Ring".

Here are some things I learned about mystery writing:

1. Don't give away "who did it" until the end.
2. Give hints along the way. (The plot must thicken.)
3. Make each character look slightly guilty. (Each one needs a motive.)
4. Give the detective a unique personality.
5. Build interesting relationships between the characters.

It was fun writing

Writing Challenge #26: A Gingerbread Mystery

Posted by nida on December 7, 2010

DAISY : Listen, don't stare like this at me. I told you already that I didn't steal Gingey's candy! And I'm telling you again that I'm not the thief. Why don't you believe me? Am I such a bad person that you still think I'm the culprit regardless of all those explanations I gave you? O my God, I can't believe this! I just can't believe this...... You don't know, I and Gingey are such great friends! Once I met a horrible accident and Gingey saved my life. How on earth I can steal something owned

From your window

Posted by Joyce Fettermann on December 6, 2010

Hi there!I have a new question for you...What can you see from the windows of your room? Please, if possible, post a picture of it!I'd love to see it!Kisses,Joyce.

True Confessions of an Addict

Posted by Ohnie on December 7, 2010

My name is Ohnie and I’m an addict.

It’s really difficult to hear my self say it. And even after finally being able to admit it, still, sharing it is a big challenge. But I feel that for my sake and for those who care for me, I need to come out clean. Hopefully, I can start from here.

At first, I wasn’t interested in trying it. But I did it, anyways. Why? I wasn’t exactly sure myself. Could it be boredom? Curiosity? Maybe I wanted to experiment? Or perhaps, I needed to prove something?

I don’t quit

Virtual Photo Travel (VPT) Challenge #1: Around The World

Posted by James Shin on December 6, 2010

Object:1. Virtual Photo Travel Around The World; that is, virtually to travel around the world through Photographs.2. Virtually to introduce your country to MyEC members who are from all the over the countries around the world.Caption:Virtual Photo Travel #1: Proper or Official Name of your native countryContents:1. The most famous places within your country or the places where you like the most and you would like to introduce to us.2. Name of the place on each photos* Size Limitation: Not more

My adventure in The MyEC Photo Gallery#2 : What Are You Doing?

Posted by Nadiyah on December 3, 2010

Let me see if you can catch me

Huseyin have chosen this caption that submitted by Expector Smith.

My congratulation for Expector Smith as the winner of My Adventure in MyEC Photo Gallery#2 : What are you doing?

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this adventure was inspired by Wordless Wednesday

Hi All my friends,
Huseyin is very much surprised and wonders to himself, what the girl is doing in the picture. Can you help him in providing the answers to his astonishment?

If you'

2018 & 2022 World Cup Hosts

Posted by Expector Smith on December 3, 2010

Hi fans of football/soccer,FIFA has just announced the hosts of 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Switzerland. Russia is hosting the 2018 World Cup and Qatar the 2022. Did you see the announcement ceremony on TV? Congratulations to Russia (for Europe) and Qatar (for Asia)! The two countries have never hosted a World Cup before.Do you think Russia and Qatar deserve to be selected as the hosts? Which countries do your think should have been selected? Do you think the two countries will each be able to g

How to Be a Good Online Friend

Posted by Tara Benwell on November 29, 2010

I just realized that I have 999 friends on MyEC. Though many of these members are not active participants in the club, there are hundreds of members who consider MyEC a home away from home. If you've heard of Seth Godin, you'll know that he calls a club like ours "a tribe". We are a group of disconnected people with a like interest that brought us together. Though it may seem difficult to keep in touch with so many friends it is possible to touch the lives of many through blogs, photos, videos,

First Love at First Sight

Posted by Ohnie on November 26, 2010

Last Friday afternoon (November 5th) was very special to me. I got to pick Sam up from school and got to hang out with him at the mall afterwards. Since I'm a working mom, the privilege of taking Sam to school and picking him up is rare while my in-laws normally do this job for me.

So when I picked Sam up, I asked him where he would like to go. I gave him several options. After thinking for a while, he said, "Mommy, I wanna go to the mall!" So then we went to the mall and there we ate and ran a

Writing Challenge #25: Seven Secrets to Learn English

Posted by Nafis on November 22, 2010

Learning English has been one of the most difficult tasks I have ever done in my life. What makes it so challenging is you have to be persistent, self-motivated and self-disciplined. In my opinion, persistence is the most important and vital factor for learning English because only by practicing, perfection can be acquired. And practicing is nothing than doing one task regularly until got it right. In addition to that, during my English studies, I either had some personal experiences or learned

My adventure in The MyEC Photo Gallery#1 : Interview

Posted by Nadiyah on November 20, 2010

Daniel : During your journey in learning English language, you may face many obstacles or frustrations. How do you overcome them?

Daniel have chosen this caption that submitted by Marzouq.

My congratulation for Marzouq as the winner of My Adventure in MyEC Photo Gallery#1 : interview.

thank you all for your participation.

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this adventure was inspired by Wordless Wednesday

Hi all my friends,
Searching unique and interesting photos is my pleasure, a

Writing Challenge #25: 7 secrets to improving English

Posted by Expector Smith on November 7, 2010

Here's my 7 secrets to improving English:1. Make sure that you really want to learn EnglishYou should know why you want to learn English - to pass an exam and go to college or study abroad, to find a good job or excel in the field, or just for fun. The more you're sure, the more progress you'll make in your learning.2. Prepare to take pains and persevereIt takes pains and a lot of effort to improve your English - it's definitely not a breeze (very easy). You'll find it more difficult than you th

Audio Challenge #2: Fotobabble

Posted by Tara Benwell on November 18, 2010

Have you heard of Fotobabble? This is a really fun way to bring your pictures to life! Fotobabble is free and very easy to use if your computer has a built in microphone. Do you know what "babble" means? It means to talk on and on (often about nothing important).I was very excited to learn that you could embed your photo story in a MyEC blog. You can also share a link to your Fotobabbles via your status update. Try it out! Then come back and share a link to your Fotobabble in the comments below.

Don't forget to proofread what you've written

Posted by Expector Smith on November 18, 2010

'Proofread' means 'to read through something that is written or printed in order to correct any mistakes in it'. Do you often forget to proofread what you write before publishing it? Many people do. I, in fact, often regret hitting the 'send it' or 'publish it' button before proofreading what I write, especially when I'm aware of or spot some mistakes in it.

So don't forget to proofread your writing before you publish it. Proofread for mistakes such as collocation, grammar, spelling, punctuation,

How to Protect Your Account from Being Disabled

Posted by Sharifa Bahri (SkoonAlBahr) on November 16, 2010

A few days ago, I wanted to wish all my friends have a great feast by uploading a photo on their wall. I uploaded a photo in someone’s wall. Then instead of uploading the same photo every time, I copied the code and pasted it over and over on other’s wall. I did so to not waste much time since I have lots of friends. But this fast way forced me to wait two days far from MyEC. Ning disabled my account. They thought I was spamming because I copied and pasted a single message to a lot of walls. I u

Sharing My Story#1 : Me and My EC

Posted by Nadira on November 14, 2010

It was one cold day in December2009, I was scouting for study material online, as I needed more minimal pairs,tongue twisters for my speech classes.I got what I was looking for and browsing further I came across the application to this site.I was not used much to any thing online then, rather to the virtual My Kids International UK English course I conducted as a franchisee.ECwas directly online ,exciting and different, day one onwards ,there was no looking back.

I enjoyed reading discussions fro

Why Should I chat! The Native speaker, Fluent speaker, and to the Advanced Learner of English.

Posted by Nadira on November 14, 2010

Chatting has become a pleasant past time,for many reasons

To get to know people around the world.Interacting with people, for the pleasure of listening to the distinct accents and speech from all over the world and regions.

Research, Educational purposes and for Discussions.

In a language site as in My EC, where the social club chat room is moderated., how would you my dear EC friends ,react? Is itGeez dead room!No proper topic for chattersNothing much ,very casual, just Hi how are ya? where are yo

Fantastic Comments of My Blog

Posted by Nadiyah on November 13, 2010

one of my blogs What did you feel when you first time joined MyEC? got a lot of comments. I found fantastic comments of them. they all talk about this site, MyEC. I took some of them below, they are really giving an inspiration for us! ...