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Writing Challenge #25: 7 Secrets

I receive this question every day! What is the secret to learning English? English learners would love to have a magic recipe. They want a fast track to fluency! If only there was an English pill they could take, all of their dreams would come true.Well, we all know there is no English potion or pill. Learning a new skill takes persistance. It involves hard work AND lots of time to play. Of course, there are some tips that can make language learning easier. Have you all subscribed to Josef's 7 S
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Hello dear friends!I have observed that My English Club has thousands members who love English around the world. Each day more and more people join here in order to practice the language, talk to other people, and see what's happened.So, do you think these people have learned more about English? Is this network a tool which can help people to learn? What's your opinion about it?Take care,Joyce Vieira.

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Let's Play "Jeopardy"

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PLEASE NOTE THAT DEUCE HAS TRACKED ALL OF THE WORDS AND GUESSES.Here is a fun word game we can play together. Do you all know the American game show "Jeopardy"? In the game show, the contestants see the definitions of words or phrases based on a specific category. ExampleCategory: MoviesSample Answer : "A film about droids in space."The contestants see the answer and have to guess the question. They hit their buzzers when they think they know the word or phrase that is being described. Their ans
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LEAVING MY COUNTRY

I am leaving my country to move overseas. I will miss all of my friends here while I am away from the internet. My wife and I have an entire house to empty so we can let others live here while we are gone. I am spending many hours every day getting ready.There is so much to do when leaving your country.Many things have to be sold and others put in storage, or given away for someone who can use them. We will recycle all the unusable items, of course.Other than that, I have very busy times ahead,
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Your Home Deserves a Whiteboard

An amazing English teacher named Jason recently invited English teachers to share examples of how they use the whiteboard in class. Teachers use whiteboards and blackboards for all kinds of reasons, and the best teachers also share their whiteboards with students! It is hard to imagine a classroom without one. Interactive whiteboards are cool too. I recently read about a school where the whole wall was a whiteboard. Okay, so we all agree that a whiteboard is an essential classroom tool, but what
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I found members of MyEC (new and old members) are still confused about how to post their photos in the MyEC photo gallery. I am giving you a simple example, how it could be done accordingly to the photo guidelines, available at MyEC.

This information should help and facilitate you, when they are posted to the Gallery.

Example :

2346044997?profile=original


Note :
Why should give the title of your photos?We learn english in MyEC, step by step, through the title of a photo will help you to increase your vocabulary. and for that I
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OVER 1 MILLION FREE BOOKS FOR YOU

I have a wonderful resource for you if you want to read books.

Before we go on, I need to make clear the ethics of downloading books, so please do try to understand the difference between copyrighted and public domain books. (There is a test question about this.)

COPYRIGHT: A copyright is the legal ownership of exclusive rights, which is given to the author or creator of an original work. It is only given if the author or artist goes through certain steps toward filing for legal copyright protecti
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Ok, readers, I'd like to put something forward!

You may have probably noticed that I've been trying to use more idioms in my writing (blogs, comments,etc) recently. You may make nothing of it or some idioms may mean nothing to you. But I'd like to put it plainly that I go along with you here: There is no point in using too many idioms in a paragraph. Sorry if I'm driving you up the wall or if I put my foot in my mouth.

But when it comes to learning English, what I just said may make sense. Maybe y
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Photo Challenge#3: Thumbs up for MyEC


Thumbs up for MyEC ...!
A big Hello to each and every member of English club.

Photo Challenge for this month was delayed, due to unavoidable circumstances.This months challenge too is to invite all members of My EC as a community to participate, in the Challenges so we could express our selves and be motivated in learning English. You know this site provides many opportunities for us to express ourselves in different ways. I remember to one of the videos are so inspirational, Let out your Crea

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blog-action-dayOctober 15th is Blog Action Day! What does this mean? This means bloggers around the world are writing about the same topic. The goal of Blog Action Day is to bring about a global change. This year's Blog Action Topic is "water". I am excited that the MyEC bloggers can join this global blogging challenge this year! Please write your post and tell your friends.Your Task:1. Start a new blog. Call it "Writing Challenge #24: Blog Action Day"2. Write a "Did you Know?" paragraph about water in your co
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correctionDo you wish teachers on MyEC would correct your English? Do you wonder why we don't fix ALL of your mistakes? Not all English learners on our club want teachers to suggest corrections. Some English learners come here to practise English in a safe place. On MyEC, we don't want you to feel judged for your written (or spoken) English. You are not getting a mark! You have enough tests, quizzes, and projects that get graded. We all come here from different backgrounds. We all have different skill lev

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How to Pronounce My Name

Listen to File 1 in the music player below. Then go and create your own recording. Share the proper pronunciation of your name. Add a link to your recording in the comments below. If you have any questions, let me know! You can also share the proper pronunciation of your nickname. (Feel free to share the history of your name too.)If you don't know how to add an audio file to your MyEC music player, visit this tutorial.

This post was inspired by Uygur. I'm still not sure how to pronounce your nam
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When we write or speak English, we may make all kinds of mistakes - spelling, grammar, or collocation. But we can learn from our mistakes. Then, how do we learn from them? My answers are as follows:

 

1. Reread what you wrote or recall what you said for possible mistakes. Be aware that you may have used some words or expressions incorrectly or inappropriately. We make mistakes even when we write a simple sentence or speak an easy word. English can be so tricky. It's not a breeze for learners to ch

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A Call

Working in a call center industry is a no easy task. Everyday you have to talk to different types of people, especially in an airline account, you have to follow the guidelines that the company provides. You have to make sure you make a correct and accurate reservations.When you receive a call, you have to show to the caller or guest a pleasant and welcoming voice. Having a complete idea and information are necessary. You cannot guide or advise the caller on the products or services that you're
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Teaching your Baby English

Did you know that English Club has a page on Facebook? Did you know that they have other content there we can learn from? I just saw something amazing there and if you have young children you may want to go there and see it too.

It is designed to let you learn English along with your baby. I think it is a wonderful idea and you may follow this link to see for yourself. What better thing for your baby than to teach her English while you learn too. You can have a child advanced over his classmates
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Writing Challenge #23: My PLN

PLNPLN stands for Personal Learning Network. These days, English teachers use sites such as twitter and Facebook to create a PLN. We also visit each other's blogs. These sites act as an online staffroom that is open to the whole world. We interact with each other online and share ideas and links.English learners can form a PLN too. You don't want to learn English alone, do you? MyEC is a great space to create your PLN. You can chat, write on each other's walls, comment on blogs, and practise Englis
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To upload photos or videos to your blog or comment is easy, but may take a while to discover on your own. I prefer to sometimes write in my text before the image so it will naturally be above the image. When you are ready for the image click the little camera icon in the little utility bar just below ENTRY it is in the image below with blue square around it. The ADD AN IMAGE window will then pop up.It usually works better to click the [Choose File] just below Upload an image.

That option will bro
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NEW: Wordle Wednesday

wordleDid you read that title twice? Don't worry. That is not a spelling mistake. ESL Magazine has started a new Wednesday challenge. Instead of Wordless Wednesday we are going to try Wordle Wednesday. What's a Wordle? A Wordle is a colourful tag cloud that YOU design on Wordle.net. Check out this easy guide: How to Use Wordle.The theme for Wordle Wednesday #1 is September. Follow the guidelines to create a September Wordle. Share your Wordle in 1 of 3 ways (or choose ALL three).1. Save it to the Word
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BIGGEST

Hello evry body ...i would like to show you some special pictures About the bigest things in the world ........I hope you will like it **************** Longest cake in the world offered in Berlin

The largest ice cream in the world weighted 10 kg

The biggest gold ring in the world

Image of the largest woman in THe world

The giggest lamp top in the world

The biggest Moshaf QORAN IN THE WORLD

The world's largest statue in Brazil

The world's longest bridge in China

The largest indoor swimming pool in Canada
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FREE VIDEO RESOURCES FOR PRONUNCIATION

AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN PRONUNCIATION VIDEOSI want to dedicate this blog post to all of my friends who have expressed concerns about learning to speak English without their own language accent.Most of them have requested information on American accents. Here are some videos for you by several English teachers and these are focused on American accents.These are all free, but many will suggest that you buy their book or video series.SECTION I. IMPORTANT EXERCISES AND INFORMATION ON ANATOMYArti
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