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A talented lady

Posted by Mr. Bob on September 4, 2010

A few years a go I noticed a talented actress because the part she played seemed so real and human. I saw her again in another movie where she was once again a character that I felt could be real. I am going to post a few photos of her here with some of the changes she has gone through so she can "be" the person she is playing.

This was the first character I saw her play and was set in the 1920's or 1930's.

This role was also very good and I felt a sympathy for her character as she was in love wit

Photo Challenge#2 : Your smile

Posted by Nadiyah on September 5, 2010

I really want to see your smile!yeah, this month's theme of photo challenge is smile. Our goal is to learn English, and hopefully we will achieve it, through one of the miracles we are blessed by God-Smile, be it through Ease, Wealth, Health, and Kindness.

Dale Carnegie in his famous book, "How to Win Friends and Influence People " tells: The face is a mirror that is right for someone heartstrings. Faces cheerful, full of natural smile, sincere smile is the best means of obtaining your friends a

Nadiyah's Store

Posted by Nadiyah on September 7, 2010

on my blog this time, I will try to find another way to learn English. we can improve our English by positioning ourselves as a seller and two assistants.today I opened a new store and I gave it a name according to my name, Nadiyah as the brand. I sell a variety of purposes, especially for women. clothes, veils, sandals, shoes and accessories. I run this business assisted by two assistants, Atika and Nadira Moosin Asad. So, for each transaction, they will both serve you well.

Hi All my friend in

Chat Room for English Learners

Posted by Tara Benwell on September 8, 2010

When the chat room went down for a short time this week, some of you were very upset! It was interesting to see how important the chat room is to many of you. Thanks for your patience during the technical glitch. It was fun reading your thoughts about chat on Nadira's blog.I'd also like to thank all of the members who were chatting in the MyEC chat room with me last night. Your thoughts and feedback about the chat room were very helpful. Here are my observations about the MyEC chat room, along w

Writing Challenge #22: Wallwisher

Posted by Tara Benwell on August 26, 2010

We've been busy this month with an audio challenge, a reading challenge and a few photo challenges, but I haven't forgotten about this month's writing challenge. Since you've been working so hard to learn English this month, your task for #22 is short and simple. We're going to make a poster together. It is called a Wallwisher. As usual, I've chosen a topic that is close to my heart: The Earth!Your task:1. Follow this link.2. Double click on the wall. Post a tip about taking care of the earth. (

playing with the title of your photos

Posted by Nadiyah on August 22, 2010

Hi All my friends,The unique and interesting photo title can we use to learn English while playing. It's an easy way to find and remember new words.the rules :1_search an interesting photo title in the MyEC photo gallery.2_copy and put it in the comment box.3_next your friend will search and find another title of photo to string up and to be a meaningful sentence.4_In this game we can use two to three photo titles, notice the last title and so on ...5_you can start again if the title of photos f

Read in English with Tara

Posted by Tara Benwell on August 17, 2010

I love reading! One of my favourite stories as a child was Anne of Green Gables. This book was written for both children and adults to enjoy. In my opinion, these classics are the best types of books for adult English learners.

Anne of Green Gables is set in Canada (my country). Have you heard of Anne? She is a dramatic red-haired orphan who moves to a farm in Prince Edward Island. P.E.I. is a tiny province on the east coast of Canada.The classic itself is a bit difficult to read. It was first p

Writing Your own Story#1 : Salman The King and An Elephant

Posted by Nadiyah on August 15, 2010

Hi all my friends here,This title was inspired from the movie: Anna and the King. But this does not have anything to do with it. I invite my friends here to write and assemble a story with the above title: Salman The King and An Elephant. with our words and imagination concatenated. This story can be long or short it all depends on your participation.easy way, each of you just write one sentence, which in turn will form a complete story.I start:One day the king salman, sitting under a pine tree

Is Music Important to Humanity?

Posted by Mr. Bob on August 14, 2010

I believe that music is important in our lives. In modern day life we are surrounded by music at various times of the day. At times we may hear no human-made music, but still hear the music of nature.Some may argue that the "songs" of birds, insects and frogs are not music at all but just communication. To that I respond, What is music if not communication? It can be the communication of excitement or sadness. It can be communication of joy, longing, or a religious message. Regardless of the con

How to Write an Interesting Caption for a 'Wordless Wednesday' Photo

Posted by Expector Smith on August 12, 2010

Do you find WW(Wordless Wednesday) fun? Many members here do. Maybe you are trying to write a caption for a WW photo right now, and you may probably want to write an interesting caption. If so, please see my tips below:1. Take a good look at the photo and see if you can understand it. What exactly does the photo try to tell us? What's the story in it?2. Look for the main character in the photo. The main character may be a person, an animal, a tree, etc. You may find out the character is trying t

La Nina

Posted by Robbie on August 10, 2010

The rainy season has started here in the Philippines. After the wrath of typhoons last year, more people now are conscious on how to be ready once a typhoon hit their lands.I believe taking initiative is a must if you want have an idea to prevent the destruction of our lands. One way is to dump our garbage in the right places. People should not throw their garbage in canals and drainage. These could cause flooding and flooding causes a lot of water borne deceases such as diarrhea, typhoid fever,

How to Record Your Voice in Your Computer without Any Program with Photos

Posted by Sharifa Bahri (SkoonAlBahr) on August 6, 2010

1. Click on the “start” then “All Programs”

2. Open the “Accessories” file then click on “Sound Recorder”

3. When the new window opens, connect your microphone with your computer and then click on “Start Recording”

4. After recording, click on “Stop Recording” and then save the audio file wherever you want by the name you want.

Ps. These photos taken by me through my computer. It has Windows 7 system. I don't know if these steps will work with other systems. but I think they are alike. Try it and le

Why should I Chat - For English Learners

Posted by Nadira on August 5, 2010

Dear Friends,The reasons to use Chat Rooms for learners because, English is a priority for everyone..Be it for studies or conversational skills...Some reasons are :* To think in English* To talk in English*To make friends internationally being able to connect with advanced learnersand native speakers* Being able to connect on Voice and improve the four skills-1. Writing2. Reading3. Listening4. Speaking

Dear friends, What do you feel and react on chatting, for the English learners, and the topics

An audio challenge--The Flowers.

Posted by Nadira on August 4, 2010

The Flowers-Robert Louis StevensonALL the names I know from nurse:Gardener’s garters, Shepherd’s purse,Bachelor’s buttons, Lady’s smock,And the Lady Hollyhock.Fairy places, fairy things,Fairy woods where the wild bee wings,Tiny trees for tiny dames—These must all be fairy names!Tiny woods below whose boughsShady fairies weave a house;Tiny tree-tops, rose or thyme,Where the braver fairies climb!Fair are grown-up people’s trees,But the fairest woods are these;Where if I were not so tall,I should l

Audio Challenge:Foreign Lands

Posted by Monika on August 3, 2010

9. Foreign LandsBy Robert Louis Stevenson (1885)UP into the cherry treeWho should climb but little me?I held the trunk with both my handsAnd looked abroad on foreign lands.I saw the next door garden lie,Adorned with flowers, before my eye,And many pleasant places moreThat I had never seen before.If I could find a higher treeFarther and farther I should see,To where the grown-up river slipsInto the sea among the ships.To where the roads on either handLead onward into fairy land,Where all the chil

What is the difference?

Posted by Mr. Bob on July 31, 2010

All of us who have studied languages discover words and phrases with more than one meaning. These may have different meanings for native speakers in a single place or have a meaning in one place that is different from the meaning in another. These differences can be difficult and sometimes embarrassing for learners of the new language.

I am a native English speaker and have been surprised in my own language when visiting other English speaking countries. Many years ago my wife used a phrasal ve

Congratulations by Some New Crazy Tarts

Posted by Sharifa Bahri (SkoonAlBahr) on July 31, 2010

I’d like to share all happiness with our new start members and all Featured for this month. Let me tell firstly who start members are for this month.Our Start Members For JulyEllina Xkalibur natasha yankovskaya Arale meema reiziuh Joyce VieiraJuly's Featured EnglishBlogger of the Month: Reiziuh Writing Challenge #21: MyEC Fashion Show Video: How to Make a Video Review: Thoughts from Brazil Blog: My Memorable time on EC Story: My Holiday Group: Biweekly Topics Photo: Sunset New: Photo GuidelinesCongratulatio

Adventure in My English Club

Posted by Natasha on July 27, 2010

I've accepted an offer made by Reiziuh to tell a story about an adventure in MyEC.I had been already registered on another English learners site when I came across the English Club.com-"the world's premier FREE website for learners and teachers of English" as it was declared on the main page. The club really appeared to be a place where one can get useful materials for learning and teaching English.Then I discovered all the benefits of joining MyEC!.In addition, it was the joining MyEC,that beca

Braz-TESOL #2 PHOTO ACTIVITY (Social Networks)

Posted by Joyce Fettermann on July 29, 2010

Do you post lots of pictures on you social nets? So, you know that always we do this we have to add a TITLE, TAGS and DESCRIPTIONS for it, don't you?All right! Now you have this task. Let's do it with my picture... the most creative title, tags and description will be added next Monday.You can write in the comments section. Let's participate! =)

Choose your Own English Adventure

Posted by Tara Benwell on July 27, 2010

This post was Inspired by Reiziuh.

So, you want to learn English today. Where should you start? Why not watch a film about learning English. You could watch Thoughts from Brazil or Insights from China. Which did you choose? If you chose the Brazil film, you could take this online quiz. If you chose the China film, you could go behind the scenes. Now what would you like to do? Are you feeling social? If yes, why not go to a Chat room? You could go to the MyEC Chat room and say hello, or you could

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Featured Posts (1499)

A talented lady

Photo Challenge#2 : Your smile

Nadiyah's Store

Chat Room for English Learners

Writing Challenge #22: Wallwisher

playing with the title of your photos

Read in English with Tara

Writing Your own Story#1 : Salman The King and An Elephant

Is Music Important to Humanity?

How to Write an Interesting Caption for a 'Wordless Wednesday' Photo

La Nina

How to Record Your Voice in Your Computer without Any Program with Photos

Why should I Chat - For English Learners

An audio challenge--The Flowers.

Audio Challenge:Foreign Lands

What is the difference?

Congratulations by Some New Crazy Tarts

Adventure in My English Club

Braz-TESOL #2 PHOTO ACTIVITY (Social Networks)

Choose your Own English Adventure

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