ESL Blogs

Dear friends, as I stated in my previous blog, that it was really hard to choose from among my friends as since I've got/gotten so many dear friends here. Therefore, this is my 2nd entry in Teacher Tara's challenge. I'll probably write a 3rd blog too, to include my other friends.

Today, I'm going to introduce you with some of my friends who are comparatively newer in my friends' list.

I'll start introductions by introducing acquainting you with a MyEC member who's sad because none of the EC blogge

I have been an IESOL and IELTS examiner for over 2 years and invigilating up to 10 exams every week and often see terrible cases of exam nerves.  While some people do thrive on  a little pressure a small minority can not control the anxiety they feel on the day.  It is very important that you are ready to take the exam, very often I have candidates who are not at a level to take the exam.

I have seen candidates visibly shaking with nerves as they sit in front of me.  My reaction to this is to hav

My best friend in EC is Anele. Almost everyone in MyEC knows her. She comes from Philippines. She is a  Filipina. Her native language is Filipino. She's also a fluent English speaker. She's a teacher and teaches many subjects including English language. She is has not been active in this club since for a few months because of her job responsibilities. However, when she was here, she was among the most active and helpful members of MyEC. She helped a lot of members in improving their English. She

If you are a cat lover, you have probably had this experience. Just when you thought you were going to capture a unique or lovely picture of your cats or street cats, they changed their pose. The picture you got was not what you expected, or the pictures did not turn out clear.  They are considered a handful compared to dogs most of the time. In fact, you still have the possibility of catching great moment as long as seizing some points. Here I'd like to share with you some tips I've been learni

Hello and nice to meet you all!

My sweet friend Maggie is a lovely Lady from Switzerland. It was a great chance to meet her and I’m so glad! She is Swiss and a quarter Algerian as she said. She speaks many languages; English, German and others. She practices and teaches Judo, I discovered that during a discussion in Creative Minds group. Maggie is a friendly woman; she met me with her family, we talked to each other by Skype and shared many topics, but still I didn't hear her voice! Maggie, Have

Today, I start writing the first blog for Teacher Tara’s Challenge. I myself have been learning so much from friends in EC. I’d like to say a Big Thanks for all. But I just can only introduce three one of my friends

Ha Nguyen,

She is one of some my first close friends in MyEC. She is Vietnamese. She lives in Vietnam like me but in different city. Her mother’s language is Vietnamese. And she is a diligent English learner even in MyEC or in real life. Her writing and communicating skills are good. I

LOL! It'll take a lot of my time if I introduce all MyEC friends one by one in this blog, so just let me introduce only five.:)

Aija is one of the very helpful member of MyEC. She has joined MyEC recently, but it seems as if she has been here for a very long time. She helps English learners over Skype and she also has a personal group on MyEC. She is from Latvia. She is a Latvian. The official language of Latvia is Latvian or also sometimes refereed as Lettish. Her profile shows that she speaks R

Deepa is my newest friend in MyEC. She is from Tamilnadu in India, and she speaks Indian, Tamil and English. She is a Teacher of English. Deepa started four discussions and is a member of at least five groups. I like her music, Indian music, of which I didn't know much before.

Another friend of mine in MyEC is Junco. She comes from Japan and speaks Japanese. She is a moderator in EC and therefore knows a lot. She speaks also Spanish. I would like to go to Japan one day. I don't speak Japanese, bu

   EC Dream

        I always liked to be a millionaire, also I liked to travel whole the world. But one of my biggest dreams is visiting my EC Friends, and all EC members in the real world...

Now, this is my dream:

        I hope that we will be able to celebrate one day in a year as EC anniversary every year in one place in the world.

I also planned it in this way:

        I would be a millionaire then I would be able to prepare a party for all EC member in my country and invite them here, then

Hello dear friends,

I'd like to introduce many of my friends in my blog ,but dear Tara said we have to choose 3-5 EC members :(

Cold moon is a university student, she is Palestinian . She lives in UAE. Her native language is Arabic and she speaks English good. Lately, I knew that Cold moon is learning French.She is  studious girl ,I'm sure she'll succeed.  She is courteous  and loyal friend ,I'd like to meet her one day :D

+Verve+  is an old member here so, she is my granny LOL .She is from Iran an

As many of you know, I am from Canada. I was born and raised here in Canada. This means I am Canadian. You could also say that I am a Canadian. My mother tongue (also called "native language") is English. In school we learned French as a second language.

Did you notice that I capitalized some important words in that introduction? Nations, nationalities, and languages are all capitalized in English. There are many countries in the world, and English learners often mix up nations and nationalities.

Hi everyone,

Today I'd like to talk about a movie- The first grader, which is a true and inspiring story of an 80 something man called Maruge from Kenya Kenyan. When he was young, he joined Mau Mau rebellion of fighting for freedom of his country. After getting information of free education for everyone promoted by the government on the radio, Maruge eagerly headed for the town for studying. He had to sell his sheep so as to buy books and uniform.

Everyday Maruge spent two hours going to school on

Hello everyone. 

When you are learning a language, not only English; there is a point when you feel that you are no learning anything new or that your level of English can go any farther. Sometimes, you study but you seem being learning nothing new. You think you are speaking at a natural pace and you believe you understand English not only with survival purposes but also with specific goals. Then, we question ourselves, what can I do if I am not improving?. 

Well, I think many people has been in

What do you usually have to tide you over until lunch on Sunday? Do you have it at home or go somewhere to enjoy it? Having a leisurely breakfast on Sunday is kind of a reward and luxury for me since I don't have much time to prepare on weekdays. Instead of cooking at home, I'd go to a traditional market to find some local food, such as noodles or rice pudding. Or, if I sleep in, I may be with my classmates or friends to have brunch at a coffee shop where the staple dishes are western food. Sp

Deepawali or Diwali, is the ‘festival of lights’ celebrated popularly in India. Today I'm celebrating this festival with friends, far away from the family.

Office Celebration: Well I have been forced to take part in this activity and literally, I hate it! But at the end, when our team wins the free fantastic meal of 5-Star hotel, it seems to be wonderful idea! :D The whole idea something like, we have to show our creativity by the given flowers and create the best flower pattern. None of our team

Okay, let's show out what I learnt in here today.

Firstly, the combination of "ache".

Generally, we have five words often combined with ache to express a pain of parts of body. They are headache, earache, stomachache, backache and toothache. And there also are two combinations with parts of body, but its meaning are a bit different to the literal words. They are heartache and faceache. Heartache means an emotional pain, doesn't mean a physical pain in the heart. Faceache does not mean a pain of bo

[It's time for another guest post on my blog. This time my 8-year-old daughter is the guest. She told me a funny story on the way home from school last week, and I asked her to type it out so that I could share it with all of you. I thought you might enjoy it, and even learn something important about writing. If you're a teacher, maybe you'll even try this lesson! I haven't changed a word.] 

Hamburger Paragraphs and the Grade 3 Teacher

My silly teacher bought two hamburgers at Burger King on Wedne

Time flies! I remember my first oil painting class that just started from Nov. 2010, and my first piece was completed on Nov.18th, 2010. The one with many trees and a frozen river seems awkward. I felt embarrassed when looking at it each time.

Last Friday we wrapped up another piece with two birds on a flower basket. Each of us was quite happy because it seems we "gave birth to" these creatures by our brushes. No doubt, my painting skill is still not deft, but I don't feel that embarrassed anymor

 I badly need a capture for this photo. The best one will be added next Wednesday! Thank you so much!

I just entered into my room after having a head bath; yes, I felt a little sleepy so lay in my bed for a while. I was about to have a nap, but suddenly my mind drawn out to my key chain, which was next hung on a hook fixed to my wooden cupboard. Yes, I can remember the sleep-talk I had with my keychain. Yes, we discussed lots sitting side by side like closer friends.

I was really gifted my key chain almost a decade back by my elder sister (I’ve only two sisters; I’m middle) living abroad. Actuall