Regardless of how good your English is, when non-native speakers arrive in an English-speaking country they usually find the local accent difficult to understand. This can be frustrating and very disheartening. After years of study and practice to achieve greater skill in the language, you expect to be able to understand what is going on around you. You expect to be able to understand someone when you ask them a simple question. You expect to be able to have a conversation where you can keep up.
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Chapter 1 : My Name is Ninos
Chapter 2 : Viola! I'm a Male Cat
Chapter 3 : Wake Up And Smell The Roses
Chapter 4 : I Am A Brilliant Blogger
Chapter 5 : Tiramisu, Black Forest and Cappuccino
Chapter 6 : I Am One Lean Mean Machine
Chapter 7 : Life Is Not A Bed Of Roses
Ninos.
Hello again all members of EC, especially to all the beautiful ladies.
I'm sorry for not writing for so long. I hope by the end of this blog, you will understand and forgive me. In my not so short life, I've learnt the meaning of 'lif
Many of us have an artsy friend who thinks that she's the missing link between modern and classic art. You know, the one who sometimes eats lipstick to feel 'red' inside? Yup, her. It's her birthday and instead of going to a bar or a nice restaurant like a normal person; she wants to go to an art gallery. Typical. Do you have any problem recognizing different artists? Have you forgotten who's who and you don't wanna be humiliated in front of your semi-pretentious friend? Lemon squeezy! Here's a
Let's suppose you are listening to a conversation between two Japanese speakers and you don't speak Japanese at all. What the Japanese speakers could conclude about you?
They could come to the conclusion you haven't got the picture about what they were talking together.
This post's idiom is get the picture. It means "to understand a situation".
Let's imagine a few more examples:
It was coming so much news about the new president measures, that at first, I couldn't get the picture what was happening;
The idiom in this post is "meet one's match", alright? So, do you really know this particular expression? I suppose most of us at least once met our match, whatever it was the context.
Anyway, don't worry because I'll try to explain a bit about this idiomatic expression for you.
The expression means "encounter someone who can match or outdo in some activity, talent, etc."
The idiom is used when, for example, you think you know or have enough abilities to accomplish something, and, all of a sudden
One of the very creative child in my class always expect to praised by the word 'awesome'. If the teachers says 'excellent' or 'well done', he turned around and asks 'is it not awesome?'. He inspired me to write this blog.
The word awesome means extremely impressive or daunting, 'something which inspires awe'. Awesome is a common slang expression in English. In 1598 the very first time the word awesome used in Oxford English Dictionary.
Here some example sentences with the word awesome:
EC helped t
It has been a long time, I have written poetry. So, I would like to share with my readers my latest poem in which the boy tries to show manifesto of his life to his future wife through poetic way. Hope you like it.
If you are desirous to lead rest life with me
Prepare yourself to set yourself free
From the slavery of ill-wishes and greed
To fill our life full of pleasure and vitreous deed.
Drag me back to the right path when I go stray
Taking no interest in duties and getting lazy to pray
Shower
My dear friends, as I am used to saying, our great learners and thankful fans! As a result of my previous test on American synonyms, I can’t help posting this blog for each and all of you to feel comfortable if you visit my country one day! Ha-ha-ha! So, this blog is a kind of a joke, but all information is real and I think you should know what I am going to tell you.
So, A TOILET, a place we all visit a few times a day not to manure the land all around! Some people even call it “my favorite plac
Dear friends! Today I am starting a new blog. This time it is a test where you should fill in the blanks with the appropriate Problem Verbs.
Here is some theory for you to be able to succeed. There are three pairs of problem verbs:
Raise (regular) – rise (rose-risen);
Lay(regular) – lie(lay- lian);
Set(set-set) – sit (sat-sat).
The first verb in each pair is transitive, the other is intransitive. Let me remind you that a transitive verb can be used both in the active and the passive voices. So, in th
My dear friends! I see you like such kind of my tests. So, today I am proposing you just opposite one. I will give you 15 American words and will ask you to find their British synonyms. I will add the pictures for you to realize what I mean. Again, all the words are nouns defining ordinary things. I believe, it will be some easier for you to find the correct answers as most of you studied/learned British.
So, here is the list.
I think there isn't any person persons in the world who doesn't enjoy sweets, chocolates or ice creams. Honestly even a bite of any sweets sweet can cheer me up. As a big fan of it, there isn't any taste like sweets. Trying any sweets sweet in the coffee shops and specially with close friends can be so delighting. The sweetest question a waiter/waitress can ask is any sweets? ;-)
Sometimes I feel gloomy without any reason so the first thing coming to my mind is to help myself with a glass of hot
There's an organization in Japan named Second Life Toys. It gives new limbs to old broken plush toys to make them complete again. And the best part? You can join the campaign by donating your unwanted toys. What did you say? You're a little old for playing with toys? Okay, fine! Your kid's then. You and/or your kid(s) will receive a letter from the “recipient” plushie telling you how you've helped them to improve their lives. The message behind it is important, actually. SLT hopes that the campa
Following is the blog I have written on the request of Lady Noor while she won the GUESS MY WORD puzzle solving it by finding the correct word ERR.
In this blog I have tried to use almost all synonyms of ERR. You people have to decide how far I am successful in my attempt. Thanks,
There is no chance to ERR.
I am surprised that you have asked me to advice in the matter of love your friend trying to persuade you in spite that he is married.
I will not be erring if I may stop you from going into any
He has to go to a secret island. He doesn’t know anything about the island. A man said to him that he knew everything about that mysterious island, he said: “There isn’t any water or food there, and you can’t find any shelter. There aren’t any medical facilities and first aid, so it is necessary for you to buy a big backpack and all required thins before going on this trip”.
But another man said: “I know the secret island very well, there isn’t any shortage of water, food, housing, medical care i
Proverbs are well-known sayings and informative statements among the people of every nation. Proverbs usually date back to old days. They have handed out from one generation to another with the purpose of conveying some facts.
Every proverb might have had a true story or reasonable explanation behind them. Some of them are pretty self-explanatory, but some other need to be explained. We have a huge treasure of proverbs and expressions in our enriched language “Farsi”.
You must have heard of the pr
Love stories are always nice to share (if they have a happy ending, ofc) This is a very ingenious real story of a love letter written in the 1850’s.
—Warning to lazy readers: You have to read a lil bit, but I assure you it’s gonna be a very interesting reading. So don’t be lazy and give it a try! :P
This is the situation: A young man was trying to court the daughter of a very protective father. Knowing that the letter he wanted to write to his beloved one had to pass a hard parental decency tes
Who are normal people? To know the answer, read it till bottom line.
Since childhood we have seen many times that an abnormal person who doesn't take bath for years nor does he change his dress for a long time. He who by appearance, by attitude, and face looks mad. Even a medical report in respect of him is issued containing the detail information about his abnormality, yet when someone call him mad, he flares up at once, rather begins pelting stones on them angrily. We can say that this is the
Good bye again and for the last time
I won’t commit again this crime!
-Touch her… may be slow and sweet
She could wake up when you breathe
Next to her forever…
Good bye today, tomorrow, always
Each of us on our own ways.
Look a bit longer into her eyes
You’d understand why she dies
Next to you, well Whatever….
Good bye …words die out now
This is a promise to you, a vow.
-Hug her closer to your heart,
Never let to fall apart…
We could be
"Hello, hello, is anybody here? No answer! It seems someone is inside the house but no one comes to show up. Can anyone hear me? Listen, I am a passer by, coming from far away and I need help''.
" Hey, what do you want?'' Finally someone peeped out the window. '' Thanks, you finally came up, I need some water. Have you any water?'' "'Oh, yes, man, I have some. Okay, come in."
Then, the passerby stepped into the house. It was such a hot day, perspiration formed on his forehead. Mr. cafi asked, '
