The Wicked Witch- Best Villain Award

How do I thank thee?  Let me count the ways.  First of all I am extremely happy that you have given me this accolade because if you had not, well I’m sure know what happened at Sleeping Beauty’s christening. Tsk tsk I just know you love to give me this award.  Anyway to continue, I truly am the best villain because I have the most consistent role in many of the these unfortunate fairy tales.  I am the wicked witch of Oz, the wicked witch of Snow White, the wic

Have you ever had problems with your settings or your computer/device on EnglishClub?  Did you notice that we have a separate Discussion Group called...Technical HELP?

That is a separate discussion group, so the help people can see your post and try to help you. It is the place you need to go if you have problems and they are usually pretty quick to work on your problem.

Did you ever have a problem with your computer on EnglishClub?

Did you use our Technical HELP discussion group?

Did they help you

Childhood Days
I woke up and I realized it was almost dusk, I had slept through the day because I was weary. I was weary not because my body was tired, it was my heart, my being that was tired. In the semi-darkness of the room I found myself so utterly alone. I hung my head between my legs, feeling the futility of my life, my youth half gone with nothing to be proud of. And without cause I remembered a day in my childhood. I was at the beach, my parents, my brothers and sisters were with me. We

A poem written for my friend 'Dile the Crocodile.

An exotic tale of friendship that goes back in time like an ancient history
Perhaps not the kind of account that's exceptional, arousing or newsworthy
But indeed worth telling...never dile-apidated (dilapidated), never crummy
And in this friend's own dile-ct (dialect) I'll pen our story. 

Once there was a creature...dile-irious (delirious) but funny
A bit dile-inquent (delinquent) on the outside...he plays recklessly
A sentimental fool inside...

CATEGORY – THE MOST INTELLIGENT CHARACTER

Character  - Margiana

Story – Ali Baba and 40 thieves from Arabian Nights (Alf – Laila)

Ah! Thanks for this! This is very much to me and my teachers; I played the part of Margiana. I thank  the Academy, the Jury for seeing in me the actress and intelligence, which I think I don’t have and I thank all those who did their untiring efforts to make my character successful.  Especially Miss Unjli, who taught me how to dance, yes I had to dance during the climax

 A young woman went to her mother, complaining about her life and how it was filled with difficulties. She isn't know how to behave, and are willing to give up because she tired from fighting and resistance. It looks as if it whenever solves a problem, another problem has emerged instead.
Her mother took her to the kitchen where filled three pots with water and then put them on a strong fire.

 Shortly after the water began to boil, placed carrots in the first pot, then placed eggs in the second p

Happy Fairy Tale Day! My daughter's grade five class is doing a fun activity this week called The Golden Wand Awards. The students each have to pretend to be a fairy tale character. The characters have been nominated for Fairy Tale Awards in a variety of categories. Each character has to have an acceptance speech ready in case they win! 

Would you like to play along? 

Your Task 

1. Choose a category below that interests you (e.g. Best Villain).

2. Choose a fairy tale character who might be nominated

Role of modern technology among students

We do often mistakenly believe that the presence and power of technology override the importance and ramifications of learning through the experience of teachers. With so much technology and the power of internet around, students often think if they really rely on teachers anymore. Their belief in the fact that they can find technological resources more easily to identify rather than going to a teacher and interacting with them is getting stronger.

However,

I think whether we pick to use the 'american english way' over the british one or vice versa, it's good to get to know the differences of both :)

Which one do you prefer?

I am doing my best to make her happy, but she doesn’t respond the way I do.  I do the work she leaves incomplete.  I do the laundry, I do the dishes, but I daily do the dishes, even if she is at home doing nothing.  I do write articles, research work, which she forwards with her name as she did all of them.  I’m good at hair dressing, so she always asks me to do her hair, which I do with pleasure.  What she does for me, she doesn’t do anything for me, oh, yes she doesn’t let me go loose, and she

Most people accept that when we speak more than one language, our perception of the world expands and becomes richer. Languages are linked to culture and often have unique meaning, which provide us with a better understanding of our world. We also assume that being bilingual is an advantage in the professional world, opening up opportunities to work for multi-national companies or doing business abroad. But when we speak a second language, there is still another advantage that you might not even

I got the inspiration from my father and from my wife to write this blog though I am not a teacher.

While we are studying we were learn in our local language 'Matha, Pitha, Guru Deivam' (Mother, Father and Teachers are equal to God!).  A sincere teacher who servers and retires as a teacher, whereas his students are become doctors, scientists, noble laurels etc.etc.   

My father will be teaching in a rural place where there are no facilities.  He used to go by pedaling the cycle almost 10 kms or so

If you are like one of 1.5 billion students learning English today, you are always looking for more ways to improve. In this blog we have already spoken about some of the most effective ways to improve your English learning, including fun methods and proven techniques. One of those techniques is simply LISTENING. Sounds easy, right?

Listening is one of those skills that many people don’t do very well in their everyday life. With everyone’s attention being constantly fought over between phone scre

Immersion language learning, or ILL, is widely accepted as the most effective classroom learning program available. If you are a teacher (or even a student trying to learn English as a second language), it’s not likely that your school offers a full immersion program for learning English. But you can create an immersion environment in your own classroom!

As we have already discussed in this blog, the key to language acquisition is experiencing it and making emotional links with the language in re

Creative writing is all about creativity and it’s not as simple as it sounds. A writer needs to rack his brain for the flow of apt words in apt situation. Writer’s creative words should grab the attention of the reader at the first glance. I currently work for an online writing reviews firm and would like to share something from my experiences. If you care to practice some tips or ideas, it will contribute much to your efforts to write in a creative style. Let’s have a look at them.

• Relax before

A:    Hey, what have you been up to? I haven’t seen you for years.

B:     I opened a laundromat, so nothing much, besides the daily grind.  

A:    Same here, but I'm working the grill at a steak house in the city.  I have a question for you?

B:     Go ahead, shoot.

A:    I’m thinking about moving out of the city and I want to feel you out about this neighborhood.

B:     It’s a good neighborhood. The schools are top notch and my kids can walk to school.

A:    What about other things like supermarkets?

B

Last night I watched a woman who was playing a violin. It was marvelous. I was so touched by her performance. It made me to write a few sentences down and I would like to share it with you. She told before learning how to play violin, she was so depressed. Nothing could cheer her up but violin. She played so well. As I was listening, I got the feeling that she put her soul in her music. It was her soul who talked through her music.  It made me thinking that we human beings mostly utter our feeli

 This is a good resource material not only for practicing your writing skills but also as a conversation starter to improve your spoken English skills.  The topics can be useful in helping you expand your sentences for conversations.  Here's the link:

http://busyteacher.org/creative_writing_prompts_part_one.html

Creative Writing Prompts Part One [1-50]

	IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE EVENT IN YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Do you think the present would be different? WOULD YOU EVER BUY A DRINK FOR A D