ESL Blogs

A mad Lib is kinda like a book which has a short story on each page with a lot of key words replaced with blanks. Beneath each blank is specified a category, such as "noun", "verb", "place", etc.  One player asks the others to contribute some words for the specified blanks, but the context for that word is NOT revealed. Finally, when the story is completed, s/he reads it out loud. The result is usually surreal or somewhat senseless and illogical. My favorite!

This is an excerpt from Stern and Pri

We were created to last forever

God has ... planted eternity in the human heart. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (N LT) 

Surely God would not have created such a being as man to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality. Abraham Lincoln

This life is not all there is. Life on earth is just the dress rehearsal before the real production. You will spend far more time on the other side of death-in eternity-than you will here. Earth is the staging area, the preschool, the tryout for your life in eter

Yes, when you want to quote someone's words or thoughts, you can do it in two ways: 'direct speech' (quoting the exact words that were said) or 'reported speech' or 'indirect speech' (without quoting the exact words).

In reported speech, the tenses, pronouns and other words may be different from those in the original sentence, for example:

She said (to me), 'I love you.'

She said that she loved me. 

Right, it can be so challenging for a learner to use a report structure correctly, but the good news

Do you have someone in your life whom you are truly thankful for?  Someone who blends warmth and love like a blanket for your soul?  Sadly sometimes those people we love most do not hear enough of our gratitude.   Well today I have decided to just blurt out some of those nice gooey facts about this person and openly make a declaration of why I am thankful for my hubby! 

 #1 Laughter...his zany sense of humor makes the good times so great and the bad times so much lighter.

#2  Support... We all hav

Dear Readers,

Following is another letter of farewell written in 2014 by me, while I was in USA in 2014 for one of my bosses who was leaving the company in my absence.  He requested me via email to draft a farewell letter for him.  The extract is given below for your reading interest.

(My next blog will the 300^th blog.  This one is 299^th)

FAREWELL WITH ALL MY GRATITUDE

I wish to express my gratitude to the Management of the Company for providing me an opportunity to serve this organization for more

Lores and Tales

What I think be the rich heritage of a community is the lores and tales that had produced by the people of that society. Many of such art forms might have perish by the heavy flow of time and life. Still some of such things have protected by kind people. Any individual who is part and parcel of that particular society has a great responsibility to save and propagate such art forms. Such art forms may be well bonded with rituals and have a strong link with agricultural practices. A

In continuation of blog series under title " A Brief History: Foundation Of Pakistan", Part Seven is presented and dedicated to my Indian friend who wanted me to write it.

The Congress, before forming its ministries, put a condition on government to give an assurance that the governors would not use their special powers of interference granted by the Constitution for the protection of minorities. In this connection, they issued a statement stating that they would special powers in the case of utm

Credits:

This story was originally written and published last year by one of our very own, RATU. Edited and audio recorded by yours truly. Ratu is an amazing writer. I adore her works. I love reading them. This one is my most favorite of all her proses. Not just because it is well written but also because it is a very personal story.

(So Ratu, just so you know, this one is for you. I really miss our Skype conferences.  I miss the good ol' times of reading poems and stories together, singing and la

How  would you describe your  self  addicted  on line 

Do you rush  to your favourite chat  room at My EC  to rewind your selves  with your  friends ?

I am sure you do while  enjoying  your  self  with  care free banter, you may come  across  a minority of  chatters  who wish to be  rude  or think  they rule 

Never  keep away from the chat  room  due  to those who want  to make some  noise ! Make  use  of the IGNORE BUTTON. It is all made  easy  so make  the  best of it  and  enjoy your time  here

"May you live interesting times"  is an expression known as a "Chinese curse". It's used ironically, with the clear implication that 'interesting times' in historical terms are those where lot of things 'happen' (turbulent times of danger and uncertainty: wars, riots and all kind of tragedies) while in times of peace and tranquillity, there are less 'remarkable' things to tell.

We're living "interesting times" now... And unfortunately, there will be more 'interesting' things coming soon. The worl

The Schwa /ə/

Welcome to our very first pronunciation lesson! If your goal is to enhance your accent and pronunciation skills, do join the activity. And if you’re brave enough, you can record your own voice pronouncing the schwa sound in our pronunciation challenge below. You can use Audioboom or any recording apps and you can upload your recording on the comment box.

Now, the schwa is a short vowel sound. Please watch the video below from Ms. Alex of BBC Learning English and imitate how she prono

Love, what is the secret that lies behind that word? I always try to avoid talking or even mentioning it. Of course, the subject needs more than a blog to write about. Naturally, we have to include the general concept of the word.  It is a feeling of liking someone or something very much.  They say that love is a feeling of deep regard, devotion, and fondness. A strong feeling of affection, attraction, and eagerness, you name it, a strong desire to be with someone, and share feelings. I tried i

This time, it's the time we get to know a few  phrasals by using it in some exmple sentences:

go into: to enter(a place);

go off: to leave ( a place) to do sth;

keep*down: to not raise ( a part of your body)

Examples 1:

I used to go into the strangest places you could imagine;

She always was brave enough to go into the crime scenes and look for clues;

I can go into the area reserved to passengers only at the internaional airport because I'm a flight attendant;

The archaeologists went into the most secre

Do Not Be Afraid of Hostile Winds:

Life is full of vicissitudes and misfortunes. ‘All progress implies pain.  Our bodily growth involves pain, and it is through painful struggles that our character is strengthened.  Losses make us prudent, physical ailments teach us to be careful, and force us to adopt proper remedies.

Misfortunes of life are irresistible, but how we face them, makes difference. To some they are bad lucks, evil and painful, but to others, who are wise, they afford from the hostili

This is my son's graduation day from his elementary school.I was assigned as one of receptionists.The mothers wore the same gown and veil,pink and light blue.This ceremony was held in Swiss Bell Hotel.Can you find where I am in the photo above?

Everybody did their job well such as a chief, treasurer, secretary, documentary,food and beverage committee,etc.

The event was fun.The students performed singing and dancing.The principal gave his speech.I was sad but glad at the same time.My son is not a k

I am quite sure that many are enjoying benefits of online chat. Either by frequent communication or making active friendship. We come across different 'kind' of usages in English and definitely new and newer terms. Here I raise a doubt, at what extent the platform of chat give birth to cultural communication? We know that language can't stand alone. It needs some social support like conversation, culture or creative activity. So in order to enhance a free flow of language, what we need is a free

I'll wait for you until the end of time.

I'll wait for you until you can be mine.

I'll wait for you every day.

I'll wait for you if I may.

I'll wait for you when the sun is down.

I'll wait for you even if I frown.

I'll wait for you through everything.

I'll wait for you no matter what life brings.

I'll wait for you because you are my life.

I'll wait for you, you are my love.

I'll wait for you while the stars are above.

I'll wait for you even if I die.

I'll wait for you at the gate in the sky.

I'll wait for yo

QUOTE

Subject: "I bid you adieu"

Hola!!!!

As many of you probably know, today is my last day at this company. Before I leave, I wanted to take the opportunity to let you all know, what a great and distinct pleasure it has been to work with you all. During these last two years, the support and guidance provided