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The TOEFL, or Test of English as a Foreign Language, is the access route for non-native speakers to an English-speaking university. The test may also be accepted as proof of English knowledge when applying to live and work in another country. It may be offered in a paper format, but is more commonly taken via the internet. Scoring high marks in the test is important, as your university place depends on a satisfactory result. So the pressure is on, and adequate preparation is essential. But what
Once upon a time, there’s a very rich man who by old age will soon die, he has one son who will be his only heir for all the wealth he gained for his lifetime. He knows that the time has come to leave the world, he asked his senior loyal servant to find his beloved son a wife, he instructed him to go back where he was born and look for a special maiden to marry his heir.
The loyal servant prayed to God to make his journey successful and show His kindness as a manifestation of a well-mannered lady
Are you ready for the New Year? I hope so. Yes, the New Year is just around the corner, and I bet some of you can't wait to celebrate it!
You have to say goodbye to 2016, whether you enjoyed it or not - the year 2016 may be so eventful, unforgetable, impressive or so boring or dull for you. Also, you've spent another year here on MyEC and I hope you enjoyed every minute of your stay.
Don't let any year go without saying anything about it. I assume you must have something to share about MyEC in 20
Niv Bavarsky has decided to summarize the events of 2016 in a drawing which is kinda like the updated version of Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights. The heartbreaking tragedies (there were too many, actually: The loss of quite a lot of old souls), some memes (yup, you heard me) which really stood up, sports, cultural and political (duh!) events are all in there.
Look at it and try to remember the good stuff.
I can't believe I just said that. The. Freakin'. Good. Stuff.
David Bowie
Noun + To Be + Noun
English Grammar Rules
Nouns are words that name things. Some common nouns include those used for animals, countries, food, languages, cities and countries.
When we are explaining things, we use Noun + To Be + Noun:
English is a language. (Noun + To Be + Noun)
A chicken is a bird. (Noun + To Be + Noun)
Singular Noun + IS + Singular Noun
We use IS between the two singular nouns.
Champagne is a drink.
Paris is a city.
France is a country.
French is a language.
Europe is a continent.
Note tha
Hi, my friends! As I will not be able to enter EC during a few next days, I'd like to post this blog today hoping that some of you will have a free minute to read it.
Well, tomorrow is Christmas Eve, the night of miracles, magic, goodness, love, hope and much more. Being non-religious, I love Xmas, one of the brightest, happiest holidays in our Western world. These days make me recall my teenagehood, my youth and this blog is going to be a kind of Christmas/New Year joke. I'd like to give some re
I have been always sticked to this question asking about how to get the hang of grammar rules. In fact, most of us don't know the truth that native speakers don't much care of grammar rules while speaking. A native English speaker once said to me " If you think about grammar when you speak, you are lost". Do you think he is right? What did he really mean?
Let us together find out!
Hi, how are you doing? I am enjoying two weeks off from work :).
I don't know what I should write here..Umm okay!! it just came into my mind, and I would like to share about the happiness what my friend and I did today.
There is a lost dog in the area where I work running around to find the way back home. It is the white female dog, and I am not sure what breed of the dog is. She started running away, while my friend and I were approaching her in order to feed her. so we decided not to run after h
Either it was a difficult or an easy year for you there must be something more you would like to hope and change in your life.
Maybe you would like a new trusty friend to share things with
him or her.
Even if you have a job you dream about a better one in a better environment and higher salary.
If something is wrong in your married life you want something to change in your relationship.
Always wish for health in sickness and want to do everything for it.
And those who live alone wish to find a ni
A winter fairy tale
Once upon a time, at a cold winter night, someone knocked on the door of an old wooden house near the forest.
In the house lived an old couple with their dog and a speaking parrot. They both were hard of hearing, so they did not notice that someone was knocking. Only the parrot heard it and immediately started to raise its voice like an alarm bell.
Why is someone ringing the doorbell so vehemently? the man muttered while getting up. Now he heard the knocking on the door and o
Yes, it must be a typo or careless mistake - it should be 'unprecedented'.
English words can be so confusing - it's not uncommon for you to spell a word wrong/wrongly, no matter whether you're a learner of English or the presiden elect of the United States.
There are only 26 letters in English, but a million English words - a word is just a combination of English letters. So, no wonder there are so many confusing words - they look alike and/or sound similar. How about 'ethic or ethnic', 'stationa
A garden is a place where different types of plants specially flowers and fruits and vegetables are cultivated. We have an enormous back garden with lovely plants and trees. I love my garden. I spend most of my summer holidays in our garden. We got some big trees and small plants and we got a lovely garden shed where we can sit and read books, cook barbecue and relax. Our garden is a very calm and peaceful place and its my favorite place in our house. I love the fresh air when I walk through the
Assuming a differential input inductance of the power supply asymmetry (that is, there are some differences in the sense of a hypothetical 100uH, a 60uH) what will be the problem? Its ability to suppress the differential mode signal is reduced?
differential mode choke coil asymmetry will produce the following situation Assumption 1: The original circuit of the differential mode inductance value of 60uH, has to meet the requirements of the circuit. (Provided that the magnetic properties of the
, , "If you do not understand the tale of loss and harm, ask it of Time. Whoever is alive today is not apprehensive of death even for a moment. But look back at the past a little. The dead bodies of uncountable people who lived full rich lives are buried under the house where you live. Great planners and wise died. Great rulers also died. The despotic rulers who killed others for their own sake also died. The magicians who shook the earth with their magic also died. The astrologists and scientis
SOME EXAMPLES OF TROUBLESOME WORDS AND
EXPRESSIONS:
accept, except. Accept is a verb meaning “to approve” or “to receive”; except is usually a preposition meaning “not including.”
For example:
The gifted child accepted a donation from a generous parent.
All faculty members were promoted except the new ones.
adapt, adopt. Adapt means “to accommodate” or “to adjust to conditions”; adoptmeans “to accept” or “to use as one’s own.”
For example:
The class had
Causative Verbs
Causative verbs
Causative structures indicate that one thing or person causes another thing or person to do something or be something.
Examples of causatives
Have (give someone the responsibility to do something)
- I had John fix the car
- I had my hair cut
Make (force someone to do something)
- The teacher made the students work in groups
- Our boss made us work extra hours
Get (convince or trick someone into doing something)
- He got the mechanic to repair the machine.
- She got him to read more.
Let (
Scene:
A bunch of kids are playing during recess; some are hanging upside-down on the monkey bars. Some are "talking"...
"Hey, let's talk about our favorite animals." Nikki.
"My favorite animal is a pony." Dana.
"Bunnies." Jordan.
"A horse!" Bobby.
"Poo-Poo-Poo Poodle.", said Little Mikey.
"Mikey said, 'Poo'! Mikey said, 'Poo'!" Laughter...
I'm not gonna give you the excruciating details on what causes stuttering and how it is cured or whatever. I'm not an expert, fellas. However, my heart goes to all
Swearing by Time, Allah says, "If you do not understand the tale of loss and harm, ask it of Time. Whoever is alive today is not apprehensive of death even for a moment. But look back at the past a little. The dead bodies of uncountable people who lived full rich lives are buried under the house where you live. Great planners and wise died. Great rulers also died. The despotic rulers who killed others for their own sake also died. The magicians who shook the earth with their magic also died. The
One of the bombs is called "Time Bomb." A watch or an instrument is installed in it giving it a time limit for a few minutes, hours or days. At the fixed time, two wires touch each other, the bombs explodes and ends up. Allah has also installed in man a watch and an instrument with a few minutes, a few hours,' a few months or a few years limit. When the fixed time approaches, the pin of the box that controls the body is removed and the story ends. Now, no delay for a moment is granted to man to
