ESL Blogs

1. It is not always polite to say "bless you" to a sneezing person, especially if he or she is old, because it may be considered that you find the person infirm or sick. The English people don`t like to be considered infirm.

2. It is also not polite to give a place to an old person in the public transport in England because of the same reason - old people don`t want to be considered infirm. They try to stay healthy and as young as possible unlike most old people in Russia who even can shout at

1. Don't tear me: There are some people who sometimes tear me. They do it to save their money or time or just because as a bad habit. Please stop tearing me. Instead you may buy, download, take a photocopy or write down your necessary information from me in your note pad.

2. Don't steal: Hey, there was a saying, it's not too worse if someone steal a book from a library. But, in reality it's not a good practice. If you steal me from a library, a lot of people will lose chance to get information.

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1. Eat me with the proper way
I am sure that you know that the most important meal of the day is the breakfast. But it’s important also to know that the proper diet is to eat 5 meals a day. When you eat me, please use the right way of eating. Eat me calmly, chew me slowly, don’t rush to swallow me!

2. Keep balance
Prefer a balanced diet, with vegetables, fruits, meat, legumes, fish and dairy products. I have many vitamins and nutrients to offer you. Don’t eat only fattening foods or sweets. I kn

I am GARBAGE and I hope, you guys will enjoy calling me like this :-D Here are my useful tips I just summed up few hours ago in the stinky dustbin I occupy!

1. Don´t mix me with other waste

I like being seperated, I am individualist and honestly I dislike being mixed with other waste. I am aware of the fact that you - human beings are lazy and seperating might be consider time taking, therefore I would like to recommend you to invest your money in purchasing recycle bins. One for me - garbage, se

ADVICE FROM A CELL PHONE.

1)  DON’T LET YOUR SCHOOL GOING KIDS TO USE CELL PHONE:

If there is any doubt in your mind  “Should School Going Children are allowed to use me (Cell Phone)?” My straight response to this is NO! Why? To prove my contention, I draw your attention towards that we are talking about “School Going Children” So the prime duty of the School Going Children is to get education. Students should pay their full attention towards the main aim of going school. There is no need for a sc

This month we are going to practise giving advice. I want to challenge you to experiment with "personification". This is when you give human qualities or characteristics to something that is not human. 

Your Task 

1. Choose a "thing" that you want to pretend to be. You are going to write from the perspective of this thing. It can be a living thing, but not a human. 

2. Open a new blog post. Use the title: Writing Challenge: Advice from a/the ___________ . Offer some advice to humans from the pers

Hi my friend: these idioms are from the book of 101 American idioms. after reading them, plz make a short sentence with each of them (their meanings are put in parenthesis).

1. Going under the knife

When critics and celebrity observers criticized Heidi Montag for undergoing ten plastic surgery procedures in one operation, she answered back that going under the knife is only a medical operation that doesn't involve any life-threatening risk (have surgery).

2. Knock Someone's Socks Off
Hi, John. What

Have you ever been to any masquerade balls? What is a masquerade ball? According to a source, the masquerade ball was dating back to 14th and 15th centuries as part of Europe's carnival season. However, another source cited that it went back to medieval court life, originally to celebrate a marriage or mark a point in a royal dynasty.

Masquerade ball was made popular at the height of Renaissance time in 15th century by the Venice upper classes. In England, it was made popular in the 18th century

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. So let`s move further and the next stop will be - Rome, Italy. 

p.s. as usual, all photos are taken by me :)

Well, we got to Champino Airport (not far from Rome). You can take a city map right in the airport at the info station (you`ll see it and ask how to get to Rome and to your hotel). A small advice for you - I always book my hotels close to underground or famous places. It`s the easy way not to get lost in the unknown place if you don`t want to spend all

             Hajj is the greatest Muslim gathering every year. Muslims come from different parts of the world to testify benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allah in appointed days. The virtues and benefits are the reward of Hajj which is Jannah (paradise).  An accepted Hajj destroys all the previous sins, and the person gets back home, like the first day his mother bore him.  What a reward to enter Paradise and gain the satisfaction of Allah.

There are other world benefits. After or

Hi Tintin,

How are you? I heard a couple of days ago, you were feeling stressed out! As a yoga instructor, I several times worked out of this sort of problem. I consider it as a mixture of health and mental problem. Anyway, I would like to give some useful tips to over come your breathing problem.

Have you thought of swimming, It is quite a good exercise to learn how to take breath and out. Along with it, you should take three or more dips. And, while you take dip, remember, you should hold your b

Here, last Thursday evening, It was raining heavily. I hope, none of you was weeping like the nature. I almost got soaked ridding in a car. My socks and shoes were dipped in a puddle. It seemed to me, paddle-boat would be the best vehicle in such a situation.

It may sound horrible to you but it is common here after a heavy downpour! Even,wipers were being unable to clean front glass of my car as the nature was intended to weep more! After returning home, I took a deep breath and try to drink some

Welcome, travellers. 

Today we`ll visit the place in my country named "Hatyn`" ("hata" means "a house" in belaryssian). On 22.03.1943 it was destroyed by nazi coz local citizens killed some of nazi. 186 inhabitants including old people and kids were burnt alive in their houses by Nazi. Those who weren`t burnt were shooted by Nazi soldiers. Only one person stayed alive. It was an old man. 

In 1969 this open air museum was opened for the eternal memory of human cruelty and innocent death of children

What if your life was without your senses? 

Some of you know that I`m having a cold now so I for some time I lost my smelling and tasting ailities . 

I`m confused as always. I eat food and taste nothing. I smell my perfume and I feel nothing. I know my features when I`m ill but what if......I had such life? Without body feelings? 

Gosh...../

1. Jump the Gun

Denise was planning on telling her grandparents that the doctor said she was going to have twins, but when her dad found out he jumped the gun and told them before Denise could say a word. He was so excited that he became hasty and revealed the news before Denise had a chance to tell them.(act before the appropriate time)

2. Scratch Someone's Back

Hey, Bea. I need some help stacking these boxes. Would you please give me a hand?
OK. And I need some help tidying up the house. How abou

Hey hey, those who like watching photos and those who like travelling. And those who like reading my blogs. So we are moving further and the next stop will be in VENICE (ITALY). 

p.s. as usual, all photos in this blog are taken by my hands and eyes. 

So here it is. Here is Venice I saw this summer. 

We got to Venice from Rome by "EXTRAHIGHSPEED" train :) (260km/h). The price of the tocket per person was 80 euros. You can by these tickets easily on Termini station, Rome. 

The weather was really great

            The world's biggest problem: occean's pollution

    Are you ever go to the beach and see the boats back and forth on the ocean ? Are you ever travel to another place by using ships? Do you like eating fish ? Are you know  there are many countries consider fish the main meal ?Do you know all this boats are the biggest problem that face our world.

      They pollute our water by pouring oil, and this is a result of killing thousands of marine organisms every year around the world. We mus

Whenever I feel lonely ,

I find myself alone,

I go to my inner world to know myself through meditation and connect with GOD,

It helps me realize that I am no one but I am soul,

I am a blissful soul, I am a peaceful soul,

I have to remember this truth that I am no one, but I am peaceful, blissful soul,

In meditation my heart demands nothing,

Mind is thoughtless.

I get peace as a whole.

Its only meditation who make me realize that I am a soul.

Last week, our mayor, Mr. Ridwan Kamil, inaugurated new public facility named "Taman Film Bandung", this is the first movie park in bandung, located below the Pasopati Bridge, one of bandung landmark. This park has one big screen about 4x8 meters and seven levels seat that designed like a paddy field, this shape can make a cheerfulness between visitors because they can talking each other during the movie show, this park can accommodate about 250 visitors, many kind of movie will be show at this

These idioms are from book of 101 american idioms

1. String Someone Along
Liz had high hopes of marrying Dean. When he ran off with another woman, she realized that he was just stringing her along. She had felt very strongly about him and was really hurt to see that he was deceiving her and had no intentions of ever marrying her. (To give someone false hopes).

2. Leave Someone High and Dry
Say, Jill. I thought that John was going to help you do the dishes tonight. So did I. But he left me high an