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"Brazil have Neymar. Argentina have Messi. Portugal have Ronaldo. Germany have a team!" 

Steven Gerrard.

Hello people!

Today 20th Football World Cup ended in Rio De Janeiro, Brasil. Hope you liked and enjoyed this month.

So, here short summary of World Cup:

World Cup Champions - GERMANY 

World Cup Golden Ball Award (best player) - LIONEL MESSI (Argentina)

World Cup Golden Boot Award  (top goal scorer) - JAMES RODRIGUEZ (Colombia)

World Cup Golden Glove Award (best goalkeeper) - MANUEL NEUER (Germany)

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Bed is my dreamy kingdom, only there I feel like the queen,

all my soft pillows, dreams about the places I have never been.

It gives me comfort when I feel so exhausted, almost dead,

me, myself hidden under the white blanket, the whole night ahead.

I have already given to my pillows more than one tear,

my bitter disappointments, scary nightmares, weird fear.

Bed is the witness of my many thoughts running through my mind,

it can´t talk, it keeps my secrets, remembers dreams I am unable to fin

I read this tale and it amazed me. It is a German tale but I read it in Russian and translated into English so as to share with you.

Mr. Korbes

Once upon a time there lived a hen and a rooster. One day they decided to go on a trip. The rooster made a beautiful carriage with four red wheels. He harnessed four mice instead of horses.

The rooster and the hen got into the carriages and went on their way. Soon they met a cat. The cat asked them ”Where are you going?”  The rooster answered “ We are hurry

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year. During which the fasting is observed from dawn to sunset (dusk). Sometimes, it comes a day ahead of the expected start of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. It was during this month that the Quraanic revelation began.  

The word Ramadan comes from the Arabic word (ramd) which means extreme heat. When they shifted the names of the months from the old language, they named them according to the times they came in. The time of the month of Ramadan came co

Believing in yourself as good at something is the shortest way to success.....

Over 100 years ago, Afghanis brought camels to Australia. They worked when the overland telegraph line was installed between Adelaide in the south and Darwin in the north, a distance of about 3,000 km.

Now, we have hundreds, if not thousands of wild camels roaming round in Central Australia. We have developed a camel meat industry which has been successful and most recently sent a number of camels to Qatar to help provide a different genetic stream in their camel industry.

We have many more camels

 The difference between ordinary and   extraordinary is that just little 'extra'.

    This is the short story of the person who changed my life forever.

It was going to be the happiest day in my life, my son is about to be born and I am present during the childbirth!  what a wonderful experience, although at the end the nurse had to sat me down because I almost crumple.

Everything was  perfect but few minutes later, the doctor told me that my son is being taken to another hospital in Madrid in an a

It's been a while since I post a blog under the 'Did You Know?' series. So here it comes for the first 'Did You Know?' series in 2014. It's all about the colour red.

1. Caught Red Handed

The meaning of caught red handed is to be caught in the act of committing a misdemeanour with the evidence. The origin of the phrase can be traced back to the Scotland in the 15th century. It was believed to refer to people who had been caught with blood for murders or poaching.

The phrase 'red hand' was first ment

I've been a member of English Club for about two years now. Anyone here WHO's ever met me knows that I'm a huge DR. WHO fan.

Some may ask why I'd chose such an eccentric fictional character as a dinner guest. He's not exactly notorious for having excellent table manners.

(Here he is eating with his hands. Although not depicted in this photograph, both elbows are obviously on the table.)

Others may wonder, "WHO the heck is Eric writing about"?

For those of you WHO've been hiding underneath a rock f

Hi all my friends :

   After join in an English club,in the discussion section ,I found someone puzzled in using "choose","select"and"pick".I also confused about the meanings of these words ,Is there anyone who can tell me the differents between these words,thank you .

People like comparing the genders, it is very debatable topic. For instance - whose life is worse, if men are so busy at work, all the time tired or if women are stuck in the kitchen, must do only their duties and take care of the kids. I was thinking about it and would like to show you in this blog describtion of one day with the views, which crossed my freaky mind. Just one thing - remember I am from Europe because in my opinion such issue might differ throughout the cultures we live in.

Let´s

RAIN THE ABLUTION

When I left for my work the weather was normal, the sky was partially cloudy, and a cool wind was blowing with normal steering. Therefore, I didn't take rain coat or umbrella. On the way, the sky abruptly became overcast with rain clouds and it began to drizzle. I was on a road where there was no traffic, and the green trees on both sides of the road were waving with the wind. I threw a look at the far distance, all along the way the trees looked as if the nature in green dress

My new job in Shenzhen is pretty good, not perfect mind you, but pretty good. The only BIG negative currently is that I live over 2 hours away from where I work. I am hoping to find a new place to live closer to Nanshan Central District (where I work) next month. I must save enough money first which is why I haven't moved yet.

Yesterday I finished my application for the correct visa to work in China. I will pick up my Passport in 2 weeks and be good to go (or should I say stay).

Until I move thoug

Good evening guys. 

Hope you are going really good. 

Today, I want to write about how can we use internet in order to learn English. First of all, the internet is not going to replace a English course never, it is a complementary tool for reinforce your English proficiency. Besides, there are lots of pages that you can use regarding what topic you want to review or a specific skill you want foster. 

Let's get started. 

Of course, the first webpage that I would like to suggest is englishclub.com It i

 One  day in ancient Egypt ,a farmer walked through his fields near the banks of the River Nile.The Nile valley was a very fertile place. The rich land surrounding the river provided food for the Egyptian kingdom. The farmer looked at his fields and those of his neighbours. Crops blew in the breeze and there was a smell of blooming plants in the air. Then the farmer saw something moving on the ground. "What is this ?" he wondered .

He bent down and looked closely at the thin creature . It was as

We're living in a 21st century, the time is running so fast. The competition is so tough, people are really working hard to earn a better living. So do I!

Sometimes I feel that I'm running and running, even I'm tired and exhausted but I am not stop running. I'm scared of something. And I keep running.

I'm tired, and I keep running. I'm carrying a lot of weight on my shoulders. It looks like my shoulders doesn't carry the weight anymore. I feel lot of burden on them. 

People say don't give up so eas

 When I was in school, I had a great friend of mine, Jyoti, who was not only my classmate but my neighbourhood friend too. Usually, We went back home walking which was around 2 km away. I used to carry umbrella in Monsoon (Rainy days) one day when we had rain after school, we were walking I opened up my umbrella she said me to close it, I opened it up, she snatched the umbrella and said no you were not allowed to open it up you had to enjoy the rain. “I said is it mandatory “ she said yes! I sai

Every day I am planning if each one of us in family will go to some tour together. But All members in my family are working,, it’s very difficult for everyone of us to take a leave from office easily.

We all leave for office in the morning and everyone reach home around 7pm or afterwards. So we all have no time to discuss with each other our next travel destination.

Everyone of us at home passionate about travelling, we all love exploring new places. But now everybody is very busy in office worki

I could not sleep last night. Brazil was defeated? Not defeated but annihilated, stomped! I just could not find the suitable word to describe that shellacking in the world cup semifinal between Germany and Brazil in Brazil last night. I was watching the match on a live telecast at home in dazed, damped eyed disbelief. I came to office as usual but I could not start or concentrate on my work or anything else. I was not at the lectures at all. Many students began to wonder what it was. I was not a