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Hi, guys! 

I stumbled on this painting recently. You know something? This is no ordinary painting! It is said that there are about 300 expressions (idioms, proverbs, phrases, etc.) hidden in it. I spotted a good few of them in less than a minute, as a matter of fact! Believe it or not, I was very much intrigued by the challenge so I started to make a list of the expressions that flashed on me. Guess what! I have 86 expressions on my list at this moment in time and it will grow, I think! 

Now, I w

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Hello there, I'm glad to join this challenge to write about my EC friends' nations and nationalities. It is so useful to choose topic that let us introduce ourselves to each others and be closer and more intimate. I will introduce 5 EC members from my friends list in my page:

 

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Maia is one of my EC friends. She is from Philippines. She is a Filipino . Her native language is Filipino and she speaks English, too. She is serious in learning English and I hope to improve our second language together.

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Thoughtful Thursday #1

Hello and welcome to Thoughtful Thursday!

Today we’ll be trying together a title and a related quotation to the photo in the bottom..

Think about it and try to help me out! 💪 It musn't be from the net! 🚫 It must be from your thoughts! 🤔 That's the idea of our challenge! Even if it's funny, it's okay!.. Do you best!😉

The best title and quotation will be added to the photo as a motivational poster as this one above and with your name!🏆

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Exam Nerves

I have been an IESOL and IELTS examiner for over 2 years and invigilating up to 10 exams every week and often see terrible cases of exam nerves.  While some people do thrive on  a little pressure a small minority can not control the anxiety they feel on the day.  It is very important that you are ready to take the exam, very often I have candidates who are not at a level to take the exam.

I have seen candidates visibly shaking with nerves as they sit in front of me.  My reaction to this is to hav

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2346487461?profile=originalMy best friend in EC is Anele. Almost everyone in MyEC knows her. She comes from Philippines. She is a  Filipina. Her native language is Filipino. She's also a fluent English speaker. She's a teacher and teaches many subjects including English language. She is has not been active in this club since for a few months because of her job responsibilities. However, when she was here, she was among the most active and helpful members of MyEC. She helped a lot of members in improving their English. She

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Hello and nice to meet you all!

2346487344?profile=originalMy sweet friend Maggie is a lovely Lady from Switzerland. It was a great chance to meet her and I’m so glad! She is Swiss and a quarter Algerian as she said. She speaks many languages; English, German and others. She practices and teaches Judo, I discovered that during a discussion in Creative Minds group. Maggie is a friendly woman; she met me with her family, we talked to each other by Skype and shared many topics, but still I didn't hear her voice! Maggie, Have

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Today, I start writing the first blog for Teacher Tara’s Challenge. I myself have been learning so much from friends in EC. I’d like to say a Big Thanks for all. But I just can only introduce three one of my friends

Ha Nguyen,

She is one of some my first close friends in MyEC. She is Vietnamese. She lives in Vietnam like me but in different city. Her mother’s language is Vietnamese. And she is a diligent English learner even in MyEC or in real life. Her writing and communicating skills are good. I

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Making Mistakes

Hello everyone. 

Last month I decided to make a blog entry and i read all the responses I got. I was a bit too much concern about people saying that they make mistakes and they said that they want to avoid making them. I have reflected on that, and I have draw the conclusion that mistakes make part of the learning process and if you don't make any mistakes, you are probably not learning because you are not taking challenges or you're over thinking a lot about the rules.

First at all, I'd like to c

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Hello!

I'm back after a long time. I was away from EC because I had exams.

By the way, My dear EC friends, how are you? I hope everyone is fine and doing good in their life. I was waiting for my exams to be over so I can come here and learn with you guys. 

 I did quite well in my exams. But my last exam didn't go well. But my grades will tell about my performance. Till then, I have one month's vacations. I want to utilize my time. This time I will not waist my vacations. I promise.

* Point out my mistakes

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LOL! It'll take a lot of my time if I introduce all MyEC friends one by one in this blog, so just let me introduce only five.:)

Aija is one of the very helpful member of MyEC. She has joined MyEC recently, but it seems as if she has been here for a very long time. She helps English learners over Skype and she also has a personal group on MyEC. She is from Latvia. She is a Latvian. The official language of Latvia is Latvian or also sometimes refereed as Lettish. Her profile shows that she speaks R

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English For All!

Dear teachers registered at EC,

As an active member of EC, I have been concerned about how many students here want to practise their English but they cannot afford any paid live lessons.

There I have an idea:

Why don't we organize at least a once-a-week tutorial for 4 students in a conference via skype?

If we are six teachers, then we can offer a 1-and- a- half hour class a week each, so our students can come over and enjoy free live lessons and we will be collaborating with the world-wide English l

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story 5

Mary was an English girl,but she lived in Rome .She was six years old.Last year her mother said to her ,'You're six years old now,Mary,and  you're going to being going to a school here.You're going to like it very much ,beacuse it's a nice school.

'Is it an English school?'Mary asked.

'Yes,it is ,'her mother said.

Mary went to the school ,and enjoyed her lessons.Her mother  always took her to school in the morning and brought her home in the afternoon .Last MONDAY her mother went to the school at 4

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stoorry six

she is six years old too,and she is very nice ,but she isn't ENGLISH.She is German

'doeas she speak English?'MAry's  mother asked .

'No but she laughs in ENglish ,'Mary said happily..

steps to understanding

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Mary was an English girl,but she lived in Rome .She was six years old.Last year her mother said to her ,'You're six years old now,Mary,and  you're going to being going to a school here.You're going to like it very much ,beacuse it's a nice school.

'Is it an English school?'Mary asked.

'Yes,it is ,'her mother said.

Mary went to the school ,and enjoyed her lessons.Her mother  always took her to school in the morning and brought her home in the afternoon .Last MONDAY her mother went to the school at 4

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I Have a Dream about EC...

 

   EC Dream

 

        I always liked to be a millionaire, also I liked to travel whole the world. But one of my biggest dreams is visiting my EC Friends, and all EC members in the real world...

 

Now, this is my dream:

        I hope that we will be able to celebrate one day in a year as EC anniversary every year in one place in the world.

 

I also planned it in this way:

        I would be a millionaire then I would be able to prepare a party for all EC member in my country and invite them here, then

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story 4

An old lady went out shoping last Tuesday.She came to a bank saw a car near the door.A man got out of it and went into the bank .She looked into the car.The keys in the car.The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank .

The man took a gun out of his pocket and said to the clerk,Give me all the money !

But the old lady did not see this.She went to the man ,putthe keys in his hand and said'Young man,you're stupid!Never leave your keys  in your car:some one's going to steal it!'

The m

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Any Formula?

As I learn about Degree of Comparison or some people say Comparative Degree.

there are two kinds of them.

The First is

using More and The Most

for example

Beautiful --> more beautiful --> The Most Beautiful

 

The second is

using ..er and the ...est

example

pretty --> prettier --> the prettiest

The first is for long word and the second is for short word, but I find it different for the word FUN

it becomes more fun not funer or funner?

any body can explain it?

thank you

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The Causes of Obesity

This passage is my homework which is given by my teacher to improve my writing skill.Now,I need some suggestions.

 

Since ancient times,except Tang Dynasty,the slim figure always conforms to standards of beauty of people.However, along with the increasing continually of the people's life level,the prevalence of obesity becomes higher and higher, which causes more and more diseases.So it becomes a major problem of the society's most pressing.Then,why is obesity increasingly serious in our country?I

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Rainy

Hello MyEC friends, how are you doing?

Do you know that there are only two seasons in Indonesia.. Dry and Rainy. This month, Rainy season comes and it rains everyday.. what we are affraid is flood..  in some places the flood comes suddenly. Wow..!!!

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