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When I was in Khartoum, the Capital of the Sudan, I found a small book which has an attractive title; (Learn English in 4 Days without a Teacher), in a very local bookshop, there are some words and phrases translated in Arabic Language in the book. I thought it is easy to learn English in a few days, and I bought that book.

After the mentioned four day, I discovered it is so difficult to learn English in the identified period. Therefore I tried to join an English language a University diploma. T

FOR ALWAYS  which  is sung  by STEVE  BALSAMO is a fantastic song . What's  your opinion about  this perfomer with unbelievable  abilities  in expression?

Dear  Readers,

       Ling ling is  a kind of  animals which I got from  Mentawai island. It is like monkey, has black soft  fur, black eyes. It has small body. It is a very small monkey. I gave its name "Ling  ling" I know, it is not permitted to keep this animal by government low, because  it is a kind of endangered species, but I want to keep this animal well.

       Ling ling  is a male. He  has good characters, polite, kind and friendly. For eating I give him  banana,milk and many kinds of fr

This blog is written based on Tara Benwell "unfinished sentence" challenge http://my.englishclub.com/profiles/blogs/finish-my-story

Suddenly at 3:00 am, as suddenly as she started, the crying stopped. We looked at each other. Relief was clearly written on our faces. Gently I put the baby back on her sleeping cot. She looked so peaceful. We took a few more minutes and just trying to savour the moment.

After a while, we tip toed from her cot. I decided to leave the sleeping lamp on and left the door

Hi writers! We've had a few serious months of writing, so now it's time to have a little fun. You'll need a partner for this month's writing challenge! 

Your Task

1) Ask a MyEC friend to write an incomplete sentence that could be the start of a story. 

2) Start a new blog post. Use your friend's sentence to write the beginning of a short story. Use the title: Writing Challenge: Finish my sentence [Be sure to give credit to your friend for the example sentence.] Write for a few minutes until your mi

We spent hours chatting with her.

Subject and Object Forms

1. Six English words have one form when they are used as subjects, and a different form when they are used as objects.

                                              SUBJECT                    OBJECT

                                            I                             .me

                                            he                          .him

                                            she                        .her

What is your opinion about  dressing up? Here  in Greece  it is a  period  of carnival time. People  and  especially  small children go to parties  dressed  in a  costume  the prefer and enjoy themselves. According to our  religion (christians) is the period before the lent  of  easter. What kind of costume would you like to wear and why?

Rainy Day

As I lay here and I wonder

Just what to do today

The sun outside has disappeared

Those clouds have hidden it away

The rain is surely falling

The birds are silent in their homes

Yet nature she’s still calling

I will never be alone

I’m very rarely planning

Because plans do twist and turn

There is never such a sure thing

When its knowledge I do yearn

My day has now just started

The fun has now begun

I put a smile back on my face

I know the sun will soon return

A day is still worth living

A day can sti

There was an old homeless woman. She built a small house next to the fence of a king’s palace .
One day, the king saw her small simple house during his morning tour
” whose home is this?” asked the king.
“it belongs to a poor woman” people replied , “she is in the forest now to bring food."
The king ordered his soldiers to destroy her home immediately , because the simple home distorted the view of the fence of palace .

later on , when the poor woman returned home, She was astonished as she saw

I love to travel. I was fortunate to be able to travel to a few countries due to business and also leisure. I have been to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Holland, Germany, France, Belgium, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore to name a few. Most these countries are "familiar" to me. I've read about them and more or less prepared.

However, in 2010, I was asked to follow a team from my Company to go to Kathmandu, Nepal and study some business potentials over there. It was a last minute decisio

Hello everyone,

You could see the nominees for February 2013 chatter's award, here.

We added new section to our award nominees, as "Dynamic Chatters." We want to thank these members who make the main room a dynamic, fun and entertaining for themselves and other members too.

You could vote until March, 5th 2013. Each member can vote only once. So please choose wisely.

Most helpful members:

Tony- Aija

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The humorous chatters

Mickey- Lakshay- Arthur

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The 5 symptoms of laziness:

1.

Are you from Paraguay or Dominica ?

I would like to hear from anyone in these countries.

Many years ago I lived in Paraguay and I have relatives in Dominica.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Ian

Have you ever seen an abacus?

The abacus (plural abaci or abacuses), also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for elementary calculating.

We were in shopping last week (for buying a curtain) and the seller used an abacus for calculating the price. It was really amazing that he still used Abacus instead of calculator.

He was an old man and I took a photo from him abacus.

It is his abacus picture:

Perfect tenses with

this is the first time..., etc

1. We use present perfect tense after the following   ..*expressions: 

     *This/that/it is the first/second/third/fourth/ etc

     *This/that/it is the only...

     *This/that/it is the best/worst/finest/most interesting/ etc

       Examples:

           This is the first time (that) I've heard her sing.

           (NOT This is the first time that I hear her sing.)

           That's the third time you've asked me that question.

           (NOT That's t

You may have learned English for a very long time, but chances are you'll still find yourself having problems choosing a proper or suitable word to use. That can be a big problem for learners.

Both in conversation and in writing, learners often hesitate when they are trying to choose or use a proper word for a situation. They may find there are a lot of words with the similar meaning, and they have to choose only one from them to express themselves in the context. They may find it difficult to di

I 'm   looking for a true friend to match  to  my  soul but I can't find  him or her.

Walking at least a hour per day, is essential to keep the health.. Well it's what I've heard. So I try to follow this suggestion.. more or less. ^_^

It was nice sunny winter day, good for one of such walk. They're building a new road around of town, or highway, or I don't know what it's called. It's for the transit to bypass the town.. To reduce traffic in downtown. I decided to set that construction areas northern end, that's closest to me, as my goal today. To go to see if they have already rea

When I was in Khartoum (the Capital of the Sudan). I found a small book has an attractive title (learn English in 4 days without a teacher), in a very local bookshop. There are some word and phrases translated in Arabic in the book. I thought is easy to learn English in a few days, and I bought that book.

After the mentioned four day, I discovered it is so difficult to learn English in the identified period. Therefore I tried to join an English language university diploma. The course was a progr

I wish....

1. We can use wish + infinitive to mean want. 'Wish' is more formal.

     I wish to see the manager, please.

2. We can also use wish to express regrets - to say that we would like things to be different. We use a past tense with a present meaning in this case.

     I wish + subject + past tense

     I wish I was better-looking.

     I wish I spoke French.

     I wish I had a yacht.

     I wish it wasn't raining.

In formal style, we can use were instead of was after I wish.

     I wish I