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They came back again!

  When my kids were young the swallows  built a nest up on the wall of the balcony. Each year used to  come and give birth to their babies, feed them and then were setting off the  nearby marshes to find mosquitoes and other insects.

After two or three years I don't remember exactly another family of swallows built another nest next to the old one.

We were so happy to see them every year coming and leaving  for warm places again.

Someday I noticed a hole in the second nest and I realised that anoth

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We are other for others

What if grass is greener on the other side,Because it's always raining there,Where the ones who never fail to give,Hardly have enough to spare,Where the people with the broadest smiles,Have pillows filled with tears,And the bravest ones you've ever known,Are crippled by their fears,It's filled with lonely people,But they're never seen alone,Where those that lack real shelter,Make you feel the most at home,Maybe their grass looks greener,Because they've painted on its hue,Just remember from the o
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For this month's Writing Challenge. Dedicated to my lil' neighbour KF, born a few hours ago to a lovely new mother and good friend. 

Advice for a Brand New Mother 

Congratulations! Your baby has finally arrived. Here is some advice for you on your first Mother's Day!

Hang Out with Your Baby

Your baby is now your first priority in life. Don't be afraid to spend too much time with your baby. The more time you spend with her now, the more independent she will be in the future. You should never feel gui

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Quiz 10 - THE RESULT

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This is the RESULT of your quiz based on Lesson 10 (Other Prepositions).  Percentage is computed by the following formula:  

                      Raw Score/Total Number of Items x 100 = %

CONGRATULATIONS to SAMUEL, NIDA, VISION, HA NGUYEN, MISHAIKH, ONEE-CHAN, SETAREH, I AM VIETNAMESE, LIPGLOSS and RABAB who got the PERFECT score.  For those who were'nt able to make it, you still have your chance to shine in the MAJOR QUIZ.  Answer key is given to recheck your work.

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ANSWER KEY

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Dear Learners, 

Welcom

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The king and the ignorant man,

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One day, the minister said to the king,

I am more important than you in this kingdom!!

The King, of course, did not agree with him at all and he asked the minister a question:

 How are you being more important than me in this kingdom?? !!

The minister: I, who collect taxes, I, who take care of the parish and care for them..... Etc.

The King replied: I will ask the most Ignorant in the people, who is the less educated people, and you will hear by yourself who is the most important in this kingdom!!

The

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Writing Prompt ~ Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Radio host: Thank you for taking your time to be with us on this night here on Musicfun Radio. Have you been playing electronic music since Electric Festival Contest on July 2014?

Dj: Good evening for all listeners! In fact, I've been playing electronic music since my 12 years, when my dad gave as a birthday gift a Dj equipment.

Radio Host: What have you been listening on your ipod before getting in our studio today?

Dj: Great question! I try to list

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Writing Prompt ~ Believe Vs. Belief

Dear Mack,

I heard from your cousin you finally found your soulmate in California. I can't believe you'll move to another side of the planet after years of swearing not to leave behind your homeland.You're a funny guy! Do you remember when you told me that you believed  your dream girl was right here in Slovakia? I think your belief had changed drastically since that time. Don't matter if it did. Me, Mathew and Andrew will keep in touch with you even miles away.

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Conversation

Leo : I'm repeatedly running out of food.

Nardo : Why don't you pick up some odds and ends at the grocery?

Leo : Because I'm fed up with having to foot the bill. I don't like to throw my money down the drain.

Nardo : Have your room mates chip in?

Leo : No, just skip it.

Vocabulary 

run out of : finish the supply, use up

pick up : obtain,get

odds and ends : miscellaneous items

fed up with : disgusted with, had enough of

down the drain (tubes) :wasted,lost

chip in : contribute,give jointly

skip :

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I have been watching cartoons from my childhood. There are some old stories like Cinderella, snow white, beauty and beast, sleeping beauty and etc. although they have been making so many new stories with new characters still they are producing some movies with those old characters like Cinderella and snow white and others again and again. I have been thinking about this issue that maybe animations need some new heroes and heroines, so I was wondering if I could create some new characters for ani

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1- The experts predict that, Leaning Tower of Pisa will collapse during the period between 2010 and 2020.

2- The snake can’t bites into the water because that doing will drown it as a result of entering the water in his mouth.

3- The summer continues on the Uranus planet for 21 days as well as winter.

4- A woman's heart beats faster than a man's heart.

5- The adult human brain contains between 100 and 200 million neurons, but any cell die, do not grow instead, a new one.

6- All elephants walk on feet

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The Best People

The best among you is the one who doesn't harm others with his tongue and hands.Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H

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Voluntary Work

Hi everyone :) 

I'm thinking to start a voluntary work, like visiting mothers and babies in hospitals, visiting schools' students and do with them fun activities. 

Any suggestions of how to start? 

Thank you :) 

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'LOVE',  Strange Thy Name

“What do you think if someone very far away from you, says that she loves you in the very first conversation of her with you like I’m doing now?”

“I guess I shouldn’t believe her, I’d think that she is pulling my leg, I have firm belief that I should not pay any attention to such nonsense.”

“But believe me MI that I am the one who have been chasing you through all your writings, and has reached to the belief that you are the one whom I have been waiting for, you are the on

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Quiz 9 - THE RESULT

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This is the RESULT of your quiz based on Lesson 9 (Prepositions of Place).  Percentage is computed by the following formula:  

                      Raw Score/Total Number of Items x 100 = %

CONGRATULATIONS to NIDA, ONEE-CHAN, I AM VIETNAMESE, MALKEET and SAMUEL who got the PERFECT score.  For those who were'nt able to make it, you still have your chance to shine in the next quiz.  Answer key is given to recheck your work.

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Dear Learners, 

Welcome to QUIZ 9.  If you think you are not ready 

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Short Presentation.

Hi everyone,

I am a student from Morocco and I currently study English at University. It is my second year and I can tell that my experiences at university vary daily from the original to the most boring. Sometimes professors come to classes, sometimes they don't. Sometimes students attend classes and other times they don't. Then, when we get to finally have a class, it is most of the time boring either because we student don't come prepared enough for the course or because the professor is tired

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This writing challenge reminds me of my mother who lives far from where I live. While I was trying to write something about my mother, this question came to my mind: Do all mothers deserve a hug? Don't get me wrong - I love my mother, and in fact, I just phoned her to see if she's happy about the May Day celebration. I'm not crazy or insane, either. While everybody seems to love their mother, there are people who don't think much of their mother. If the son/daughter is:

one of the multiple childr

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last week we were witness when earth quake came, but nepal suffered maximum. their people came down on the road and was helpless,many of them lost their relatives by this disaster, it took them away. in india i felt this when i was in my cabin. i was sit on one chair. when i was shaking in sitting position, i thought that i had headache but suddenly i heard peoples cried out and left the building. so i was running and left my cabin and came outside on the road, after few minutes again i entered

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