Until recently, things were black and white for me. I was able to differentiate between right and wrong, true and false, good and bad. But within the last couple of years there has been a paradigm shift, unprecedented, in my life. And what used to exist as “stark distinctions” are “blurred lines” now.
The menace is one, but the dimensions are myriad. And they vary from the civil war in Iraq to NaMo's public endorsement, from the contentious issue of Kashmir to socio-cultural status of women in
This is the third part of my blog series "The Wonderful World Of Backyard Critters". This blog is dedicated to a very polished Pole gentleman, Rysperski. "Rys, I know sometimes I breathed too much of those pit fumes, but it made me more appreciative of these critters. LOL"
The Wonderful World Of Backyard Critters - Part I
The Wonderful World Of Backyard Critters - Part II
1. Slimey snail
I don't like snail. It destroys my flowers, and my withering garden. But I guess, every creature have their own u
Hello everybody.
Direct to the point. Many people say that if you have fun while you are learning, you learn the most. However, many people find the process of learning English difficult, frustrating, and in some cases boring. The point is why not: you go to a class room, revise some grammar rules, rehearse some pronunciation patterns, and fulfill some exercises on grammar and vocabulary. Moreover, people, in several cases, don't have time to go every day for 2 hour to a classroom after a day of
. Mr and Mrs Wormwood were two such parents. They had a son called Michael and a daughter called Matilda, and the parents looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab. A scab is something you have to put up with until the time comes when you can pick it off and flick it away. Mr and Mrs Wormwood looked forward enormously to the time when they could pick their little daughter off and flick her away, preferably into the next country or even further than that. It's a funny thing ab
I can see the people who wear clothes printed with strange English. I think the people who wear clothes like that don't know the meaning of those words.
Many years ago, I asked my mother to buy a hat. The hat my mother bought had the word "Bitch" printed on it. It is a dirty word, isn`t it？ If she had known the meaning of the word "Bitch" she never would have bought it.
23) “Miss”, “Mrs.”, and “Ms.” – The focus here is on “Ms.”, which many ESL mistakenly students believe is an abbreviation for “Miss”, the title for an unmarried woman – it's not. Popularized by the feminist movement in the 1970s, “Ms.” is a title that does not indicate whether or not the woman is married – if men can have such a title (“Mr.”), why not women too? Today, all three titles – “Miss” (unmarried woman), “Mrs.” (married woman) and “Ms.” (undisclosed) – are used in everyday English spee
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A) I bought tickets for the jumbo lottery. It’s my first time. I hope I win.
B) Ain’t gonna happen. Sorry to be a downer. It’s a waste of money.
A) There’s a chance I could win. I hear everyone wins at least 300 yen. That’s something.
B) I highly doubt that. Not every ticket could be a winner. Save your money.
A) I save my money. This money is for fun. I could win.
B) When pigs fly. It’s a racket by the government to get your money. They’re very successful.
A)
A few days ago I went to a reflexology therapist to get some massages. This therapist is quite well-known around our city. He practices reflexology not only for relaxation as others might do, but also for treatment for various kinds of diseases from mild to severe ones. Many have proved and acknowledged his skill.
He is a retired government officer so he is an educated person. It was somewhat relieving to have a discussion with him while groaning once in a while during the massage.
I asked him whe
Hi all.I am going to write my first ever blog here. I hope you people will help me and motivate me for writing more blogs. And I also hope that you will not laugh at my blog because I do not know how to write a good blog.
My blog title is the role of motivation in learning English. Before starting my topic I want to tell you that what is meant by motivation. Motivation is a psychological term or entity. Motivation means the driving force which compels us to do something. It creates the interest i
Hello Guys.
I know that I have been away from my posting blogs quite a lot. The reason why is that I have been studying, teaching Spanish and running a English conversation club at my work place.
Today, I just want drop down some lines and reflect on how to improve our pronunciation.
First of all, we have to be aware that this will take time and practice. At the beginning, many people are afraid to speak and make errors. At this stage my suggestion is that you have to speak, it doesn't matter if
Did you ever make a vegetable garden?
I love to garden and I really, really, really love to eat the fresh vegetables. Gardens are not difficult if you have healthy soil.
Some plants like soil that is a little bit acidic and others like a neutral or a more alkaline soil.
Weeds also like gardens and seem to like every kind of soil. Weeds are what we call any plant that we don't want growing in the garden.
If you want to make a garden, you need to decide what you will grow. It is good to check your soi
Chapter -1 Annoyed
When I was in grade 4, we had summer vacation as every year ,one day in the afternoon , one of my neighborhood friend lived next two houses called me up to show me her barbie doll, one of her uncle gifted her.
I took the barbie in my hands, The Barbie was so beautiful, wearing pink frok with white curly hair, matching pink ribbon, purse & high heels.
I said to my friend Sherry “Your doll is very beautiful”, Let’s play with her and we will let her wear different dresses with the
At englishwithkatie.com I focus on five ways to say the same thing. This week is "Ain't gonna happen".
If, for example, your friends want you to join them for some Saturday night fun and you have a deadline coming up:
A) Hey! Saturday should be fun.
B) Yes. Katie's going aren't you, Katie?
C) Sorry. No, I have a deadline coming up.
A) Oh, come on Katie.
C) Ain't gonna happen. Have fun!
I hope this was useful!!!
Cheers,
Katie
Writing Prompt ~ Future Perfect
By 4 PM tomorrow, I will have left for London. I won't be more in the South hemisphere of the Earth because the plane will probably have crossed the Equator. So, arriving there at 3 AM, I will count on the kindness of my friend Jack to pick me up at the airport entrance so late. He will have picked me up in his new and high-tech car: a Land Rover model 2014. Then, we'll have eaten something in downtown London, maybe a tasty pizza or hot-dog. After that, I will have
A Short Story writing - Improving Writing Skills
Here we start:Story begins
Carrie Allen took a deep breath and sat down on the couch in the drawing room next to Brad, twin brother. She knew their father going to give them a bad news. She glanced at Brad who shook his head. He appeared just as shocked as she was that their father had called them into the room. Their father sat in the chair across from them with a serious look in his face.She didn't want to hear what he would say next but knew she
Doing what you like is freedom. liking what you do is happiness.
