admit / confess (v.)AmE; BrE: /ədˈmıt/ - /kənˈfes/Admit means to say that you have done sth wrong or illegal, especially when someone asks or persuades you to do this:• Rachel admitted that she had made a mistake.• Paul admitted that he was angryConfess means to tell the police or sb in a position of authority that you have done sth very bad, especially after they have persuaded you to do this:• After two days of questioning, he finally confessed.• She confessed that she had killed her husband.
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1 - San Pedro Prison in BoliviaThis image of the prison from the outside
Either from the insideImprisonment is a small village where the houses and shopsAnd playgrounds. In order to be safe for the prisoner the same place to spend the night for him to buy his cellOtherwise, CeBIT in the street. Cell rate between 1000 and 1500 U.S. dollars
2 - Prison Cebu Prison in the PhilippinesPrison like Maicon Bastdio music. Prisoners are trained every dayThe collective dances to the music of the world-famous
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Hello, my dear friend!I'd like suggest to you one more photo from my Town's Day.Please, put your captions or descriptions for it!
Thank you very much!I wish you success!Hello, my dear friends!Thank you very much for your participation!I have chosen the caption of Monika as a winner one:"While waiting for the big stars to appear,we can have a little fun too!"My congratulations, Monika!
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Did you read that title twice? Don't worry. That is not a spelling mistake. ESL Magazine has started a new Wednesday challenge. Instead of Wordless Wednesday we are going to try Wordle Wednesday. What's a Wordle? A Wordle is a colourful tag cloud that YOU design on Wordle.net. Check out this easy guide: How to Use Wordle.The theme for Wordle Wednesday #1 is September. Follow the guidelines to create a September Wordle. Share your Wordle in 1 of 3 ways (or choose ALL three).1. Save it to the Word
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Hello evry body ...i would like to show you some special pictures About the bigest things in the world ........I hope you will like it **************** Longest cake in the world offered in Berlin
The largest ice cream in the world weighted 10 kg
The biggest gold ring in the world
Image of the largest woman in THe world
The giggest lamp top in the world
The biggest Moshaf QORAN IN THE WORLD
The world's largest statue in Brazil
The world's longest bridge in China
The largest indoor swimming pool in Canada
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There are two main ways for using commas:1. Commas separate the things in a list.They are real ones.E.g. "I need some pencils, an exercise book and a calculator before I start my homework"."I must buy a dozen eggs, coffee, sugar and tea."Sometimes these items are things you do, or places you go.E.g. "Yesterday I went to the University, played tennis, went to the cinema and then went to bed.""I'm going to spend my vacation swimming in the sea, walking on the beach, sleeping in the sun and readingRead more…
act / behave (v.)AmE; BrE: /ækt/ - /blˈhelv/The way someone behaves is the things that they do and say, and the effects these things have on other people:• How does Sam behave at school?• Oh, be quiet! You're behaving like a two-year-old.• The next time I saw him, Frank behaved as if nothing had happened.• I'm not going to talk to him until he starts behaving reasonably.Act means to behave in a particular way, especially in a way that seems unusual, surprising, or annoying to other people:• She
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acceptable / permissible (adj.)AmE:/ əkıseptəbəl/ - /pərˈmısəbəl/BrE:/ əkıseptəbəl/ - /pəˈmısəbəl/Acceptable means good enough to be used for a particular purpose or to be considered satisfactory.• It's a cheap and acceptable substitute for rubber.• How do we reach an acceptable level of data security?Permissible means allowed by law or rules(= allowable; ≠ impermissible):• The use of racial preferences is not permissible under the new law.• the maximum permissible level of radiation
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My culture is better than yours and my way of doing things is the only correct way [yes most people tend to believe this]. Ethnocentrism is one of the first terms that I ever define to students when we study cultures. It is something that is normal for every culture and is something we all must try to overcome. Simply put, it means that we view our own culture as superior to other cultures.It is only natural that when you are brought up in a society, that the things you were taught were proper b
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AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN PRONUNCIATION VIDEOSI want to dedicate this blog post to all of my friends who have expressed concerns about learning to speak English without their own language accent.Most of them have requested information on American accents. Here are some videos for you by several English teachers and these are focused on American accents.These are all free, but many will suggest that you buy their book or video series.SECTION I. IMPORTANT EXERCISES AND INFORMATION ON ANATOMYArtiRead more…
Hello everybody! My favourite natural phenomenon is rainbows,which I always take as a sign that some kind ofmiracle is happening somewhere nearby.What do you think or feel when you see this phenomenon.
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accept (v.) / expect (v.) / except (conj.) / aspect (n.)AmE; BrE: /əkˈsept/ - /ıkˈspekt/ - /ıkˈsept/ - /ˈæspekt/Expect means to think or believe something will happen or somebody will do something:• Don't expect sympathy from me!• That's not the sort of behavior I expect of you!• The company expects to complete work in April.• I didn't expect him to stay so long.Except used before you mention the only thing or person which a statement is not true; apart from:• We work everyday except Sunday.• Yo
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accept / agree (v.)AmE; BrE: /əkˈsept/ - /əˈgriː/Accept means to take something that someone offers you, or say yes to do something that someone asks you to do:• Rick accepted her offer of coffee.• He accepted the invitation to stay with us.• Please accept this small gift.• They offered me a job and I accepted.• After a three week strike, the company has finally accepted the workers' pay demands.• Do you accept travelers' checks here?• She succeeded in persuading the jury to accept her version o
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What is the obstacle to one-pointed meditation? The answer is the unstill mind. All problems are caused by the mind, by the desires arising in it. It is not easy to control the mind and keep it away effectively from desire. If we ask the mind to think of an object, it seems to obey us for a moment, but soon it takes its own course, wandering off. When I speak to you about meditation and tranquillity, for a moment your mind will perhaps become still and you will be happy. But in a trice it will g
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Hello, my dear friends!On the 4 September there was an annual my Town's Day.I have taken a lot of photos. Here is one of them:
Please, write your captions or descriptions for it!Thank you very much!I have chosen the caption "Oh, I'm surprised, it's David Copperfield, Junior!.." by Nadiyah as the best!My congratulations, Nadiyah!
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Hello the dearest,I suggest you to place your titles/descriptions for this picture.Thank you!
Negotiations.Description: Since most of boys got quickly bored of our long negotiations and strategy meetings, the big plan was almost reached to the point of miserable failure."The caption is submitted by Hardi.
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