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Verbs and Phrasal Verbs About Food

Verbs and Phrasal Verbs About Food

Verbs

The Verb (infinitive form) The Meaning An example 
( Simple Past Tense)
Regular
/Irregular
To bake To cook by dry heat in an oven or similar. He baked the pie. Regular
To boil To cook something in very hot water. She boiled the rice. Regular
To chop To cut something into pieces. She chopped an onion. Regular
To cook To prepare food for eating by the use of heat. He cooked her dinner. Regular
To cut To divide food with a sharp instrument. He cut into the roast. Irregular
To dice To cu
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First post-- thanks for motivating me!!

WOW!! a little nervous to start with.. but lets start.. It's my first blog, then lets see what will i write in here,, ^^

I'm trying to write it due to motivation from all members in here, starting from Pash.. He wrote a good 2-part story about Knowledge (AWESOME BLOGS),, after writing a comment on there, i felt so happy and wanted to comment more Articles, Then i went to the main room, I saw 3 best blog's post,, trying to read them one by one,, but decided to choose Seeker's blogs.

From that blogs

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A Sentimental Old Tree

You know, sometimes living longer doesnt mean a very wonderful or lucky thing. I have lived on earth for more than 300 years, and witness so many people and things. Numerous alterations have taught me a lot and make me wise, but I am still a sentimental old tree with a lot of stories to share. But I know you guys are living a rapid pace of life and have no time to listen to my nags. It doesnt matter, just take your time, and come here for a rest when you get time...

I was born in Qing Daynasty, t

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Why some men don’t want to commit?

If you are dating, engaged, or still trying to find Mr. Right, then this blog is for you - Why some men do not want to commit or find it very difficult to commit to women they supposedly love. This topic is quite puzzling to most single women. You feel that a man who professes to love you ought to commit to you with ease. Here are some of the reasons why some men behave this way: “Why commit when I am getting the goods free of charge?” – A lot of men, if given the opportunity, will sow their wil

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Stage Name Wanted Here!

Hehehe, welcome in!

Yeah, I am simple, so you can get me easily. Seeing from the title you can instantly understand what I am begging.

This morning I lost myself while read other's elegant and talented blogs because I thought mine were shallow and too simple. But with some nice friends help [Thanks, you all], i felt encouraged and found myself. Again, I was been told the importance of being yourself.

Ok, let's go down to business. I am determined to keep writing while I still can dig things out fro

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Reading

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Read English texts as often as you can.
This could be the news, short stories or novels, texts from your textbook or Ec. Choose an interesting text that is not too difficult for you (otherwise it would not be fun).
Don’t look up every word which is new to you – even without a dictionary you will understand a lot. Just concentrate on what you do understand and try to find out the rest by intelligent guessing. That works rather well, especially if you are interested in the topic. If you are a footba

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A Story by A Traffic Light.

...  [red]   ...

... [yellow]...

... [green] ...

Hello, I am a three-eyed traffic light, yes, just one more eye than you all. Now it is my rest time, so I'd like to tell you a story, it is from one of my work experiences. Here goes the story:

One day, on the street. When I just opened my green eye to make people go through the road, I witnessed a quite interesting scene. Guess what? A timid girl was hesitating when her friend moved, so she hurried up and held her friend's arms tightly. Later she eve

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21.02.2013 - Walk. ^_^

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

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1. Sharing is caring.

2. Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.

3. "Ask you will receive", Matthew.

4. Dont try and change me,you wont like what I become.

5. we are all put on this earth to help one another.

6. No Gods, No masters!

7. Do whatever you like..Life is for enjoyment..!!

8. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

9. "We are not wholly bad or good,
Who live our lives under Milk Wood."
Dylan Thomas

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A Secret of Eyes

What is the color of your eyes if I may know? Don't be shy, tell me! 

Ok, let's start my story. First please allow me to introduce myself. My name is... Oh, you already know it from the title. Yeah, I am eye, and I have a twin as well. Both of us belong to every of you. I am Mr. Right, and he is Mr.Left, um, I am the elder brother and I always think I am more handsome than him, but he holds the opposite view. So there are many quarrels between us. One day we argued again. 

"What make you think you

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English and I the Story of Four Days

 

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

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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

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I live in a rural area of Northern California. In my opinion, it's one of the most beautiful and majestic places on the planet. My property closely borders this large lake. https://www.google.com/search?q=folsom+lake+images&hl=en&newwindow=1&rlz=1C2GGGE_enUS468US468&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=pCIlUebnNIzuigKX4oDYBg&ved=0CDMQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=667 

The town is located about thirty miles east of Sacramento. Sightings of wild deer, turkeys, and coyotes, are not uncommon. There are many other w

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Top Secrets

Keeping down dreams is of great fun, but one thing I couldnt figure out at first was why I couldnt see my future clearly in my dreams or every time when I woke up all the secrets were gone with the dreams? Are they top secrets?
But one day I happened to read an article, it said life without suspenses was out of expectations. I began to think of it, and I came to realize it is true, we should let nature take its course.
But I also have been told everything happens for a reason. So I guess if my d

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Forgive me if this blog seems too long. (Well I know it is a bit long, I can't help it).

In the loving memory of Kiwi_John, the late ESL Admin. To all previous ESL Admins; Cobra, Teabag and Chuck and to all my former chatter friends in ESL Room (now known as 1997 Chat Room); Snjura, Shrek, Tito, Shu_Man, Maria_fer, Bajo, Tiffita, Lolly, Aurora, Little Ngoh, Tristan, Maru and the rest (forgive me for I am unable to remember all your nicks).

People always asked me how do I came to know about this si

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When I grow old…4

Boys and girls, gather around and let’s continue my story. Yeah, where are we now? Oh, still on the second day, I remember it now. [I am quite in an old granny of 99 or 111 years old mood the time being, lol~]
A string of naughty tears came out on the sly quietly, can you imagine my mood at that time? How I missed the lovely past but anyway I could no longer go back. Then I began to cry out, later cry loud, just like a baby, and I didn’t even notice the kid had come back from class and was behin

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In Mickey’s simple mind, happiness can be defined as a feeling named content. For everyone, the content feeling contains different content. Ok, I appreciate the original content, which relates to your natural need. For instance, when you feel hungry, there is food for you; when you feel lonely, there is someone who can touch your heart around you; when you make any progress, there is applause and encouragement; when you…
With the rapid development of our society, our life is becoming more colorf

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Colorful Spring
So many people regard spring as their favorite, and Mickey is among them as well. It is the beginning of a new year, the world just come to life from the cold winter. People take off the heavy coats and walk out of house to breath fresh air and bath alive sunshine while the plants and animals come out in a hurry in case of being late to say hello to Miss Spring. My simple way to greet and embrace the sweet girl is to play a swing among the colorful flowers with my friends, sing

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