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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One site is called OneLook Dictionary Search, and you may find it difficult to use, but I believe that learning to use it will provide you with an extremely valuable tool for vocabulary building.It has indexed over 1000 different dictionaries at the time of this writing. You can use OneLook not only for simple definitions, but also for related words, related concepts, phrases that contain a certain word, translations, and more.Where is the best place to go to learn about people, places and thing
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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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Some people say "it's never too late to learn." I was amazed at the perseverance and determination of old people getting education even when old. One lady I viewed on our evening television news recently featured a 78 years old woman who graduated from elementary school.It was a most refreshing sight to see the old woman - in her white toga and holding a rolled white paper with pink ribbon waving above her head, and then, flipped her toga and the rest of the graduating students followed suit.She
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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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When the chat room went down for a short time this week, some of you were very upset! It was interesting to see how important the chat room is to many of you. Thanks for your patience during the technical glitch. It was fun reading your thoughts about chat on Nadira's blog.I'd also like to thank all of the members who were chatting in the MyEC chat room with me last night. Your thoughts and feedback about the chat room were very helpful. Here are my observations about the MyEC chat room, along w
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Bishop Reiterates his earlier call to burn the Quran/Koran on Saturday in memory of September 11, 2010!!!!!!What do you think!!!????What amazes me .. he's a religious man and clerics should be advocates for peaceNot instigators of war !!!!Does the CLERIC want to create enmity between Muslims and Christians in U..S.A????Why Islam is always attacked in the West?Why muslims do not retaliate by attacking other religions in other countries ?Why do Muslims respect other religions in their own countrie
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Were you intrigued of my post title? Finally, I said Yes to EC. Let me explain.I've been a member of EnglishClub since 2006. I love this site. Contents are very, very useful and valuable to learners of Engish. I consider this site very valuable in my writing and research. Grammar, idiom, the videos, even the jokes, and other features are truly a priceless gem.There were times I wandered to EC but couldn't access the blogs and some features there. But, one has to be a member to access the pages.I
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Leo Tolstoy (9.09.1828-20.11.1910) - prominent Russian writer who the Wikipedia said about:"His ideas on nonviolent resistance expressed in such works as The Kingdom of God is Within You were to have a profound impact on such pivotal twentieth-century figures as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr."Leo TolstoyThe novel "Anna Karenina" by L. Tolstoy is a story about tragical love of Anna Karenina.Dear Karenina, it's for you as a lover of this novel!Fragments from the film:
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Its near and yet far ...Its the time but not the time yet..i'm still waiting that day..yoshhhh p(^-^)qhave to work hard to get itto wait for it..until the time is through..
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on my blog this time, I will try to find another way to learn English. we can improve our English by positioning ourselves as a seller and two assistants.today I opened a new store and I gave it a name according to my name, Nadiyah as the brand. I sell a variety of purposes, especially for women. clothes, veils, sandals, shoes and accessories. I run this business assisted by two assistants, Atika and Nadira Moosin Asad. So, for each transaction, they will both serve you well.
The Story At NightWhen the sun begins to go downThen, the goddess of night greets the worldWith her lovely and gentle greetingShe says ,”Finally, I am coming to the world”The moon smiles to meWith her lovely and beautiful smile which is able to soften my heartI see the stars begin to danceThey look happy in the sky this nightI presume that they are trying to amuse meI feel that I am flying and levitating through the skyThrough all of my desiresI enter the new and lovely world in any other dimens
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D’ya See Her...She’s My SisterHmmm...The sun begins to shine this morningIt says that I am always happy every single dayBecause there is a source of happiness along with meThe sun also says that it will never be faded awayHmmm...The wind always whispers in my earsIt says that I am always safe from any disturbances and calamitiesBecause there is a protector who always protects me from themEven the wind itself is scared to approach me because of herHmmm...The rain always gives its affection to the
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