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[Life wisdom]Sand and stone

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert.During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand:"Today my best friend slapped me in the face."They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath.The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.After he recovered fro
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Technical data: The stories' vocabulary and grammar is based on the Croatian elementary school English language program for the 5th grade (book: "Building Bridges 5" by B. Lubina et al., Profil, Zagreb, 2008.).License/copyright: The stories from the series "The Taylors" (by Ana T.) are free to use as a teaching/learning resource (copy/paste allowed, printing/copying allowed, etc.). However, using these stories in a commercial book (e.g. an English textbook) is not allowed without the consent of
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My Page Winners

http://my.englishclub.com/notes/My_Page_WinnersHappy EasterWe're happy to announce Stefi and English Coach as the winners of the My Page Contest. Congratulations to the runners-up Ruzan, Hardi, and HubertHsu's Blog for developing excellent My Pages that caught our attention.
Josef Essberger

My Page Winners

Congratulations to all of the members who took time to build a unique My Page! It is now time to announce the winners. Please take a moment to visit these pages and leave a
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Simple English texts are hard to find :(

As a private tutor, I've been looking for texts written in Present Simple and/or Present Continuous, since that's my students' level of knowledge. They're in the 5th and the 6th grade (the same school), and the program is really slow - after five and six years of learning English they use and learn only Present Simple and Present Continuous.The problem for me lies in finding texts (stories) written in present tense, which I could use for my classes. Even those labeled as "basic English" or "begi
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Should homework be abolished?

Should homework be abolished? Many people controvery about that.Teacher always give student homework everyday. They have to learn a lot of things from school. When going home, student must do homework which can help them not only review the knowledge but also finish work they cannot finish at school. When we do homework, many problems happen that make us think and solve it. Therefore we can understand them better and easier. Moreover, sometimes, doing homework can fill our free time that we find
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Taiwan

Taiwan is mostly mountainous in the east and gently sloping plains in the west. The Penghu Islands are west of Taiwan (Satellite photo by NASA). Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the territories governed by the Republic of China (ROC) and to ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island in the Pacific off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands off the coast of mainland
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Have you ever heard about one of John Gray’s famous book :”Men are from March, women are from Venus" ?This well known couple counselor and seminar american leader provides a unique and practical way for men and women to communicate and relate better by admitting the differences between them.He is foccusing on the differences between men and women as if both were from a different planet and he shows how men and women react differently in conversation and how their relationships are affected He en
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Learning Interactively

Interactive learning describes a strategy of taking info thru hands on, interactive means. The complete opposite of interactive learning is passive learning, which is just observing a process of learning or just listening to info. Interactive learning is a standard technique employed in faculties today and often involves the utilization of PCs and other real hardware.

From terribly early on, kids begin learning both interactively and passively. They obtain much of their language through passive l

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my students (1)

We can learn from anyone,at anytime, anywhere and anything ...My students are a source of learning, they are teachers of life ,they make me foster a sense of empathy for others.Today's kids face so many difficulties in their first steps as young learners. Yesterday, they were victims of poverty, today they are victims of parents disharmony, violence, sexual harassment, and tomorrow who knows what else ...one by one their faces appeared in my mind, and I couldn’t do anything.I only remember their
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Five Philosophies of life

Five Philosophies of life

"DON'T LET SOMEONE BECOME A PRIORITY IN YOUR LIFE...WHEN YOU ARE JUST AN OPTION FOR THEM....."

"NEVER CRY FOR ANY RELATION IN LIFEBECAUSE FOR THE ONE WHOM YOU CRYDOES NOT DESERVE YOUR TEARSAND THE ONE WHO DESERVESWILL NEVER LET YOU CRY......... ........ "

TREAT EVERYONE WITH POLITENESSEVEN THOSE WHO ARE RUDE TO YOU,NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT NICEBUT BECAUSE YOU ARE NICE........ .......... ......

NEVER SEARCH YOUR HAPPINESSIN OTHERSWHICH WILL MAKE YOUFEEL ALONE,RATHER SEARCH I
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One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route.No problems for the first few stops, a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well.At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet eight, built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground.He glared at the driver and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back.The driver was five feet three, thin, and basically meek... Naturally, he didn't argue wi
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Many of us in EC may already know Salim, the handsome guy from Algeria, famous for his writings and his great love for cats. I haven’t talked to Salim before, yeah, but it can’t stop me from exploring who he is and how he was :). My interview today is about "Salim and his Childhood Memories".Childhood is the most beautiful time in our lives. It was the world of our innocence, of pure friendships, and of our dreams & imagination. So beautiful, isn't it? Let me discover some sweet memories of "Sal
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Loving our environment

Well, we all know the importance of clean environment. We can work effectively if we surrounded by clean atmosphere and a clean conscience. Isn't wonderful if we practice it everyday, what I mean is that being responsible in our trashes and have the discipline to clean our backyard. I know it sound cheesy but it's also a good way to exercise. Till then.
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THE GIFT

THE GIFT

THE GIFT OF LISTENING...But you must REALLY listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming,no planning your response. Just listening.THE GIFT OF AFFECTION...Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses,pats on the back and handholds. Let these smallactions demonstrate the loveyou have for family and friends.THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER...Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories.Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."THE GIFT OF A WRITTEN NOTE...It can be a simple "Thanks for the help" note
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I aimed to give some useful information about “teaching” along with this interview.I thought that is useful for people who are interested in professional teaching.So it is not only an interview, but also a good opportunity to address some tricks for becoming a teacher.Selma: How long have you been teaching ?Bill: I have been teaching English for the past seven years. I am not a professional teacher but am a volunteer teacher.I charge no money for my services.Selma: Why did you decide to become a
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The interview with cat.



The interview with the cat.


When I think back to the time when I met her. I think I wasn't surprised. Normally u should be surprised, when you meet a talking cat and even more, when you find out that it was human before. But I wasn't. Maybe it was because we were communicating in English that isn't our native language, for neither of us.In the interview day, when I arrived to the office of pet society. She was already waiting for me. Unlucky me, I was 10 minutes late. I hoped she won't notice, bu
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2000 people get the flu and everybody wants to wear a mask but 25 millions people have AIDS and nobody wants to use condoms !!!What economic interests are hidden behind that H1N1 flu ?Every year in the world, millions of people die from malaria and a simple mosquito net could prevent them from this illness.Every year in the world, 2 millions children die from diarrhea that could be prevented with a simple serum that costs 25 cents...The media doesn’t even talk about this !Measles, pneumonia and
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