Phrasal Verbs: This is a challenge to anybody who wants to attempt it.It is an example of how we English speakers love to use phrasal verbs. They are a large part of our everyday informal conversation. Phrasal verbs are combinations of verbs with prepositions (acting as particles or pieces of the phrasal verb) to change the meaning of the original verb. For example,"When do you normally get up?" "Get" normally means "receive." But this phrasal verb usage actually means,"When do you normally aris
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Mary is the daughter of Emrann , a religious man and Henna , a religious woman . Henna had suffered sertility for so long time and she was fully satisfied with God's fate . One day she saw a bird who was feeding her babies , she prayed to God to grant her a child . God had not let her down and she became pregnant . She promised to raise the baby as a monk. She gave birth to a girl baby , Mariam . The prophet , Zakaria had been responsible for her religious education . She grew up and became a re
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At the end of the dayI say my prayers to the Lord, God almighty,To be with me during the night,And guide me day by day.The lessons learned will earn their worthfrom this day forward.I then close my eyes and humbly begfor a blessed day tomorrow.-lynne-Read more…
Hi Everybody,Sometimes when I feel annoyed, I take an English word and I start deriving the maximum of words out of its letters. Here you are an example: let's take the word "Listen". So, the words I can get from are: list, ten, is, let, enlist, lie, lies, it, in. mmm what else , sin, sent...Try it and tell me what is your opinion. More, it is your turn to provide something to help activate this beloved club. Some of my friends appreciated the game and told me that it is a good way to remember v
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In my first entry, i was not happy at the way some parents neglected paying thier childrens school fees. I had a bright idea during the fee drive and i decided to try it out! in our school we send out what we call the "Terms Calender" to all our parents. This was sent rather late this term cos of reorganisation. We decided to create some sort of excitement by adding a programme on the 13th to mark vals day, we however tagged it "Gift exchange day' this created so much buzz that before the week r
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This is a fun game people often play at parties. You can use it to practise the past participle.I'll start by asking a question starting with "Have you ever...?". The first person to comment will answer "yes" or "no" and then ask another "Have you ever" question. The next person will answer that question and write another question.The game can go on and on for days, months, or years...Remember to answer the question from the last comment. Let's avoid taboo subjects and foul language. (I'll delet
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In the Name of God,the Merciful, the CompassionatePraise belongs to God, the Lord of all Being,the All-merciful , the All-compassionate,the Master of the Day of Doom.Thee only we serve ;to Thee alone we pray for succour.Guide us in the straight path ,the path of those whom Thou hast blessed ,not of those against whom Thou art wrathful ,nor of those who are astray .Interpreted by Arthur John Arberry
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Dear all,(if i have some mistakes with below,i always write until the end!!Thanks for you time!!)i am a kid with twenty years old.my english level is none,but i think english is real thing.so how to study english well is impoertant than whom wants to study english.whatever english learner must to do something around english,so english is close to anyone.this website is a good place to study help oneself.i will come here with a lot times.in the end,i hope everyone to enjoy studing english here!i
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Qi Xi (Chinese: 七夕; pinyin: qī xī; literally "The Night of Sevens"), also known as Magpie Festival, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar; thus its name. It also inspired Tanabata in Japan, Chilseok (칠석) in Korea, and That Tich in Vietnam. It is sometimes called Chinese Valentine's Day in recent years.Young girls traditionally demonstrate their domestic arts, especially melon carving, on this day and make wishes for a good husband. It is also known by the
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Nothing to lose, nothing to do ...when u're sad, tired or boring....Right?How can u do???Love'll help us to do everything u want...Try by ur heart.
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A man asked for a meal in a restaurant. The waiter brought the food and put it on the table. After a moment, the man called the waiter and said:"Waiter! Waiter! There's a fly in my soup!""Please don't speak so loudly, sir," said the waiter, "or everyone will want one."
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A continuation of my previous blog and the question is the book always better than the film?Film: Nosferatu: Phantom der NachtDirector: Werner HerzogYear of Release: 1979I am a huge fan of European cinema and Werner Herzog is one of my favourite German directors of all time. The film was part of a five-part collaboration with eccentric actor and dramatist Klaus Kinski. This particular version of Nosferatu is based on Bram Stoker's 'Dracula', a classic novel written in 1897. It is set in Wismar,
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Generally speaking ,friendship to us is very important,so most of us want ourself a successful friendship.However ,in the modern socity,people travel a lot to get a new job .so it is a problem to get a new friend, also people want to know more about how to get alone with friends far away.Developing a friendship needs attention and work. Fristly , know when to give advice and when to silent is important,give advice in a proper sitution is the key,or your advise does not work even hurt yourself.Ne
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A friend is someone who accepts me as I amA friend is someone you look up to in some way and yet you can be critical ofA friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks outIn prosperity ,our friends know us;in adversity,we know our friendsA friend is someone who cheer you up when you are feeling down.True friends do not drift apart even after many years of separationGood friends are hard to find ,harder to leave,and impossible to forgetYes ,if you have been my friend, I will neve
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Vancouver ， one of the most scenic and livable cities in the world，was first located by vancouver in 1792. Next to the Pacific Ocean and being arounded by water on three sides explain vancouver 's successful economic past and present .Every year ,many immigrants and visitors come to this city ,due to its high salaries ,sports and recreation and landscape. Voncouver offers a great of enjoyment for all visitors and residents.Vancouver has a high standard of living own to its successful business cl
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irst time when I came across with an vector graphic editor. There wasn't any good tutorial, there wasn't even Inkscape yet. There was Sodipodi instead. I thought then, that when I learn to use it, I will write an tutorial by my self. Now time have fled. New tutorials and manuals have appeared. The Inkscape was born. But I feel, I'm still not competent enough. Now there isn't any need to write an tutorial by myself anymore. But I already had decided to do it and I want to see if I'm actu
1. The longest one-syllable word in the Englishlanguage is "screeched."2. "Dreamt" is the only English word that endsin the letters "mt".3. No word in English language rhymes with"month," "silver," "purple," or "orange."4. The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is calledan octothorpe.5. The symbol used in many URLs (Web addresses)is called a tilde. (~)6. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.7. The word "set" has more definitions than anyother word in English.8. "Underground" is the only wor
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One day I was dreaming of peace ,but my dream had been disturbed by another one .The new dream was of Gaza ,that miserable strip .I saw achild crying in the middle of abloody street .The child was crying out of pain and hunger .I came near him and asked "Why are you sitting here ? And where is your mother ?".My questions brought much more tears in his eyes .He looked at me and said "Donot ask me ! Ask him!".The little yet miserable child directed my attention to a dog-like man who was standing u
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Hi All,I'm glad to find this free learning channel online that match my intention - to improve my English.I hope I can learn more from here especially the writing skills. You are welcome to correct me if I make mistake.Because of English, we can communicate here.~Cheers~
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The word yoga comes from the Sanskrit language which means union or merger. The ultimate aims of yoga are harmony between mind and body and attain self-enlightenment.Yoga is the symphony of life. Yoga is an ancient science which leads to healthy body, peaceful mind, joyous heart and liberated soul. It has nothing to do with religion. Believers of any religion can follow it. In today’s world when people have no time for themselves and whole world is suffering from dreadful diseases yoga is the on
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