ESL Discussion

DO I HAVE THAT BOOK?

 

Ok, another silly internet challenge/survey.
This one is for REAL book lovers! Let's see what can we find on your bookshelves :P

DO YOU HAVE...

1.  A book that became a movie?

Yes, I've some. But to name just one: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)

2

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Onomatopeias. How do you write them?

How do you represent in your mother language the sound of these animals or actions?
I'll share some of them in my language (Spanish) and its equivalent in English...

Laughing:     Ja ja ja      (Ha ha ha)
Feel surprised:  ¡Dios mío!    (Oh my God!)
Roost

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Silly unrealistic dilemmas (just for fun)

If you could take 2 of these pills, which would you choose? 

 

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Two Questions

Dear members of MyEC and friends.

I'd like to ask you two questions and ask for answers.

 

1. If your life were described in a book, what title would the book be?

    As for me:  A woman between desire and reality.

 

2. If your house were burning and you h

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CHATROOM

What happened to the chatroom of this website?

i have been looking for the chatroom here but i haven't seen it here anymore. I would like to know why it disappeared.

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CHARON IV

Hey stoics men anybody here want to discuss topics like self awareness - stoicism and somethings like these

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Happy New Year and a gift from Justlearn.com

Hi everyone

Happy New Year to you and yours!

We wanted to share a special gift with you, a free PDF file with a list of words that are different in American English and British English!

You can find it here: https://www.justlearn.com/blog/british-eng

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Happy New 2020

How do you change yourself for the best in 2020? 

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What do you think about early English education?

In Japan, English education will start next year from the third grade at elementary school. It has been said that Japanese people are less proficient in English than people in other countries, so the Japanese government decided to improve their natio

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hello everyone

who can help me to improve my english ? i will be grateful 

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Etiquette and rules of eating:

 

Eating food has its rules and etiquette. We must abide by those rules, not only to appear in a suitable social way, but to avoid bothering others by the noise and the scenes that might cause their disgust. For instance, how do we eat pizza if it is

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What is your dreamy self?

Have you ever thought about the work of a spy? What about undercover spies? Who are they really?
Spy-person with incredible qualities. They can break into a property, drive fast without getting into an accident, follow someone without getting caught,

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They speak Arabic nicely

It is said that Joseph Conrad 1857-1924 considered as the greatest novelists in the English language. He wrote very nice classical novels in English though he spoke with a strong polish accent.It seems to be that any language has a very strong effect

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What words in your mother language does not exist in English?

Some words doesn't exist in a different language in one only word and need to be explained somehow. Can you share any?

In Spanish (from Spain) I know these ones, some of them really curious that doesn't exist in English...

-'Tutear' (verb):  addressing

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Technology in your Personal Language Learning

Hi

 

I'm Ralph and have changed from teaching in a brick and mortar school, based in La Paz, Bolivia,  that ran a full tech immersion program.  I now teach English online to adult students, some beginners and some business people.  I have two questio

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Paper towels or water in toilets

 

People around the world use paper towels for cleaning in the bathrooms after defecating instead of water. This is making a lot of arguments. Can those tissues clean and remove all the litter and dirt compared to water? I can imagine how they can rem

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I Wish I could write a poem like Tawfeeq's and Rose Irıs's ....

Also our Mıshaik writes very nice poems....I wish I could write and read ....For hours,  I m struggling  to write only one line poem,  but  not going !!!.. I couldn't put the two words side by side...impossible to write a poem for me...Ofcourse , I c

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Respect begets Respect

Folks, I understand that most of you wants to learn the English language fast, and you need other members to help you with it, especially in speaking English. But please, if you want me to help you, don't video call me without asking my permission. P

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If you were given the chance to express how you feel, what would you say?

For me, I would say "I love you, thank you for coming into my life". How about you folks? 

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