GENEROSITY is a connector – Choose to be GENEROUS with your English — The FUTURE of Learning

(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2HhYpjn) When I was growing up, being generous was considered a ‘family’ word. That meant that when you are around family generosity was to be accepted as the most important personality trait to have. As kids we never wanted to share (of course, we were kids! We wanted everything for ourselves!) but we […]

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English Idioms in Pictures #8 — Mary’s English Blog

Click on the picture below to find out the meaning of the idiom HAVING A WHALE OF A TIME. Once on the site, you can click on Follow at the bottom of the page to receive more pictures and explanations of idioms FREE. WHALE OF A TIME ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼

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What USE is a UNIVERSITY degree? — The FUTURE of Learning

Originally posted on The FUTURE of Learning: (Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2pHc4tV) What use is a university degree other than being able to throw your hat into the air in celebration that the whole thing is over!! When I was young (1000 years ago!), to have a university degree was really something. It meant that you were…

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A Song containing Relative Clauses: #2 — Mary’s English Blog

 

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Shania Twain sings a song called “You’re Still The One” which has several Relative Clauses in the chorus. (See also Shakira, and One Republic.) Links below: one link is the official music video, and the other link has lyrics only, so that you can sing while you’re listening. Because she sings the chorus three times, […]

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A Song containing Relative Clauses: #2 — Mary’s English Blog

 

https://youtube.com/watch?v=KNZH-emehxA%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent

Shania Twain sings a song called “You’re Still The One” which has several Relative Clauses in the chorus. (See also Shakira, and One Republic.) Links below: one link is the official music video, and the other link has lyrics only, so that you can sing while you’re listening. Because she sings the chorus three times, […]

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Essay – Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer. — pteielts

Optional attendance to classes at universities has been an increasingly popular way for students to study for several years in quite a few countries. However, it has not yet had its intended results as it had been hoped. In fact, today, this system seems to be one of the reasons for the corruption of university […]

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Easy Listening – Practical and Social English #8 — Mary’s English Blog

 

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If you would like to improve your English speaking and listening, watch this video from New English File Elementary. It features speakers from England and The United States. The conversations are written under the video. Listen carefully and repeat what you hear: Conversation 1: Checking out Receptionist: Good morning, sir. Mark: Good morning. Can I have […]

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Essay – In a cashless society, people use more credit cards. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this phenomenon? — pteielts

In today’s generation public is using the plastic money instead of cash. In my opinion the advantages of using credit cards removes the risk of carrying cash, can be used for all types of transactions globally and it is easy to carry. Simultaneously, the disadvantages includes its misuse, can be easily hacked and involves paying […]

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