الأحد، 3 مايو 2009

commen mistakes

Do not say:
He is very stronger than I am.
Say:
He is much stronger than I am.
Do not say:
It is a much interesting book.
Say:
It is a very interesting book.
Do not say:
He is a much strong man.
Say:
He is a very strong man.
Do not say:
John fall down and broke his leg.
Say:
John fell down and broke his leg.

commen word

Children

Always

Letter

Book

Person

Right

Befor

Help

Area

Half

Knew

Sun

People

الأحد، 29 مارس 2009

Dail Routine

Today I want to talk you about my daily. I woke up 5:00 am. I toke shower than pray and I wear my clothes. After that, I took some money from my father’s billfold. I go to college and study at 12:00. I go home with bas when I come back to home and I sat with my family. Also, I watch TV then wrote my homework. Than I sleep at 12 pm.

Idioms

Never Bite The Hand That Feeds You:
Don't hurt anyone that helps you.
Out Of The Blue:
Something that suddenly and unexpectedly occurs.
Over My Dead Body:
When you absolutely will not allow something to happen.
Rome was not built in one day:
If you want something to be completely properly, then its going to take time.
Saved By the Bell:
Saved at the last possible moment.
The Ball Is In Your Court:
It is your decision this time.
Twenty three skidoo:
To be turned away.
Under the weather:
Feeling ill or sick.
Use Your Loaf:
Use your head. Think smart.
Your Guess Is As Good As Mine:
I have no idea.

السبت، 28 مارس 2009

Dail Routine

I woke up at 4:30. than take a shower, wear my clothes and pray al fajer. At 6 am I go with bus when I come to college we start my class at 8 am. I have my lunch at 1:30 after that I go to home than I pray Adohar. Also, watch any thing in TV. Next, I check my email and chat with my Friend. Also I search in Internet. at 12 pm I sleep.

الأربعاء، 25 مارس 2009

Idioms1

Dark Horse:
One who was previously unknown and is now prominent.
Dog Days of Summer: The hottest days of the summer season.
A bit much
If something is excessive or annoying, it is a bit much
A little bird told me
If someone doesn't want to say where they got some information from, they can say that a little bird told them.
All heart
Someone who is all heart is very kind and generous.
If something is all in your head, you have imagined it and it is not real.
Angry as a bear
If someone is as angry as a bear, they are very angry.('Angry as a bear with a sore foot' is also used.)

Apples and oranges
This used when people compare or describe two totally different things. ('Apples to oranges' is also used.)
As a rule
If you do something as a rule, then you usually do it.
Bad blood
If people feel hate because of things that happened in the past, there is bad blood between them.

الاثنين، 23 مارس 2009

الأحد، 15 مارس 2009

Vocabulary...Student activity

1.There is no such thing as a lifestyle Emirati man; each individual has his own character and habits.
2. In that country it is possible for a man to take some time off work when his wife has a new baby. However, many men do not take their full patrenity leave because they feel it harms their career.
3. Do not be afraid to survive in class; you do not always have to keep silent and appear to agree with the teacher.
4. How can you distinguish between an Indian elephant and an African elephant? Can you tell me the teacher?
5. The average adult (of both sexes, at birth) of the world is 67.2 years(65.0 years for males and 69.5 years for females) for 2005- 2010 according to United World Population prospects 2006.
6. Food, clothes , rents, educational courses, transportation are all more expensive these days; the cost of living is rising fast.
7. Although I thought my English was excellent, I could not understand what people in the streets of London were saying because they were using a lot of favor. My school in the UAE had taught me only formal ‘text-book’ English.
8. If you get an opportunity to travel, take it. Never miss a chance to broaden your horizons.
9. He spoke for a very long time, but the slang of what he said was that we should
help other people wherever and we can
10. Many people are investing in property these days in the UAE because they hope they will make a big profit when they sell. That is because prices are going up so fast.

السبت، 14 مارس 2009

Past Continuous


I _______ to my iPod, so I did not hear the fire alarm.(listen)
I _________ while he was making dinner. (Study)
They ________ dinner, discussing their plans, and having a good time.(eat)
She _____ always ______ to class late. (Be _come)
Yesterday at this time, I _____ at my desk at work. (Sit)

Present Perfect:

I have _____that movie twenty times. (See)
I think I have _____him once before. (Meet)
He has never ______ by train. (Travel)
Joan has _______two foreign languages. (Study)
Our son has ______how to read. (Learn)

Simple Present:

He ______ help right now. (Need)
The train ______ tonight at 6 PM. (Leave)
The party ______ at 8 o'clock. (Start)
She always ______ her purse. (Forget)
He never ________ his wallet. (Forget)

الجمعة، 13 مارس 2009

Present Continuous:


You are ________ English now. (Learn)
You are ________ now. (Swim)
They are _______ their books. (Read)
I am _______ to become a doctor. (Study)
She is always _______ to class late. (Come)

Simple Past:

She ________ at the movie theater after school (work)
He ________ the violin. (Play)
I_______ in Brazil for two years. (Live)
We ________ on the phone for thirty minutes. (Talk)
Shauna ________ Japanese for five years. (Study)

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الخميس، 12 مارس 2009

الاثنين، 9 مارس 2009

الخميس، 26 فبراير 2009

David & Marianne

The story is about Marianne, her father wants her to get married with a man of the village but she does not like him. One day when she is painting on the beach she hears a voice behind her, it is David. He likes her painting. They get into a conversation. From that day on they meet each other on the beach each day and they fall in love.
At one day when Marianne is on the beach it is raining and she goes to a hole in a rock to wait there for David. When she sees the lamps of Davids motorcycle she runs to him. Two men come out of the rock to get her but she jells to David and the two men disappear. When David and Marianne go to look where the men are they find nobody.
Marianne tells David about a man who came to the farm to buy the ground because there is oil in ground, David thinks it is strange because he knows nothing about it.
When she come’s home her mother asks where she was, Marianne says she was painting, and then her mother tells her she left the painting stuff at home. Then Marianne’s father gets mad he says she has to find a job but she doesn’t want to.

She has to take a job in the fish factory. Because she can’t see David anymore, David thinks Marianne doesn’t want him anymore. He goes back to the mainland to the big city Malapa. Marianne gets a dream that she has to go to the mainland to follow David. She hides in a ship and there she finds menclothes. When the ship is in Malapa she puts on the menclothes and takes her backpack with paintings. When she is lifting a man wants to take her home and then she has to run for her live. After that two nice people take her to Malapa they are lawyer and his wife.

The lawyer tells her she can call him always when she is in trouble. When she is in Malapa nobody wants to buy her paintings, and when she is sitting she hears a motor, it is David! They go back toTasca and when they are on the ship there is a oil platform in serious trouble, sabotage. David helps them to get the criminal. When they get on Tasca at lost they take the man to the police station and there he gets shot, the man is dead. In the end of the story they find out the criminal knew the stranger who wanted to buy the ground. It is the lawyer who is actually really mean. David and Marianne get married and everybody is happy. Marianne becomes a famous painter and they get three kids.

الخميس، 19 فبراير 2009

الأربعاء، 18 فبراير 2009

الأحد، 15 فبراير 2009

Hiiiiiiiiiiiii

My name is Rodah Hamad, I am 19 years old and I have 6 brothers and 7 sisters. I lived all my life in Bni Yas, but before 3 years I relocated to Kalefa B. Now I'm a student in Emirates College for Advanced Education, and I study English in Foundation 2. I think this year will be very hard because in first ans secand day I worked very much but this is good. In english I like grammar exercises multible choice and I have 2 big problems: 1- when I want to memorize any word this is difficult. 2- Iam very shy to talk in class.I try to solve these 2 problems but I culd not. Next, I will talk about my hob by. Ilike to surf the internet. For example, I read stors written in any website, My favourite food sweet, ice-cream and macaroni with leben and me don't eat meat but I like small fish and chicken very much. Now I will writie about my best friend in college and out is college. In the college Noor but my best friend in out college Mnal because she is a good friend.