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Many comprehension tests are so wack and haywire that it's no wonder that students perform poorly at (and even detest) English Language as a subject. The exams go something like:
Read the following passage and then answer the questions that follow. (Remember to answer in complete sentences)
Passage:
A woman was walking one morning with a basket of ...more
The dangers of cold water – could this be true?
I received this message via Whatsapp from a friend from Trinidad and Tobago. I don’t know how accurate the claims are about the dangers of cold water, but I decided to write it down while I try to verify the accuracy of the claims. The message ...more
The power of warm water - could this be true?
I received this message via Whatsapp from a friend from Trinidad and Tobago. I don't know how accurate the claims are about the power of warm water, but I decided to write it down while I try to verify the accuracy of the claims. The message ...more
When trying to be an English duck, you could bite your tongue off trying to pronounce English words correctly - not knowing that you shouldn't have. One good example is the word "Christmas."
Did you know that the "t" in Christmas is silent? For most native speakers, this might come naturally, but for foreign learners of ...more
No matter how bad things are right now...
No matter how stuck you feel...
No matter how many days you've spent crying...
No matter how many days you've spent wishing things were different...
No matter how hopeless and depressed you feel...
I promise you won't feel this way forever...
Keep ...more
The dictionary defines the word "passion" as strong and barely controllable emotions, but the word takes on a higher meaning when it refers work, jobs and careers.
An intelligent young nurse posted on Facebook: work that you don't care about is called stress. Work that you care deeply about is called your passion.
Do you enjoy the ...more
The Water Park in Boa Vista - 100 Pictures.
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The lights change colors giving a magical effect at the Water Park in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil.
Beautiful flashing fountain at the Water Park in Boa Vista, Roraima, ...more
This page was last updated on the 5th of September 2015 by Patrick Carpen.
MY LORD BAG OF RICE - Japanese fairy tales
Long, long ago there lived, in Japan a brave warrior known to all as Tawara Toda, or "My Lord Bag of Rice." His true name was Fujiwara Hidesato, and there is a very interesting ...more
Long, long ago in Japan there lived an old man and his wife. The old man was a good, kind-hearted, hard-working old fellow, but his wife was a regular cross-patch, who spoiled the happiness of her home by her scolding tongue. She was always grumbling about something from morning to night. The old man had ...more
Long, long ago there lived, in Japan a brave warrior known to all as Tawara Toda, or "My Lord Bag of Rice." His true name was Fujiwara Hidesato, and there is a very interesting story of how he came to change his name.
One day he sallied forth in search of adventures, for he had the ...more
In science, Venus is the second planet away from the sun. But did you know that this planet was named after the mythological goddess "Venus" in Roman storytelling? In Roman mythology, Venus is the goddess of love.
Here are some words that are supposedly derived from "Venus" the goddess of love in Roman mythology.
Venerate - Verb ...more
If you've found a really good web hosting company for your web project, you've found gold, and that's what Leasehost is. - Patrick Carpen.
Today, there are literally thousands of web hosting companies out there, and everyone will have their own opinions about the merits and demerits of these web hosting companies. I don't have time ...more
Sadly, most humans will encounter some form of breathing difficulties during their lifetime, to a lesser or greater extend. The causes of breathing difficulties are wide and varied, and include:
Asthmatic attacks
Bacteria or viruses
Extreme weather conditions
Allergens
Excessive exposure to dust
Nasal congestion due to excessive mucus build up in the nasal passageways
...more
Although I'm not a very big fan of Bob Marley songs - I mean not as big as everyone around me - there is one song from Damian Marley that got me hooked. Damian is one of Bob's sons. And he's a chip off the old block - although not as famous obviously.
In his song ...more
Many people in the world today are obsessed with the idea of "fighting" for what they want - even if this "fighting" transcends from the figurative meaning of "putting in excessive effort" to the literal meaning of facing a human opponent. People believe they have to defend "what is theirs." But often, they are not ...more
If you're building a WordPress website, you'll definitely need buttons. Buttons point the way forward. The WordPress Editor doesn't come outfitted with its own button creator, but like everything else about WordPress, you can find a great plugin for that - in the WordPress Plugin Repository.
But, then again, as with every other WordPress feature, there ...more
A friend of mine forwarded this beautiful series of quotes to me by Whatsapp Messenger. I don't know who the original author is, because it didn't say. But the quotes are so beautiful that I thought it wise to write it down and preserve it for all to read.
6 Little Stories
Faith
Once upon a time, all ...more
Even at the very startup of your marketing career, you can make money while you sleep. Here we combine three powerful techniques:
1. Marketing on consignment
2. Getting Your Own Product Overnight
3. Making Money While You sleep.
I mentioned in one of my earlier articles that many businesses may not want to risk the cash on your product, ...more