Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off This was submitted by Paul Bullen who started the English Language Discussion Group on Google. For those wish to join the group, you can easily join in through your Google account. Verse Things have come to a pretty pass Our romance is growing flat, For you like this and [...]
Friday #Followeb Louis Armstrong – Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off
by Hanifa K. Cook on December 18, 2009 in Music
The English Spelling Game
by Hanifa K. Cook on October 29, 2009 in English, Language
My daughter was given 30 English words for her spelling test. Her English teacher had asked the students to find the meaning of each word and write it down on the exercise book. She spent 30 minutes searching and copying the meaning of 5 words from the dictionary. Then she had to decide which meaning [...]
How Ordinary People In Streets Of Singapore Learn English?
by Hanifa K. Cook on September 28, 2009 in English, Environment, Language, Learning Skills
Many tourists who visit Singapore for the first time are quite surprised at how easy it is to move around the city. English is considered the country’s official language and Malay is the national language. From road names to business names, English words can be found everywhere. It is not until you do get to [...]
Tips On Improving Your English When You Read
by Annie Cook on September 24, 2009 in Language, Learning Skills, Reading
How can you improve your English or (other languages for that matter) when you read? Although reading is an essential part of language proficiency development, reading itself does not come natural to many of us. By that, I compare it with walking, talking, eating or drinking. We have to be taught to read, even though [...]
No English, No Problem, I Still Make Money
by Annie Cook on August 22, 2009 in English, Language, Personal Blog
Half of the population in the world do not speak or understand English, but their world has not stopped just because of lack of this knowledge. English is perceived and perhaps regarded as the universal standard of communication for commerce and social networking. In most international airports, English is commonly used to connect two strangers: [...]
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