آموزش زبان انگلیسی
آموزش زبان انگلیسی ,آموزش گرامر انگلیسی , مکالمه انگلیسی, اصطلاح , لغت , تست , سرگرمی , ضرب المثل, شعر , داستان , نکته ها ی مهم , و اخبار جالب..آموزش زبان انگلیسی
آموزش زبان انگلیسی ,آموزش گرامر انگلیسی , مکالمه انگلیسی, اصطلاح , لغت , تست , سرگرمی , ضرب المثل, شعر , داستان , نکته ها ی مهم , و اخبار جالب..آموزش زبان انگلیسی Christmas
May the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow.Wish you lots of love, joy and happiness. MARRY CHRISTMAS
Merry christmas
May your world be filled with warmth and good chear this Holy season, and throughout the year.Wish your christmas be filled with peace and love. Merry X-mas
سلام دوستای عزیز
کرسیمس همتون مبارک
پیشاپیش سال نو رو هم تبریک میگم
چند تا مقاله راجع به Xmas اینجا قبلا گذاشتم میتونین مطالعه کنین
http://lle.blogsky.com/Default.bs?PostID=242
آموزش زبان انگلیسی happy yalda
محفل آریاییتان طلایی دلهایتان دریایی شادی هایتان یلدایی پیشاپیش مبارک باد این شب اهوراییآموزش زبان انگلیسی Spice up your nightlife with English
Spice up your nightlife with English
It's the weekend, and it's time to have some good times! With so many entertainment possibilities, it's good to be armed with a variety of fun expressions that you can use.
Dressed to the nines
Any big night out begins at home with a wardrobe full of clothes, a mirror and some imagination! When you are dressed to the nines it means that you are wearing some seriously fashionable clothes. For example, you might say, "If we're going to the cocktail party we'd better get dressed to the nines!"
Grab a bite to eat
You may want to start the night with a quick dinner at a restaurant or cafe, which we call grabbing a bite to eat. For example, your friend might ask you, "Do you want to grab a bite to eat before we go out?"
Go and catch a flick
Early evening is a great time to pay a visit to the local cinema and catch up on the latest big movie. Informally, we say that we are going to catch a flick when we are going to watch a movie. For example, your friends may say, "Let's go and catch a flick at the cinema tonight!"
Paint the town red
By now, everyone is probably ready to let loose and have some fun! This is what we call painting the town red, having a really great night out with friends! So, when you're friends asks "Do you want to go and paint the town red?" they're not expecting you to bring paint and paintbrushes!
Go bar-hopping
Part of your big night out might include stopping into a few bars for some relaxing drinks and to meet up with friends. By bar-hopping we mean that you go to one bar for a while, and then hop, or move on, to several more.
Shoot some pool
While bar-hopping you might spot a pool table and feel like having a quick game or two. Don't worry, it's not as dangerous as it sounds - shooting some pool simply means to play pool!
Dance the night away
Hearing lots of music while bar-hopping has probably got everyone in the mood for a disco! Dancing the night away means to dance for hours and hours until the early hours of the next morning. So when someone asks you the next day why you are so tired, you can tell them, "Because last night I danced the night away!"
آموزش زبان انگلیسی Happy bithday LLE
ال ال ای 5 ساله شدالبته تولدش 15 آذر است متاسفانه به خاطر مشغله زیاد فراموش کردم.
Happy bithday LLE
How do you expect me to remember your birthday, when you never look any older?
بیانیه جمعیت در خصوص زلزله تبریز آموزش زبان انگلیسی
بیانیه جمعیت در خصوص زلزله تبریزمنبع : http://www.bananews.ir/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1306
بیانیه جمعیت کاهش خطرات زلزله در خصوص زمین لرزه شهر تبریز
با توجه به وقوع زمین لرزه های اخیر منطقه شمالغرب کشور و ایجاد رعب و وحشت در ساکنان شهر تبریز و حومه، و در پی نشر شایعاتی در این زمینه جمعیت کاهش خطرات زلزله ایران لازم می داند موارد زیر را اعلام نماید:
(برای مطالعه بیانیه بر روی ادامه متن در زیر کلیک کنید)
• گسل شمال تبریز به طول تقریبی 150-200 کیلومتر از منطقه میشو آغاز و به سمت شهر تبریز و بستان آباد امتداد می یابد. زمین لرزه های تاریخی بسیاری به این گسل نسبت داده می شود که آخرین زمین لرزه ثبت شده در سال 1780 در شهر تبریز بوده است. از این رو خطر وقوع زمین لرزه طی سالهای گذشته نیز این منطقه را تهدید میکرده و خواهد کرد.
• با توجه به حجم کم مطالعات انجام یافته بر روی گسلها و زمین لرزه های کشور و همچنین کم بودن دانش بشر در رابطه با زمین لرزه ها، به هیچ عنوان امکان پیشبینی دقیق زمان وقوع زمین لرزه در این منطقه وجود ندارد و کلیه اخبار منتشر شده مبنی بر وقوع زمین در ساعتی خاص شایعه ای بیش نیست و عده ای سودجو با استفاده از فضای رعب و وحشت پیش آمده اقدام به انتشار چنین اخبار کذب می نمایند. در مقابل، نفی وقوع هر گونه زمین لرزه بزرگتر نیز با توجه به طول گسل و سایر مشخصات گسل شمال تبریز نیز اشتباه می باشد.
• متاسفانه باور اشتباهی که مسئولان نیز اغلب به آن دامن میزنند، این است که با وقوع زمین لرزه های کوچک انرژی گسل استهلاک یافته و از وقوع زمین لرزه بزرگتر جلوگیری می نماید. در این رابطه جمعیت کاهش خطرات زلزله ایران، اعلام می کند که از نظر محاسباتی، انرژی یک زمین لرزه با بزرگای 7، هزاران برابر انرژی زمین لرزه با بزرگای 4 می باشد. رژیم لرزه خیزی منطقه آذربایجان، البرز و ایران مرکزی وقوع زمین لرزه های با دوره بازگشت زیاد و بزرگای زیاد است (بر خلاف منطقه زاگرس که هر ساله صدها زمین لرزه با بزرگای کم اتفاق می افتد). لذا مسئولان محترم نباید با این استنباط بار مسئولیت آماده سازی و آگاه سازی مردمی و انجام مطالعات بیشتر و برنامه ریزی های آتی را از خود سلب نمایند.
• با توجه به اینکه سالهای گذشته نیز شاهد وقوع زمین لرزه های با بزرگای 3 – 4 در طول این گسل بوده ایم، لزوما وقوع زمین لرزه های چند روز اخیر نشانه مستقیم فعال شدن این گسل نیست، چرا که این گسل همواره فعال بوده و حداقل 12 زمین لرزه بزرگ را در تاریخ به نام خود ثبت کرده است و همانطور که اعلام شد، سطح مطالعات انجام شده بر روی لرزه خیزی گسل شمال تبریز آنقدر اندک است که امکان هیچ گونه استنتاج و تحلیل پدیده های اخیر وجود ندارد.
از نظر جمعیت، گروهی که مستقیما با زمین لرزه درگیر می شوند خود مردم هستند و لذا ارتقاء سطح آگاهی مردمی هدف اصلی این سازمان غیر دولتی و مردمی است و مخاطب اصلی این جمعیت خود مردم هستند تا با آگاهی خود اولا سطح آسیبهای وارد شده را کاهش دهند و از سوی دیگر در صورت بروز حوادث توان مقابله بالائی داشته باشند. در این زمینه توصیه جمعیت به مردم شهر تبریز و مناطق اطراف به شرح زیر اعلام می شود:
توصیه 1: در صورتی که منازل شما از لحاظ سازه ای جزو ساختمانهای ایمن میباشد لازم است با توجه دقیق اقدام به ایمن سازی و مهار اجزاء غیر سازه ای منزل خود نموده و سپس به پاکسازی مسیر خروجی ساختمان خود از اشیاء خاصی همچون ( شیشه و ائینه و بوفه و ظروف کریستال و ...) که خطر فرو افتادن و خطر بریدگی را در پی دارند بنمایید و در طی شبهای آینده جهت استراحت از محل های امن خانه استفاده نمایید ( نقاط امن خانه در جزوه اموزشی جمعیت توضیح داده شده است )
توصیه 2: در صورتی که منزل شما نا ایمن میباشد بهتر است حداقل سه شب آینده را در منزل یکی از بستگان خود که منزل ایمنی دارد با رعایت نکات توصیه شماره 1 سپری نمایید.
توصیه 3: در صورتی که امکان مهمان شدن در منزل اقوام یا دوستانی که منازل ایمن دارند را ندارید نقاط کم خطرتر منزل خود را شناسایی نموده و با قرار دادن میزهای محکم منزل در آن نقاط شب را در زیر یا کنار محلهای پناه گیری ایجاد شده به صبح برسانید . در ضمن توجه داشته باشید که دربهای خروجی در زمان حادثه اغلب بعلت تابیدگی چهار چوب های خود به سختی باز می شوند لذا در صورتی که امکان دسترسی به حیاط خانه را دارید لازم است جهت لحظات بحرانی دربهایی که شما را به حیاط متصل میکند ( با رعایت نکات ایمنی در خصوص سرقت ) قفل نکنید.
توصیه 4: اغلب زلزله های روی داده در ایران در چند سال اخیر در صبح های خیلی زود که هموطنان عزیزمان در خواب سنگین بوده اند اتفاق افتاده است لذا شایسته است به جهت هوشیاری و عملکرد مناسب در زمان زلزله یکی از اعضاء خانواده همواره در طول شب بیدار باشد اینکار را میتوان با تقسیم زمان بین تعداد اعضاء خانواده بصورت شیفتی برای کاهش فشار بر یک نفر انجام داد . لازم است فرد بیدار با احساس اولین لرزش بدون لحظه ای درنگ اعضاء را برای خروج سریع یا پناه گیری بیدار نمایید.
توصیه 5: با توجه به احتمال انکه پس از خروج شما از منزل در زمان زلزله ، ساختمان شما فرو بریزد لازم است که لباس گرم و لوازم مورد نیاز خود را قبلا در محل مناسبی در حیاط یا ماشین خود که در مکان امنی قبلا پارک نموده اید قرار دهید .
توصیه 6 : اگر به هر علت، بدون لباس مناسب در بیرون خانه تخریب شده خود ماندید میتوانید با سوزاندن لاستیکهای چرخ ماشین خود تا صبح گرمای لازم برای زنده ماندن کودکان و سالخوردگان را تامین کنید .
امید است، آگاهی ایجاد شده در مردم و مسئولان در پی زمین لرزه های اخیر، بتواند سرآغاز فعالیت و تلاشی بزرگ در جهت آماده سازی مردمی و زیر ساختی این شهر بسیار مهم و صنعتی کشور باشد. جمعیت کاهش خطرات زلزله ایران، طی چند سال اخیر همواره نسبت به خطر وقوع زلزله در شهر تبریز اخطار داده و از نظر متخصصان این جمعیت، خطری که از سوی زلزله متوجه شهر تبریز است، حتی در سطحی بالاتر از شهر تهران است. از نظر جمعیت، اتفاق اخیر موهبتی الهی برای مردم و مسئولان شهر تبریز است تا با اتخاذ تدابیر لازم و انجام مطالعات علمی دقیقتر خود را برای واقعه اصلی آماده کنند. در این راستا انجام امور زیر اکیدا توصیه می شود:
• انجام مطالعات جامع در محدوده گسل شمال تبریز و تکمیل مطالعات گسسته انجام شده قبلی
• اجرای طرح جامع آموزش مردمی و ارتقاء تاب آوری جامعه پس از حادثه
• توصیه اکید جمعیت به مسئولان شهر: استفاده از تخصص و توان بالای امدادی و فنی گروههای بسیار قوی کوهنوردی در سطح استان به منظور درگیر کردن گروههای مردمی در برنامه های امداد و نجات
• با توجه به اینکه مطالعات مدیریت بحران خاصی در سطح شهر تبریز به عنوان یکی از بزرگترین شهرهای کشور که در معرض وقوع زمین لرزه قرار دارد انجام نپذیرفته است، پیشنهاد اکید جمعیت آغاز هر چه سریعتر این مطالعات می باشد.
• متاسفانه با وجود تاکید های بسیار زیاد مبنی بر خطر ساخت و ساز بر روی گسل، شهر تبریز بر اساس سوء مدیریتهای گذشته، به سمتی گسترش یافته است که بخش مسکونی وسیعی از شهر بر روی منطقه گسل بنا شده است. در راستای آموزشهای عمومی و طرح های مقاوم سازی این مناطق باید در اولویت اول باشند.
سازمان غیر دولتی جمعیت کاهش خطرات زلزله ایران –
آموزش زبان انگلیسی our lives
1-Today we have higher buildings and wider highways but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view.2-We spend more but enjoy less. We have bigger houses, but smaller families. We have more compromises, but less time. We have more knowlage, but less judgment. We have more medicine, but less health.
3-We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk much, we love a little and we hate too much.
4-We reached the moon and came back, but we find troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors. We have conquered the outer space, but not our inner space…
5-We have higher income, but fewer morals… these are times with more liberty, but less joy… with much food, but less nutrition…
6-These are days in which 2 salaries get home, but divorces increase. These are times for finer house, but more broken homes.
7-That’s why I propose that as from today;
8-You don’t keep anything for a special occasion, because everyday that you live is a special occasion. Search for knowledge, read more, sit on your front porch and admire the view without paying attention to the needs.
9-Pass more time with your family; eat your favorite food.visite the place you love.
10- Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment; it isn’t only survived. Use your crystal goblets. Do not save your best perfume and waste every time you feel you want it.
11-Take out from your vocabulary phrases like “one of these days” and “some day” let’s write letter we thought of writing “one of these days”.
12-Let’s tell our family and friends how much we love them. That’s why. Do not delay any thing adding laughter and joy to your life.
Every day, hour and minute are special…
And you don’t know if it will be your last…
آموزش زبان انگلیسی Three Words
Three WordsWhat is the theme of almost every song ever sung -
and almost every movie ever made?
LOVE.
Lost love, found love, risky love, scorned love.
It's endless! We just want love!
Almost everything we do is an attempt to get more love.
We buy cool clothes and flash cars.
We climb the corporate ladder.
We do crash diets, get Botox and pierce body parts.
Everyone you pass on the street and everyone who has ever
walked into your office is aching for love and acceptance -
and some of us are doing crazy things to get it.
We figure:
"If I look sexy, people will love me."
"If I am clever, people will love me."
"If I am successful and 97% wrinkle free, people will love me."
We can get so busy trying to find love that we forget
to love the people we care about …
Fred says, "I told my wife last month that ! I love her.
Doesn't she remember?"
She remembers, Fred, but she wants to be told every month.
Actually, she wants to be told every day.
Children want to hear it.
Little Johnny is born. Dad hugs him daily and tells him,
"Daddy loves you!" … until he's about six.
Then Dad decides, "My son is becoming a man."
He stops telling Johnny, "I love you."
He stops cuddling Johnny.
And Johnny wonders, "Doesn't Dad love me any more?"
I've lost count of the number of grown men
that have told me at one time or another:
"All I wanted my whole life was for my Dad to tell me
he was proud of me - that he loved me."
It is in times of tragedy that we are
reminded about what matters most.
That's when people say "If only I had told him …"
IN A NUTSHELL
To say "I love you" costs so little and means so much.
And whenever it is too hard to say, "I love you",
"thank you" is a good start.
پاسخ به سوالات آموزش زبان انگلیسی
سلام به دوستای گلمبازم مثل همیشه با کامنت های محبت آمیز تون منو شرمنده کردین
مرسی از این همه لطف و بزرگواریتون ...>:D<
راستی عزیزان لطفا اگر پست 2ماه پیش رو خوندین و میخواین راجع به اون نظزتونو بیان کنین خواهش میکنم نظراتتون رو در
قسمت نظر دهی آخرین پست بزارین
چون اگه اینکارو نکنین من نمیوتنم نظرتون رو بخونم و اون وقت شرمندتون میشم .همیشه به آخرین پست بزارین
اوکی حالا به سوالات شما عزیزان پاسخ میدم
Ashena
مرسی که لطف کردین و از وبلاگ حقیر بنده دیدن کردین. ار متن زیباتون هم ممنون .خیلی لذت بردم
God bless you
هادی
فرمودین که مطلب منو راجع به Listening خوندین و میخواین ار اونجا شروع کنین .
من چون سطح شما رو نمیدونم نمیتونم راهنماییتون کنم.اگر مبتدی هستین بهتون توصیه میکنم از کتابهای İnterchange شروع کنین. هر سوالی که داشتین من در خدمتتونم.
Good Luck
آرش
آرش خان مرسی که همیشه بهم لطف داری و میای و میخونی چرت و پرت های منو.دوست عزیزم یه زحمتی برات دارم. برو سایت گوگل و این عبارت ها رو جست و جو کن:
آموزش زبان انگلیسی
آموزش زبان
انگلیسی
زبان
آموزش
ببین وبلاگ من کجا میاد. من که این کارو کردم و همیشه شماره اول میاد
بازدیدکننده زیاد داره اینجا . همه هم انتظار دارن که به سوال اونا زود پاسخ بدم.سرم هم خیلی شلوغه.
دست تنهایی نمیتونم زود به زود آپدیت کنم.اگر کسی رو میشناسین که میتونه از عهده اش بر بیاد خبرم کن اینوایتش کنم.
بازم مرسی که همیشه میای اینجا.Thanks a lot.
هدیه
هدیه جان, چون من راجع به Writing هنوز اینجا چیزی ننوشتم نمیخوام الان هم پاسخ سوال شما رو اینجا بزارم
چون قبل از essay باید paragraph رو یاد بگیرین.
من چند تا لینک براتون میزارم .امیدوارم مفید واقع بشن.
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
http://www.english.bham.ac.uk/staff/tom/teaching/howto/essay.htm
http://essayinfo.com/
هر گونه سوالی داشتین لطفا به گروه ال ال ای در یاهو ثبت نام کنین و اونجا میتونین سوالتون رو مطرح کنین و پاسخش رو دریافت کنین.
Best wishes.
رامین
دوست عزیز من هیچ تمایلی نسبت به قرار دادن لینک باکس شما ندارم.
و در پایان از دوستان عزیز " فرزام,مجله ایران,آرش خ" و سایر عزیزانی که اظهار لطف کردن بسیار سپاسگزارم.
God bless you all and take care and good luck.
آموزش زبان انگلیسی
When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the windowآدم گرسنه ایمان ندارد
Barking dogs seldom bite
از آن نترس که های و هوی دارد از آن بترس که سر به تو دارد
The blind leading the blind
خفته را خفته کی کند بیدار
آموزش زبان انگلیسی Survival English for eating out
Survival English for eating out
Eating is simple. Eating out isn't … if you're traveling in a foreign country, that is! But don't panic – we won't let you starve. Check out this list of important dining phrases that will surely help you ease those hunger pangs!
1. I'd like to make a reservation. For some restaurants, you’ll need to call in advance to secure a table. Be prepared to give the number of people in your group, the time you will arrive and your name. "I’d like to make a reservation for four at 8 p.m. for Kristi." The receptionist may ask for your phone number or about your smoking preference, so have this information ready.
2. Could you repeat that, please? This phrase isn't unique to eating out, but it's very important. Restaurants can be loud. Waiters talk fast. If you don't understand something, ask them, "Could you repeat that?" Of course, a simple, "Excuse me?" will also work. Don’t be afraid to use it often!
3. We need another minute. Use this phrase if the waiter approaches to take your order, but you’re not ready. You’ll hear, "Are you ready to order?" Respond with, "Not yet. We need another minute," or "Can we have another minute?" Be aware that "a minute" in a busy restaurant usually means the waiter will return in five.
4. I'd like/I'll have ... These are the two most important phrases! Use "I'd like …" or "I'll have …" when ordering your food and drinks. For example, "I'd like the spaghetti and some tea," or, "I'll have a sandwich and a soft drink." Pointing at the menu always works, too!
5. Could you bring …?/Do you have …? If there's something you need or would like more of, say, "Could you bring some extra napkins?" If you'd like an item you’re not sure the restaurant has then try, "Do you have …?" For example, if you want orange juice but don’t see it listed, ask, "Do you have orange juice?"
6. This isn't what I ordered. If the server brings you the wrong dish, say, "This isn't what I ordered, I ordered …" and continue with the name of the dish you wanted. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, make sure you do something about it.
7. Check, please! When you're ready to go, catch the waiter's attention and say, "Check, please!" for a short and simple end to your meal
آموزش زبان انگلیسی jokes
Wife : Nothing...?? You've been reading our marriage certificate for an hour ??
Husband : I was just looking for the expiration date.
Q - What is the Difference Between Mother & Wife ?
A - One Woman Brings you into this world crying... & the other ensures you continue to do so.
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Wife : Do you want dinner?
Husband : Sure, what are my choices?
Wife : Yes and no.
Wife: You always carry my photo in your briefcase to the office. Why?
Husband: When there is a problem, no matter how impossible, I look at your picture and the problem disappears.
Wife: You see how miraculous and powerful I am for you?
Husband: Yes, I see your picture and say to myself, "What other problem can there be greater than this one?"
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Girl: When we get married, I want to share all your worries, troubles and lighten your burden.
Boy: It's very kind of you, darling, But I don't have any worries or troubles.
Girl: Well that's because we aren't married yet.
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Son: Mom, when I was on the bus with Dad this morning, he told me to give up my seat to a lady.
Mom: Well, you have done the right thing.
Son: But Mom, I was sitting on daddy's lap.
A newly married man asked his wife, "Would you have married me if my father hadn't left me a fortune?"
"Honey," the woman replied sweetly, "I'd have married you NO MATTER WHO LEFT YOU A FORTUNE"
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Interviewer to Millionaire: To whom do you owe your success as a millionaire?"
Millionaire: "I owe everything to my wife."
Interviewer: "Wow, she must be some woman. What were you before you married her?"
Millionaire: " A Billionaire"
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Girl to her boyfriend: One kiss and I'll be yours forever.
The guy replies: Thanks for the warning .
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A wife asked her husband: "What do you like most in me my pretty face or my sexy body?"
He looked at her from head to toe and replied: "I like your sense of humor."
آموزش زبان انگلیسی Common Errors in English
ACCEDE/EXCEED
If you drive too fast, you exceed the speed limit. “Accede” is a much rarer word meaning “give in,” “agree.”
ACCEPT/EXCEPT
If you offer me Godiva chocolates I will gladly accept them—except for the candied violet ones. Just remember that the “X” in “except” excludes things—they tend to stand out, be different. In contrast, just look at those two cozy “C’s” snuggling up together. Very accepting. And be careful; when typing “except” it often comes out “expect.”
ADAPT/ADOPT
You can adopt a child or a custom or a law; in all of these cases you are making the object of the adoption your own, accepting it. If you adapt something, however, you are changing it.
ADMINISTER/MINISTER
You can minister to someone by administering first aid. Note how the “ad” in “administer” resembles “aid” in order to remember the correct form of the latter phrase. “Minister” as a verb always requires “to” following it.
COPYRIGHT /COPYWRITE
You can copyright writing, but you can also copyright a photograph or song. The word has to do with securing rights. Thus, there is no such word as “copywritten”; it’s “copyrighted.”
FIANCE/FIANCEE
Your fiance is the man you plan to marry; your fiancee (or fiancée) is the woman you plan to marry.
FARTHER/FURTHER
Some authorities (like the Associated Press) insist on “farther” to refer to physical distance and on “further” to refer to an extent of time or degree, but others treat the two words as interchangeable except for insisting on “further” for “in addition,” and “moreover.” You’ll always be safe in making the distinction; some people get really testy about this.
GOOD/WELL
You do something well, but a thing is good. The exception is verbs of sensation in phrases such as “the pie smells good,” or “I feel good.” Despite the arguments of nigglers, this is standard usage. Saying “the pie smells well” would imply that the pastry in question had a nose. Similarly, “I feel well” is also acceptable, especially when discussing health; but it is not the only correct usage.
VARY/VERY
“Vary” means “to change.” Don’t substitute it for “very” in phrases like "very nice” or “very happy."
WITHIN/AMONG
“Within” means literally “inside of,” but when you want to compare similarities or differences between things you may need “among” instead. It’s not “There are some entertaining movies within the current releases,” but “among the current releases.” But you can use “within” by rewriting the sentence to lump the movies together into a single entity: “There are some entertaining movies within the current batch of releases.” A batch is a single thing, and the individual films that make it up are within it.
Non-Errors آموزش زبان انگلیسی
Non-Errors
(Those usages people keep telling you are wrong but which are actually standard in English.)
Split infinitives
For the hyper-critical, “to boldly go where no man has gone before” should be “to go boldly. . . .” It is good to be aware that inserting one or more words between “to” and a verb is not strictly speaking an error, and is often more expressive and graceful than moving the intervening words elsewhere; but so many people are offended by split infinitives that it is better to avoid them except when the alternatives sound strained and awkward.
Ending a sentence with a preposition
A fine example of an artificial “rule” which ignores standard usage. The famous witticism usually attributed to Winston Churchill makes the point well: “This is the sort of English up with which I will not put.” see The American Heritage Book of English Usage. Jack Lynch has some sensible comments on this issue. If you think you know the original version of this saying, click here.
Beginning a sentence with a conjunction
It offends those who wish to confine English usage in a logical straitjacket that writers often begin sentences with “and” or “but.” True, one should be aware that many such sentences would be improved by becoming clauses in compound sentences; but there are many effective and traditional uses for beginning sentences thus. One example is the reply to a previous assertion in a dialogue: “But, my dear Watson, the criminal obviously wore expensive boots or he would not have taken such pains to scrape them clean.” Make it a rule to consider whether your conjunction would repose more naturally within the previous sentence or would lose in useful emphasis by being demoted from its position at the head of a new sentence.
Using “between” for only two, “among” for more
The “-tween” in “between” is clearly linked to the number two; but, as the Oxford English Dictionary notes, “In all senses, between has, from its earliest appearance, been extended to more than two.” We’re talking about Anglo-Saxon here—early. Pedants have labored to enforce “among” when there are three or more objects under discussion, but largely in vain. Even the pickiest speaker does not naturally say, “A treaty has been negotiated among England, France, and Germany.”
Over vs. more than.
Some people claim that “over” cannot be used to signify “more than,” as in “Over a thousand baton-twirlers marched in the parade.” “Over,” they insist, always refers to something physically higher: say, the blimp hovering over the parade route. This absurd distinction ignores the role metaphor plays in language. If I write 1 on the blackboard and 10 beside it, 10 is still the “higher” number. “Over” has been used in the sense of “more than” for over a thousand years.
Gender vs. sex
Feminists eager to remove references to sexuality from discussions of females and males not involving mating or reproduction revived an older meaning of “gender,” which had come to refer in modern times chiefly to language, as a synonym for “sex” in phrases such as “Our goal is to achieve gender equality.” Americans, always nervous about sex, eagerly embraced this usage, which is now standard. In some scholarly fields, “sex” is now used to label biologically determined aspects of maleness and femaleness (reproduction, etc.) while “gender” refers to their socially determined aspects (behavior, attitudes, etc.); but in ordinary speech this distinction is not always maintained. It is disingenuous to pretend that people who use “gender” in the new senses are making an error, just as it is disingenuous to maintain that “Ms.” means “manuscript” (that’s “MS”). Nevertheless, I must admit I was startled to discover that the tag on my new trousers describes not only their size and color, but their “gender.”
Using “who” for people, “that” for animals and inanimate objects
In fact there are many instances in which the most conservative usage is to refer to a person using “that”: “All the politicians that were at the party later denied even knowing the host” is actually somewhat more traditional than the more popular “politicians who.” An aversion to “that” referring to human beings as somehow diminishing their humanity may be praiseworthily sensitive, but it cannot claim the authority of tradition. In some sentences, “that” is clearly preferable to “who”: “She is the only person I know of that prefers whipped cream on her granola.” In the following example, to exchange “that” for “who” would be absurd: “Who was it that said, ‘A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle’?”*
*Commonly attributed to Gloria Steinem, but she attributes it to Irina Dunn.
“Since” cannot mean “because.”
“Since” need not always refer to time. Since the 14th century, when it was often spelled “syn,” it has also meant “seeing that” or “because.”
Hopefully
This word has meant “it is to be hoped” for a very long time, and those who insist it can only mean “in a hopeful fashion” display more hopefulness than realism.
Momentarily
“The plane will be landing momentarily” says the flight attendant, and the grumpy grammarian in seat 36B thinks to himself, “So we’re going to touch down for just a moment?” Everyone else thinks, “Just a moment now before we land.” Back in the 1920s when this use of “momentarily” was first spreading on both sides of the Atlantic, one might have been accused of misusing the word; but by now it’s listed without comment as one of the standard definitions in most dictionaries.
Lend vs. loan
“Loan me your hat” was just as correct everywhere as “lend me your ears” until the British made “lend” the preferred verb, relegating “loan” to the thing being lent. However, as in so many cases, Americans kept the older pattern, which in its turn has influenced modern British usage so that those insisting that “loan” can only be a noun are in the minority.
Regime vs. regimen
Some people insist that “regime” should be used only in reference to governments, and that people who say they are following a dietary regime should instead use “regimen”; but “regime” has been a synonym of “regimen” for over a century, and is widely accepted in that sense.
Near miss
It is futile to protest that “near miss” should be “near collision.” This expression is a condensed version of something like “a miss that came very near to being a collision” and is similar to “narrow escape.” Everyone knows what is meant by it and almost everyone uses it. It should be noted that the expression can also be used in the sense of almost succeeding in striking a desired target: “His Cointreau soufflé was a near miss.”
“None” singular vs. plural
Some people insist that since “none” is derived from “no one” it should always be singular: “none of us is having dessert.” However, in standard usage, the word is most often treated as a plural. “None of us are having dessert” will do just fine.
Scan vs. skim
Those who insist that “scan” can never be a synonym of “skim” have lost the battle. It is true that the word originally meant “to scrutinize,” but it has now evolved into one of those unfortunate words with two opposite meanings: to examine closely (now rare) and to glance at quickly (much more common). It would be difficult to say which of these two meanings is more prominent in the computer-related usage, to “scan a document.”
Off of
For most Americans, the natural thing to say is “Climb down off of [pronounced “offa”] that horse, Tex, with your hands in the air”; but many U.K. authorities urge that the “of” should be omitted as redundant. Where British English reigns you may want to omit the “of” as superfluous, but common usage in the U.S. has rendered “off of” so standard as to generally pass unnoticed, though some American authorities also discourage it in formal writing. But if “onto” makes sense, so does “off of.” However, “off of” meaning “from” in phrases like “borrow five dollars off of Clarice” is definitely nonstandard.
“Gotten” vs. “got.”
In England, the old past participle “gotten” dropped out of use except in such stock phrases as “ill-gotten” and “gotten up,” but in the U.S. it is still considered interchangeable with “got” as the past participle of “get.”
Till vs. ’til.
Since it looks like an abbreviation for “until,” some people argue that this word should always be spelled “’til” (though not all insist on the apostrophe). However, “till” has regularly occurred as a spelling of this word for over 800 years and it’s actually older than “until.” It is perfectly good English.
Teenage vs. teenaged.
Some people object that the word should be “teenaged,” but unlike the still nonstandard “ice tea” and “stain glass,” “teenage” is almost universally accepted now.
Don’t use “reference” to mean “cite.”
Nouns are often turned into verbs in English, and “reference” in the sense “to provide references or citations” has become so widespread that it’s generally acceptable, though some teachers and editors still object.
Feeling bad
“I feel bad” is standard English, as in “This t-shirt smells bad” (not “badly”). “I feel badly” is an incorrect hyper-correction by people who think they know better than the masses. People who are happy can correctly say they feel good, but if they say they feel well, we know they mean to say they’re healthy.
Some people get upset at the common pattern by which speakers frame a quotation by saying “quote . . . unquote,” insisting that the latter word should logically be “endquote”; but illogical as it may be, “unquote” has been used in this way for about a century, and “endquote” is nonstandard.
Persuade vs. convince
Some people like to distinguish between these two words by insisting that you persuade people until you have convinced them; but “persuade” as a synonym for “convince” goes back at least to the 16th century. It can mean both to attempt to convince and to succeed. It is no longer common to say things like “I am persuaded that you are an illiterate fool,” but even this usage is not in itself wrong.
Normalcy vs. normality
The word “normalcy” had been around for more than half a century when President Warren G. Harding was assailed in the newspapers for having used it in a 1921 speech. Some folks are still upset; but in the U.S. “normalcy” is a perfectly normal—if uncommon—synonym for “normality.”
Aggravate vs. irritate
Some people claim that “aggravate” can only mean “make worse” and should not be used to mean “irritate”; but the latter has been a valid use of the word for four centuries, and “aggravation” means almost exclusively “irritation.”
You shouldn’t pronounce the “e” in “not my forte.”
Some people insist that it’s an error to pronounce the word “forte” in the expression “not my forte” as if French-derived “forte” were the same as the Italian musical term for “loud”: “for-tay.” But the original French expression is pas mon fort, which not only has no “e” on the end to pronounce—it has a silent “t” as well. It’s too bad that when we imported this phrase we mangled it so badly, but it’s too late to do anything about it now. If you go around saying what sounds like ”that’s not my fort,” people won’t understand what you mean.
However, those who use the phrase to mean “not to my taste” (“Wagnerian opera is not my forte”) are definitely mistaken. Your forte is what you’re good at, not just stuff you like.
“Preventive” is the adjective, “preventative” the noun.
I must say I like the sound of this distinction, but in fact the two are interchangeable as both nouns and adjective, though many prefer “preventive” as being shorter and simpler. “Preventative” used as an adjective dates back to the 17th century, as does “preventive” as a noun.
People should say a book is titled such-and-such rather than entitled.
No less a writer than Chaucer is cited by the Oxford English Dictionary as having used “entitled” in this sense, the very first meaning of the word listed by the OED. It may be a touch pretentious, but it’s not wrong.
People are healthy; vegetables are healthful.
Logic and tradition are on the side of those who make this distinction, but I’m afraid phrases like “part of a healthy breakfast” have become so widespread that they are rarely perceived as erroneous except by the hyper-correct. On a related though slightly different subject, it is interesting to note that in English adjectives connected to sensations in the perceiver of an object or event are often transferred to the object or event itself. In the 19th century it was not uncommon to refer, for instance, to a “grateful shower of rain,” and we still say “a gloomy landscape,” “a cheerful sight” and “a happy coincidence.”
Female vs. woman
Some people argue that since we say—for instance—“male doctor” we should always say “female doctor” rather than “woman doctor.” It may be inconsistent, but the pattern of referring to females as women performers, professionals, etc. is very traditional, dating back at least to the 14th century. People who do this cannot be accused of committing an error.
Dinner is done; people are finished.
I pronounce this an antiquated distinction rarely observed in modern speech. Nobody really supposes the speaker is saying he or she has been roasted to a turn. In older usage people said, “I have done” to indicate they had completed an action. “I am done” is not really so very different.
Crops are raised; children are reared.
Old-fashioned writers insist that you raise crops and rear children; but in modern American English children are usually “raised.”
“You’ve got mail” should be “you have mail.”
The “have” contracted in phrases like this is merely an auxiliary verb, not an expression of possession. It is not a redundancy. Compare: “You’ve sent the mail.”
It’s “cut the muster,” not “cut the mustard.”
This etymology seems plausible at first. Its proponents often trace it to the American Civil War. We do have the analogous expression “to pass muster,” which probably first suggested this alternative; but although the origins of “cut the mustard” are somewhat obscure, the latter is definitely the form used in all sorts of writing throughout the twentieth century. Common sense would suggest that a person cutting a muster is not someone being selected as fit, but someone eliminating the unfit. See the alt.usage.english faq explanation of this term.
It’s “carrot on a stick,” not “carrot or stick.”
Authoritative dictionaries agree, the original expression refers to offering to reward a stubborn mule or donkey with a carrot or threatening to beat it with a stick and not to a carrot being dangled from a stick. Further discussion. This and other popular etymologies fit under the heading aptly called by the English “too clever by half."
“Spitting image” should be “spit and image.”
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the earlier form was “spitten image,” which may indeed have evolved from “spit and image.” It’s a crude figure of speech: someone else is enough like you to have been spat out by you, made of the very stuff of your body. In the early 20th century the spelling and pronunciation gradually shifted to the less logical “spitting image,” which is now standard. It’s too late to go back. There is no historical basis for the claim sometimes made that the original expression was “spirit and image.”
“Lion’s share” means all of something, not the larger part of something.
Even though the original meaning of this phrase reflected the idea that the lion can take whatever he wants—typically all of the slaughtered game, leaving nothing for anyone else—in modern usage the meaning has shifted to “the largest share.” This makes great sense if you consider the way hyenas and vultures swarm over the leftovers from a typical lion’s kill.
“Connoisseur” should be spelled “connaisseur.”
When we borrowed this word from the French in the 18th century, it was spelled “connoisseur.” Is it our fault the French later decided to shift the spelling of many OI words to the more phonetically accurate AI? Of those Francophone purists who insist we should follow their example I say, let ’em eat bifteck.
a good deal and a great deal
a good deal (adv)
Synonyms: a lot, very much, enormously, exceedingly, decidedly, lots, no end, greatly
a great deal (adv)
Synonyms: a lot, very much, enormously, exceedingly, decidedly, lots, no end, greatly
Is Your English Too Formal?
Does your English come across as too polite? While formal language is essential with your boss and your customers, you would sound strange to your friends if you speak with them in the same way. To tone down your English for life's casual situations, check out these tips.
Meetings and greetings
Do you ask everyone you see, "How do you do?" Though quite common in days past, today it's only appropriate in very formal situations - not with your friends. In most situations, choose a more common phrase like, "How are you?" With friends, you could also say, "Hey, what's up?" or "How's it going?"
Wining and dining
"Would you mind passing me the salt, please?" It's always important to remember your manners, especially when you're eating with business associates or important guests. But when you're just grabbing a bite to eat with friends, and you need the salt, it's quite OK to just say, "Hey, pass the salt."
Coming and going
You receive an urgent message during an important meeting, so you ask, "Would you excuse me for a moment, please?" But what if you're with your friends? Just tell them to "hang on a sec" or say you'll "be right back." Remember, it's not always impolite to be informal.
Didn't hear it?
Your customer is speaking to you, but you didn't understand what she said. Don't panic. Just be polite and say, "Excuse me, but would you mind repeating that?" On the other hand, in more casual situations, just ask, "Come again?" or "What did you say?"
Good impressions
"This is quite an impressive abode, my dear." This is a formal way to tell people that you really like their home. If you're over at a friend's place, however, there's no need for such serious language. Your friends would be perfectly happy to hear you exclaim, "What a cool place, man!"
یه تشکر کوچولو از دوستان عزیزم
A Friend is Like
A friend is like a flower,
a rose to be exact,
Or maybe like a brand new gate
that never comes unlatched.
A friend is like an owl,
both beautiful and wise.
Or perhaps a friend is like a ghost,
whose spirit never dies.
A friend is like a heart that goes
strong until the end.
Where would we be in this world
if we didn't have a friend.
سلام دوستان عزیزم
مرسی که وقت با ارزشتون رو میگذارین و مطالب این وبلاگ رومیخونین
بسیار سپاسگزارم از کامنت های محبت آمیز شما
دوستان عزیز به گروه ما در یاهو بپیوندین
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ایمیل بزنین و مشکلات خودتون رومطرح کنین .لطفا به خاطر داشته باشین که این آدرس ایمیل که ذکر کردم وقتی به اون ایمیل میزنین به کل اعضای گروه فرستاده میشه.پس اگر با من کار دارین به آدرس ایمیل من بفرستین.
به قول یه دوست کوچولوی دوست داشتی : دوستتون دارم هوارتا 
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Battle of the Sexes
Maturity
Women mature at a much faster rate than men. Most 17 year old females can function as adults. Most 17 year old males are still trading baseball cards and giving each other wedgies after gym class. This is why high school romances rarely work.
Groceries
A woman knows how to shop for groceries. She makes a list of the things she needs, and then goes to the store and buys these things. A man does not shop on a frequent basis. He waits until the only items left in his refrigerator are an opened can of Schlitz and a half a lime. Then he goes grocery shopping. A man buys everything that looks good. By the time a man reaches the checkout counter, his cart is packed tighter than the Clampett's car on the Beverly Hillbillies. Of course, this will not stop him from going to the 10 items or less lane.
Magazines
Men's magazines often feature pictures of naked ladies. Women's magazines also feature pictures of naked ladies. This is because the female body is a beautiful work of art, while the male body is lumpy and hairy and should not be seen by the light of day.
Handwriting
To their credit, men do not decorate their penmanship. They just chicken-scratch. Women use scented, colored stationary, and they dot their "i's" with circles and hearts. Women use ridiculously large loops in their "p's" and "g's." It is a royal pain to read a note from a woman. Even when she's dumping you, she'll put a smiley face at the end of the note.
Comedy
Let's say a small group of men and women are in a room, watching television, and an episode of the Three Stooges comes on. Immediately, the men will get very excited; they will laugh uproariously, and even try to imitate the actions of Curly, man's favorite stooge. The woman will roll their eyes and groan and wait it out.
Bathrooms
A man has 6 items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, toothpaste, shaving cream, a razor, a bar of Dial soap and a towel from a Holiday Inn. The average number of items in a typical American women's bathroom is 437. A man would not be able to identify most of these items
Going Out
When a man says he is ready to go out, it means he is ready to go out. When a woman says she is ready to go out, it means she will be ready, as soon as she finds her other earring, makes one phone call and finishes putting on her makeup.
Cats
Women love cats. Men say they love cats, but when women aren't looking, men kick cats.
Shoes
When preparing for work, a woman will put on a Mondi wool suit, and then slip into Reebok sneakers. She will carry her dress shoes in a plastic bag from Saks. When a woman gets to work, she will put on her dress shoes. Five minutes later she will kick them off because her feet are under the desk. A man will wear one pair of shoes for the entire day.
Leg Warmers
Leg warmers are sexy. A woman, even if she's walking the dog or doing the dishes, is allowed to wear leg warmers. She can wear them any time she wants. A man can only wear leg warmers if he is auditioning for the "Gimme the Ball" number in A Chorus Line.
Mirrors
Men are vain; they will check themselves out in the mirror. Women are ridiculous; they will check out their reflections in any shiny surface, mirrors, spoons, store windows, toasters, or Joe Garagiola's head.
Menopause
When a woman reaches menopause, she goes through a variety of complicated emotional, psychological, and biological changes. The nature and degree of these changes varies with the individual. Menopause in a man provokes a uniform reaction -- he buys aviator glasses, a snazzy French cap and leather driving gloves, and goes shopping for a Porsche.
The Telephone
Men see the telephone as a communication tool. They use the telephone to send short messages to other people. A woman can visit her girlfriend for two weeks, and upon returning home, she will call the same friend and they will talk for three hours.
Offspring
Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and soccer games and romances and best friends and favorite foods and hopes and dreams. A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in his house.
Low Blows
Let's say a man and a woman are watching a boxing match on television. One of the figures is felled by a low blow. The woman says, "Oh gee, that must hurt." The man doubles over and actually feels the pain.
Directions
If a woman is out driving, and she finds herself in unfamiliar surroundings, she will stop at a gas station and ask for directions. Men consider this to be a sign of weakness. Men will never stop and ask for directions. Men will drive in a circle for hours, all the while saying things like, "Looks like I've found a new way to get there." and, "I know I'm in the general neighborhood. I recognize that White Hen store."
Admitting Mistakes
Women will sometimes admit making a mistake. The last man who admitted he as wrong was General George Custer.
Richard Gere
Women like Richard Gere because he is sexy in a dangerous way. Men hate Richard Gere because he reminds them of that slick guy who works at the health club and dates only married women.
Dressing Up
A woman will dress up to: go shopping, water the plants, empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a book, get the mail. A man will dress up for: weddings, funerals.
Nicknames
With the exception of female body builders, who call each other names like "Ultimate Pecs" and "Big Turk," women eschew the use of nicknames. If Gloria, Suzanne, Deborah, and Michelle get together for lunch, they will call each other Gloria, Suzanne, Deborah, and Michelle. But if Mike, Dirk, Clint, and Jack go out for a brewski, they will affectionately refer to one another as Bullet-Head, Godzilla, Peanut-Brain, and Useless.
Toys
Little girls love to play with toys. Then when they reach the age of 11 or 12, they lose interest. Men never grow out of their obsession with toys. As they get older, their toys simply become more expensive and silly and impractical. Examples of men's toys: little miniature TV's. Car phones. Complicated juicers and blenders. Graphic equalizers. Small robots that serve cocktails on command. Video games. Anything that blinks, beeps, and requires atleast 6 "D" batteries to operate.
Plants
A woman asks a man to water her plants while she is on vacation. The man waters the plants. The woman comes home five or six days later to an apartment full of dead plants. No one knows why this happens.
Mustaches
Some men look good with mustaches. Those men are Tom Selleck and Burt Reynolds. There are no women who look good with mustaches.
Cameras
Men take photography very seriously. They'll shell out $4000 for stateof the art equipment, and build dark rooms and take photography classes. Women purchase Kodak Instamatics. Of course women always end up taking better pictures.
Locker Rooms
In the locker room men talk about three things: money, football, and women, They exaggerate about money, they don't know football nearly as well as they think they do, and they fabricate stories about women. Women talk about one thing in the locker room -- sex. And not in abstract terms, either. They are extremely graphic and technical, and they never lie.
Laundry
Women do the laundry every couple of days. A man will wear every article of clothing he owns, including his surgical pants that were really hip about eight years ago, before he will do the laundry. When he is finally out of clothes, he will wear a dirty sweatsuit inside out, rent a U-Haul and take his mountain of dirty clothes to the Laundromat. Men always expect to met beautiful women at the Laundromat, but this is only a myth perpetuated by old reruns of Love American Style.
Politics
Men love to talk politics, but often they forget to do political things such as voting. Women are very happy that another generation of Kennedy's is growing up and getting into politics because they will be able to campaign for them and cry on election night.
Weddings
When reminiscing about weddings women talk about "the ceremony." Men talk about "the bachelor party."
Cheerleaders
Female cheerleaders are cute, sexy, fresh, and all American. Male cheerleaders are scary.
Garages
Women use garages to park their cars and store their lawnmowers. Men use garages for many things. They hang license plates in garages, and they watch TV in garages, and they build useless lopsided benches in garages.
Movies
For women their favorite movie scene is when Clark Gable kisses Vivien Leigh for the first time in Gone With the Wind. For men it's when Jimmy Cagney shoves grapefruit in May Clark's face in Public Enemy.
Nudity in Movies
Every actress in the history of movies has had to do a nude scene. This is because every movie in the history of movies has been produced by aman. The only actor who has ever appeared nude in the movies is Richard Gere. This is another reason why men hate him.
Jewelry
Women look nice when they wear jewelry. A man can get away with wearing one ring and that's it. Any more than that and he will look like a lounge singer named Vic.
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Soccer Burns More Fat Than Jogging
Research
Sports scientist Peter Krustrup and his colleagues from the University of Copenhagen, the Copenhagen University Hospital and Bispebjerg Hospital have followed a soccer team consisting of 14 untrained men aged 20 to 40 years.
For a period of 3 months, the players have been subjected to a number of tests such as fitness ratings, total mass of muscles, percentage of fat, blood pressure, insulin sensitivity and balance
Surprising results
2-3 weekly rounds of soccer practise, of the duration of app. 1 hour, released massive health and training benefits. Their percentage of fat went down, the total mass of muscle went up, their blood pressure fell and their fitness ratings improved significantly. Everything we tested improved, says Peter Krustrup.
In parallel with the soccer-experiment, the research group did the same tests on a group of joggers as well as on a passive control group. The joggers also trained 2-3 times a week, but their efforts showed smaller effect than that of the soccer players.
It is healthy to run long distances in a moderate speed, but the results show that soccer practise is better in a number of ways. The improvement in fitness rating and the increase in total muscle mass were greater in the soccer players, and during the last 8 weeks of the experiment, only the soccer-players showed any improvement, Peter Krustrup says.
After 12 weeks, the soccer players had lost 3.5 kilos of fat and gained more than 2 kilos of extra muscle mass, whereas the joggers had lost 2 kilos of fat and showed no change in total muscle mass. Both groups showed significant improvements in blood pressure, insulin sensitivity and balance.
The sports scientist believes that it is the shifts between walking, running and sprinting that causes the soccer players to experience better health improvements.
I think that is part of the secret. Soccer is an all-round form of practise because it both keeps the pulse up and has many high-intensity actions. When you sprint, jump and tackle your opponents, you use all the fibres in your muscles. When you jog at a moderate pace, you only use the slow fibres, says Peter Krustrup.
Fun takes focus from pain
During the process, the participants were asked how hard the practise was, and the feedback makes Peter Krustrup smile. The soccer players expressed that they did not find the practise particularly hard. The joggers always said the opposite.
The joggers always found it hard. Even though they moved at the same average speed as the soccer-players, it was harder on them. I think it is owed to the fact that when you jog you focus on yourself. You notice the efforts and the breathlessness. And then you start to feel a little sorry for your self, says Peter Krustrup and continues:
When you play soccer, you push those thoughts aside. The players are caught up in the game and they don't notice that their hearts are pounding. It is fun, and the team needs all players to contribute and so they forget that it is hard. That is also happends to be very good exercise is an additional bonus.
International fight against lifestyle related diseases
The results have encouraged the researchers to continue the research from a physiological angle. The team has made arrangements of cooperation with universities in Rome, Brussel and Liverpool, and they are applying for funding through the EU, UEFA and FIFA.
Peter Krustrup sees large perspectives in soccer at exercise level in a time of lifestyle-related diseases. When a pleasureable and popular team-sport such as soccer turns out to be so beneficiary, it would make sense to consider that sport in the national and international efforts to prevent and treat lifestyle-related diseases.
In the fight against obesity and inactivity, soccer seems to be an obvious alternative to jogging and fitness. Soccer is a popular sport in large parts of the population, and experience tells us that there are good chances of growing a permanent affiliation with a sport when it is both fun and combined you're your social life, says Krustrup and continues:
It really doesn't take a lot. A lawn, two goalposts and a ball is all you need to begin a health-promoting training programme for 22 people.
The international cooperation will continue research in soccer at exercise level for various age groups. The researchers also consider examining other sports such as handball, volleyball and basketball
Facts about the project
For a period of 12 weeks, a group of soccer players and joggers have been active for for one hour 2-3 times a week. The participants have been continuingly subjected to tests: fitness rating, percentage of bodyfat, total mass of muscles, cholesterol, blood pressure, insulin sensitivity and balance.
The project has received 500,000 Dkr in funding from the Danish Ministry of Culture's committee for sports science.
Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by University of Copenhagen.
Promises are like babies, easy to give hard to deliver
To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.
Shakespeare
Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.
Albert Einstein.
Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization?
Answer: Princess
Diana's death.
Question: How come?
Answer:
An English princess with
an Egyptian boyfriend
crashes in a French
tunnel, driving a
German car
with a Dutch engine,
driven by a Belgian
who was drunk
on Scottish whisky,
(check the bottle before you change the spelling),
followed closely by
Italian Paparazzi,
on Japanese motorcycles;
treated by an American doctor, using
Brazilian medicines.
This is sent to you by
An Iranian,
using Bill Gates's technology,
and you're probably reading this on your computer,
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That, my friends, is Globalization!