If you study to remember, you will forget, but, If you study to understand, you will remember.
When speaking on the telephone, it is sometimes useful to spell a word using English Phonetic Spelling. To spell "Club", for example, you would say: "C for Charlie, L for Lima, U for Uniform, B for Bravo."
It is very easy to learn English Phonetic Spelling. Start by spelling your name, then your company or address. Soon, you will know the whole alphabet. It also helps to remember that there are several groups of words that go together:
A | Alpha | J | Juliet | S | Sierra |
B | Bravo | K | Kilo | T | Tango |
C | Charlie | L | Lima | U | Uniform |
D | Delta | M | Mike | V | Victor |
E | Echo | N | November | W | Whisky |
F | Foxtrot | O | Oscar | X | X-ray |
G | Golf | P | Papa | Y | Yankee |
H | Hotel | Q | Quebec | Z | Zulu |
I | India | R | Romeo |
According to the International Phonetic Association, the above list is sometimes wrongly called the "International Phonetic Alphabet".
Tips on Studying a Foreign Language
Learning another language is not easy, but most people can learn a second language IF they are willing to put in the necessary time. Here are some practical suggestions for studying effectively, overcoming anxiety, and learning the grammar and skills necessary for success in foreign language classes.
1. STUDY EVERY DAY! A foreign language course is different from any other course you take. Language learning is cumulative: you cannot put it off until the weekend. Study 1 or 2 hours for every class hour if you want an A or B.
2. DISTRIBUTE YOUR STUDY TIME in 15- to 30-minute periods throughout the day. Focus on a different task each time: vocabulary now, grammar next, etc. Get an overview during the first half hour: spend 10 minutes reviewing dialog, 10 minutes learning new vocabulary, 10 minutes learning new grammar...so you'll at least have looked at it all. Approximately 80% of your study time should be spent in recitation or practice, including practice in the language lab.
3. ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN EVERY CLASS--even if you are not well prepared. Class time is your best opportunity to practice. Learn the grammar and vocabulary outside of class in order to make the most of class time. Spend a few minutes "warming up" before each class by speaking or reading the language.
4. MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE IN THE CLASSROOM. Get to know your classmates, so you will feel you are among friends. Visit your instructor during office hours to get acquainted: explain your goals and fears about the course to your instructor.
5. LEARN GRAMMAR IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW IT. Grammar is the skeleton of a language, its basic structure: you must learn it. Review a simplified English grammar text. Compare new grammatical structures in your foreign language to their English equivalents.
6. PRACTICE FOR TESTS by doing what you will have to do on the test. If the test will require you to write, then study by writing--including spelling and accents. If you will be asked to listen, then practice listening. Ask for practice questions; make up your own test questions. Invent variations on patterns and forms. Over-learn: study beyond the point of recognition to mastery.
7. DEVELOP A GOOD ATTITUDE. Have a clear personal reason for taking the class. Set personal goals for what you want to learn. Leave perfectionism at the door; give yourself permission to make mistakes and learn from them.
8. GET HELP IF YOU NEED IT. Talk with your teacher. Form study groups among class members. Use tutoring services. Don't wait!
READING and WRITING a foreign language are analytical skills. You may be good at these if you are a logical person who attends to detail. Train yourself through practice to notice and remember details such as accents and gender agreement.
READING SKILLS TIPS:
1. First, read the vocabulary list for the assignment. Next, read the questions about the reading. Then read all the way through a new passage two or three times, guessing at meaning from context. Avoid word-by-word translation. It is a waste of time!
2. Isolate new vocabulary and study it separately. DON'T write between the lines! Make flash cards. Carry them with you and recite them several times during the day at odd moments. Overlearn them until they are automatic.
3. Isolate new grammatical forms and study them separately. Write the pattern on a flash card and memorize it. Write out and label a model sentence. When you encounter the form while reading, pause and recite the pattern to recognize the form.
WRITING SKILLS TIPS:
1. Pay attention to detail: notice accents, order of letters, etc. Compare letter-by-letter different forms (singular, plural, gender, etc.). Write out conjugations of verbs, declensions of pro-nouns, etc., and check your endings. Memorize irregular verbs.
2. To master spelling, have a friend dictate 10 words to you. Write them out and immediately have your friend spell them correctly aloud while you look carefully and point at each letter. Repeat until you get all the words right.
3. Write (in your own simple foreign vocabulary words) a story you have just read.
LISTENING and SPEAKING are performance skills. You may do well at these if you are naturally outgoing. Students in foreign language classes often have difficulty hearing and speaking because they are anxious about making mistakes. It's OK to make mistakes! Have fun trying to speak!
LISTENING SKILLS TIPS:
1. Frequent the language lab. Read the exercises in your book first; then listen and read together; then listen without looking at the print. Say aloud/write what you hear.
2. Participate silently in class when others are called on to speak. Focus on the task; don't worry about how you'll do.
3. If you feel nervous, relax yourself physically by taking a couple of slow, deep breaths. When called on, pause, relax, and give yourself time to respond.
4. Listen while a friend dictates to you and write what you hear. Check for accuracy.
5. Practice: join language clubs, watch foreign TV, listen to foreign radio.
SPEAKING SKILLS TIPS:
1. Study out loud! Mimic the sounds of the language. Don't mumble. Although most people feel embarrassed making strange sounds, the language will soon feel more familiar to you.
2. When called on in class, say something, even it it's wrong: you'll learn from it. If you need a moment to think, repeat the question. If you don't know the answer, say in your foreign language, "I don't know" or "help!"
3. Practice with a foreign student who wants your help to learn English or with another class member.
سلام-
پدر یکی از بازدید کننده های این وبلاگ و دوست خوب من ساناز یه عمل قلب داره.بیاین همه باهم براش دعا کنیم. بیاین دعا کنیم همه ی بیمارها شفا پیدا کنن.همه بیمار ها خوب بشن.به امید چنین روزی.
آسمان آبی عزیز:
به من هم حق بده.من فکر میکنین بیکارم.من نظر شما رو دیده بودم. و نظرات بقیه رو. ولی یه کمی سرم شلوعه. به خاطر همین فقط چند تا طلب که از قبل آماده کرده بودم اونا را گذاشتم.
من نزدیک دانشگاه علم و صنعت جایی رو سراغ ندارم که به شما توصیه کنم.
نظرم رو در مورد اون کتاب خواسته بودی خوب کتاب خیلی خوبیه.فقط همین رو میتونم بگم. اگه اونو خوب یاد بگیری تو امتحان آی ال تی اس شرکت کن.روی هر کتابی یعنی پشت جلد هر داستانی نوشته که این چه سطحیه.
طرز استفاده صحیح از نوار کاست( قابل توجه تمام زبان آموزان):
وقتی کتاب داستانی رو همراه با نوار کاست ان تهیه میکنید کتاب داستان را نباید باز کنیدو نباید بخوانید.اول نوار کاست آن را در دستگاه پخش خود قرار دهید. سه بار باید به آن گوش کنید. بار اول: تصر کنید به موسیقی گوش میدهید. بار دوم: این بار کمی با دقت گوش کنید.بار سوم: در عین گوش کردن سعی کنید به خاطر بیاورید در بار اول و دوم چه چیزهایی را متوجه شدید و چه چیزهایی را نه. آن مورد هایی را که نتوانسته بودید متوجه بشید سعی کنید در بار سون متوجه بشید.
و بعد از سه بار گوش فرا دادن به نوار کاست داستان مورد نظر بار چهارم کتاب را باز کرده وبخوانید. این بار هم دقت کنید چه مواردی را گوش کردن متوجه شدید و چه چیزهایی را نه. این راه به شما کمک میکند تا سطح استعداد شنوایی انگلیسی خود را دریابید.
Let’s Learn Slang
To cost an arm and a leg
Meaning: to cost a lot of money
Example:
It costs an arm and a leg to buy all these Christmas presents.
To be loaded
Meaning: to be rich
Example:
He works in the city and he is loaded.
To be broke
Meaning: to be poor
Example:
She’s always broke at the end of the month.
Bread and Honey
Meaning: Money
Example:
Let's drink with him - he's got bread. [This one has enjoyed very common usage]
To be skint:
Meaning: British slang to have no money
Example:
Can you lend me some money? I’m skint.
Beans:
Dosh: British. Money
Peanuts: Informal. Very little money
Megabucks: Plural noun a large amount of money.
Peggy Pink: some people just don't deserve to be loved (because they don't know it's worth.)
1 | - | hyphen |
2 | — | dash |
3 | ! | exclamation mark |
4 | # | sharp |
5 | & | ampersand |
6 | · | bullet |
7 | ( ) | (round) brackets; (round) parenthesis |
8 | * | asterisk |
9 | , | comma |
10 | . | 1 full stop 2 point |
11 | ... | ellipsis points; ellipsis dots |
12 | / | oblique; slash; |
13 | : | colon |
14 | ; | semi-colon |
15 | ? | question mark |
16 | [ ] | (square) brackets; (square) parenthesis |
17 | backslash | |
18 | __ | underline |
19 | ‘’ | quotation marks; inverted commas |
20 | † | dagger |
Please read it and give your opinion. This is what Peggy Pink thinks. What about you? Do you agree with her
This world is so cruel
For the girls and the boys
For the kids and the leaves
For the winners and the losers
For the lovers and the haters
But it is somehow beautiful
When your heart beats for another heart
When you share with, all the beauties
When you create with, dreams to follow
When you talk with what you cannot say to others
When you laugh with, all the funnies
When you cry with, all the sorrows
If you put a step forward,
You will be the one.
Peggy Pink
در ضمن یه چند روزی رو با خانواده مسافرت میرم.
دوست عزیز سیما که از من چند تا شعر کوتاه درخواست کرده بودید براتون خواستم ایمیل بفرستم ولی پیغام خطا داد.این هم چند تا شعر کوتاه
MAGGIE B
Lewis Carroll
(To Maggie Bowman.)
WRITTEN by Maggie B Bought by me:
A present to Maggie B Sent by me:
But who can Maggie be? Answered by me:
“She is she.”
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Upon the Death of Sir Albert Morton's Wife
Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639)
He first deceased; she for a little tried
To live without him, liked it not, and died.
Separation
W. S. Merwin (1973)
Your absence has gone through me
Like thread through a needle.
Everything I do is stitched with its color
You Fit into Me
Margaret Atwood (1971)
You fit into me
Like a hook into an eye
A fish hook
An open eye
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All Ears
MEANING: Listening carefully; keenly attentive.
Example:
I was all ears as Svet told me this exciting story.
Etymology:
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MEANING: This is an idiomatic way of saying ‘anywhere on earth’.
Example: This is the largest dinosaur exhibit anywhere. There’s nothing else like it under the sun."
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MEANING: A remark made when it’s time to go home or stop a certain job. Often said at the end of a workday. When someone leaves the office for the day, it’s common to say “Well, I guess I’ll call it a day