Never Ending English Lessons

OMG! No school tomorrow. No school the day after tomorrow. Even no school after the day after tomorrow! We are having holidays. Yay!!!

Go for ZNO 2019: usage problems: Beat, win Beat means “to overcome.” Win means “to achieve victory in.” Replace win if the sentence sense is beat. •          Nonstandard: The Tigers won against the Yankees in the final game. •          The Tigers beat the Yankees in the final game

International Happiness Day Be happy! It drives people crazy:)

Quote of the Day: “Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.” W. P. Kinsella ( (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian  novelist  and short story writer, known for his novel  Shoeless Joe  (1982), which was adapted into the movie  Field of Dreams  in 1989. His work often concerned  baseball ,  First Nations  people, and other Canadian issues. )

If you are lonely, dim all the lights and put on a horror movie. You won't feel like you are lonely any more.

Did you know that…? Bob Marley’s last words to his son before he died were “Money can’t buy life.”

Go for ZNO 2019: usage problems:  Bad, badly •          Bad is an adjective and, therefore, must not be used as an adverb after an action verb.   Badly is an adverb and, therefore, must not be used as an adjective after a linking verb, that is, “feel bad,” not “feel badly.” •          She was in a bad accident. •          She was hurt badly in the accident

Idiom of the Day: Can't judge a book by its cover = Cannot judge something primarily on appearance.

Quote of the Day: “Move Out Of Your Comfort Zone. You Can Only Grow If You Are Willing To Feel Awkward And Uncomfortable When You Try Something New.”- Brian Tracy ( Brian Tracy  (born January 5, 1944)  is a  Canadian-American   motivational public speaker  and  self-development author.  He is the author of over seventy books that have been translated into dozens of languages.  His popular books are  Earn What You're Really Worth ,   Eat That Frog! ,  and  The Psychology of Achievement . )

The Most Useful Phrasal Verbs: Break up When two people end a romantic relationship, they break up. When you end a romantic relationship with another person, you break up with that person. When other people cause a couple to break up, they break the couple up. E.g. I was sad to hear that Jim and Nancy had broken up.

Go for ZNO 2019: usage problems:  Awhile, a while •          Awhile is an adverb, meaning “for a while.”   A while is an article and a noun and is usually used after the preposition for . •          Rest awhile if the driver is not yet around. •          Stay for a while and keep me company while you wait for the driver.

Idiom of the Day: Burn the midnight oil =To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting.

Creative Writing Morning Guys, So… Apples, Onions and Walnuts…   Does it ring a bell? I hope it does J Sorry to say, but this is your last Creative Writing… Ever!... School is almost over and the future is exciting. I hope that your 11 years at school had some good memories and moments… As we did at our English Language Camp, I want you to write about your Apples - things that you really liked at/about school, Onions – things that you’d rather forget or would like to change and Walnuts – something that you will always remember and nobody can take it away from you. I. Cannot. Wait. As always. You are awesome and it was GREAT to have you here! Yours, always :)