Never Ending English Lessons

Halloween Halloween  is a celebration  observed in a number of countries  on  31 October , the eve of the  Western Christian feast of  All Hallows' Day  and  Reformation Day . It begins the  three-day observance  of  Allhallowtide  the time in the  liturgical year  dedicated to remembering the dead, including  saints  (hallows),  martyrs , and all the faithful departed.

OMG! No school tomorrow. We are having holidays. Yay!!!

Quote of the Day: "I don't have friends, I've just got one." Sherlock

Go for ZNO 2020: Improving Your Listening Skills Listening can be a challenging skill to practice on your own. However, there are still ways to practice. Try some or all of these, and remember that listening is not a skill that you can learn a few days before the test! Practice a little bit every day as far in advance as you can! ·          Listen to English postcards. ·          Listen to English radio stations (online) ·          Listen to English songs on CDs or online. Sing alone! … and there is more to come J

Three horrible facts: 1.       Today is not Friday. 2.       Tomorrow is not Friday. 3.       Even the day after tomorrow is not Friday.

The Most Useful Phrasal Verbs: Call Off When you call off an event, such as a party, game, or something else that had been previously planned, you cancel it. E.g.The football game was called off because of rain.

Idiom of the Day: Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched = don't make plans for something that might not happen

This Day in History: 1854  French and British forces bombard Sevastopol for the first time during the Crimean War

Keep calm and love Ukraine!

Yesterday, All my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday…                                        The Beatles

Defenders’ Day (Ukraine) Defender of Ukraine Day  ( Ukrainian :  День захисника України ) is a state holiday in  Ukraine celebrated annually on 14 October. Its first celebration was in 2015. Starting from 2015, this day is considered a  public holiday  (this is thus a day off in Ukraine). On 14 October 2014, a decree by  Ukrainian President   Petro Poroshenko  decreed the new holiday due to the  Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present)  and  decommunization in Ukraine . This decree was approved by the  Ukrainian parliament  on 5 March 2015. The holiday replaced the former February 23's holiday called  Defender of the Fatherland Day , which has its origin in the  Soviet Union .  Columbus Day (USA) Christopher Columbus  (  c.   1451 – 20 May 1506) was an  Italian  explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Born in the  Republic of Genoa , under the auspices of the  Catholic Monarchs  of  Spain  he completed  four voyages  across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voy

No school on Monday!!! Have a nice l-o-n-g weekend!

The Most Useful Phrasal Verbs: Give Up When you stop trying to do something because you think you will never succeed, you give up or give up on it. E.g. Forget it! This is impossible — I give up!

Quote of the Day: “Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do” Oprah Winfrey ( Oprah Gail Winfrey  (born  Orpah Gail Winfrey , January 29, 1954) is an American  media executive ,  actress ,  talk show host ,  television producer  and  philanthropist . She is best known for her talk show  The Oprah Winfrey Show , which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in  Chicago . Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest  African American  of the 20th century and North America's first black multi-billionaire, and has been ranked the greatest black philanthropist in American history.  She has also been sometimes ranked as the most influential woman in the world )

This Day in History: 1066  Battle of Hastings:  William the Conqueror  and his Norman army defeat the English forces of  Harold II  who is killed in the battle 1933  Nazi Germany announces its withdrawal from the League of Nations

Quote of the Day: “I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.” Alexander the Great ( Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. )

Go for ZNO 2019: usage problems: Enthused, enthusiastic: •          Enthused is nonstandard English; therefore, use enthusiastic. •          Nonstandard: The employees were all enthused about the new work arrangement. •          Correct: The employees were all enthusiastic about the new work arrangement.

Stop waiting for Friday:)

Quote of the Day: “You can’t change someone who doesn’t see an issue in their actions”

This Day in History: 331 BC   Alexander the Great  defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela