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!!!

Go for ZNO 2019: usage problems: Advi c e, advi s e: Advice, a noun, means “an opinion.” Advise is a verb that means “to express an opinion to.” E.g.I miss pieces of advice that mother used to bombard me with.  She always advised me to remain strong and independent.

Go for ZNO 2019: 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.

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

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.

Love English, Write in English If you could choose one fictional character to be your best friend in real life, which character would it be and why? What would you do together?

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, October 14) 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 . 

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

A Question to Your English Teacher Day

Quote of the Day: “If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and make a change.”   Michael Jackson

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!

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 voyages and his efforts to establish settlements on the island of  Hispaniola initiated the permanent  European colonization  of the  New World . The anniversary of Columbus's 1492 landing in the Americas is usually observed on 12 October in Spain and throughout the Americas, except Canada. In the United States it is called  Columbus Day  and is observed annually on the second Monday in October.

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. )

Idiom of the Day Add insult to injury = To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.

Have you ever climbed the mountain? Have you ever crossed the sea? Take a look around the corner And listen to your heartbeat Have you ever touched the rainbow Take a ride in the ferris wheel It takes one step to start a journey It's up to you, to make it real This is the time for yourself to be free You gotta follow your heart This is the time in your life and it's never too late To see the light in the dark You gotta follow your heart                                   “Follow Your Heart” Scorpions

Go for ZNO 2019: usage problems: Adapt, adopt: Adapt means “to change,” but adopt means “to take as one’s own.” E.g. We were finally able to adapt to the cold climate of the area. The group adopted the strategy and implemented it in the entire unit.

Quote of the Day: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill ( Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill  (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician, army officer, and writer, who was  Prime Minister of the United Kingdom  from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory in the  Second World War . Churchill represented five constituencies during his career as  Member of Parliament  (MP). Ideologically an  economic liberal  and  British imperialist , he began and ended his parliamentary career as a member of the  Conservative Party , which he led from 1940 to 1955, but for twenty years from 1904 he was a prominent member of the  Liberal Party . )

The Most Useful Phrasal Verbs: Give In When someone pressures or forces you to do something or allow something even though you do not want to, you give in . E.g. My son drove me crazy asking me to buy him a new bicycle, and I finally gave in.