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Writing for IELTS, session 3
جمعه 5 مهرماه سال 1387 22:54
Noun clause A clause which comes instead a noun. It can be replaced with (something or somebody) Noun and noun clause places: 1-Subject 2-Object of verb 3-Object of preposition 4- Subjective complement Example: Noun as subject: John goes home. Noun as object of verb: I see John everyday. Noun as object of preposition:...
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Animalist
جمعه 5 مهرماه سال 1387 19:51
noun (Politics) An animal rights campaigner or supporter. Etymology: A contraction of animal liberationist; formerly, an animalist was a follower of the philosophy of animalism or an artist who treated animal subjects. History and Usage: This snappier term arose in US English during the mid eighties and is as yet...
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Andy Williams : love story
جمعه 5 مهرماه سال 1387 13:13
Where do I begin to tell the story Of how great a love can be The sweet love story that is older than the sea The simple truth about the love he brings to me Where do I start With his first hello he gave new meaning to this empty world of mine They'll never be another love another time he came into my life and made...
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Subject: Letter of an NIOC employee in English
جمعه 5 مهرماه سال 1387 04:06
When an iranian writes in english !!! This letter was written by an employee of the NIOC National, about fifty years ago . Someone pulled it out of the archive for laughs. But the name of the person who wrote this letter has been erased for secrecy. Dear Mr. Hamilton, Hello sir, "I am your servent, very very...
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Five simple rules 9
جمعه 5 مهرماه سال 1387 00:19
41. Meet in the park for a picnic. 42. Hold hands. 43. Leave a trail of rose petals through the house, leading to a romantic candlelight dinner. 44. Make a donation in your mate's name to a special cause or charity. 45. Pick up their clothes from the floor -- without saying a word about it.
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Writing for IELTS, session 2
پنجشنبه 4 مهرماه سال 1387 19:47
Structures: Who: Noun (human) + [who + finite verb]. Example: Mr. Brown who came yesterday like to see you again. Who: connector/ subject, Came: transitive verb Whom: Noun (human) + [whom + subject + finite verb] Example: The girl whom we saw in the park had been in a terrible accident before. Whom: connector/object,...
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EVANESCENCE
پنجشنبه 4 مهرماه سال 1387 18:16
"Call Me When You're Sober" Don't cry to me. If you loved me, You would be here with me. You want me, Come find me. Make up your mind. Should I let you fall? Lose it all? So maybe you can remember yourself. Can't keep believing, We're only deceiving ourselves . And I'm sick of the lie, And you're too late....
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Khaled Hosseini : A Thousand Splendid Suns p2
پنجشنبه 4 مهرماه سال 1387 00:42
In the mornings, they awoke to the distant bleating of sheep and the high-pitched toot of a flute as Gul Daman's shepherds led their flock to graze on the grassy hillside. Mariam and Nana milked the goats, fed the hens, and collected eggs. They made bread together. Nana showed her how to...
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Five simple rules 8
چهارشنبه 3 مهرماه سال 1387 20:13
36. Fill up the gas tank of your partner's car. 37. Act like teenagers. Maybe even pierce something! 38. Show up with a bouquet of flowers -- for no reason at all. 39. Play Scrabble® together, using as many "love" words as you can. 40. Run a warm bubble bath for your partner, with lots of lit candles.
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Pictionary p1
چهارشنبه 3 مهرماه سال 1387 04:39
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Writing for IELTS, session1
سهشنبه 2 مهرماه سال 1387 20:52
Word: a meaningful combination of letters. Phrase: a meaningful combination of words. Clause: a meaningful combination of words + subject + verb. Clause: 1- Independent (meaningful by itself) 2- Dependent (needs another independent clause to be complete.) Dependent clauses: 1- noun clauses 2- adjective clauses 3-...
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؟ Is Your English Too Formal
سهشنبه 2 مهرماه سال 1387 18:04
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...
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Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns p2
سهشنبه 2 مهرماه سال 1387 02:03
"Sometimes," Nana said early one morning, as she was feeding the chickens outside the kolba, "I wish my father had had the stomach to sharpen one of his knives and do the honorable thing. It might have been better for me." She tossed another handful of seeds into the...
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Five simple rules 7
دوشنبه 1 مهرماه سال 1387 13:55
31. Give each other a full-body massage. 32. Kiss every hour on the hour all day long. 33. Send a gift basket of indulgent items. 34. Write "I'm hot for you" in the steam on the bathroom mirror. 35. Ribbon wrap your bed with a big bow.
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A Large Hurdle, A Long Road
دوشنبه 1 مهرماه سال 1387 01:35
I first saw her in Spanish 3 in my junior year of high school. It was love at first sight. Custom dictated that it be love from afar, an unrequited love. Why? Her name was Margaret Donohue and mine is Marvin Goldstein. I had never gone out with a non-Jewish girl and my parents would kill me if I did. I had an uncle...
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Enrique iglesias : I'm your man
یکشنبه 31 شهریورماه سال 1387 15:35
You can be a million miles away from me You can be kissin' another man's lips But I'm your man, I'm your man If tomorrow would stay behind And my eyes that never wake up I'm still your man, I'm your man I pray to God, I pray for time I pray I can hold you in my arms Pray with me eternally Time is forever ours It's the...
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Internet Outage Hits Middle East, South Asia
یکشنبه 31 شهریورماه سال 1387 05:58
Damage done early Wednesday to two underwater telecommunications cables in the Mediterranean Sea has reduced Internet capacity in Egypt by 60 percent, and by about 50 percent in Saudi Arabia and India. Large sections of the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia were entirely without Internet access on Wednesday,...
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BUT vs. HOWEVER
یکشنبه 31 شهریورماه سال 1387 02:24
Did you know that but and however are not supposed to be punctuated the same way? But takes a comma before, while however takes a semicolon before and a comma after. Examples: His soda was flat, but he drank it anyway. Tomorrow is my birthday; however, I may not bother celebrating. I'm sure you've seen examples of...
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Survival English for eating out
شنبه 30 شهریورماه سال 1387 21:12
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...
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If u CaN TrY SoMe :D
شنبه 30 شهریورماه سال 1387 17:12
Ailing Auntie Annie Ames ate apple butter in abundance. * Double bubble gum bubbles double. * Busy buzzing bumble bees. * Billy blows big blue bubbles. * Barber baby bubbles and a bumble bee* Baby boy blue blows bubbles. * Made the big black bear bleed blood. * A big black bug bit a big black bear, Captain Kangaroo's...
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Listening Homework
شنبه 30 شهریورماه سال 1387 15:12
level : intermediate or upper Accelerate : _k séll_ ràyt : go faster: to move increasingly quickly, or cause something to move faster. progress faster: to happen or develop faster, or cause something to happen or develop faster ac·cel·er·at·ed, adj ac·cel·er·a·tive [ak séll_ ràytiv], adj Barrier : bárree _r. thing...
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Khaled Hosseini : A Thousand Splendid Suns p1
شنبه 30 شهریورماه سال 1387 14:52
Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami It happened on a Thursday. It must have, because Mariam remembered that she had been restless and preoccupied that day, the way she was only on Thursdays, the day when Jalil visited her at the kolba. To pass the time...
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The Little Match-Seller by: Hans Christian Andersen
شنبه 30 شهریورماه سال 1387 14:43
IT was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast. In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with bare head and naked feet, roamed through the streets. It is true she had on a pair of slippers when she left home, but they were not of much use. They were...
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Some Idioms with Their Farsi Translations
شنبه 30 شهریورماه سال 1387 03:52
On the house: مجانی، به حساب رستوران یا فروشنده We had to pay for the food, but the drinks were on the house. Know the ropes: فوت و فن را بلد بودن ، کار کشته بودن Let john do the job, he knows the ropes. Walk on air: از خوشحالی پرواز کردن ... Mick was walking on air on his graduation day. Save someone's neck: به داد...
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Reading and Listening Are The Keys To Unconscious Communications
شنبه 30 شهریورماه سال 1387 01:13
Many English learners believe that they must memorize all or most of the rules of English grammar in order to be able to speak it correctly. Some students and teachers even think that studying grammar is a “shortcut” or faster way to improve someone’s English. Unfortunately, this is usually not true, especially for...
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English words for crime and punishment
جمعه 29 شهریورماه سال 1387 23:22
There are many words in English dealing with crime, the courts and punishment. a - acquit / acquittal acquit = to decide that someone is not guilty of a crime: "All the defendants were acquitted." b - barrister, bail barrister = a lawyer who is trained to defend or prosecute in a court: "The barrister...
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Eliza Riley Return to Paradise
جمعه 29 شهریورماه سال 1387 21:44
Lisa gazed out over the Caribbean Sea, feeling the faint breeze against her face - eyes shut, the white sand warm between her bare toes. The place was beautiful beyond belief, but it was still unable to ease the grief she felt as she remembered the last time she had been here. She had married James right here on this...
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Avril Lavigne
جمعه 29 شهریورماه سال 1387 21:38
Nobody’s home Well I couldn't tell you why she felt that way, She felt it everyday. And I couldn't help her, I just watched her make the same mistakes again. What's wrong, whats wrong now? Too many, too many problems. Don't know where she belongs, where she belongs. She wants to go home, but nobody's home. That's...
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Collection of Expression
جمعه 29 شهریورماه سال 1387 00:09
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Chickenfeed: It Doesn't Add Up to Much
جمعه 29 شهریورماه سال 1387 00:03
Almost every language in the world has a saying that a person can never be too rich. Americans, like people in other countries, always want more money. One way they express this is by protesting that their jobs do not pay enough. A common expression is, "I am working for chickenfeed." It means working for...