One-Minute Vocabulary: Levitate

Levitate-  to (cause to) rise and float in the air without any physical support

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What IS A Gymnasium?

Gymnasium

(jm-nz-m)

/dʒɪmˈneɪ·zi·əm/ n [C] (short form gym /dʒɪm/)

-a building or room

 designed and equipped
 for various sports,
 physical training, and exercise


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New Vocabulary Word: Bachelorette

Is Emily Maynard the new 'Bachelorette'?

                                                              Emily Maynard picture

bachelorette -  a young unmarried woman who lives alone

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Let's Sing An English Jazz Song While Studying!

When I need to relax, I listen to jazz music. Let me share my


 favorite jazz song, The Way You Look Tonight. While you 


listen to the song, fill up the blanks. After the song, words 


are provided as  clues. Good luck! 

Some day, when I'm ________ low,
When the world is cold,
I will feel a _______ just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight.

Yes you're lovely, with your smile so ________
And your cheeks so soft,
There is ____________for me but to _________you,
And the way you look tonight.

With each word your __________grows,
Tearing my fear ___________
And that laugh that wrinkles your nose,
It ________ my foolish heart.

Lovely, never, ever change.
Keep that breathless ______.
Won't you please _______ it ?
Cause I love you, just the way you look tonight.

Mm, mm, mm, mm,
Just the way you look to-night.

glow 

 apart 

 charm 

nothing

  awfully 

  arrange 

   love 

 touches  

 warm

 tenderness 

  

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New Vocabulary Word: Insinuate

Constantly watching movies with subtitles would dramatically enhance your speaking skills because you would  learn new vocabulary words  from them.

Here's another vocabulary word from the movie, Letters to Juliet. 

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New Vocabulary Word: Uncharacteristically

Good day to all Aja Aja English learners. Have you watched the movie,  Letters to Juliet?
This scene below  is from that movie.

What are the  uncharacteristic things that you goal to do this 2012? 
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( For Beginners) Ways To Say Goodbye In English

Different Ways To Say Goodbye. 

1. See  ya!

2. Catch you later!

3. Have a good one!/ Have a nice day! 

4.Take it easy!  

6. Take care! 

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ESL Video - Apple's Jobs Unveils The IPad 2

Most students are troubled by the speed of speaking of native English speakers. They're unhappy that they couldn't understand the message. 

One of the solutions I could think of is for them to listen to Steve Jobs. He doesn't speak fast and this video would show you. 

Happy listening! 

Answer the following questions.

1. What makes the iPad 2 different?

2. Steve Jobs mentioned that iPad 2 is  " dramatically faster " and "dramatically thinner"  What does the word" dramatically " mean? 

3. Where can you find the video cameras on the iPad 2?

4. What are the colors of the iPad 2 ?

5. How long is the battery life?

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Expecting

'Inception' star Marion Cotillard is expecting

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Expecting -  To look forward to the birth of one's child.

Used in progressive tenses / verb + ing 

( expect +ing) 

Sentence Examples:

My friend, Angie,is expecting in July. 

They are expecting twins.

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What Is An Imperative Sentence?

ESL students,do you know that there are four kinds of sentence? Below is a video that would explain about Imperative Sentence.Read the examples carefully and study each!  Have fun!





 
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For Those Who Keep On Saying That English Is Difficult...

.. this is something that you should think about:

"Without a strong reason or purpose, anything in life is hard."- Robert Kiyosaki

You have to know your ultimate reason why do you study English.You might wake up early in the morning to hit the books or  burn the midnight oil, but do you really know in your heart why are you doing that?

 I suggest that you reflect on your reasons why do you  study English, put it into writing and read it daily.That way, you could focus on your goals and you won't consider  things as difficult.


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Phrases/ Words to study :

ultimate - adj. If something is ultimate, it's the most important.
hit the books - If you hit the books, you study or read hard.
burn the midnight oil - If you stay up very late working or studying, you burn the midnight oil.
reflect on - If you think seriously about something, you reflect on it.

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English Vocabulary for Beginners

Mousee teaches us about  English vocabulary for beginners.In this video are  common things that you see inside your house. Tell your children  and other kids to sing and learn with you. Enjoy!




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Hello Kitty Fans,learn English Here!

Assignment :
Write  five sentences that you hear in this short Hello Kitty video clip.



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ESL Vocabulary: "Is it doable?"

ESL Vocabulary."Is it doable?" means "Is it possible to do?"


Sentence examples :
1. His homework  is hard but very doable.



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Present Perfect Tense

Read the transcript here:

Interviewer: Where were you born?
Robin: In New York City.
Jim: Oklahoma City.
Interviewer: And was that a long time ago?
Jim: It was for me. 1949.
Robin: Never ask a lady her weight, her birth date, or her shoe size.
Interviewer: Fair enough.

Interviewer: Were you good at school?
Jim: Yes, I was good at school.
Robin (interrupting): Yes, he was, yes. He's a really smart guy. He's a
lawyer.

Interviewer: What did you do yesterday?
Robin: Yesterday, I studied medieval misogyny in French lyric poetry, and
then we had some lunch.

Interviewer: Apart from New York, tell me one other town that you've lived
in.
Jim: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Robin: Paris, France.
Interviewer: When did you live in Paris?
Robin: In 1990.
Interviewer: Cool.
Robin: Yeah.

On screen text: "Has anything strange ever happened to you?".
Robin: I think it's really strange that we met.
Interviewer: Well, how did you meet?
Robin: We're not telling.
Interviewer: Fair enough. You don't have to.

Interviewer: How long have you known each other?
Jim: Uh, 5 years? 4 years?
Robin: Four years. That was good.
Jim: I was close.

Interviewer: What do you hope to achieve before you die?
Robin: Old age?

Int: What have you done this morning?
Ann: We have shopped
Int: Great.
Ann: That's about…(it). Walked and shopped.

Int: OK. What did you do yesterday?
Ann: Oh, we did wonderful things yesterday. We went to Ellis Island. We went to the
Statue of Liberty.






Uses of Present Perfect Tense:

•  when the time period has not finished 

I have watched three movies this week.

• when the time is recent 

Jane has just finished her homework. 

• when the time is not mentioned 

We have lived in Paris, France and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

• often used with for and since

They have lived  in England for five years. 

They have lived in England since 2005. 

Have You Been To An Agricultural Store ?

AGRI...-- what ??


Agricultural Store.You might be wondering what kind of products do they sell  in that store.No, you can't find  craft, fashion, or  cultural-products there. Agriculture means  the production of food and goods through farming. The key word is FARMING.
Therefore, agricultural store supply farm equipment,seeds, chemicals and all manner of farm related items.
 
An ESL learner named Andy from Korea had no idea before  about the English terms of  most of the products that he sells.


 Watch this video as he learns and teaches us  some ESL vocabulary words.




New Words To Study:
1. Herbicide - a chemical substance used to destroy or stops  the growth of plants, especially weeds/grass
2.Fertilizer -  food for the plants/ something that you add to soil  to make it more productive
3.Grafting tape - a  kind of tape that you use to join plants
4.Pesticide -  a chemical used to kill pests, especially insects.


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Do you think you are....?

Pretty Hazel made some questions that start with "Do you think you are..?"





Here are the questions she made :

1. Do you think you are sensitive?
2. Do you think you are sociable ?
3. Do you think you are insecure?
4. Do you think you are a garrulous person ?


New Words To Study:


Sensitive- easily get hurt
Sociable- friendly
Insecure- not confident, not brave
Garrulous - tiresomely talkative,chatty, conversational


Hey,ESL learners!I  challenge you to make questions that  start with " Do you think you are ...?"You may write them  on the comments below.

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