COMMON MISTAKES IN ENGLISH

1) Afraid of, not from.
Do not say= the girl is afraid from the dog.
Say= the girl is afraid of the dog.

2) Angry with, not against.
Do not say= the teacher was angry against him
Say= the teacher was angry with him.

3) Anxious about, not for.
Do not say= they are anxious for his health.
Say= they are anxious about his health.

4) Benefit by, not from.
Do not say= she has benefit from the change.
Say= she has benefit by the change.

5) Careful of, not for.
Do not say= he is very careful for his health.
Say= he is very careful of his health.

6) Come or go by train, etc., not with the train, etc.
Do not say= he come with the train yesterday.
Say= he come by train yesterday.

7) Complain of, not for.
Do not say= many people complain for the heat.
Say= many people complain of the heat.

8) Depend on or upon, not from.
Do not say= it depends from himself.
Say= it depends on or (upon) himself.

9) Different from, not than.
Do not say= my book is different than yours.
Say= my book is different from yours.

10) Divide into parts, not in parts.
Do not say= I divide the cake in four parts.
Say= I divide the cake into four parts.

11) Spend on, not for.
Do not say= I spend a lot of time for my stamps.
Say= I spend a lot of time on my stamps.

12) Succeed in, not at.
Do not say= I hope he will succeed at his work.
Say= I hope he will succeed in his work.

13) Surprised at, not far.
Do not say= we were surprised for his failure.
Say= we were surprised at his failure.

14) Take by, not from.
Do not say, he took his brother from the hand.
Say= he took his brother by the hand.

15) Write in ink, not with ink.
Do not say= I have written the letter with ink.
Say= I have written the letter in ink.

16) Found of + ing.
Do not say= she is always found to talk.
Say= she is always found of talking.

17) Busy+ ing.
Do not say= he was busy to prepare his lesson.
Say= he was busy preparing his lesson.

18) Look forward to+ ing.
Do not say= I look forward to see him soon.
Say=I look forward to seeing him soon.


Source: Common Mistakes in English, T.J. Fitikides.

Wednesday 25/3/2009

This morning, I discussed with my friends in our class about IELTS. I asked them who finish enrolling for IELTS exam .but all students in class didn’t do it. I told them to go quickly and finished it because when they are late, they do not fund the chair for the exam. For myself I finished the enrolling. It will next on 9th may. And no any student in my class will came with me in this exam. But that not provides me to plan how I will get IELTS certificate. I strongly believe myself because I can do it and I will hit the books now. I hope to achieve it of peace and all the students in section 8 and in college.

DRAGONHEART

This story talked about Sir Bowen, the Dragon and Old code. Also, it was talked about a big battle between good and bad. The important even in the story, when the Red Beard’s daughter hurt king Einon and he was very near for died, but his mother took him for the dark mountain to meet with Dragon and she asked him to help her son. Than the Dragon accepted to stood with her and help Einon. And it opened his heart and took half of heart and put for Einon’s heart. In the end, the Dragon entered in the bottle with sir bowen contrasted king Einon. And both the Dragon and Einon were died in end bottle.

IDIOMS 3

THE CAT'S OUT OF THE BAG! = The secret is not a secret anymore!

IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS! = It's raining hard (a lot)!
TIME OUT! = Stop, calm down! (Usually said in the middle of a discussion or argument)= Let’s take a break now!
ALL THAT GLITTERS ISN'T GOLD! = Not everything is as wonderful as it seems (this can refer to material things and also situations)

YOU SCRATCH MY BACK AND I'LL SCRATCH YOURS! = If you do a favor for me, I will do a favor for you!MONEY TALKS= Money has power/influence!
I CAN HAVE MY CAKE AND EAT IT TOO! = I can have EVERYTHING I want in life!
A POKER FACE = a face with no expression.
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING! = When there are problems, strong people take action to solve the problems!When the going gets tough = When life becomes difficultthe tough get going = strong people take action and do something.

Monday 23/3/2009

Today was very tired for me. In the morning, after when I prepared my daughter and she went to her kinder grad. She wasn’t felt any problem. But when I arrived at college my husband called me, and he side: (Eman’s kinder grad call me and they told me Eman is very sick and very important to come and take her to the hospital). In that time I became sad, but I called her kinder grad and I asked about her and they told me every things are ok!
At noon, when I finished class I flow home and I saw my daughter. But when I opened room door I saw her she switched on my lap top. I surprised for her, because how she can open my lab top? I asked her : (what are you doing Eman ), she answered me : ( I want to see cartoons ). She is very smart girl. After that we went to kitchen because we were very hungry. I cooked some macron with vegetables. We were enjoyed when eat it. It was delicious. (Yummy yummy). Later I took short nap, due to my husband was faster and I mast to cook for him and for his friends. I prepared dining table. After all that I finished at 8:00 pm. It was difficult day.
In the night, I started do my homework and read little bit my story (DRAGON HEART). I cannot finish it because I had a lot of homework and my teacher wanted to kill us for homework way. But all my class knew that teacher’s method a beast way for improving ourselves. I felt sleep and the time refereed to 12:50 am and I cannot complete my daily. Good night.

sunday 22/3/2009

In the morning, I got up at 5:00 am. Then I was taking shower. After that, I prayed al fajer when I finished pray I went to the kitchen and prepared the breakfast for my family. Then I went back to my room and I knew there is a big problem waited me when I got up my daughter (Eman) because she likes to sleep very much at school’s time whereas in weekend she got up early morning before all the people in the house. So I requested for her to get up, but she didn’t hear me. For that I used another way for her. For example, I carried her in the bathroom and I sat her in it and I washed her face and wear her clothes. But sometimes she didn’t do like that. Later, we went to the bakery which is near my house and we bought some sandwiches. At 6:45 I went to the college with my friends. My class started at 8:00.in class room I enjoyed with classmates and we spent fantastic time with together. Also, we spoke about English language, and how some people spoke English. For example, Indian people side: (trty one) correct word was thirty one. It was nice day.

At noon, I finished my class at 12:00am and I arrived home at 1:00am. I put my bag and changed my clothes; I prayed Al Dhar. But after that I throw myself on bad . I took my little nap between 2 to 3 hours. Between 4 to 5 o’clock my husband came from the mosque and he got up me , and he told me to pray Al Aisir. I did what he side. But after when I did it, I saw everything black and I felt my mind as a bomb. In that time I didn’t liked to talk with any human whereas I drank my favorite drink I felt beater. It was red tea.

In the night, I started do my homework and I finished at 9:00 pm. I know it was a lot of homewok I did them.

In the end, I took my daughter for her bed. For me I wanted to sleep but my air conditioner was not worked and I felt such as coal burning. I switch on the fan at highest level and I went back my bed. And I side for myself :( Good night) and I went in a deep sleep .

Most Common Americn Idioms

HE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS LONGEST! = the person who plays the last joke (trick) has the longest laugh!

Bob made fun of Lou's pronunciation but the next day, Lou put a toy snake on Bob's chair. Bob thought it was real and screamed when he sat on it. Lou thought it was really funny. He who laughs last laughs longest!!!

IN HOT WATER = in troubleBob didn't do his homework, so he's going to be/get in hot water! (from the teacher)

NOT PLAYING WITH A FULL DECK = crazyThat guy always talks and shouts to himself.

He's not playing with a full deck!

TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE! = Two people who work together will have more ideas than just one person!

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS! = A picture explains things better than words can explain things.
I HEAR YOU! = I agree with what you are saying!

TO BET ON THE WRONG HORSE = To make an incorrect guess about the future

If you think the Queen plans to retire, you're betting on the wrong horse!

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING! = When there are problems, strong people take action to solve the problems!

When the going gets tough = When life becomes difficultthe tough get going = strong people take action and do something.
MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO! =When one person does something, everyone follows and does the same thing!

HIT THE BOOKS= to study, prepare for class.

Tonight I'm going to hit the books!

IDIOMS

A fool and his money are soon parted.
These idiom means that people who are not careful with their money spend it quickly. A fool and his money are easily parted.

Bad workers always blame their tools.
That mean if somebody does a job badly or loses in a game and claims that they were let down by their equipment.

Be pieces of cake.
That means be very easy.

Be over.
That means be finished and end.

Beats me.
That mean I have no idea.

Feel blue.
That mean feel sad and depressed.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
This means that processes, organizations, etc, are vulnerable because the weakest person or part can always damage or break them.
Back to back
If things happen back to back, they are directly one after another.
Call it a day.
If you call it a day, you stop doing something for a while, normally at least until the following day.
Easy as ABC
Something that is as easy as ABC is very easy or simple.

NEW VOCABULARY

Adult: Adult learners are considered distinct from child learners due primarily to the work.
Afford: Can we afford a trip to Europe this year?
Article: the best article I read it in the newspaper about sheikh Zayed.
Benefit: there are many benefit of using technology in the classroom.
Century: Fashion design is generally considered to have started in the 19th century.
Common: there are many common aims between me and my friend.
Cost of living: Now a day the cost of living is very expensive.
Designer: This designer makes up our Spring collections.
Disappear: a skyscraper disappearing in the fog.Distinguish: you can distinguish between right and wrong

Student activity

1. There is no such as a common Emirati man; each individual has his own character and habits.
2. In that country it is possible for a man to take some time off work when his wife has a new baby. However, many men do not take their full paterniy leave because they feel it harms their career.
3. Do not be afraid to express an opinion in class; you do not always have to keep silent and appear to agree with the teacher.
4. How can you distinguish between Indian elephant and an African elephant? Can you tell me the main difference?
5. The average life expectancy (of both sexes, at birth) of the world is 67.2 years (65.0 years for males and 69.5 years for females) for 2005-2010 according to United Nations world population prospects 2006.
6. Food, clothes, rents, educational courses, transportation are all more expensive these days; the cost of living is rising fast.
7. Although I thought my English was excellent, I could not understand what people in the streets of London were saying because they were using a lot of slang . My school in the UAE had taught me only formal text- book English.
8. If you get an opportunity to travel, take it never miss a chance to broaden your horizons.
9. He spoke for a very long time, but the article of what he said was that we should help other people wherever and whenever we can.
10. Many people are investing in property these days in the UAE because they hope they will make a big profits when they sell. That is because prices are going up so fast.

New vocabulary

-Cope with: put up with
1) Cope with: I will try to cope with his rudeness.
2) My sister could not cope with her husband, so she got devours.


-Encounter: meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief
Example:

1) A chance encounter in the park
2) Encountered an old friend on the street.


-Shortage: not enough of something needed.
1) Water shortage will damage business.
2) The shortage of water in body will affect on the health.


-Reiterate: To say, state, or perform again.
1) She kept reiterating her request.
2) If you do not the lesson, ask the teacher to reiterate it.

-Initiate: One who is being or has been initiated
1) it is very familiar to the initiate.
2) Sheikh Zayed is a good person to initiate.

-Neither: Not one or the other; not either
1) Neither of the twins is here.
2) Neither of them is incorrect.

JOKES

1-A teenage girl had been talking on the phone for about half an hour, and then she hung up.
Wow!" said her father, "That was short. You usually talk for two hours. What happened''?
Wrong number," replied the girl"

2-WIFE : You tell a man something, it goes in one ear and comes out of the other.
HUSBAND : You tell a woman something: It goes in both ears and comes out of the mouth.

3-JACK: "Would you punish me for something I didn't do?
‘’ TEACHER:" Of course not.
JACK: "Good, because I haven't done my homework’’.

4-Father to son after exam: "let me see your report card’’.
Son: "My friend just borrowed it! He wants to scare his parents’’.

First Day

Last year when I came in ECAE I had many emotions. They were happy, afraid, worry and mixed feeling. Since I witted that day in all my life. I knew from that day on my dream was achieving and it was completed my education. In addition, why am I afraid? Because I didn’t understand English very well and couldn’t speak it, too. Also, I thought how can I continue here? And how can I connect with my English teachers? My mind was very tired in first day, but when I saw my class and my teacher I felt some comfort. That what happened in my first day at ECAE.

Chance Of a Lifetime

Author: Margaret Iggulden
This nice story talks about a beautiful and lovely woman her name Helen. She felt sad and lonely due to her boyfriend -Tom- left her a single and he went to Australia and he didn’t ask her to go with him. She had a best friend her name Julia. She stood with her and gave her advice, and this advice (to leave everything behind her and she should consider only for herself), but that advice didn’t work with her and Julia suggested her to go astrologer perhaps to found solve for her problem. In another part in this story how Helen got job in Global Tours Company. She became courier and how she started her job and traveled many countries with a group of tourists. In that her journey happened many of positions and how it finished in the end. For Helen was changed her thinking about herself and Tom how came back for her after a long time.

Strange Dream

Before 7 years ago. I saw strange dream and that dream about fish. When I prepared myself to sleep after read my best book I put him in close table; I closed my eyes and I depth in the sleep. I saw myself with my family (my father, my mother and my siblings) in our old flat. I heard noise outside in my room and when I want to opened the door, I saw flat like sea and it filled water and it arrived in half our lags and the fish everywhere. My father with my brothers caught them and they were very big .Also they moved between our lags. My mother was surprised how those became here. For me only I saw them how they caught the fish. Then alarm clock woke up me in my dream. I sat and I asked myself what that dream mean? I knew it was strange dream!

My Embarrassing Story

There are many event happened in our live; sure every person over the event. And events may be happy, sometimes sad or embarrassing. Each event became different from other, due to a person’s character different between other, too.
For me I have many embarrassing incidents in my life, but I have special one. And that incident accorded in last summer in Austria Identify in vienna. With my brother and his family.
One day, I woke up in morning and we were prepared ourselves Pedestrian in older A popular neighborhood in Vienna. I carry the camera with me. Because I like to take photo. Between when we walk with together. I sow dog. It had thick hair and a white color. Asked my brother to take a picture of a dog. But my brother Laughed at me. Then requested permission from the owner of the dog to take a picture for his dog. Then I became near the dog, but suddenly when it screamed at me and then I signed back. What were those around me laughed, but laughed a lot. For me I started laughing from my heart. And there were a lot of Arab tourists. That situation was very embarrassing to me and with laughing I forgot the whole situation.

my opinion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b1GKGWJbE8
My Opinion:
When you see this video in website above really you like it, due to it put many points about your thought, and how that can help you to change your life, but this changing can use it for appositive way, and how you can achieve it. I think who is responsible for all that. Certainly your mind, so you must select a good way to use it. Throughout my life I use (the secret), because it draws me to start my day with happiness and optimism, so it shipped my energy and made my life easier. I strongly believe when all people use and believe my secret I will give them a guarantee that make their life better; I want to talk about my secret. He is a greatest in the life, and he creates everything for all people such as health, mind, love, food, drink, peace and all whet we wish. I always believed my secret and my secret is (ALLAH).
Of scientific, there are people think the brain is controlled your life and your feeling. How that work? I will explain. For example, when you wake up from sleep and you sent message for your mind and tell him to day you are happy directly your mind would translate this message to the fact after that you will feel really you are happy and joy.
In the end, (the secret) when you see everything around you beautiful, and that makes you happy always in your life.

TRUE STORY

There was a family contain of the father and his wife and five daughters. They lived with together. In one day the father told his wife :( you must born boy for me), but when she was born, she was born girl. For that he told his wife, he wanted to marry again because he want son. Then he married and left his first wife and her daughters’, and he lived with his a new wife. After one year, a new wife was born boy and in second year she was born second boy. Days passed and all his children growth up. The wife was suffered from poverty, but it did not stop her to teach her daughters to complete their education. Her older daughters became a doctor. She is a smart girl and skilled work in a hospital in her country. In other said the father had many problems with his sons because they were failure to study and neglect, and they were fabricated problems in many times, and they spent a lot of money for that their father became sick and take him to the hospital. He received treatment at his daughter’s hand, who was not knew her because she became beautiful woman. Same time she required her father’s healthy cared, but when she did it. She realized the man who was stood in front of her face; he had a same her father’s name. She throw card and run away. The father surprised from doctor’s behavior. He took the examination papers and read written in it; he noted the doctor’s name. She was his daughter. Who left her with her mother and her sisters. He remembered her, and he asked her forgive him for what he did in the past. In the end, he returned to his first wife, and his daughters, and they lived with together again.

Hiiiiiiiii

Hiiiiii
In the begnning I want to present myself. my name is NOOF. I am 29 year old. I have two girls. My life is very busy because I want to do many things as my education and my aim, and people around me. Who I care about them. I mean: my duatghers and my family. I am thinking about that all the time. All that made me another woman. I like every thing in this life. Ilike my country, people, education, sun..... etc. My hobby is travellin everywhere. I enjoy nature in particular. My last trip was to Germany.
My goal is complete my education ,and graduate from ECAE. Also, I wish to get a good job. I like to help people when it is needed. I love all people.I like to be independent, because I am a strong woman, but when Isee any person crying I cry with him. In addition, there are people who had an impact on me such as sheikh Zayed, my grandmother and my mother. Alos, Ilike to learn English and English skills, but some time Iget stuck. But that does not stop me from getting what Iwant. In my life I have an important man. Who encourages me to lean, he is my husband.
In the end, Ilike to say thanks for all the people who love me and those when I love.