11th of October, 2011 - Bombastic Words

It's a Tuesday today
and tomorrow I'll be having
an English Presentation regarding
bombastic words~

What are bombastic words?
They are words which are rare to find
and sometimes hard to pronounce.
They are words which are most favored
(and it's a must for them to know)
by those who specializes in English.
In other words,
bombastic words are words
which makes a person go "WOW!"

The words that I've picked
are as shown below:

1. Abdicate
It means to give up,
for example power, as of
monarchs and emperors,
or duties and obligations.

Example of sentences:

1. The king abdicated the throne
in favor of his son.
2. He abdicated all responsibility
for the work to his elder son.

2. Ingratiate
It means to get on the good
side of someone

Example of sentences:

1. Belinda quickly sought to ingratiate
herself with the new administration.
2. She will soon ingratiate herself
with you, forming a strong and lasting bond.

3. Exodus
It means a departure of a
large number of people

Example of sentences:

1. On our second day we joined
the daily exodus along the coast.
2. Experts predict an exodus of millions from
low-lying countries like Bangladesh if
sea levels rise by just three feet

4. Mercenary
It means acting solely from a
consideration of reward
or profit
Another meaning to it
is hired for service in
a foreign army

Example of sentences:

1. A little bird told me that Hanna
has mercenary motives in marrying Jacob.
2. Mercenary army could face down a larger,
more warlike, but poorer country.

5. Innocuous
It means having no adverse
effect; harmless

Example of sentences:

1. That old man made an innocuous
remark of Orlando, but it enraged him.
2. He disagrees with Douglas because the 1st foul looked
innocuous and the second barely worth a booking

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7th of October, 2011 - How to Improve Your English Proficiency?

Of course if you search in your browser
you would find many ways to improve your
English proficiency
I believe I've spoken about this
somewhere in my posts
about improving English.
Nevertheless, I still have to do this
since it's one of my English assignment.

We all know that English is one of the
most widely spoken languages in the world.
Furthermore, jobs can be earned,
relationships can be forged
and barriers can be broken
via the usage of the English language.

Here are the list of many ways
to improve one's English advancement:

1. Always have a dictionary
It doesn't matter if it's an actual
dictionary book or an online dictionary
or even a built-in-phone dictionary,
just have a dictionary with you
at all times because you will
never know when you will need it.
For example, when you're reading a newspaper
or reading a novel or reading
an article online - there must be 1 word
which you are not familiar with
and that is when you need a dictionary
to check out the meaning of the word
in order to understand the sentence.
I've been practicing this since form 1
in secondary school and I can guarantee you
it works effectively!
If you're shy then it's your loss.
It's now or never

2. Always communicate in English
This is a MUST!
In order to master in a certain language
one must speak in the language
every now and then.
Speak with your classmates,
friends, teachers, lecturers,
or even a stranger in English.
Asking the salesgirl in the store
about the product's price in English
is good enough for a start :D
For example,
"How much is this?"
"Can I please get a lower price?"
"Do you offer printing service?"
As simple as that.

Communicating in English
doesn't really mean SPEAKING
in English ONLY.
You can also chat online,
in English of course.
Although most of us use short
and simplified words
when chatting online,
but it builds up confident
in a person to communicate
in English.
It is encourage for students
to communicate people in overseas
so that you could adapt
to the language more easily.
I mostly chat online
with my American friends
most of the time.
Of course, this works as well.

3. Online Learning
When learning online, it depends
which website you're looking at.
I recommend LearnRealEnglish
because it's free and they even
send you an audio teaching scheme
and the 7 days email thing
where they would tell you
the Do's and Don'ts when wanting
to improve your English effectively.
I get to know this website
when I was in form 5 in secondary school
and I'd listen to all of the audios
the day before my SPM English Paper.
I still listen to it every now and then
to polish my English.

4. English Classes
None of us ever realize that
English classes are important
because without the classes
we wouldn't know where to start.
English classes teaches the basics
of English and it's up to each
individual to learn English outside
of the English class.
So a good advice is
always pay attention in English class
if you are determine to improve
your English :3

5. Watch English movies/TV programs
It is so true that by watching English movies
or even TV programs could improve
a person's English language
because by doing so,
it actually trains our brain
to be able to catch the English words
in order to understand what the person
in the movie or program is actually saying.
Avoid looking at the subtitle at all means!
If you could, switch off the subtitle mode
and listen very carefully at
what they are talking about.
In time, you will notice that you improved
when someone ask you
"what is he trying to say? I can't understand"
Get it? :D

6. Read English novels or articles
This is a good practice
because this is when you will need
your secret weapon!
THE DICTIONARY~!
Novel will surely contain
lots and lots of unfamiliar words
(unless you are always reading them)
As for me I always train myself
by reading a whole lots of articles.
Two reasons - to gain knowledge
also to improve my English

7. Play Games which are in English
It's the same as watching movies or TV
only that you would have to read
the stories in the game.
I think it's best to play games
which have stories in it such as
Final Fantasy games.
Each and every of the Final Fantasy games
has their own respective story,
which makes it very interesting.
If you're going to play FIFA games
then all you will see is
start, play single match,
you've won the match,
quit game, etc.,
which of course you wouldn't
learn anything.

8. Listen to English musics
By listening English musics, you're
actually training your ears to hear
what the singer is trying to say.
Try to listen to a rap song
to challenge yourself
and see if you could understand
90% of what the person is trying to sing about.
It's a good practice :)
Aside from that you could also sing
along with the song.
However, some songs have grammar errors
so it's advisable not to follow
100% of the language used
when writing an essay.

9. Paste English quotes in your room
This is fun to do when you want to decorate
certain part of your if.
Go ahead and paste the quotes
which you love the most.
Not only you would improve
your English unconsciously,
you would be able to bring up the mood
in a room rather than having a
plain wall.

10. Do 1 to 9 for a period of time
By following the list
I'm sure you'll master your English
in no time :)

Me? Oh I'm already doing it
by posting my blog in English
All the time~

That's All For Now!
Thank You For Reading!

5th October, 2011

LOVE LANGUAGE
by Eddie & Jason Lee

Today for English class
Miss Freda showed us a video
about how a boy meets a girl and falls in love.
Click the title to watch the youtube video

Q: What do you feel after watching the video?
~Miss Freda Jane

I feel like I'm watching one of the ways
of how love can be developed or
how love comes in many different ways.
However, when watching the video,
I felt somehow nostalgic about it
because it reminds me about
my high school life.
During my high school life,
my friends and I used to communicate
by writing down on a piece of paper
whenever the teacher is teaching.
Of course, the teacher never notices it
since we weren't making any noise.
So watching how the couple
exchange paper notes
towards one another isn't
really new to me but still
it's genuinely sweet :)

Aside from that I really love the setting.
What I meant is the background
of the video; a really cozy and nice looking
bench with a tree beside it.
Compliments to the editing as well.
The plot is good too because
I never would have thought
that the girl is actually deaf
since she has the earphone stuck into
her ear all the time.
Of course, most of the students in
the class must have thought that
she couldn't hear the guy because
she's listening to her music,
even I did.

That's All For Now!
Thank You For Reading!