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hi Behnam
Thank you so much for welcoming me . sorry for introducing myself late here .It has taken time to get use to format of this forum. first i forgot my password then i retrieve it and after that i was waiting for my post to be approved.

hi friends
i am new joiner of this thread. I want to improve my English. I am really happy to see that this thread is very active but its not point to surprise because its admin is Behnam and he is very hardworking and a nice friend.

take care everyone :)

Hi friends,

Please consider these collocations:


Language learning - technical language - to acquire a language - to master a language - to speak a language - to translate into a language - bad language - a foreign language - your first/native language - ordinary/plain language - body language - a flair for language - a good commend of language - fluent in English - proficient in a language - a dead language - common language - a period of peace - language skills - official language - the language barrier

Now complete the sentences with the correct form of the above expressions:

1) I didn't speak much Japanese, and I was worried that .......... might be a problem.
2) The .......... of Singapore is English.
3) How many ..........?
4) I wish I was able ......... in the effortless way that children do.
5) His books have been ......... over 50 different ...........
6) The film has been edited for bad or........... It no longer contains any swearing.
7) She didn't say anything, but I knew by her .......... that she was angry about something.
8) French, German and Spanish are the most popular.......... taught in British schools.
9) Make sure your explanation doesn't contain too much ........... The secret of a good talk is to express your ideas ...........
10) German is her .........., but she speaks English with an impeccable accent. You'd think that it was her ..........
11) Latin is ...........
12) These sentences will help to develop your ...........
13) At the meeting the only .......... was English.
14) I'm .........., and I have a working knowledge of German.
15) He has ........... I think he can speak about ten.
16) After a year in Spain, I now have a good ...........
17) She's .........., including Arabic.
18) Listening is extremely important in ...........



Thank you for following the thread and posts. Good luck with practicing.


All the best,
Behnam, 10 August, 2014

Hiiiiiiiiii friends

I'm again back with my grammar exercises


Please complete the sentences. Put in the correct form of each verb. Use the past continuous , past simple, past perfect or past perfect continuous:.


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1-when Martin ……….(arrive) home, Anna ……………(talk)to someone on the phone.
2-I…………(lie) in the bath when the phone……………….(ring). It ………….(stop) after a few rings.
3-I really must go and see the dentist. One of my teeth……………….(ache) for weeks.
4-when he……………….(fill)the basket, he …………….(go) to checkout.
5-Emma went into the sitting room. It was empty but the television was still on. Someone……………(watch) it.
6-I ………….(play) tennis , so I had a shower . I was annoyed because I …………(not win) a single game.
7-we………………..(go) to London yesterdays, but on the way we………..(hear) about a bomb scare in Oxford street. So we …………….(drive)back home straightaway.
8-tome could hear shouts from the flat next door. His neighbors …………….(argue) again.
9-the chairman …………….(not speak) until he ……………………(hear) all the arguments.
10-when I saw Nick last week, he said he…………………(stop) smoking. But when I saw him two days later he ……………….(smoke) a cigarette. He looked rather ashamed.
11-A man ………………(walk) into a supermarket. He ……………….(choose) a quiet time.
12-When Melanie arrived at David’s place, he……………(lie) on sofa reading a detective novel. He …………….(buy) it at the second-hand bookshop and he………….(read) it for most of the afternoon.
13-I …………….(wait)at checkout when I ………….(notice) a strange-looking man.
14- The phone was ringing but by the time she got indoors, it ………. (stop).

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Thanks for reading
Good luck
Seti

Hi friends,

How are you doing on these scorching hot days? Today, the temperature reached of 42 centigrade in Tehran! Cold dry winters without sufficient rain and snow; hot summers! The globe's climate has changed. Sadness and is going to cover happiness! Human is nothing without water! I hope God will have mercy on us, although we human beings don't have mercy on each other!

Here are the answers of questions about the usages of 'language' and some of the words it collocates with!

1) I didn't speak much Japanese, and I was worried that the language barrier might be a problem.
2) The official language of Singapore is English.
3) How many languages do you speak?
4) I wish I was able to acquire a language in the effortless way that children do.
5) His books have been translated into over 50 different languages.
6) The film has been edited for bad or offensive language. It no longer contains any swearing.
7) She didn't say anything, but I knew by her body language that she was angry about something.
8) French, German and Spanish are the most popular foreign languages taught in British schools.
9) Make sure your explanation doesn't contain too much technical language. The secret of a good talk is to express your ideas in plain language.
10) German is her first language, but she speaks English with an impeccable accent. You'd think that it was her first language..
11) Latin is a dead language.
12) These sentences will help to develop your language skills.
13) At the meeting the only common language was English.
14) I'm fluent in English, Farsi, and Azerbaijani, and I have a working knowledge of Arabic.
15) He has a flair for languages. I think he can speak about ten.
16) After a year in Spain, I now have a good command of the language.
17) She's proficient in several languages, including Arabic.
18) Listening is extremely important in language learning.
19) Although I lived for many years in Sweden, I never quite mastered the language.
20) The proposal should be written in direct language.

I've added two useful sentences. Thank you for following the thread and posts. Good luck with practising.


All the best,
Behnam, 11 August, 2014

Dear Friends,

If you like ,please fill in the blanks with suitable words

dynamic elegant obstinate unfavorable dishonest
obedient irresponsible fearless tolerance impatient

1. I don't expect him to change his mind because I know he is very ----.

2. If you want to shop for the latest fashions or expensive souvenirs in New York City, go to Fifth Avenue. It is full of ---- shops.

3. Our teacher is a(n) ---- person, so she easily captivates the interest and attention of the students while she is teaching.

4. My father gets angry with us whenever we make a mistake. He has no ---- for mistakes.

5. Teachers like ---- students who never break their rules.

You are here: >> Home >> English Vocabulary Exercises >> Word Fill In The Blank Worksheet 6. We couldn't see the meteor shower last night because of the ---- weather conditions.

7. You should wait for your turn. You'd better not be so ----.

8. Tom is so ----; he never does his homework and never keeps to his promises.

9. Sarven is so ---- that he sometimes puts his life at risk.

10. Mrs. Smith always tells her daughter not to marry a(n) ---- man, who lies and cheats.

Hi dear Setayesh,

Today I'm going to answer grammar questions correct me pleaseeeeee.

1-when Martin arrived home, Annawas talking to someone on the phone.

2-Iwas lying in the bath when the phone rang. It stopped (stop) after a few rings.

3-I really must go and see the dentist. One of my teeth has been aching !!! for weeks.

4-when hefilledthe basket, hewent to checkout.

5-Emma went into the sitting room. It was empty but the television was still on. Someone had been watching it.

6-Ihad played tennis , so I had a shower . I was annoyed because I hadn't won a single game.

7-wewere going to London yesterdays, but on the way we heard about a bomb scare in Oxford street. So we droveback home straightaway.

8-tome could hear shouts from the flat next door. His neighborswere arguing again.

9-the chairman didn't speak until he heard all the arguments.

10-when I saw Nick last week, he said hehad stoppedsmoking. But when I saw him two days later hewas smoking a cigarette. He looked rather ashamed.

11-A manwalked into a supermarket. He chose quiet time.I didn't understand this one!)

12-When Melanie arrived at David’s place, he was lying on sofa reading a detective novel. Hehad bought it at the second-hand bookshop and he had been reading it for most of the afternoon.

13-I was waiting at checkout when I noticed a strange-looking man.

14- The phone was ringing but by the time she got indoors, ithad stopped

Hi Mohsen,

How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you for the questions. Here are my suggestions. I hope they are correct. If you find them incorrect, please correct me without any hesitation.



1. I don't expect him to change his mind because I know he is very obstinate.
2. If you want to shop for the latest fashions or expensive souvenirs in New York City, go to Fifth Avenue. It is full of elegant shops.
3. Our teacher is a dynamic person, so she easily captivates the interest and attention of the students while she is teaching.
4. My father gets angry with us whenever we make a mistake. He has no tolerance for mistakes.
5. Teachers like obedient students who never break their rules.
6. We couldn't see the meteor shower last night because of the unfavorable weather conditions.
7. You should wait for your turn. You'd better not be so impatient.
8. Tom is so irresponsible; he never does his homework and never keeps to his promises.
9. Sarven is so fearless that he sometimes puts his life at risk.
10. Mrs. Smith always tells her daughter not to marry a dishonest man, who lies and cheats.

I hope to hear more from you.

All the best,
Behnam, 13 August, 2014

Hi friends,

Please consider these collocations:


to carry on a conversation - to interrupt a conversation - to monopolise a conversation - to overhear a conversation - to get into conversation - polite conversation - a civilized conversation - a private conversation - a sensible conversation - the art of conversation - snatches of a conversation - a topic of conversation - the tone of a conversation - in the middle of a conversation - a full/break in the conversation


Now complete the sentences with the correct form of the above expressions:

1) A knock on the front door ...........
2) It's impossible .......... with all this noise going on.
3) She completely ........... I could hardly get a word in.
4) At the bus stop, He ......... with the girl standing next to him.
5) I .......... I think they're planning to close the business.
6) Whenever we try to have a .........., she tries to listen in on us.
7) He's losing his memory. It is almost impossible to hold a .......... with him.
8) I hate it when you're left alone at a party with a complete stranger and you've to got to make .......... about things like the weather.
9) We can't have a .......... any more. We just argue all the time.
10) We've exhausted this ........... Let's talk about something else.
11) People watch too much TV. They're losing ...........
12) Trust you to lower .......... with your rude jokes.
13) I waited for a .......... so that I could ask a question.
14) Because of the noise in the room I only caught ...........


Thank you for following the thread and posts. Good luck with practicing.


All the best,
Behnam, 14 August, 2014

Elham wrote:Hi Mushaf,

Welcome to this thread. I'm Elham, an old member of "Let's learn together". I've been with this thread for five years and I've learnt a lot through writing and reading posts. I'm sure you can learn and improve your English in case you be active.

Enjoy yourself,

Wish you the best,
Eli

Thank you so much Elham for welcoming me . i am happy to join this thread . i hope i will also improve my english like you people here .

setayesh wrote:
Hi Mushaf,

Welcome to this thread. I’m verrrrrrrrrry happy seeing a new friend here. I hope you enjoy your time here. Please tell us more about yourself. I’m so interested to know about you. My name is Setayesh and you can just briefly call me Seti. I’m 26 years old. I had a big gap in my English learning process for some years and I started again practicing with my friends here. I’m so happy to see you here since it can be a good chance for both of us to learn a lot of new things together!
I would be very grateful if you kindly tell me more about yourself,your age,your interests, your nationality, about your hobbies and whatever you like.

Hope to hear more about you as soon as possible

All the best
Seti

Hi setayesh
i am from Pakistan. I am studying business studies.
i am also very happy to join this thread. your English is far better then me.thanks for welcoming me in such a nice way. My English is not too good . it needs lots of improvement. i think procrastination is the biggest enemy. and also i am afraid that i would never learn and write perfect English like others. i hope this thread will help me to write more and to improve my English. i will always try to be active here and to write often. whats ur country name ?
take care

Hiiiiiiii,
ANSWERS!

1) A knock on the front door interrupted our conversation.

2) It's impossible to carry on conversation with all this noise going on.

3) She completely monopolized the conversation. I could hardly get a word in.

4) At the bus stop, He got into conversation with the girl standing next to him.

5) Iovereard their conversation. I think they're planning to close the business.

6) Whenever we try to have a privet conversation, she tries to listen in on us.

7) He's losing his memory. It is almost impossible to hold asensible conversation with him.

8) I hate it when you're left alone at a party with a complete stranger and you've to got to make a polite conversationabout things like the weather.

9) We can't have acivilized conversation any more. We just argue all the time.

10) We've exhausted this topic of conversation. Let's talk about something else.

11) People watch too much TV. They're losing the art of conversation.

12) Trust you to lowerthe tone of the conversation with your rude jokes.

13) I waited for abreak in the conversation so that I could ask a question.

14) Because of the noise in the room I only caught snatches of the conversation

Hi friends,

Please consider these collocations:


have a discussion - generate discussion - take part in a discussion - widen the discussion - a fruitful discussion - a heated discussion - lengthy discussion - a detailed discussion - a full and frank discussion - a great deal of discussion - the level of discussion - an item for discussion - be deep in discussion - be under discussion - a discussion can be pointless - a discussion can go round in circles

Now complete the sentences with the correct form of the above expressions:

1) The two governments are to .......... on trade agreement.
2) We hope everyone will .......... in the discussion.
3) The report on poverty has .......... a lot of discussion of the issues involved.
4) I think we should ......... the discussion to include other points of view.
5) The speech on euthanasia was extremely controversial. It provoked a very ..........
6) After.........., we reached a decision on the proposal about midnight!
7) We had a .......... on who was responsible for the disaster.
8) The report is far too long to allow .......... of all the 150 points it lists.
9) The meeting was extremely positive with some very ...........
10) If we are in agreement can we move on to the next ...........
11) I thought the .......... was rather poor at the meeting.
12) There's been a great .......... about the new plans to reduce traffic.
13) Any further ........... We'll just have to agree to differ.
14) I wouldn't disturb them just now. They're ...........
15) The ........... We achieved nothing in over two hours.
16) I'm sorry I can't give you any details. The matter is a still ...........


Thank you for following the thread and posts. Good luck with practicing.


All the best,
Behnam, 19 August, 2014

Hi Behnam,

Thanks for your correct answers , I send your the answers to your test as follow. I am not sure about correctness .

1)The two governments are to generate discussion on trade agreement.
2) We hope everyone will take part in the discussion.
3) The report on poverty has been discussed a lot of discussion of the issues involved.
4) I think we should widen the discussion to include other points of view.
5) The speech on euthanasia was extremely controversial. It provoked a very lengthy discussion
6) After a great deal of discussion ,we reached a decision on the proposal about midnight!
7) We had a heated discussion on who was responsible for the disaster.
8) The report is far too long to allow a detailed discussion of all the 150 points it lists.
9) The meeting was extremely positive with some very full and frank discussion
10) If we are in agreement can we move on to the next level of discussion
11) I thought the item for discussion was rather poor at the meeting.
12) There's been a great deal of discussion about the new plans to reduce traffic.
13) Any further fruitful discussion We'll just have to agree to differ.
14) I wouldn't disturb them just now. They're deep in discussion
15) The discussion can be pointless We achieved nothing in over two hours.
16) I'm sorry I can't give you any details. The matter is still under discussion

B.Wishes
Mohsen

behnam wrote:Hi,

Twenty-seven people have already visited this thread, but none of them have put comment on it! What's wrong? I guess the lack of topic is the main reason for the lack of interest. Well, let me suggest a topic.

What is your favourite season? Why is it your favourite season? Why do people have different favourite season? Where does that difference come from?

I am looking forward to reading your posts soon.

All the best,
Behnam, 19 January, 2012

I think this is the one you are looking for! :)

[amal] wrote:I have learned... that being kind is more important than being right.

Enjoy!

Krisi wrote:

behnam wrote:Hi,

Twenty-seven people have already visited this thread, but none of them have put comment on it! What's wrong? I guess the lack of topic is the main reason for the lack of interest. Well, let me suggest a topic.

What is your favourite season? Why is it your favourite season? Why do people have different favourite season? Where does that difference come from?

I am looking forward to reading your posts soon.

All the best,
Behnam, 19 January, 2012

I think this is the one you are looking for! :)

[amal] wrote:I have learned... that being kind is more important than being right.

Enjoy!

Hi Krisi,

It was a great honour for us to read your post in this thread. Thank you very much for leaving a comment here. However, I didn't get what you mean by that? Would you please explain more about the message you wanted to share with us?


All the best,
Behnam, 24 August, 2014

Hi friends,

Please consider these collocations:


have a secret - keep a secret - tell somebody a secret - a dark secret - an open secret - a closely-guarded secret - one of the best-kept secrets - confirm a rumour - deny a rumour - hear a rumour - start a rumour - rumours go around - tell a lie - believe a lie - spread a lie
Now complete the sentences with the correct form of the above expressions:

1) Why did you have to tell John that I am fancy him? You can't .........., can you?
2) I only .......... my secretes to my best friend.
3) My wife and I are very open with each other. We don't ...........
4) One problem with tracing your family tree is that you might discover some ......... from the past-for example, that your great-grandfather was a murderer.
5) The location of the church where the pop star will get married is a ......... secret.
6) Their affair is an ........... Everybody knows about it, but nobody mentions it.
7) It's a quiet restaurant with the most superb food. It must be on the .......... secrets in Paris. I just hope the guidebooks don't find out about it.
8) We've .......... that the factory is closing. Is there anything in them?
9) In an interview the actress .......... that she will be quitting the show. She said she would be leaving at the end of the current series.
10) There's a rumour .......... that Jim is leaving. Any idea if it's true?.
11) Nobody seems to know who .......... the rumour.
12) A palace press officer has .......... that the royal couple are about to divorce.
13) I always know when he's ........... He never looks me in the eyes.
14) How could she .......... such a pack of lies? It was obvious that he was lying.
15) I'd like to know who is .......... about me around the neighbourhood.

Thank you for following the thread and posts. Good luck with practicing.


All the best,
Behnam, 24 August, 2014

Hi friends,

How are you?

After two days I have a wedding party and I am sooo excited about it! Because it will happen after a long suffer and many years of rejection, tears and stress. But finally love has won and challenged all the circumstances..

From this story, I have learned that we can achieve whatever we want but it just needs time and being patience. Above that, if we badly want somthing, we should fight for it and don't give up no matter how long it take.

I wish all the best for my best friend "the bride" and wish you all a happy life full of love and joyful days..

Love you,
Amal

Hi,

My correct answers!

1) Why did you have to tell John that I am fancy him? You can't keep a secret, can you?

2) I only tell my secretes to my best friend.

3) My wife and I are very open with each other. We don't have secrets!

4) One problem with tracing your family tree is that you might discover some dark secrets from the past-for example, that your great-grandfather was a murderer.

5) The location of the church where the pop star will get married is a closely-guarded secret.

6) Their affair is an open secret. Everybody knows about it, but nobody mentions it.

7) It's a quiet restaurant with the most superb food. It must be one of the best-kept secrets in Paris. I just hope the guidebooks don't find out about it.

8) We've heard a rumour that the factory is closing. Is there anything in them?

9) In an interview the actress denied the rumour that she will be quitting the show. She said she would be leaving at the end of the current series.

10) There's a rumourgoing around that Jim is leaving. Any idea if it's true?.

11) Nobody seems to know who started the rumour.

12) A palace press officer hasconfirmed a rumour that the royal couple are about to divorce.

13) I always know when he's telling lie. He never looks me in the eyes.

14) How could shebelieve such a pack of lies? It was obvious that he was lying.

15) I'd like to know who is spreading lie about me around the neighbourhood.

Hi Elham,

Thank you very much for completing the sentences. Your answers are correct. Your English is great.

I'd like to draw your attention to the questions 9 and 12. In question 9, the second part plays a key role. In fact, the second sentence helps us choose the correct answer between 'confirmed rumours' and 'denied rumours'. Let's have a look at question 9:

9) In an interview the actress .......... that she will be quitting the show. She said she would be leaving at the end of the current series.

As it is obvious, the actress will leave so the rumours about her are true. Therefore, we should say:
9) In an interview the actress confirmed rumours that she will be quitting the show. She said she would be leaving at the end of the current series.

All your answers would be correct if we could replace the answers of questions 9 and 12!

Al the best,
Behnam, 29 August, 2014

Hi friends,

Please consider these collocations:


get an education - give you an education - invest in education - return to education - pay for your education - a good education - higher education - nursery education - private education - religious education - secondary education - self education - access to education - the aim of education - standard of educations - the right to education

Now complete the sentences with the correct form of the above expressions:

1) My parents .......... me the best education that money could buy.
2) Parents must make sure that their children .......... a proper education.
3) A growing number of adults are .......... to full-time education.
4) We put some money aside every month to ......... for our daughter's education.
5) The prime minister said that his government will continue to ......... in education.
6) There will be free .......... education for all three-year-old children within five years.
7) Some people think that .......... education is unfair and that we should all have the same educational opportunities.
8) The number of students in .......... education has doubled in the last 10 years.
9) I'm against .......... education in schools. I think it should be done at home.
10) In the UK, most young people receive .......... education in primary school. They learn the facts of life early.
11) Like most parents, I just want my children to have a .......... education.
12) The government wants to make .......... education compulsory up to the age of 18.
13) The cuts in funding will have an effect on the .......... of education in schools.
14) By law all children in the country have the .......... to a free education.
15) One .......... of education must be to teach children to think for themselves.
16) .......... to higher education has improved, with more students now at university.


Thank you for following the thread and posts. Good luck with practicing.


All the best,
Behnam, 29 August, 2014

Hi Behnam,

Thanks for new set of questions. I'm confused with some of them ...check my answers and help please...thankssss

1) My parents gave me the best education that money could buy.

2) Parents must make sure that their childrenget a proper education.

3) A growing number of adults are returning to full-time education.

4) We put some money aside every month to pay for our daughter's education.

5) The prime minister said that his government will continue toinvest in education.

6) There will be free nursery education for all three-year-old children within five years.

7) Some people think that private education is unfair and that we should all have the same educational opportunities.

8) The number of students in self education has doubled in the last 10 years.

9) I'm againstreligious education in schools. I think it should be done at home.

10) In the UK, most young people receive.... education in primary school. They learn the facts of life early.

11) Like most parents, I just want my children to have agood education.

12) The government wants to makesecondary education compulsory up to the age of 18.

13) The cuts in funding will have an effect on thestandard of education in schools.

14) By law all children in the country have theright to a free education.

15) One aim of education must be to teach children to think for themselves.

16)Access to higher education has improved, with more students now at university.

EDITION!

8) The number of students in higher education has doubled in the last 10 years.

10) In the UK, most young people receiveself education in primary school. They learn the facts of life early

Hi friends,

Please consider these collocations:


do a course - complete a course - drop out of a course - to enroll for a course - schools run courses - courses consist of (lectures) - courses deal with (subjects) - a crash course - a demanding course - an introductory course - an on-line course - a vocational course - completion of a course - a guide to a course - a place on a course - the entry requirements for a course

Now complete the sentences with the correct form of the above expressions:

1) This language school .......... English courses for complete beginners.
2) Older people are returning to school to .......... courses in using computers.
3) If you .......... the course successfully, you will be awarded a certificate.
4) The course ......... with the fundamentals of car maintenance.
5) It's a difficult course. 50% of the students usually ......... within 3 weeks.
6) The course .......... of a series of lectures with a written exam at the end.
7) It was a very tough and .......... course, but we managed to complete it.
8) I'm going to Japan to work soon, so I'm taking a .......... course in Japanese.
9) I studied art, but most of my friends did .......... course, like nursing.
10) The college runs .......... courses where a lot of the teaching is done through the Internet and E-mail.
11) The .......... course is for those people who have no knowledge or experience of teaching.
12) Make sure you fulfil the entry .......... for the course before you send off the application form.
13) I have a conditional offer of a .......... on a nursing course. I have to pass all my exams this year to be accepted on the course.
14) Our website provides a comprehensive .......... to courses at UK universities.
15) Students are given a certificate on successful .......... completion of the course.
16) A total of 50 students .......... for the course in Electronic.


Thank you for following the thread and posts. Good luck with practicing.


All the best,
Behnam, 3 September, 2014

1 deals with introductory
2 To do
3 Complete
4 Deal with
5 Drop out of course
6 Deal with
7 A demanding
8 Crash
9 Vocational
10 Online
11 Guide to
12 Requirements
13 An introductory
14 Guide
15 …..
16 enrolled

Hi;
I'm a new member in this plateform. I'm so delighted to join you friends. Without any doubt, this will be a wonderful opportunity for me to be with you guys.
First of all, I'd better introduce myself briefly. I'm Hurieh, 24 years old, living in Yazd, originally from Shiraz. I'm a postgraduate student of Critical Nursing Cares and AN ENGLISH LOVER.
I got familiar to this warm and friendly atmosphere by Behnam. I really appreciate him for this.
I hope to be a sincere friend for you guys and a devoted learner. Please accept my friend request and let me learn English as well as you.
Wish to enjoy learning English together.
Best Regards,
Hurieh
September 7th/2014

Hi Mushaf,

How are you? I hope all is going well with you. Thank you very much for completing the questions. The majority of answers are correct, but in order to practice more I am writing the complete sentences.

1) This language school runs English courses for complete beginners.
2) Older people are returning to school to do courses in using computers.
3) If you complete the course successfully, you will be awarded a certificate.
4) The course deals with the fundamentals of car maintenance.
5) It's a difficult course. 50% of the students usually drop out within 3 weeks.
6) The course consists of a series of lectures with a written exam at the end.
7) It was a very tough and demanding course, but we managed to complete it.
8) I'm going to Japan to work soon, so I'm taking a crash course in Japanese.
9) I studied art, but most of my friends did vocational courses, like nursing.
10) The college runs on-line courses where a lot of the teaching is done through the Internet and E-mail.
11) The introductory course is for those people who have no knowledge or experience of teaching.
12) Make sure you fulfil the entry requirements for the course before you send off the application form.
13) I have a conditional offer of a place on a nursing course. I have to pass all my exams this year to be accepted on the course.
14) Our website provides a comprehensive guide to courses at UK universities.
15) Students are given a certificate on successful completion of the course.
16) A total of 50 students enrolled for the course in Electronic.


Thank you for following the thread and posts. Good luck with practicing.


All the best,
Behnam, 8 September, 2014

Hi dear Behnam,

Thank you very much for your welcoming and praising my writing .I have no word to express my special gratitude. Your page is great and seems you and your cool friends are really literate based on your former posts. It's my pleasure to be a member of this unique and exclusive group.

I'm not completely familair to your methods and interest. please let me know what I should do exactly...Although I've never been a good follower, but I hope to keep up with you properly... ...When I entered a group I tried to change their atmosphere for the sake of diversity with respect to their rules and opinions...I can't stand routine and traditional methods .I hardly get habituated to something and follow it for a long time. If I were successful in making a new approach in a group I would stay there, Otherwise I would abandon there. Routine affairs kill my talents, skills and abilities and in contrast, diversity revive me. I also do respect to the rules of your group and never expect you to confirm my whole ideas.Dear Behnam, I hope you look at the half full of the glass not half empty, and never consider it rude. In my opinion, by dividing responsibilities and creating new methods learning process will become more exciting and efficient.
As you well know, native English speakers use pharsal verbs more in their speech. I like to learn different phrasal verbs in sentence structures as much as I can. I also like to learn different and unknown expressions and idioms. I will adhere to your rules and laws.
I'm not sure whether or not you agree. I'm waiting for your permission.
Regards,
Hurieh.September 9th/2014

Hi friends,

Please consider these collocations:


have lessons - skip a lesson - prepare a lesson - teach someone a lesson - begin/start a lesson - give lessons - catch up with your lessons - a lesson about something - a lesson with someone - during a lesson - in a 40-minute lesson - the aims of the lesson - the point of a lesson - the start of the lesson - the main points of the lesson

Now complete the sentences with the correct form of the above expressions:

1) Teacher's salaries are very low, so I'm .......... private lessons at weekends.
2) The teacher is terrible. I don't think he .......... his lessons carefully enough.
3) I got into trouble when my father found out that I had been .......... lessons.
4) My English teacher always ......... his lessons with a warm-up exercise.
5) My brother is determined to be an actor so he's ......... lessons in dreams.
6) I was off school for 5 weeks, so I have quite a few lessons to .......... up with.
7) We've got a lesson .......... Mrs Zunobi this afternoon.
8) You can't expect to learn everything about computing .......... a one-hour lesson.
9) The lesson was .......... the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.
10) No talking is allowed .......... the lesson.
11) Somebody needs to .......... in how to be polite to customers!.
12) The teacher started by going over the main .......... of yesterday's lesson.
13) I just don't see .......... of this lesson.
14) It always takes the students a while to settle down at the .......... of the lesson.
15) The .......... of my lesson was to get students talking.

Consider the following sentences and choose 'lesson or class' to fill in the blanks. When do we use lesson and when do we use class?
16) I'm having driving .......... from my uncle.
17) The school runs evening .......... throughout the year.
18) I think Jack is going to need some private .......... if he's going to have any chance of passing A level maths!
19) The teacher dismissed the .......... early because she had a meeting.
20) I have Electronics .......... at 14:00 on Wednesdays.


Thank you for following the thread and posts. Good luck with practicing.


All the best,
Behnam, 9 September, 2014

Hi Behnam;

I'm quite well, up to my eyes in my thesis. I hope life is treating you well. Thanks for your replying and accepting my suggestion.
You are completely right. Discussing those controversial issues is completely wasting time and also unacceptable. I'll adhere to everyones's beliefs, attitudes whatnot. In psychology there is a rule that says "The best way for avoiding any conflict and quarrel is to keep from convincing others. The more we try to convince them to reject their ideas and confirm us, the more we will run in to failure.Because noboby likes to accept his/her failure."
I'll do my best to make you and our friends satisfied.

Regards;
Hurieh
Sep 10th/2014

Hi friends;
In this post we're gonna learn some expressions which are followed with examples. I draw your attention to these four expressions bellow. They're as easy as a piece of cake. You might be familiar with them. Look over and use them in your daily conversations.
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1) Be in the same boat = Be in the same unpleasant situation

ex1: I'll have to stay up all night to study for that exam
I'm in the same boat !I'll have to stay up,too
Why don't we study together?
ex2: I can't believe that we got a flat tire.
Look across the street .those people are in the same boat.
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2) I have news for you = I have something to tell you

ex: He just told me that I won't be able to work here anymore.
I have news for you. He just told the same thing to twenty other people.
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3) Write something down = Write on a piece of paper

ex: My phone number is 642-5933.Can you remember that?
Probably not.I'd better write it down.do you have a pen?

NOTE:To write something is not exactly the same.you write a letter,but you don't write down a letter.you write down specific information such as phone numbers, addresses, notes, etc,in order to remember it.
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4) Be going on = Be happening

ex1: What's going on in here?who are all these people?
Oh,hi,dad.we're having a party.I hope It's ok...
ex2: What's new?
Oh,there's so much going on.my sister just had a baby,our dog ran away.
We're going to move.

Good luck
Hurieh;
Sep 10th/ 2014

Hi Mushaf,

I’m so sorry for being late in answering you. These days I’m so busy with everything in my life. I’m so happy seeing you active in this thread. Dear Mushaf I’m an Iranian girl and I’m living in Tehran. I saw that you’ve written about your major! Great! You’re studying business studies! It’s a very good major. Specially for ladies, although I don’t have any idea about your gender! As your major relates to business I wonder if there is any special working situation that you are fancy to work in at?

Thanks a lot for reading
Waiting to hear more about you.

Best wishes
Seti

Hi Hurieh,

Thanks for joining us. I’m so proud of this thread which has gathered all knowledgeable, educated and intellectual people together. I’m very grateful to dear Behnam who has given us this chance to make friend with such nice people like you around the world. Dear Hurie, I’ve read some of your posts on FB. Your English is incredibly good! I’m so happy that you are here, it let us learn a lot of new thing from you.

Oh I talked a lot without introducing myself! My name is Setayesh I’m 26 years old and, I’m living in Tehran. I’ve studied Accounting and it’s nearly 6 months that I’ve graduated from Master course. I really love English. Every other days after working hours, I go to English class.It gives me a good chance not be away from English lessons.

Thank you so much for sharing those useful expressions with us.

I hope to read more from you.
All the best
Seti

Dear friends;
Setayesh and Elham

I'm so pumped and excited of your hospitality that i can't express my feeling. Now I'm feeling such a bird that's flying in the air , near clouds...I have no words to express my sincere thanks; not only to you but also to dear Behnam who has gathered us here. I confess "YOU ARE ALL GREAT".
You praised my literacy, while your English is much better and you are also highly educated in your own majors . It's really nice of you. I'm so delighted to have such nice friends . Your statements were full of marvelous and friendly feeling that I could sense it apparently at the bottom of my heart, even through virtual space.
Dear Elham, you are ABSOLUTELY right. As we read in Imam Ali's Nahjolbalaghe, everyone is like a unique world. I DO believe this and this is why I like to hang out with different people with different thoughts, attitudes,social position ,age whatnot. Everyone has his/her flavour . Infact they look at the world from their own perspective. I try to hang out with them to learn at least a good tip of them. Altough i have lots of friends (loyal friends) arround myself, but i confess your friendship is something else. It's a great chance for me to expand the range of my friendship circle and have such educated and sincere friends even far from myself.
Dear Setayesh i really appreciate you for prising my comments on FB . I like to get acquainted to you and daer Elham much more. Although I'm a bit tied up these days, but I'll try to get in touch with you more by writing on this threads.
I wish all the best for both of you. Dear Elham I also wish you could find your favorite job as soon as possible, the one that you really deserve it.
Take care of yourself dear friends as much as a person who care about you hundreds Kilometer away , or even further.

Your's sincerely;
Hurieh
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Sep 11th/2014

Hi dear Elham,
Why anger..Take it easy and never worry about it..you have already proved your sincerity to me...I look forward to seeing you back. I have alot to share with you. Have a nice trip ahead. try to enjoy every moment of it.
Regards;
Hurieh

Hi friends;

How are things??? In this post we're gonna learn phrasal verbs with "Go". As we all know, phrasal verbs consist a verb + preposition. Below you'll find definitions of the phrasal verbs with go plus an example that follows. Look over the list and then I'll post some exercise to see how well you know these phrasal verbs.
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GO AWAY = leave

I made the neighbor kids go away by yelling at them.
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GO BACK = return

When are you going back to school?
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GO BACK ON = not keep a promise or ones word

It's hard doing business with them. They always go back on their promises.
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GO DOWN = decrease or reduce

The cost of gasoline is going down.
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GO FOR = A. try to achieve B. enjoy having

A. She is going for the gold medal at the national championships.
B. It's so hot out. I could really go for an ice cold glass of lemonade.
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GO IN FOR = take part in; participate

Are you going in for football this year after school?
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GO INTO = discuss in detail or at length

She didn't go into the reasons for the move.
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GO OFF = A. explode B. begin, start (with alarms or signals) C. become angry quickly D. stop (of a machine)

A. The bomb could go off at any moment.
B. The air raid signal went off and scared everyone in the room.
C. He went off in a flash when he heard the news. I've never seen him so upset.
D. The generator went off and we can't get it started again.
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GO ON = A. continue B. happen

A. Do go on! I could listen to you sing all day.
B. What's been going on here this morning? This place looks like a pig pen.
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GO ON WITH = continue as planned

I think we should go on with the lesson after break.
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GO OUT = A. fire stops burning B. social activities; a date

A. The fire went out because we ran out of fuel for it.
B. They love to go out on weekends to the movies.
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GO OVER = A. review B. succeed; be received well

A. Do you usually go over the tests in class?
B. The comedian's joke didn't go over well with that crowd last night.
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GO THROUGH = A. examine, study carefully B. endure; experience difficulties

A. I need to have my lawyer go through this contract before I sign it.
B. I would never want to go through what she has.
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GO THROUGH WITH = proceed despite difficulties

I have decided to go through with the move to Berlin.
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GO WITH = A. match or suit B. accompany someone C. have as boyfriend or girlfriend

A. That blouse doesn't go with that skirt.
B. I am going with Jill to school.
C. Sarah is going with John. They make a cute couple.
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GO WITHOUT = abstain from; not use or need

A camel can go without water for many, many days.


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Good luck with practising
Hurieh;
Sep 12th/2014