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Posts: 2715

2 Nov. 2007

ESL is both means of communication and gate to another culture. Tales come under the latter. They take you to the roots of a nation's thought.

Might this column collect your tales of all kinds.

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bripama79
User since 2007
Posts: 89
5 Nov. 2007

just a secret for Zina and a big "thank you" to Gee : I went on "usingenglish" and I found ! Now I know what's ESL. Come on Zina, I will say it to you :"English as a Second Language"....so now I can go to bed : I am more intelligent ! Yeah...
just a secret for Zina and a big "thank you" to Gee : I went on "usingenglish" and I found ! Now I know what's ESL. Come on Zina, I will say it to you :"English as a Second Language"....so now I can go to bed : I am more intelligent ! Yeah...
bripama79
User since 2007
Posts: 89
5 Nov. 2007

Hi Zina, don't bother, you are not alone: I don't understand ESL and perhaps we could open a club with people like us ...sorry GEE you could not enter in our space !
Now I have to go on "usingenglish.com/weblog/archives/000391.html" : thanks Gee!
by, by !
Hi Zina, don't bother, you are not alone: I don't understand ESL and perhaps we could open a club with people like us ...sorry GEE you could not enter in our space ! Now I have to go on "usingenglish.com/weblog/archives/000391.html" : thanks Gee! by, by !
Zina
User since 2006
Posts: 92
4 Nov. 2007

Hi Gee !
What are the extended words for ESL ?
Hi Gee ! What are the extended words for ESL ?
AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
7 Nov. 2007

Angels move in mysterious ways!
Angels move in mysterious ways!
AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
6 Nov. 2007

From forestine79:
Hi Zina, don't bother, you are not alone: I don't understand ESL and perhaps we could open a club with people like us ...sorry GEE you could not enter in our space !
Now I have to go on "usingenglish.com/weblog/archives/000391.html" : thanks Gee!
by, by !

Mrs Forestine, I can't help being disappointed when reading you're about to set a private club off. I can't imagine that from a benevolent occupational therapist, loving mother of smart daughters and nice GGuser!
I want to tell you that our paradise is open to everyone, except racists. Before actually starting your private club, mull over this one:
You know the Lady with the scythe? Her scythe, it knocks but once!
[blockquote]From forestine79: Hi Zina, don't bother, you are not alone: I don't understand ESL and perhaps we could open a club with people like us ...sorry GEE you could not enter in our space ! Now I have to go on "usingenglish.com/weblog/archives/000391.html" : thanks Gee! by, by ! [/blockquote] Mrs Forestine, I can't help being disappointed when reading you're about to set a private club off. I can't imagine that from a benevolent occupational therapist, loving mother of smart daughters and nice GGuser! I want to tell you that our paradise is open to everyone, except racists. Before actually starting your private club, mull over this one: You know the Lady with the scythe? Her scythe, it knocks but once!
AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
4 Nov. 2007

Hi Zina mia!
English as a Second Language.
That abbreviation is commonly used and appears in most dictionaries.

As we know, English is not ruled by a kind of "Académie française" for French and a similar institution for Dutch.
Have you got 17 minutes spare time?
Open this link and watch the video
http://www.usingenglish.com/weblog/archives/000391.html
In his introduction (some 3 minutes or so) Steven Pinker has good fun about the Académie française.

Type down ESL in your search engine box and you'll be driven to plenty of ESL teaching sites.

Shift in topic: Do you know, Zina, that a lot of readers are still looking forward to your second mathematics lesson?
Have a easy drive along the week, no WIP, no transport strike, no traffic jam. Just enjoying Russian, English and French.
Hi Zina mia! English as a Second Language. That abbreviation is commonly used and appears in most dictionaries. As we know, English is not ruled by a kind of "Académie française" for French and a similar institution for Dutch. Have you got 17 minutes spare time? Open this link and watch the video http://www.usingenglish.com/weblog/archives/000391.html In his introduction (some 3 minutes or so) Steven Pinker has good fun about the Académie française. Type down ESL in your search engine box and you'll be driven to plenty of ESL teaching sites. Shift in topic: Do you know, Zina, that a lot of readers are still looking forward to your second mathematics lesson? Have a easy drive along the week, no WIP, no transport strike, no traffic jam. Just enjoying Russian, English and French.
AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
2 Nov. 2007

The horse and the pig.

Somewhere in green Ireland ....
A farmer finds his horse seriously ill. He calls the vet.

The vet tells him the horse has been infected by a virus. He prescribes a remedy. If the remedy doesnâ€™t work within three days, he says, the horse must be slaughtered to prevent other animals from being infected.

The pig, which has everything overheard, goes to the horse and tells it :
"Make an effort, horse, get up !"
But the horse is too much ill and canâ€™t get up.

The day after, again, the pig tells the horse :
"Make an effort, horse, get up !"
But the horse is still seriously ill and canâ€™t get up.

The third day, the pig says:
"Make an effort, get up, otherwise theyâ€™re gonna kill you today."
The remedy hasnâ€™t worked yet but with a great effort, thanks to the pigâ€™s advice, the horse manages to get up in front of the vet and the farmer.
The farmer, bursting with joy, says :
"Great ! my horseâ€™s cured ! Thatâ€™s worth celebrating. Letâ€™s kill the pig!"

And the moral is: Mind your own business.

[CW]
The horse and the pig. Somewhere in green Ireland .... A farmer finds his horse seriously ill. He calls the vet. The vet tells him the horse has been infected by a virus. He prescribes a remedy. If the remedy doesnâ€™t work within three days, he says, the horse must be slaughtered to prevent other animals from being infected. The pig, which has everything overheard, goes to the horse and tells it : "Make an effort, horse, get up !" But the horse is too much ill and canâ€™t get up. The day after, again, the pig tells the horse : "Make an effort, horse, get up !" But the horse is still seriously ill and canâ€™t get up. The third day, the pig says: "Make an effort, get up, otherwise theyâ€™re gonna kill you today." The remedy hasnâ€™t worked yet but with a great effort, thanks to the pigâ€™s advice, the horse manages to get up in front of the vet and the farmer. The farmer, bursting with joy, says : "Great ! my horseâ€™s cured ! Thatâ€™s worth celebrating. Letâ€™s kill the pig!" And the moral is: Mind your own business. [CW]
AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
2 Nov. 2007

ESL is both means of communication and gate to another culture. Tales come under the latter. They take you to the roots of a nation's thought.

Might this column collect your tales of all kinds.
ESL is both means of communication and gate to another culture. Tales come under the latter. They take you to the roots of a nation's thought. Might this column collect your tales of all kinds.

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