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Red When learning English, a good memory will help you, but a good imagination may help you even more. For example, in English we dont have many words for colors, but we have many ways to describe a color. We say red like a cherry, or red like blood,

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13 Asking questions Knowing how to ask questions is so important. I usually start an English class by writing questions on the blackboard, with words like who,what,when,where,why,how and which. The most simple conversation is made up of questions, fo

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11 Writing: Just a letter In the modern age, you can communicate in so many ways: text messaging, e-mailing, faxing, calling, but there is something about snail mail that is special. When was the last time you received a letter from someone? I mean a

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05 Quality Time on the Weekend Do you have any plans for the weekend? I hope you do, if you don't check out the culture page in your local paper or on the internet or just sit down and think of something that you want to do. I hope to go on a small r

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Teaching and Learning Responsibility Teaching a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. It sounds good in theory. But is it realistic to make your kids work? They are supposed to study or play or do something other than work. Parents work for t

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Yellow Just tie your yellow ribbon around the old oak tree. What comes to mind when you think of yellow? Yellow makes me feel warm，its a sunny color. Sure, I think different things like a big tall glass of cool yellow lemonade, a large branch of ye

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Being Young: A State of Mind I recently went on a family outing. The kids were running around, being crazy like kids do, and my wife and I taking care of them. My mother-in-law also came to have fun and help, and believe it or not, she was the most u

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Noticing your age--getting older When do you feel like you are getting older? Is it when the songs you liked when you were young are now considered all this but good east to the next generation? When I was younger, I rarely liked classic music or jaz

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98To write or not to write Writing is not easy. I do it everyday. And I can tell you, its quite a challenge. But, the more I do it, the easier I get to just----write. Sometimes, thats the most difficult part-----starting. When people ask me about wri

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I recently met an old friend I hadnt seen in ages. He said that he had been busy and also didnt really know to contact me. I told him the same. The truth is, we have a few mutual friends, if we had really wanted to contact each other, we could have.

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61 Whats the Rush? Sometimes I think we need to get off this wild ride----the ride we call life-----as we know it. As the song goes, slow down, youre moving too fast, you got to make the good times last. Why have we become addicted to fast, and still

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Forty six Waking up and staying up Some people find going to sleep challege.But many people find getting up and staying a little and wake a big challege.Im not a naturally moring person.However years of Training make me get up early possible.But I ca

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33 Trust Are you quick to trust others? If you are, chances are you havent been burned. By burned, Im talking about having a bad experience with trusting others. If you take someone into your confidence, and you trust him with a secret, and he tells

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21 Keeping a diary----recording precious moments It has been a long time since I kept a diary, but I am then thinking more and more about the value of some kind of journal. Although writing daily in a diary is tough, it's good a habit to have, especi

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28 Feeling What if you've got a magic sense of touch? Yes, we do! Isn't it great? I love being able to feel different things, everything has its own unique feel. For example, the feel of a soft, furry puppy, or a rabbit; the rough feel of sandpaper,

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27 Smell Wity my large nose, I have fairly keen sense of smell. It's a blessing, and also a curse, Since my nose tends to be more sensitive than the average person's. There are advantages and disadvantages. For example, I am usually the first one to

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26 hearing Are you good at lip reading? It's not that easy, you should try it sometime. Turn off the volume of your television, and try to understand what is being said. If you are watching a slow drama, you can catch more of the dialogue. If you are

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25 sight Every once in a while on a weekend, my family and I go to the local park, and shoot off some small fireworks. then we light some sparklers and run around until they burn out. It's nice to watch the kids run around with the sparklers. You kno

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24 Making judgement Are you the type of person that is quick to judge? I often make the mistake of quickly judging someone. You've probably heard the expression, Don't judge a book by its cover. But, it's hard not to. In this fast-food world, where e

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23 More changes--changing the world After thinking about some changes I'd like to make with myself, I started thinking about the changes I'd like to make with my family, and even my neighborhood. It's possible to think about things to add and to leap