Of Studies

July 18, 2021 in Daily English, Life

Of Studies by Francis Bacon (1625) Studies serve for delight, for ornament1, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars2, one by one; but the general counseles, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that learned.

Special issue of Euro 2020: England vs Italy

July 12, 2021 in Daily English, Life

Live blogs From MARCE and EURO 2020 offical. Minute 1: Kick off in the Euro 2020 final! Here we go then! In the rainy conditions, Italy vs England kicks off. It’s the Euro 2020 final. Let’s see who replaces Portugal to become the champions of Europe. Minute 2: England go ahead already! England take a very early lead in this Euro 2020 final, launching a counter attack from an Italian corner.

7 Things Tolkien Said About Life 7 Things Tolkien Said About Life — 7 Comments

July 10, 2021 in Daily English, Life

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote many books, including the Middle-earth stories. He is particularly known for The Lord of the Rings and like many stories of an epic journey, LOTR lets us take away lessons we can apply to our life. No matter how surreal his epic stories are, the pieces of wisdom reflected in them mirror that of the wisdom we must gain to champion our life here on earth. 7 Things Tolkien Said About Life

Have/Get/Make/Let—Learn when to use causative verbs.

July 3, 2021 in Daily English, Spoken English

LET = Permit Something To Happen I don’t let my kids watch violent movies. Mary’s father won’t let her adopt a puppy because he’s allergic to dogs. Our boss doesn’t let us eat lunch at our desks; we have to eat in the cafeteria. Oops! I wasn’t paying attention while cooking, and I let the food burn. Don’t let the advertising expenses surpass $1000. MAKE = Force Or Require Someone To Take An Action My ex-boyfriend loved sci-fi and made me watch every episode of his favorite show.

Is beer better (or worse) for you than wine?

June 27, 2021 in Daily English, Life

Few drinks (save tea or coffee) divide the world so spectacularly as beer or wine. There’s no accounting for taste, of course – but there are subtle differences in the way they affect your body and determine your health. Is one more fattening than another? How do their heart benefits compare? And which gives the worse hangover? BBC Future has combed through the data to bust some of the myths surrounding two of the world’s favourite drinks.

What you should know about beer?

June 26, 2021 in Daily English, Life

BEER: WHERE DO ALL THOSE FLAVOURS COME FROM? There are thousands of different ways that yeast, malt, and hops that can be combined to make beer, and all those combinations can lead to lots of interesting outcomes. There are also a LOT of additives you can put in beer to give it different flavours, but I’m going to focus on the core ingredients: yeast, hops, and malt. Yeast Yeast is a fungus.

Alternative words and humour

June 12, 2021 in Daily English, Spoken English

Some alternatives for please, sorry, fine, sad, tired and bored. Alternatives for please Would you mind… I’d appreciate it if you could… Would you be able to … I wonder if you might… Alernatives for sorry It was thoughtless of me… It was careless of me… I owe you a pology for my awful behaviour. I take full responsibility for my actions. I sincerely apologise. For I’m fine (I) couldn’t be better!