Voccabulary Cloze(III)

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Voccabulary Cloze(II)

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It was their ___1___ game. And they loved to play it at the yard near their home. There were all ___2___ of wonderful places to hide. That day, Tammy went to hide and after counting to 10, Marie went to look for her. But after ___3___ for half an hour, Marie began to feel afraid. She ran off and told her mother. They searched together to no avail. Her mother then called the police who searched the whole yard. They found Tammy ___4___ in an old refrigerator. The door had got stuck and she was ___5___ in there. Luckily for her, they found her in time. From http://www.englishdaily626.com/vocabulary_cloze.php?007

Voccabulary Cloze(I)

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The police caught a ___1___ criminal early this morning. The criminal, known to the police as Ah San, was ___2___ for many crimes. The police were given some vital ___3___ from an unknown source. They then laid a trap for Ah San which involved two detectives. The detectives ___4___ to be two wealthy businessmen. When Ah San found out about them, he decided to stage a kidnap. When he had kidnapped the two detectives, he called and asked for a huge ___5___. The police then ambushed him at the meeting place and apprehended him. From: http://www.englishdaily626.com/vocabulary_cloze.php?007 The read-out of this article would be done by Brandon Cheah soon!

Word of the Day(III)

The word of the day is....

Word of the Day(II)

The word of the day is.......

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis!!!!!!!

It is actually the longest word in a major dictionary. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is, according to Oxford Dictionaries, “an artificial long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.” According to Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon, it is “supposedly the longest word in a dictionary.

Information from Link to Wikipedia: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Pronunciation of Pneumonoultramicrosopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Word of the day(I)

The word of the day is..................
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Electroencephalograph !!!

Okay, you might think "What in the world is that?!"

Here's the explanation from Wikipedia.

Electroencephalography is the recording of electrical activity along the scalp. EEG measures voltage fluctuations resulting from ionic current flows within the neurons of the brain.EEG measures voltage fluctuations resulting from ionic current flows within the neurons of the brain.In clinical contexts, EEG refers to the recording of the brain's spontaneous electrical activity over a short period of time, usually 20–40 minutes, as recorded from multiple electrodesplaced on the scalp. Diagnostic applications generally focus on thespectral content of EEG, that is, the type of neural oscillations that can be observed in EEG signals.

Electroencephalograph Pronunciation

Listening Comprehension(I)

Hi all, I have prepared a listening comprehension for you.
The below are the pictures and questions:

Q1.
What happened to the English Man while holidaying on the Crete Islands?
1) Lost his front tooth
2) Lost his top row of teeth
3) Lost his bottom row of teeth
Q2. How did Tim get back his dentures?
1) He went to get a new one
2) It was sent by mail
3) He went to ask the police



Listening Comprehension Audio

Synthesis and Transformation(III)-Connector:Although

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Nouns(V)

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Synthesis and Transformation(II)-Connector:Because

Hi all, we would be assesing on the connector: Because today.

"Because" is used when one event is used to explain another.

Nouns(IV)

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Synthesis and Transformation(I)- Connector: And

I know that the connector "and" is most commonly used and most probably you would think I would be strange writing this post. But, in case you are new to this, or you just came back from the long holidays and need a new fresh revision, here is how to use the connector "and".

You use and when you are combining two sentences together.
Example of sentence without connector "and":

Composition Tips(I)

Composition. What most people fear in their upcoming examinations. But- not to fear anymore. English Master is here to try to help you.

English I

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Nouns(III)

Hi all, today we would be assessing on Countable and Uncountable Nouns.

Countable Nouns refer to nouns that can be counted. They are also called count nouns.

The below are some examples of Countable Nouns.

One hamster

Ten Frogs

One plate

One door

One cabinet

One card

One pillar

One cupcake

Uncountable Nouns refer to nouns that cannot be counted. They are also called non-count nouns.

There are two types of uncountable nouns.

Mass Nouns refer to real things that cannot be counted.

Plastic

Leather

Wool

Dust

Air

Flour

Rice

Furniture

Abstract nouns refer to ideas or feelings.

Pride

Warmth

Faith

Beauty

Hurt

Power

Love

Exercise 2

1. My luggage_____________ dissapeared! It was right here a few moments ago.

A) Has

B) Have

C) Was

D) Were

2. Three cartons of milk _________________gone bad. We have to throw them away.

A) Has

B) Was

C) Were

D) Have

Nouns(II)

Today and now,  Proper and Common nouns come into place. Well, you know what are these.

Common Nouns	Proper Nouns
Boy	John
Girl	Mary
Mountain	The Himalayas
Man	Victor Hugo, Walt Disney
Country	United States of America, Germany, France

Common Nouns are words for things, animals, places and types of things in general. Words like Boy, Girl, Mountain, Man and Country are general terms, also known as proper nouns.

Proper Nouns are words which are specific to that something, or someone. They include the names of countries, buildings, historical events, places, the days of the week and titles of books and films. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.

Our First Exercise!

Identify all the common nouns and proper nouns.

1. Has Ronald bought the tickets for our trip to San Diego yet?

2. Mrs William's favourite show is Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince.

3. I am proud to be a American.

2. The 's in Mrs William's is a possessive noun. We would learn more about it in Nouns(VI).

Now that we have learnt about Common and Proper Nouns, we shall move on to Nouns(III), Countable and Uncountable Nouns.http://mrenglishmaniac.blogspot.sg/2014/04/nounsiii_2.html

Nouns(I)

I know everyone knows about english, and especially nouns. Nouns are the most basic and everyone's fundemental to a strong english prototype. Without nouns, there would be no pronouns. Without pronouns, everyone would be called name after name in a sentence.

For example,