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Same Words With Different Meanings

Let us read these sentences:1-The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.Here we have the word refuse two times. the first one is a verb ,the second one is a noun. the second one here comes as the meaning of garbage.2- We must polish the

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Feelings story

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except f

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What if a conversation bores you?

I believe 'interested people are interesting'.Similarly, 'boring people get bored'.You don't need to know a lot about a subject to have a conversation.You just need to have a desire to learn, understand and make things interesting.For example, if som

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How do I get others to listen to me?

. Listen more intently, question more, and speak with emotion.Build interesting conversations instead of one-way lectures.ii. Engage people while you speak. Ask questions like, "What do you think?" or "Do you agree?"Try not to speak continuously for

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Nice quotations

Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” —Malcolm Forbes“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry“If you tell the truth you don’t

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Great Story

Please ..... Take some time to read this short piece.....A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.A man was walking by. He took

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What does your name mean?

InstructionsWhat you do is find out what each letter of your name meansThen connect all the meanings and it describes YOUDescriptionsA - You can be very quiet when you have something on your mindB - You are always cautious when it comes to meeting ne

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Using Idioms (lesson 1)

Bored to deathHere are some examples about it:"I have nothing to do. I'm bored to death.""I hate it when I'm bored to death.""Would you rather be super busy or bored to death?"A: "Hey Seth, what are you doing?"B: "I'm reading book. What are you doing

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Listening Etiquette

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.Eric HofferThe etiquette is very important in all moments ,when you listen to a presentation in puplic you should follow these rule of etiquette:*Arrive on time and get settled before the speaker is in

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How to speak effectively

"If all my possessions were taken from me with one exception, I would chose to keep the power for speech, for by it I would soon regain all the rest."– Daniel WebsterCertain basic personal qualities immediately capture us and make us want to listen t

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