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Birth Rank

Your birth rank means the order in which you were born among the children in your family.1-What is your birth rank? Can it have effect on your life?2-What will be advantages or disadvantages of “first born children”?How about “later children”?

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" The Alchemist " Chapter2 Part 24

The two were taken to a nearby military camp. A soldier shoved the boy and the alchemist into a tent where the chief was holding a meeting with his staff.

"These are the spies," said one of the men.

"We're just travelers," the alchemist answered.

"You w

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Da Vinci's Last Supper

Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper when drawing boards was a big problem:
Must have good form and bad form of Jesus, Judas, one of the friends of Jesus when decided to betray him. He left up half of all to find his ideal model.
Once in a ceremony, compl

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Smoking

Every year more than 400,000 American deaths are caused by smoking. Reports state even second-hand smoke causes lung cancer and respiratory diseases.

 

Think about these questions. What do you think about them?

1-What do you think should be done to avoi

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Words of Cahpter 2 Part 25

perfection noun

/pəˈfek.ʃən//pɚ-/ n [U]

the state of being complete and correct in every way

In his quest for physical perfection, he spends hours in the gym.

to perfection

extremely well

The fish was cooked to perfection.

 


 

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Words of Cahpter 2 Part 24

 

shove verb ( PUSH )

/ʃʌv/ v

[I or T] to push someone or something forcefully

She was jostled and shoved by an angry crowd as she left the court.

Just wait your turn - there's no need to shove.

Reporters pushed and shoved as they tried to get close to the

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" The Alchemist " Chapter2 Part 22

On the following day, the firstclear sign of danger appeared. Three armed tribesmen approached, and asked whatthe boy and the alchemist were doing there.

"I'm hunting with myfalcon," the alchemist answered.

"We're going to have tosearch you to see whet

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Words of Cahpter 2 Part 21

wage verb

/weɪdʒ/ v [T] slightly formal

to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achievesomething

Surely the President needs Congress' permission to wage war onanother country?

They've been waging a long campaign to change the law.

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" The Alchemist " Chapter2 Part 20

"Don't think about what you've left behind," the alchemist said to the boy as they began to ride across the sands of the desert. "Everything is written in the Soul of the World, and there it will stay forever."

"Men dream more about coming home than a

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Words of Cahpter 2 Part 19

conspire verb

/kənˈspaɪər //-ˈspaɪr/ v [I]

to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal or against someone's wishes

[+ to infinitive] He felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job.

As girls, the sister

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Relaxed pronunciation

According to previous discussions,I found out that some friends prefer not to use some abbreviations in english language because they think it spoils their grammar,pronunciation,...and even it will be considered an insult !

So I've decided to post thi

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" The Alchemist " Chapter2 Part 19

The boy spent a sleepless night. Two hours before dawn, he awoke one of the boys who slept in his tent, and asked him to show him where Fatima lived. They went to her tent, and the boy gave his friend enough gold to buy asheep.

Then he asked his frien

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" The Alchemist " Chapter2 Part 21

They crossed the desert for another two days in silence. The alchemist had become much more cautious, because they were approaching the area where the most violent battles were being waged. As they moved along, the boy tried to listen to his heart.

It

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" The Alchemist " Chapter2 Part 18

The following night, the boy appeared at the alchemist's tent with a horse. The alchemist was ready, and he mounted his own steed and placed the falcon on his left shoulder. He said to the boy, "Show me where there is life out in the desert. Only tho

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Knowing IRAN...RURAL areas

Recently I had been to the rural areas of Bangladesh.There is greenary everywhere, roads are being constructed inside the villages but electricity is not always available. I was thinking about the RURAL areas of IRAN.

 

Would the Iranian friends kindly

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Words of Chapter2 Part17

dismount verb

/dɪˈsmaʊnt/ v [I]

to get off a horse, bicycle or motorcycle

oven noun

ʌv.ən/ n [C]

the part of a cooker with a door, which is used to cook food

a conventional/gas/fan-assisted oven

a microwave oven

a cool/medium/hot oven

Place the cake in the

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Words of Cahpter 2 Part18

steed noun

/stiːd/ n [C] literary

a horse which is ridden

a fine white steed

 

rein noun

/reɪn/ n [C usually plural]

a long thin piece of material, especially leather, which helps you to control and direct a horse

You pull on both reins to stop or slow a ho

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Good , bad , ugly ?

 

      " :-o \o   >:d<   8->  <:-p  :-*  :))   :-bd  @}-;-  :-h "

(Oh Hi ! I'm so happy to see you I was thinking about that lovely party I was so happy there. Everything was Ok .Thank you ! Bye !)   

 

                                                  

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Which one would you choose?

Dear friends

Unfortunately I couldn’t attend your nice discussion recently because of the month of my exams. But I’m following them. Your ideas are so wise so that I felt that I can consult with you in a subject and also I thought it can be a discussi

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