Joe owns many textile companies. Other than a few senior employees, none of the workers knew their boss. He wants to get a clear picture of his own companies so he decided to go undercover.

Joe went to work with his employees as an apprentice tailor. He noticed lots of good and bad things among the workers.  After a week of his undercover work he had an urgent meeting with his seniors. One of the managers whispering to his colleague next to him said 'He may have something up his sleeve'-I hope my job is safe!

Interviewer: Welcome to our School!

Adaline: I am glad for the chance to be interviewed

Interviewer: How are you today?

Adaline: I am very well, Thank you.

Interviewer: What specific job are you applying for?

Adaline: I am working as a teacher at the moment. I have a master degree, and I would like to try to get a job as a Deputy manager job you advertised on the Net two weeks ago.

Interviewer: I see from your resume that you are very experienced.

Adaline: Yes, I've worked in a Primary School for 10 years now. But I think it is a good career move to join in your School as a Deputy.

Interviewer: Did you find it easy to get here?

Adaline: Yes, yesterday my Dad brought me here to show. So I find it easy to get here.

Interviewer: How long its takes you get here from your home?

Adaline: Its took exactly 40 minutes from my home.

Interviewer: How did you get here? Did you drive?

Adaline: I took tube (underground)

Interviewer: Tell me some thing about your 'Time management'?

Adaline: I got clear goals and I finish one task at a time and I choose to do the urgent one's first. I don't rush to finish things. I use my time more effectively and I got good time management skills.

Interviewer: How about your holidays?

Adaline: Other than the government holidays I avoid taking holidays. Because I am working in a small School, we are in a tight ratio of staff and children. I am aware of that.

Interviewer: What time you star to work there?

Adaline: Our School starts at 9.am. But I starts at 8.30, to open the door and take risk assessments before the children arrive.

Interviewer: Why did you wants to leave your current School?

Adaline: This School is large and plenty of room to develop

Interviewer: Yes, Our School is large and helped the staff to develop. We will send staff to different training as well.

Adaline: Its sounds very good.

Adaline: So you'll give me the job?

Interviewer: Yes, but for the first month you will be on probation. After that you will be full employee.

Adaline: Thank you. I look forward to working with you.

Dear Nirmala, I want to tell you that you are so precious to me. I met you when we were 2 ½ yrs old. Both of us were started our Pre -School in a same day years ago.Still I remember the day I met you. As soon as my mum and dad left I was crying, you are very brave you sat next to me and you were holding my hands. I remember the beautiful pink frock you were wearing and you are beautiful. We played together the whole day.

We went to Primary School together.  Your mum was our Sixth standard class teacher. I always get the first rank. I am really proud of your mum, not many mum's can do that. Both of us got same mark in our Secondary School exam. We chose to do Maths in our Secondary School Education. We went to study in a same Women's University and you became a famous gynecologist in our country. I am really proud of you.

Many people thought we are sisters is int. We always wear same color and similar clothes. We never argue or fight. We always share. I can't imagine my life with out you. You are my dearest friend, the only person I can open my heart and share every thing. You knows me better than I know my self. We couldn't spend time together now, because I am living six thousand miles away from you.

But you never stopped sending 'good morning' message before I wake up. When ever possible we are talking and sharing every thing like day to day updates. Your lovely children calling me 'mama', I love them. I love you for listening me all these years. I love you most of all for being the best friend that any one could have. Don't cry when you read this ok. I am keeping my long hair because I promised you I wont cut it. Although its very difficult to maintain here, I want to keep my promise. I met lot of people, but no one like you. You are so special.

Lots of Love from,

Adaline

Summer /ˈsʌmə/: The hottest season which falling between Spring and Autumn. In Summer the days are long and nights are shorter. Summer occurs because of the way the earth tilted towards the sun. Summer is always associated with warm and hot. Summer is good for crops, trees, buds and flowers grow faster the most during the Summer. In UK Summer begins in June. But today its pouring.

Some sentences with the word 'Summer'

Do you like Summer?

I love Summer.

John said It's almost Summer, Shall we put away our Jumpers?

Sheila asked Tanya 'How was your Summer?'

At the end of the School day the teacher said 'Have fun this Summer'

Kelvin Swim in the English channel in this Summer

I send my children to Summer camp

Tara's family go abroad every Summer.

Evangelina asked, Did you have a nice Summer?

Tom goes for camping every Summer

Jack had an accident two Summers ago

Michelle going to Dubai next Summer

I can't wait to Summer vacation

We were in Thailand last Summer

Grandma had an eye operation last Summer

Lizi is asking Mini, 'did you go some where in this Summer?'

Lemon cheese cake is my favorite summer desert

Swimming is my favorite sport in Summer

Its very hot in India in Summer

My garden is blooming in Summer

The pond is dried in Summer

The farmer dried the straw in the Summer and saved it for Winter

Synonyms for Summer: Summertime, Vacation, midsummer, daylight savings, heat, picnic days, summer solstice, summer tide & sunny season

Fruits and Vegetables:Summer time we may be sitting out side a lot. We should be aware of dehydration, vitamin and mineral deficiencies. We should drink lots of water and fresh juices. Eating healthy fruits and vegetables helps your body hydrated and energized.

Dear friends, Thank you so much for taking your time reading. I appreciate it.

My name is Jimmy. When I was a baby my mum's owner abandoned me in the bin. I was crying and crying. Suddenly a old woman came near me and took me out of the bin. She took me home and  bath me and she gave me warm milk and food. From that day I was living with her. My adopted mum was so good.  She bought me a beautiful belt around my neck and she gave me very clean and fresh food every day.

Not many dogs in my country get that opportunity to clean food. They depended on the bins. I was living with my mum for 20 years now. My mum took me every where she goes, and treat me like her child. I love my mum. I won't allow any one near our compound.

Whole night when my mum sleeps I will guard my house walking up and down. If I see any one near my compound I will bark and bark. I am really proud of my mum and her kindness. I know she is getting old I want her to live long and I will protect her as long as I live.

Thank you for reading my story. If you see any dogs abandoned please take them home if you can or please call animal rescue people for them. Thank you!

Today I learned to use the word 'spectacular'. I try to find some matching pictures as well. Let me share with you my friends.

Spectacular spɛkˈtakjʊlə/: Beautiful in a dramatic and eye-catching way or simply something noticeable

Other words for Spectacular: Striking, picturesque, eye-catching, breathtaking, arresting, amazing, glorious, extravaganza, display, spectacle, exhibition, performance, presentation, show and also pageant. We can use spectacular is for both noun and an adjective.

Prince William married Kate Middleton in a spectacular wedding

Spectacular scenery was never ending in the Alps

The Saffron flowers surrounding in the mountain near Shahn Abad village in Iran is Spectacular

Mary Peterson listed spectacular books to make and use across the curriculum

Bhs clothes shop's economy less than Spectacular. They are looking for a buyer

The topless car offered an unforgettable view of the Spectacular Scenery as soon as I entered Scotland hills

Tulips field in Holland, Netherlands are spectacular

Photographer Greg McCown has photographed this spectacular scenery in Arizona.

You can get a Spectacular view when you travel through the Rialto bridge in the Grand Canal in Venice.

Alex decided to build his house near a spectacular mountain

The sun is shining through the woods is spectacular, in the morning

London displayed a spectacular fireworks this new year

The fashion designer displayed a spectacular wedding dress collection

Pebble beaches in England is spectacular place to visit

Sachin Tendulkar is a spectacular cricket player

Spectacular Egyptian Churches are carved out of solid rock

EC is one of the Spectacular website for English learners and teachers

                                                        (Thank you Google images)

Dear friends, Thank you so much for taking your time reading, I appreciate it. If you got any Spectacular places in your country, please do share with us. Thank you!

   I have had a surprise birthday party two weeks ago. I was overwhelmed by the love, kind and care my friends showed me. Staff were asked to go to work on Saturday to catch up some paper work. When I walked near the School I saw all my friends were gathered at the car park. They told me we just planned to go to bowling. I was confused and no one ready to say any thing. I never been to bowling before. But I managed to score good. It was a lovely surprise. Then my friends took me to a restaurant, we order food and we ate, every one acted normal. I was confused through out my time there.

After we all finished eating, the restaurant staff brought the birthday cake and others around me starts to sing happy birthday. I was so overwhelmed and I was in tears. All of them kept secret and it was a lovely surprise. When I was thinking about that, I come across the word 'overwhelm'. I was trying to learn little bit more about this word 'overwhelm'

overwhelm /əʊvəˈwɛlm/

According to Cambridge dictionary overwhelm means, to cause or affect some one feel sudden strong emotion, to defeat some one or something by using a lot of force or If water overwhelms a place, and it covers completely and suddenly.

Example sentences with overwhelm:

• US army troops have overwhelmed the terrorists and saved the people in capture

• I was overwhelmed by the help and support I received from my good friends in EC, when I was join  few moths ago

• Sheela was overwhelmed to received a letter from her long lost father

• facebook founder overwhelmed by his success

• We were overwhelmed by the support we received. The party leader told after he won the election

• Her kindness towards the homeless man completely overwhelmed him

• Catherine overwhelmed by her GCSE results

• Max was overwhelmed by the huge tax he need to pay

• Vatican city overwhelmed by the crowd on this Easter-day

• Manchester United overwhelmed by the FA cup victory

• Huge waves overwhelm Srilanka and swallowing the houses

• Jack was overwhelmed with presents on his fourth birthday

• floodwaters overwhelmed many houses in Indonesia

• Zain overwhelmed with guilt

• Selina overwhelmed to see her long lost brother

• Learners in EC overwhelmed by the support they received

• Dara gino overwhelmed by the comments he received in his blog 'wedding'.

• The people overwhelmed by the sudden death of their leader

• I was overwhelming to travel to England

Dear Friends thank you so much for taking your time reading, I appreciate it. You can practice writing few sentences with the word 'overwhelm' and please do share if you got any overwhelmed experiences. Thank you!

No wonder the word 'refugee' has been announced as children's word of the year. Eighteen million children are being raised in the chaos of war, over a million children have been killed, 6 million children have been disabled, twenty million are homeless, also more than a million children have become separated from their care givers, for the past ten years. ( according to psychology today).

Millions of children and very young people were affected by war. Children faced with physical harm, danger, violence, scared, loss and exploitation. Many children forced to flee their country.

Oxford University press analyzed more than 120, 000 short stories submitted to this year's 500 words writing competition for children under aged 13. It is run by BBC Radio 2 and it found the usage of the word 'refugee' had tripled more than last year. Because children were influenced by the news they watching and hearing.

Who is refugee: A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, political, religious reasons, persecution and natural disaster.

Synonyms for 'refugee': Displaced person, emigrant, evacuee, exile, expatriate, foreigner, castaway, defector, derelict, deserter, escapee, foundling, fugitive, leper, maroon, outcast, prodigal, runaway, expelle, homeless person and stateless person.

Dear Friends, Thank you so much for taking your time reading. I appreciate it.

One of the very creative child in my class always expect to praised by the word 'awesome'. If the teachers says 'excellent' or 'well done', he turned around and asks 'is it not awesome?'. He inspired me to write this blog.

The word awesome means extremely impressive or daunting, 'something which inspires awe'. Awesome is a common slang expression in English. In 1598 the very first time the word awesome used in Oxford English Dictionary.

Here some example sentences with the word awesome:

EC helped thousands of people to improve their English language skills and it's awesome.

My friend Evangelina is so kind and she is awesome.

I had a sushi in a Japanese restaurant yesterday. It was awesome.

The boss increased the pay for all of us today that's awesome

Mother Teresa was awesome

Isn't it awesome to hear your child's first word?

Amira looks awesome in that purple dress

Each and every one of you in EC awesome

Microsoft reduced their computers price, that sounds awesome.

Tim promised to take me out today that would be awesome

We had an awesome time with our grandparents

Last night dinner was awesome

We are moving to US that will be awesome.

Your language skills is awesome

I heard an awesome rescue operation yesterday

I can hear you are having an awesome time at the party

let's go and see the awesome movie

Angelina Jolie is an awesome actress

He is an awesome dancer

Other words for awesome:

Breathtaking, amazing, stunning, remarkable, astounding, astonishing, awe-inspiring, superb,wicked, Marvelous, outstanding, stupendous, extraordinary, incredible, unbelievable, extremely good, excellent are some of the words we can use intstead of awesome.

Dear friends, Thank you so much for taking your time reading. I appreciate it. You can practice some sentence using the word ' awesome' at home.

'I haven't felt anything like this before It was a wonderful feeling to have your own child', Tom said. He didn't get any idea, how to raise a child but Tom and Layla were excited about their first child. Tom was redundant from his work few months ago, So he called his mum and asked for help. Tom told mum, 'I haven't got any money on me mum you have to help me out until I find a job'. Tom was wondering , Does this get any better? It's very hard to live with out any money. After few months of struggling, Tom went to attend an interview in a Council building. Security asked Tom, 'do you have any ID on you?' . Tom was successful at the interview, he got appointed faraway from home. Layla said take it, anywhere is fine, I can manage. On his way Tom went to do shopping in a corner shop to get milk powder and few other essentials, shop keeper said I don't accept card do you have any cash? Tom said 'no' and he walked towards home.  He saw gas men working in- front of his house, Layla said there was a gas leak I called them. Tom asked the men 'are we in any danger?'. They said 'no'. Layla asked did you buy any milk powder? I haven't got any.

Bob is a miner, he worked in that coal mine, day and night for many years. one day he trapped 2,300 feet underground in the pitch black, he tried to reach for the light, but he couldn't. He was sheltering in a rescue tunnel. His friends alerted the emergency services. They are trying to save him through a capsule. Days gone past mud falling through the hole over his head and it was cold and snow. Bob never lost his confidence to see the brightness from the darkness. He missed his favorite drink coffee with milk and his favorite snacks, chips with black pepper and salt. After several days the rescuers dig a shaft wide enough to drag him to surface using a capsule. Drills roared above his head rescuers broke through the tunnel and send the rescue capsule. Bob emerged into the day light with his black glasses, because he cant face the daylight. Crowd waiting out side cheering, Bob's eyes looking for his beloved wife 'Ruzia'!He just saved from the dark.

My great grandma told folk stories, she was very good at that. Most of the stories related to nature like, mountains, trees, rivers, flowers, paddy field, farm, birds, animals and so on. The underlining principles of the stories would be love, truth, honest, mutual respect, kind, righteousness, unity and sharing. She was always used proverbs to explain things and she sang lovely folk songs which we never heard any where. It's only stayed in our community. One of the folklorist from our nearby University came and he managed to collect lots of folklore from her.

Folk

Folk is a word mainly used to mention about a particular group of people in the society or in a region considered as the representatives of a traditional way of life and especially originators or carriers of the customs, beliefs, arts and culture. Mostly identified with peasant or rural groups.

Lore

A body of traditions and knowledge on a subject held by a particular group, which was passed from person to person by word of mouth

Folklore

According to American Folklore, the term folklore is generally used to refer to the traditional beliefs, myths, tales and practices of a people who widely spread by word of mouth within the society. The term folklore is also used to define the comparative study of folk knowledge and culture.

Folklorist

A person who studies or collect folklore is folklorists, include students, teachers, scholars, consultants, community organizers, educators also public agency professionals. They collects and write about family traditions, customs, beliefs, myths, tales, proverbs, legends, riddles, medicines, art and craft, games, and practice of people transmitted orally.

Dear friends, Thank you so much for taking your time reading. I appreciate it. If you got any folklore please share with us.

Thank you!

What is air pollution?

The earth is surrounded by a various gases, like a blanket is called atmosphere. This helps the earth and allow life to exist. Otherwise we would be burn to death from sun's heat. The additional gas, dust particles, smoke, fumes or odour that introduced in to the air that harmful to humans, animals and plants called air pollution.

Pollutants

Things that pollute air are called pollutants. Carbon Monoxide(CO), Ground level Ozone()3), Lead (Pb), Nitrogen Dioxide(NO2), Particulate Matter(PM), Sulfur Dioxide(SO2) are some of the common pollutants.

The diseases caused by air pollution

Researchers found a wide range of health effects which are caused by air pollution. Respiratory diseases like asthma and problems in lung function, cardiovascular diseases and adverse pregnancy outcomes are some of them.

Fresh air on sale

A lovely mountainous part of Guaandong province people in China are making money off their area's natural fresh air. Liansha Zhuang and Yao autonomous county residents have set up stalls at the top of the mountains and selling air, in plastic bags to tourists those who just escaped the country's severe air pollution.

Pictures Source: Mirror.co.uk

People dressed in their beautiful traditional clothes and selling the plastic bags contains fresh air. Some of the bags contains their region fresh flowers too, its make the air more pleasant. The price of the fresh air from 10 yuan to 30yuan.

People who escaped the heavy smog, happy to buy their fresh air bags and bring them home. I think its a lovely idea. A little income for the beautiful villagers.

Layla is a beautiful girl who just moved to England to work in a Super market. While commuted to work she met a handsome young man called Jim and she started to make a good friendship with him through the phone. Layla got addicted to Jim's speech. She used to be always on phone with Jim. He sounded caring. After few months of their phone conversations. One day they decided to meet in a pub. Layla was very excited and told her colleague, that she is going to meet Jim. Her colleague asked Layla to show her Jim's picture. As soon as Layla showed her his picture, her colleague shouted and screamed this the man you are going to meet? Be careful he is a cheater, an alcoholic and he destroyed many women's life. He spoke 'sugar- coated'. But he is a very dangerous man". The colleague explained everything about him and what he did to the other women. Layla was so shocked. Later Layla found out that everything was true. Jim was a 'sugar- coated' person.

Do you know about the 'Take home teddy'? A take home teddy is an activity that help children to extend their learning from School to their home. In most of the early years class rooms, they got a teddy (or a stuffed animal) with a lovely name and it got a backpack with books spare clothes and a note book to write journal. Each child get a chance to keep that teddy over night. Parents and children work together and they should keep a journal. The child should bring the journal with him/her and the teddy should come to School the next day. Some of the older children wrote, drew or painted about what they did with the teddy the previous day evening. Younger children can explain what they did, in the class circle time. Most of the parents take good effort to take photos with teddy in their living room, dinning room, garden, shopping and finally sleeping. Some parents even buy new clothes and shoes for the teddy. The children and parents work together to write a journal about what they did with the teddy bear. This activity encourage children to take responsibility and helped children in their language and literacy development.

Zuzan is a medical student. From today she will be in her residency training program. Suddenly CodeRed, the medical staff running towards the A&E session. There was an elderly man in the bed, unconscious and not breathing. Senior Doctor asked Zuzan to deal with him. Zuzan assess the casualty using the Primary Survey. She opened the Airway, and placed her one hand on the casualty's forehead and two fingers under the chin, tilt his head and lift his chin, check for his breathe. He is not breathing. Zuzan starts to perform CPR, within 30 compressions the elderly man starts to breathe, Zuzan put him to recovery position. Zuzan was so pleased, the job well done!, she managed to save the elderly man's life.Her journey as a Doctor starts today...

Because its Easter Season I love to share some Idioms and phrases using Easter symbols, which I learned today.

To put all your eggs in one basket: To place all one's resources in one place

To egg some one on: To encourage some one to continue doing something unwise

To walk on egg shells: To try very hard not to upset some one or some thing

You cannot make an omelet with out breaking eggs: To do some thing good, you need to give something else up

A chicken and the Egg situation: A situation in which it it impossible to say which of two things existed first and which caused the other one

Lay an egg: To do something poorly or to fail to make people enjoy

Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs: Do not offer advice to some one who has more experience than oneself

Kill the goose that lays the golden egg: To destroy something that is profitable to you

He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens: You must be willing to endure unpleasant, irritating things in order to get what you want

Pull a rabbit out of hat: To do something surprising

rabbit caught in the headlights: To be so frightened or surprised

Mad -as -March -hare: Crazy ( behavior of hares in their breeding season)

If you run after two hares you will catch neither: You cannot do two things successfully at the same time

Run with the hare and hunt with the hounds: To support both sides of a dispute

Dear Friends, Thank you for taking your precious time reading and please try to write few sentences using this idioms and phrases when you are free at home. Hope it will help you.

Wish you a Very Happy Easter!

I have been selling lottery tickets in a bus stand in my home town for many years. This evening a man came and handed me a cheque and said 'I bought a ticket from you last month and I won thirty million, and this is your share!'

After a long ,dark,cold winter days Spring just arrived today. Migrated birds coming back home, hibernated animals coming out, Ice and snow is melting. We can miss the words like  snow, sleet, hail, rain and freezing in our weather reports. Finally Spring arrived. No winter lasts for ever. March 1^st is the first day of spring.

I am already dreaming of warmer softer breezes. When I walk through the road and parks I can see variety of early spring flowers.It was cold and ice in my garden, couldn't go out to do gardening. But flowers starts to come out this week. 'Daffodils' is one of the first flowers of 'cheerful Spring'. Daffodils symbolizing friendship.

Beautiful yellow daffodils signal the end of cold and winter and welcoming warmer weather. If you are born in March, Daffodils are your 'birthday flower'.

Spring is the season of new beginnings. Trees, plants and bushes that lost their leaves in this harsh winter begin to grow new leaves.

'We cannot stop the winter or the summer from coming. We cannot stop the Spring or the fall or make them other than they are. They are gift from the universe that we cannot refuse. But we can choose what we will contribute to life when each arrives (Gary Zukav)'.

My friend's little daughter stayed with me on her term holidays last week. She was playing with the train tracks I noticed she is only making circle shapes with the tracks, she took my note book and drew hundreds of circles, she was pointing the clock and shouts 'look circle', she came with few dresses all of them with spots (circles), Stayed near the washing machine to watch its go round and round, I took her to the park near home, she simply running around making circles around the tree, she took the water bottle and shows at the bottom says circle. Whole day 'circle, circle'. I asked mum, she says 'my daughter obsessed with circles, I cant help her'. So, I tried to learn about the children's behavior. I come across 'Schema'.

What is a 'Schema?

The word schema comes from the Greek word "σχήμα" (skhēma), that means shape or plan. The plural is "σχήματα" (skhēmata). In English schema and schemata are used as plural forms.

Schema's are patterns of repeatable behaviors or actions which can often be noticed in young children's play and whilst they are exploring the world around them. Children may want to do the same activity again and again for e.g build the same structure with the Lego again and again, reading the same book many times a day.

Examples of Some 'Schema'

Rotation: A child may be fascinated with objects that turn round and round, twist and spin or even enjoy moving their own body displaying these movements. For e.g watching washing machine, love any thing with wheels, enjoy spinning around.

Connection:Some times we can see children connect toys and different objects together. Some of them using strings to tie some thing and drag them around, gluing things, staple papers together.

Transporting: Children may like to carry things around the house in a bag, using baskets and buckets, pushing their siblings in a tricycle or a toy car, filling sand or water in a bottle and carry them place to place.

Envelopment: Children may like wear layers of clothes or wrapping themselves with fabrics or bath towel, or making den hiding inside, crawl through tunnels again and again, fill containers or boxes and envelopes with some thing

Trajectory: Children may drop objects from high, throw things around, run back and forth, enjoy climbing up the furniture, jumping up and down, playing with the running water, lining up their toys, bouncing and kicking balls

Schema's help children to develop in their early stage. Children may perform one Schema in on many objects or a wide range of schema in one object. For example a child may take a ball and throw it, suck it also bang it on the table. Alternatively, the child may bang a spoon, ball, pencil, car, what eve he/ she is holding. Children's Schema's are fundamental to them. Knowing about them makes a wonderful basis for you to better understand your child's development and can support them rather than frustrated by their behavior. By understanding the idea of schema we can recognize and value the child's underlying interests and needs.

Dear friends, I learned about it today online, and I love to share with you. My mum told me I got a Schema when I was little i.e tidying my toys and things whole day. But I can say, still I am doing it, as soon as I finish work I make sure tidy up.Thank you so much for taking your time reading. I would appreciate you sharing with us any of your Schema or if you recognize any of the Schema described above in your child's play. Thank you.