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A city without power. We had been without power for nearly a day and a half (like much of Algeria) when the men in my neighborhood broke. Refrigerators were stocked with spoiling Ramadhan delicacies,...
View ArticlePerfect Your Speaking Through…Two Birds and a Stone?
Perhaps you have heard the saying, “Kill two birds with one stone.” With the following approach you can do exactly that, insha’Allah. One of the most enjoyable ways to develop a good English vocabulary...
View ArticleIs Your Heart as True as Your Arm?
I didn’t intend to post today, but then I found this poem in my mail box, and I had to share it. You may enjoy reading the biography of the poet as well, insha’Allah. To the Swimmer by Countee Cullen...
View ArticleA Selfish Post: What Work Is
As a daily treat to myself I get a poem a day from info@poetryfoundation.org. Today, this one was sent to my mailbox. Really, I’m supposed to go to bed now, but I had to share it. This poem is one of...
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When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer by Walt Whitman Stars. When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams,...
View Article14 Ways to Improve Your English Speaking Skills
“Karen,” one of my students said to me recently, ”I understand everything I read, and I can write well. But how do I improve my speaking?” In Algeria, this is a common problem. It’s not as though one...
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