English Material & Practice

The Boy Who Saved the Town Marcus lived in a small suburb near the sea. He was a stubborn boy, and he only cared about himself. His father worked as a chemist for an institution and wanted Marcus to get a job there. Instead, the boy delivered milk. Each morning he took dairy products to the grocers. One day, Marcus was jogging down the street with a gallon of milk to give to a merchant. He didn’t want to be late. He ran down a path beside a large canal. A wall there kept water from coming into the town during high tide. But Marcus saw a small hole in the wall. Marcus knew that if the wall broke, it would be a tragedy for the town. At first, he hesitated. He had to choose between helping himself and helping the town. There was only one way to save the town. It seemed crazy to him, but it was the only thing he could do. He poked his finger into the hole. This didn’t fix the problem forever, but it did postpone the tragedy. His finger ached. He felt the chill ofthe arctic water as it splashed him. There was no one else around. He knew he had to wait until the tide descended. It was very difficult, but Marcus stayed there and saved the town. Once the tide had descended, Marcus told everyone what happened. A group of people went to the wall. They saw the hole and fixed it. Everyone was very happy with Marcus. The local congress even gave him a gift for saving the town. He was a hero.

You need to stop seeing others as you wanted them to be, or as you thought they were. You need to see them as they actually are.

"Leave footprints of kindness wherever you go " 👣💕 We walk every day and wherever we go and everyone we meet we leave traces of our life with them. Being kind is something we can freely receive from people who have kindness in their hearts. Who you are and your footsteps will always be cherished and remembered. So if you want to leave a mark, don't drag your feet. Essentially it's important that you leave a visible footprint for others to follow, the kindness , empathy and love . One day, all we'll remember about you is what you left behind.

I DIDN’T DO IT!” Billy was in big trouble. The day before, a donor gave the school a painting with a sports theme. It showed a referee congratulating two athletes. The principal hung the painting in front of the office, hoping that it would be a stimulus for students to play sports. The next morning, however, the painting was destroyed. There was graffiti on it, and it had many holes in it. The worst part was that one of Billy’s fellow students said she thought she saw Billy do it! But Billy didn’t do it. The principal called Billy’s parents and said, “Billy won’t tell us the truth. He’s a chronic liar, and he ruined the painting. If you don’t pay for it, we’ll terminate his education here.” Billy’s parents didn’t have enough money to pay for the painting and for his tuition. But Billy’s parents had an idea. That afternoon, they went to see Mr. Meyers, an attorney. “Mr. Meyers, my son has been implicated in a crime he says he didn’t do,” Billy’s father said. “Everybody believes the gossip. Even some of our own kin think he did it!” “I believe you. My suspicion is that the tape from the security cameras will show who really did it,” said Mr. Meyers. The next day, Mr. Meyers received a packet with the videotape from the school. It showed another student who resembled Billy walking up to the painting and writing on it. Then the student took a knife by the shaft and started to stab large holes in it. Finally, he severed the rope that held up the painting, and it fell to the floor. Mr. Meyers showed the tape to the principal. “Clearly, that’s not Billy,” he said. “This boy is actually responsible and needs some discipline.” Billy was happy that someone believed him. He said to Mr. Meyers, “When I graduate and go to university, I will major in law, so I can be a guardian of justice like you!”

*📈Look VS Look Like* *🔰Look* ♦️We use look with an adjective to say how something or someone appears. This can be our opinion based on what we can see with our eyes. ▪️You look really angry. Did I say something wrong? ▪️That building looks really old. *📙Look Like* ♦️We use look like to compare the appearance of something or someone to something else. Look like is followed by a noun or a noun phrase. ▪️Monty looks like a cat, but I think he's a tiger. ▪️My wife looks like Shakira. ♦️Other verbs 🌏You can also use these rules with these verbs: sound, smell, taste, and feel. ▪️That tastes like the pizza I had in Rome. ▪️That smells disgusting.

Need a Creative Idea? Take a Walk, Science Says A problem has been bugging you for days — you just can't solve it, and it's driving you crazy. But then you go for a walk and suddenly the answer pops right into your head! It's a great feeling — and this link between exercise and creativity has been studied by scientists around the world. Dr. Chong Chen and his team from Japan's Yamaguchi University wanted to find out how different types of physical activity can help us solve problems and think creatively. They looked at 21 past studies from places including the US, the UK, Spain, Sweden, China, India and Japan. The studied exercises included walking, running, cycling, dance and yoga. And the hardest exercise actually didn't give the best results. In fact, Chen and his team found that it was natural walking that almost always had a positive effect on people's creativity — even if it was just walking inside a room or going up and down some stairs, for as little as three to four minutes. Dance is also good. Most of the studies Chen's team looked at found that dance helps significantly with creativity — particularly among adults. However, the results for yoga were unclear. And low-intensity aerobic exercise like cycling was not found to have an effect. There were some benefits from moderate and vigorous aerobic exercise, however, but "maximal effort" exercise seemed to have a mostly negative effect. So completely exhausting yourself probably won't help your creativity! Chen wrote that his team's findings could be used in schools and businesses by including short sessions of physical activity during the day to encourage creative thinking. It's not even about keeping fit, Chen says — you just have to move! As he told The Guardian: "Knowing that just a few minutes of walking, or other low-intensity physical activity, can enhance creative thinking should make getting up to move seem more worthwhile."

Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.

الفرق بين الثقافات في البلدين :     American English & British English مهما كانت الاختلافات اجتهد في تعلم اللغة بأبسط طريقة اما هذه الاختلافات للمستوى المتقدم و الي يحب يتعلم ثقافة بلد معين – كلمة ” ساحة ” في البريطانية ” Yard ” وفي الامريكية ” Garden”. – کلمة ” شقة ” في البريطانية ” Flat ” وفي الامريكية ” Apartment “. – كلمة ” مخزن ” في البريطانية ” Shop ” وفي الامريكية ” Store “. – كلمة ” ممحاة ” في البريطانية ” Rubber ” وفی الامریكية ” Eraser “. – كلمة ” شاحنة ” في البريطانية ” lorry ” وفي الامريكية "Truck “. – كلمة ” فيلم ” في البريطانية ” Film ” وفي الامريكية ” Movie “. – كلمة ” الجوال” في البريطانية ” Mobile phone ” وفي الامريكية ” cell phone “. ثانياً فروق في تهجئة الكلمات : يوجد عدة فروق في تهجئة الكلمات بين اللهجة البريطانية والامريكية ، فمن الممكن أن يتم قلب بعض الحروف واستبدال اماكنها كالتالي : 1 – بعض الكلمات التي تنتهي بـ our في اللهجة البريطانية ، تُكتب في الامريكية بـ or مثل : – كلمة ” لون ” في البريطانية ” Colour ” وفي الامريكية ” Color “. – كلمة ” نشاط ” في البريطانية ” Vigour ” وفي الامريكية ” Vigor ” . 2 – بعض الكلمات التي تنتهي بـ ogue في اللهجة البريطانية ، تُكتب في الامريكية بـ og مثل : – كلمة ” حوار ” في البريطانية ” Dialogue ” وفي الامريكية ” Dialog “. – كلمة ” مشهد مسرحي ” في البريطانية ” Monologue ” وفي الامريكية ” Monolog “. 3 – بعض الكلمات التي تنتهي بـ se في اللهجة البريطانية ، تُكتب في الامريكية بـ ze مثل : – كلمة ” تحليل ” في البريطانية ” Analyse ” وفي الامريكية ” Analyze ” . – كلمة ” نقد ” في البريطانية ” Criticise ” وفي الامريكية ” Criticize ” . 4 – بعض الكلمات التي تنتهي بـ re في اللهجة البريطانية ، تُقلب في الامريكية إلى er مثل : – كلمة ” متر ” في البريطانية ” Metre ” وفي الامريكية ” Meter ” . – كلمة ” مركز ” في البريطانية ” Centre ” وفي الامريكية ” Center ” . 5 – بعض الكلمات المنتهية بـ que في اللهجة البريطانية ، تُستبدل في الامريكية بـ ck or k مثل : – كلمة ” فحص ” في البريطانية ” Cheque ” وفي الامريكية ” check ” . – كلمة ” بنك ” في البريطانية ” Banque ” وفي الامريكية ” Bank ” . 6 – بعض الكلمات التي تُكتب بـ ence في اللهجة البريطانية ، تُستبدل في الامريكية بـ ense مثل : – كلمة ” ترخيص ” في البريطانية ” Licence ” وفي الامريكية ” License ” . – كلمة ” دفاع ” في البريطانية ” Defence ” وفي الامريكية ” Defense ” . 7- بعض الكلمات التي تُكتب بـ L في اللهجة البريطانية ، تُصبح في الامريكية بـ LL مثل : – كلمة ” ماهر ” في البريطانية ” Skilful ” وفي الامريكية ” Skillful “. – كلمة ” حقق ” في البريطانية ” Fulfil ” وفي الامريكية ” Fulfill ” . ثالثاً الفروق في النطق : هناك بعض الفروقات التي تتم ملاحظتها في طريقة نطق كلمات معينة ، فمن الممكن أن تكون الكلمة حروفها ومعناها واحد في اللهجتين بينما نطقها مختلف مثل : – فعل ” يقف Stop ” يُنطق في اللهجة البريطانية بالضم فيكون ” ستوب ” ، بينما في اللهجة الامريكية ينطق بالفتح فيكون ” ستاب ” . – حرف ” R ” لا يُنطق في اللهجة البريطانية عندما يسبقه حرف صامت مثل : كلمة ” بعيد Far ” تكون ” فاااا ” ، بينما في الامريكية يُنطق هذا الحرف بصورة مفخمة و ظاهرة. رابعاً الفروق في القواعد : تُعتبر فروق القواعد بين اللهجتين ليست كبيرة ، وتتنوع بين فروق في تصريفات الأفعال أو فروقات في بعض القواعد الخاصة بتركيب الجملة مثل : – تصريف فعل ” يحلم Dream ” في الماضي ، يكون في اللهجة البريطانية ” Dreamt ” بينما في الامريكية ” Dreamed “. – هناك بعض الأفعال مثل ” يتزوج Wed ” يتم تصريفه في زمن الماضي في اللهجة البريطانية ” Wedded ” بينما يكون تصريفه شاذاً في الامريكية حيث يبقى كما هو ” Wed ” . – كلمات ” will ” و ” Shall “، تدل الكلمتان على المستقبل ولكن في اللهجة البريطانية يتم استعمال ” Shall ” مع المفرد ، بينما ” Will ” مع الجمع أما في الامريكية فيتم استخدام ” Will ” في جميع الحالات. .... 1- البريطاني بيقول go on holiday لكن الامريكي بيقول take a vacation (واخد اجازة ) 2- البريطاني بيقول get a driving licence لكن الامريكي بيقول get a driver's licence ( يطلع رخصة قيادة ) 3- البريطاني بيقول visit a city centre لكن الامريكي بيقول go downtown ( نازل وسط البلد ) 4- البريطاني بيقول have a bath