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Hello everyone, as I am writing this post, I know some of you might be very busy doing your last-minutes preparation for your English 1119 papers which scheduled to be tomorrow. Here is another tip for you guys on Essay Layout. I hope this will help you to ease your preparation.  This layout can be used for any kind of essay. The most important thing is that, you always need to ask yourself these WH-Questions: What? Why? Where? When? How? The rest, you have to familiar with the format of the question that you going to choose. If you are asking me this question, I would rather go for question that I am not familiar with but, I have points to support my writing instead of answering my favorite question but I don't really have points and times to think for 'em because time is precious guys! Break a leg guys!  Essay Layout There are basically two ways to layout or organize your paragraphs �   3773 � a  four -paragraph essay �   35553 � a  five -paragraph essay ...

It has been like 2 years since the last time I posted something in this blog. I don't even remember that I have this blog actually till one of my students informed me that their teacher was using one of my posts as a reference. Well, that post was not originally from me and I did give my credit to the original source or writer. What I have been doing since 2 years back till now. Well, I'm still teaching while working at the same time. I have added another subject under my portfolio which is Ekonomi Asas. Yes, though it is not as tough as Mathematics or Sciences subjects but I'm not really enjoying this subject as much as I'm enjoying English.  haha... What else?  I managed to open up my own tuition center in Bandar Sri Damansara. Yes, It's my own tuition center. I don't want to write further on this center first till you finished your 'scrolling down' work. This is the logo. That head-bulb is so freaking awesome, thanks Jen for the design. "Creating...

Quick English Lesson 1 Making nouns possessive. 1. To show someone owns something = add apostrophe and an 's'; Examples: The nose of Adam = Adam's nose The car of Richard = Richard's car 2. To show two people have the same thing = add aposthrophe and an 's' for only the second person; Examples: Shima and Mimi's marriage (they share one marriage) Kate and Megan's father (they share one father) 3. To show two people don't own the same thing = add aposthrophe and an 's' for both people Examples: Shima's and Mimi's marriage Kate's and Megan's father 4. To show possession when noun is PLURAL = Plural ends in 's' (for example, boys) just add an aposthrophe. If the Plural doesn't end in 's' (for example, women) add an aposthrophe and an 's'; Examples: The boys' jackets (plural noun, more than one items) The women's dresses (plural noun, more than one items) Caution - Major Mistake Territory! Proper...

It is not that hard to differentiate between HAS or HAVE (well, some people always make  mistake when it comes to this basic rule). WHEN to use HAS? 1. Singular noun: Example: He has two slices of cake. ( 'He' is a singular pronoun for male) Example: One of the pupils has finished the work early. ( 'One' shows singular) 2. Uncountable noun: Example: The rain has come. ( 'Rain' is an uncountable noun - we can't count rain!) WHEN to use HAVE? 1. Plural noun: Example: They have gone home. ( 'They' indicates more than one) 2. I Example: I have to buy five books and three pencils. 3. You Example: You have already seen the show, haven't you? So, no more mistake =)

That means (correct) That's mean (wrong) If one says �That�s mean you will go lah?�, would that sound right? If yes, then will �That is mean you will go lah?� sound right now? No matter how you look at it, it�s just so, wrong. Direct translation: �Ia adalah kejam (mean=kejam) awak nak pergi lah?� It�s been fossilised in their head to use �That�s/It�s mean� instead of �That/It means� that they a re so confident of, even after repetitiously being told it�s not right. Conclusion: That�s mean ? That means Source: Cikgu Idris's blog

My students don't know how to differentiate between WHO, WHOM and WHOSE. Here is the easy explanations: 1. WHO: a subject pronoun like "he," "she" and "we". We use "who" to ask which person does an action or which person is a certain way. Example: Who made the birthday cake? 2. WHOM: is an object pronoun like "him," "her" and "us." We use "whom" to ask which person receives an action. Example: Whom are you going to invite for the party? 3. WHOSE: is a possessive pronoun like "his," "her" and "our." We use "whose" to find out which person something belongs to. Example: Whose camera is this? Crystal clear?

Present simple We use the present simple to talk about actions we see as long term or permanent. It is a very common and very important tense. Here, we are talking about regular actions or events. �          They drive to the office every day. �          She doesn't come here very often. �          The news usually starts at 6.00 every evening. �          Do you usually have bacon and eggs for breakfast? Here, we are talking about facts. �          We have two children. �          Water freezes at 0� C or 32� F. �          What does this expression mean? �          The Thames flows through London. Here, we are talking about future facts, usually found in a timetable or a ...