Using the Google Docs

Google Docs  is the market leader . Here I am going to explain a proper way to use Google Docs. You can start using Google Docs by using your Gmail ID and password. Below is the screenshot of the online document editor Google Docs. Some features are explained in the document as well.

* Create new documents, spreadsheets or presentations online.

* Upload your existing docs and make the changes

* Share the doc with others to work together or review.

* Control the access of documents.

* Publish them on your blog or embed them using URL.

   Give it a try and Good Luck!

Rolling up my sleeves

Something small

is

turning into something big

but

it's not going to  faze ME.

I think my energy

is

strong enough to handle setbacks,

so

I will just roll up my sleeves

and

get to work

 on

 whatever it is.

Another Crazy Poem of English Pronunciation

I take it you already know
Of tough and bough and cough and dough?
Others may stumble but not you
On hiccough, thorough, slough and through.
Well done! And now you wish perhaps,
To learn of less familiar traps?
Beware of heard, a dreadful word
That looks like beard and sounds like bird.
And dead, it's said like bed, not bead-
for goodness' sake don't call it 'deed'!
Watch out for meat and great and threat
(they rhyme with suite and straight and debt).

A moth is not a moth in mother,
Nor both in bother, broth, or brother,
And here is not a match for there,
Nor dear and fear for bear and pear,
And then there's doze and rose and lose-
Just look them up- and goose and choose,
And cork and work and card and ward
And font and front and word and sword,
And do and go and thwart and cart-
Come, I've hardly made a start!

A dreadful language? Man alive!
I learned to speak it when I was five!
And yet to write it, the more I sigh,
I'll not learn how 'til the day I die.

                                                                                                      

Present And Past Perfect Tense

Present perfect tense

1.To describe an activity or situation that occurred in the past. The time it happened is not important and need not be mentioned. The activity is connected to now.

Eg

The droning of the aeroplane has awakened the baby.

I have put the icing and the cherries on the cake.

 

2. To describe an activity or an event which began at a specific time in the past and continues to now.

Eg

I have been awake since 5 a.m. this morning

His relationship with his classmates has worsenedsince they accused him of stealing their money last week

 

3. To show an activity that happened in the past. The time expressions used do not show specific time.

Eg

Recently, the prices of goods have remained high.

It has been so hot lately.

 

4. To describe repeated actions in the past which are likely to continue in the future. The time expressions used are so far and up to now.

Eg

So far, they have had three concerts to raise funds for the orphans.

Up to now, she has submittedfive of her latest designs to the lecturer.

 

5. To describe an activity that started in the past but has not been completed. The negative form of the tense is used. The activity may be completed in the future.

Eg

Ilman has been in karate class since 8 a.m this morning. It is noon now and he has still not returned home.

Salma has taken a piece of paper to write to her penpal. However, she has not yet written anything on it.

 

6. To show an activity that has neither happened at any time in the past nor at the time of speaking. The negative form of the tense is used.

Eg

The twins have never attended acting classes. They have never likedacting.

Karimah has never ever met her real parents. She was adopted at birth.

 

Simple past tense	Present perfect tense
She checked out of the hotel yesterday afternoon and she is going to town now.	She has just checked out of the hotel
They bought a lot of souvenirs when they were in Canada	They have bought a lot of souvenirs
A thief stole her purse last night	A thief has stolen her purse
She had a medical check up last week	She has already had a medical check up.

 

Both refer to actions that took place in the past.

We usually use the simple past tense with a specific time and use the present perfect tense when a specific time is NOT mentioned.

 

I have been awake since last 10 minutes.

I have been awaken for two hours.

Mount Eroku has not erupted (for,since) 25 years ago

They have repaired the pipe just now.

The pipe  was  repaired just now.

They are repairing the pipe now.

They were repairing the pipe just now.

They have been repairing the pipe since last Monday.

They have been repairing the pipe for I month..

Past perfect tense;

She had been a teacher before she became a nurse.

After I had left the place, Salma arrived.

Linking Words And Phrases

Although some of these words have already been mentioned as sentence connectors, they can also be used to develop coherence within a paragraph, that is linking one idea / argument to another.
Print off this page to keep as a reference of useful linking words and phrases.

SEQUENCE	RESULT
First / firstly, second / secondly, third / thirdly etc Next, last, finally  In addition, moreover Further / furthermore Another  Also  In conclusion   To summarise	So   As a result As a consequence (of) Therefore  Thus  Consequently  Hence  Due to
ADDITION	REASON
And  In addition / additionally / an additional   Furthermore  Also  Too  As well as	For  Because  Since  As Because of
CONTRAST	COMPARISON
However  Nevertheless Nonetheless  Still Although / even though  Though  But  Yet  Despite / in spite of In contrast (to) / in comparison  While  Whereas On the other hand  On the contrary EMPHASIS Indeed Undoubtedly   Obviously Generally Admittedly In fact Particularly / in particular Especially  Clearly  Importantly	Similarly Likewise Also Like Just as  Just like  Similar to Same as Compare compare(d) to / with Not only...but also   EXAMPLE For instance For example That is (ie) Such as Including Namely That is (ie) Such as Including  Namely

Connotations And Denotations

Connotations : tersirat

A feeling or an idea that a word makes you think of feelings and ideas

that are not its actual meaning.

 

Denotations : (dictionary meaning)- tersurat

Technical the things that is actually described by a word rather than

the feelings or ideas it suggests.

 

 

Words	Meaning
Simple	It is easy to do in what ever tasks, job and so on.. Plain, without unnecessary things added.
Crude	Not exact or, without any details, it generally  correct and useful offensive,rude
Skinny	Very thin, especially in a way that is unattractive
Slender	Thin in an attractive way Thin and graceful
Resolute	Doing something in a very determined way because you have very strong beliefs, aims,etc
Stubborn	Determined not to change your mind, even when people think you are being unreasonable.
Different	Not the same, not like something
Odd	Unusually, strange, weird
Fastidious	Attentive to details, very concerned about cleanliness
Meticulous	Careful and precise
Group	A number of people or things placed Several people/things that are all together in the same place
Clique	A small group of people who think they are special and do not want other people to join them
Sneaky	Doing things in a secret & often dishonest or unfair way
Discreet	Careful in what you say and do so as not to cause embarrassment or difficulty
Intelligent	Has a high level of mental ability and is good at under standing ideas and thinking clearly
Shrewd	Good at judging what people or situation are really like. Esp in a way that makes you successful in business/politics
Hint	To suggest directly
Insinuate	To suggest indirectly
Shoddy	Badly made or done
Cheap	Low in cost or value

 

 

 

 

Linking Words

* I love you but you do not love me.

* I love you and I need you.

* I love you . However, I love your sister more.

                      * I love you . Therefore, I cannot control my mind from thinking about you.

* The farmer caught the 20-foot python but it managed to escape.

* The farmer caught the 20-foot python and sold it to the exotic restaurant.

* The farmer caught the 20-foot python.

However, the hungry reptile ate him back.

* The farmer caught the 20-foot python.
Therefore, the village was

given a wide publicity by the media.

 

 

* The government is concerned about the environment but

no action has been taken by them.

* The government is concerned about the environment and

a lot of campaigns has been launched.

* The government is concerned about the environment.
However,the NGOs do not give much support to the effort done.

* The government is concerned about the environment.
Therefore,a lot of money are spent for the activities.

 

 

* We have excellent badminton players and the best facilities.

* We have excellent badminton players but

 we never win the Thomas Cup since the last 15 years.

 * We have excellent badminton players.
However,None of them can beat the Chinese players.

 * We have excellent badminton players.
Therefore,the country expects them to perform very well in the

world tournament next year.

 

 

* The navy divers found the shipwreck  but they could not enter the ship.

* The navy divers found the shipwreck and there were a lot of treasure in it.

* The navy divers found the shipwreck .

However, they were forbidden to take anything from it.

* The navy divers found the shipwreck .

Therefore, they became famous.

 

Listening To Music

Sometimes, when we listen to slow music,

it will make our

mind relax and calm us down. 

However, not many students listen to music

when they have stress. 

This is one of the ways to reduce their stress and

they can save their money.

For student to reduce their stress, they have to listen to music.

For us to gain more knowledge, we must read more.

For the athletes to win the tournament, they  have to practise more.

They will forget what had happened in the past.

By listening to music students will become less stressful and happier.

Students must also manage their time properly and wisely

between study and entertainment .

In that way, they do not waste their time.