Paragraph Punch -Helpful to improve your writing

Here is a website that I stumbled upon by chance and thought I must share it with you and keep it here for future reference.

Give it a try ;)

Paragraph Punch 


It will improve your writing as it takes you through the process of writing paragraphs step by step.

"Paragraph Punch takes users through the process of writing a basic paragraph. From pre-set writing prompts users develop an idea and write their own topic sentence, body, and a conclusion.

The site provides online interactive exercises that guide users step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing."

Animal idioms song

A cute interesting song that teaches some common animal idioms ...enjoy ;)

idioms - a slideshow of some of the common idioms

Here is a slideshow of some common idioms (round 10) with illustrations and examples. I used this in my class and I hope students will benefit from it, start using it and look at it as a nice way to express themselves ;)

Idiom of the month: When things are easy ;)

1-"Easy as ABC"
An idiom which means Something that is as easy as ABC is very easy or simple.

Read more at http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/easy+as+abc.html#dLwif9oCsLtZzE4O.99

2- "It's a piece of cake"

Something easy to do. 

e.g.

No problem. When you know what you're doing, it's a piece of cake. 

Glad to help. It was a piece of cake.

Rescuing frightened cats is my specialty. Piece of cake!

source: {http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/piece+of+cake}

3- "Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy"

slang phrase (from an old British detergent commercial) used to express that something was quickly and easily done. source: {http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=easy%20peasy%20lemon%20squeezy}

Take a Poem to Lunch by Denise Rodgers

Take a Poem to Lunch by Denise Rodgers

I'd love to take a poem to lunch
or treat it to a wholesome brunch
of fresh cut fruit and apple crunch.
I'd spread it neatly on the cloth
beside a bowl of chicken broth
and watch a mug of root beer froth.

I'd feel the words collect the mood,
the taste and feel of tempting food
popped in the mouth and slowly chewed,
and get the smell of fresh baked bread
that sniffs inside and fills our head
with thoughts that no word ever said.

And as the words rest on the page
beside the cumin, salt and sage,
and every slowly starts to age,
like soup that simmers as it's stirred,
ingredients get mixed and blurred
and blends in taste with every word
until the poet gets it right,
the taste and smell
and sound and sight,
the words that make it fit.

Just write.

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Fun facts about the English language

No word in the English language rhymes with month.

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.

"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

There are only four words in the English language which end in"-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.

There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, here, ere, therein, herein.

No words in the English language rhyme with orange, silver or purple.

'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.


The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

The verb "cleave" is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable."

Source: http://www.antimoon.com/forum/t80.htm