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English Language Lab / 7 Times of the Day

« on: June 18, 2011, 09:47:52 AM »

Hello,

Here are 7 important times or parts of the day in English.

i. MIDNIGHT
This is the middle of the night (00:00 hours).

ii. MIDDAY
This is the middle of the day, also called "NOON" (12:00 hours).

iii. MORNING
This is the time from midnight to midday.

iv. AFTERNOON
This is the time from midday (noon) to evening.
From 12:00 hours to approximately 18:00 hours.

v. EVENING
This is the time from the end of the afternoon to midnight.
From approximately 18:00 hours to 00:00 hours.

vi. DAWN
This is the time when the sun rises or comes up (sunrise).

vii. DUSK
This is the time when the sun sets or goes down (sunset).

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English / 7 Days of the Week

« on: February 15, 2011, 11:48:51 AM »

The days of the week come from the Names of mythical figures,
so the first letter of each day must be a CAPITAL letter.

Days of the Week:

Monday = associated with the Moon
Tuesday = from the god Tiw, associated with Mars
Wednesday = from Germanic god Odin
Thursday = from Germanic god of thunder Thor
Friday = from Germanic goddess Frigga associated with Venus
Saturday = associated with Saturn
Sunday = associated with the Sun

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Internet / Re: Happy New Year Gift

« on: January 01, 2011, 12:46:19 PM »

Wow...!!! itz really awesome..thnx.

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Scholarship / Apply for IDB-BISEW IT Scholarship for IT Career

« on: December 26, 2010, 04:26:15 PM »

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thank you.

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IT Forum / Re: WIFI Connectivity Interruption

« on: December 23, 2010, 11:06:51 AM »

Dear Raiyan:

thnx 4 da info. nd welcome to ur participation in forum.

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English / Re: * Word of the Day *

« on: December 09, 2010, 11:47:23 AM »

Hello 

here is today's word of the day:

INCAPABLE - [adjective] unable to do something

Here are two examples of potential use:

Ex 1.: The company seems incapable of protecting itself against the competition.
Ex 2.: Are you incapable of love?‎

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English / Re: * Word of the Day *

« on: December 08, 2010, 11:21:24 AM »

Hello, Good Morning 

here is today's word of the day:

DEMAND

Here are two examples of potential use:

Ex 1.: There's little demand for luxury goods in this poor area.
Ex 2.: Good engineers are always in great demand.

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English / Re: * 7 Jokes for All *

« on: December 07, 2010, 01:02:56 PM »

Oh!!! Madam, my pleasure.

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English / * Word of the Day *

« on: December 07, 2010, 12:09:04 PM »

Hi

here is today's word of the day:

SUPPLEMENT

Here are two examples of potential use:

Ex 1.: The money she earns translating documents is just a supplement to her main income.
Ex 2.: If you want to use the hotel swimming pool and sauna, you will have to pay a supplement to your accommodation.

* Hope you enjoy everyday

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English / * 7 Jokes for All *

« on: December 07, 2010, 12:00:23 PM »

Hello!

7 Jokes 

A laugh-a-day keeps the doctor away! Jokes make us laugh,
but they can also help us understand a language. Here are
7 jokes that I hope you enjoy.

===============================================

1. What word begins with "e", ends with "e", and has one
  letter?

2. I have 12 legs, 12 arms and 8 heads. What am I?

3. Which month has 28 days?

4. What starts with "P", ends with "E", and has millions of
  letters?

5. Why shouldn't you put the letter "M" into the
  refrigerator?

6. What animal can jump higher than a house?

7. Why can't a man living in Paris be buried in the South
  of France?

================================================
Answers
=======
1. envelope
2. a liar
3. all of them
4. post office
5. because it turns "ice" into "Mice"
6. a house can't jump!
7. because he's still *living*

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English / Inter-Department Debate Championship-2010

« on: November 24, 2010, 11:07:56 AM »

This is to call the attention of all the students of English Department who are interested to participate in the Inter-Department Debate Championship-2010. The interested students are advised to contact the undersigned at their earliest convenience.

thank you.

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English / Re: *** Common Mistakes ***

« on: November 14, 2010, 12:50:51 PM »

Irina Madam:

Thank you very much for important suggestion.

And dear all pls review my new topic ”English as a Second Language (ESL) Secret # 1” for more suggestion & knowledge.

Thank you.

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You need to know / Bangladesh: More Facts

« on: November 14, 2010, 12:26:30 PM »

Q: what is our National Anthem?
A: Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami tomaye bhalobashi.

Q: who wrote the National Anthem?
A: Noble Prize Winner, Rabindranath Tagor.

Q: what is our War Song?
A: Chol Chol Chol, Urdha Gogone Baje Madol.

Q: who wrote the song?
A: Revolutionary Poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam

Q: what is our National Bird?
A: Doyel

Q: what is our National Animal?
A: The Royal Bengal Tiger

Q: what is our national Fruit?
A: Kathal (Jack-Fruit)

Q: what is our National Fish?
A: Ilish Mach (Hilsha)

Q: what is our National Flower?
A: Shapla

Q: what is our National Game?
A: Kabaddi (Ha-Do-Do)

Q: when is our Independence Day?
A: 26th March

Q: when is our Victory day? Why do we celebrate it on this day?
A: our Victory day is on 16th December. This is day in 1971 Pakistani Army Surrendered to Bangladesh liberation fighter.

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English / English as a Second Language (ESL) Secret # 1

« on: November 14, 2010, 12:16:46 PM »

As a learner, I am going to writing on a very sensitive & important topic. So if there has any mistakes pls take it positively & correct them.

Secret #1: LEARN ABOUT WORD STRESS

Word Stress is golden key number one for speaking and
understanding English. Word Stress is *very important*.
You can try to learn about Word Stress. This is one of
the *best* ways for you to understand spoken English -
especially English spoken fast.

What is Word Stress?

Take 3 words: photograph, photographer and photographic,
for example. Do they sound the same when spoken? No!
They sound different, because *one* syllable in each
word is "stressed" (stronger than the others).

[Note: A word can be divided into syllables. Each syllable is a sound that can be said without interruption and are usually a vowel which can have consonants before and/or after it.
SYLLABLE EXAMPLE:
EG: Elevate has three syllables; el-ev-ate]


PHOtograph

phoTOgrapher

photoGRAPHic

This happens in ALL words with 2 or more syllables:
TEACHer, JaPAN, CHINa, aBOVE, converSAtion, INteresting,
imPORtant, deMAND, etCETera, etCETera, etCETera

The syllables that are not stressed are 'weak' or
'small' or 'quiet'. Native speakers of English listen
for the stressed syllables, not the weak syllables. If
you use Word Stress in your speech, you will instantly
and automatically improve your pronunciation and
your comprehension.

I hope our respected English Teachers will help us more about understanding the Word Stress.

Thank you all.

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You need to know / Bangladesh: Facts & figures

« on: November 14, 2010, 10:32:58 AM »

Name of the Country: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Conventional short form:Bangladesh
Bangladesh :Country Map
Independence Day:26 March, 1971
Victory Day:16 December 1971 and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh.
Legal system:based on English common law.
Suffrage:18 years of age; universal.
Capital City:Dhaka.
Nationality:Bangladeshi.
Official Currency:Taka: (Currency Code: BDT) Denominations of currency in force: Notes: 1000: 500: 100: 50: 20: 10: 5: 2: Coins: 5: 2: 1
Fiscal Year:   1 July - 30 June.
Languages:   Bengali (official), English is widely spoken and used.
Int. Mother Language Day:21st February
Religions :Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism and others.
National Anthem:   Amar Sonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal) First 10 lines.
Local Time:GMT + 6 hours.
Military:Army, Navy and Air Force, Coastal Guard, Paramilitary Forces (BDR, Bangladesh Ansar, Village Defense Parties, Armed Police Battalions, National Cadet Corps)


(ref. from internet)