Similes
- as beautiful as the rainbow
- as happy as a lark
- as fit as a fiddle
Idioms
- dead beat
- dead broke
- hold your tongue
- paddle your own canoe
- in the same boat
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
NEWS
Johor English Carnival 2013 (Secondary Schools)
Venue : Johor Bahru
Date : 11 - 13 June 2013
Champion : Johor Bahru
Debate : Johor Bahru (SMK Sultan Ismail)
Public Speaking : Johor Bahru (SMK Sultan Ismail)
Choral Speaking : Pontian
Venue : Johor Bahru
Date : 11 - 13 June 2013
Champion : Johor Bahru
Debate : Johor Bahru (SMK Sultan Ismail)
Public Speaking : Johor Bahru (SMK Sultan Ismail)
Choral Speaking : Pontian
Friday, June 14, 2013
A Word A Day
diligently (adv)
= showing care or effort in your work or duties
(e.g : they worked diligently on the task they had been given)
foible (n)
= a silly habit or a strange or weak aspect of a person's character,
that is considered harmless by other people
(e.g : We ought to tolerate each other's little foibles)
resilient (adj)
= able to feel better quickly after something unpleasant such as shock,
injury, etc
(e.g. : He will get over it because he is amazingly resilient)
vigilant (adj)
= very careful to notice any signs of danger or trouble
(e.g. : The thief was spotted by vigilant neighbours)
utter (v) (formal)
= to say something
(e.g. : She did not utter a word during lunch) = (said nothing)
= showing care or effort in your work or duties
(e.g : they worked diligently on the task they had been given)
foible (n)
= a silly habit or a strange or weak aspect of a person's character,
that is considered harmless by other people
(e.g : We ought to tolerate each other's little foibles)
resilient (adj)
= able to feel better quickly after something unpleasant such as shock,
injury, etc
(e.g. : He will get over it because he is amazingly resilient)
vigilant (adj)
= very careful to notice any signs of danger or trouble
(e.g. : The thief was spotted by vigilant neighbours)
utter (v) (formal)
= to say something
(e.g. : She did not utter a word during lunch) = (said nothing)
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