What is a Leap Year Exactly?

 

How to be a good language student!

1.    Do make sure you have something to record new items of language (notebook, netbook etc)

2.    Don’t rely solely on your memory.

3.    Do make sure you have access to a dictionary (get one on your phone then you can access it wherever you are).

English - the dominant global language ?

English has been the dominant global language for a century, but is it the language of the future? If Mandarin Chinese is to challenge English globally, then it first has to conquer its own backyard, South East Asia.

In Malaysia's southernmost city of Johor Bahru, the desire to speak good English

Smile!

Saint Patrick's day: Meanings of Irish Proverbs & Sayings

Well its getting closer to SaintPatrick's day . With all the planning for festivities and stocking up on the corned beef and cabbage, I began thinking of an old Irish saying I have heard. "The luck of the Irish" - what does that exactly mean? Does that mean the Irish are extraordinarily lucky? Or does it mean they have no luck at all? Could it be a bit of irony?

Who was St. Patrick

Saint Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It commemorates Saint Patrick (c. AD 387–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church and Lutheran Church. Saint Patrick's Day was made an official feast day in the early 17th century, and has gradually become a secular celebration of Irish culture in general.

Writing Business Letters - 2

Today business communication gains more popularity, becoming gradually more informal as the Internet along with electronic media becomes an important aspect in business contacts. Although it is no longer a surprise to receive an electronic business message from an unknown person but addressed to you by your first name, in business, writing letters is still very important and thus a person needs to know the basic rules of writing a formal business letter. It is important to be aware of the fact that the tone of a business letter directly depends of the way to address to the correspondent.