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Public speaking is “speaking in public”. That’s it. No, I am not saying this just for fun. If you keep the phrase “speaking in public” at the back of your mind, it will help you to get rid of the butterflies that you might have in your stomach before your speech. Certain things remain the…

It was neither the season nor the hour when the Park had frequenters; and it is likely that the young lady, who was seated on one of the benches at the side of the walk, had merely obeyed a sudden impulse to sit for a while and enjoy a foretaste of coming Spring. She rested…

One bleak winter night, in the backstreets of London, a tiny baby was left on the steps of an orphanage. There was no note, no name, no clue as to who this little person was. Just the potato sack in which she was wrapped. A snow fell around her. In Victorian times, it was not…

The following material gives you different shades of meaning of the word “cast”. If you want to learn more such words, visit “pictures” section of “Free Material” on this website. 1)      He is going to resign—the die is cast. (=certain, decision made) 2)     Advertise on TV to cast your net wide. (=widen your…

The most important thing we’ve learned, So far as children are concerned, Is never, NEVER, NEVER let Them near your television set — Or better still, just don’t install The idiotic thing at all. In almost every house we’ve been, We’ve watched them gaping at the screen. They loll and slop and lounge about, And…

A man was asked to paint a boat. He brought his paint and brushes and began to paint the boat a bright red, as the owner asked him. While painting, he noticed a small hole in the hull, and quietly repaired it. When he finished painting, he received his money and left. The next day,…

*Gift 1*   Hello everyone,   Every day for the next ten days, you will get a gift from me; not a tangible one, of course, but something that will surely enrich your language and life.   Here’s the first one containing an interview of the actor I admire most. Enjoy watching it.   Happy…

The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows Rocky Balboa   [confronted by his son over taking on Mason Dixon] Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your…

A smile costs nothing, but gives much. It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.   None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it. and none is so poor but that he can be…

Macavity: The Blistery Cat by D. S. Idiot based on Macavity: The Mystery Cat by T. S. Eliot   Macavity was a Blistery Cat: he had blisters on each paw, For he was the hardened criminal who daily defied the Law. Police, people, detectives, all tried but tried in vain, For when they reached the…