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Salam and hello out there….

Search Engine?? Now, many search engine are available in the internet. We just type whether google.com, yahoo.com, mama.com or other to search any information that we want to know. But, what are the differences and similarities between mamma.com, google scholar, eric digest and yahoo.com?

First is, mamma.com. Mamma.com`s main page is simple and there is a logo of mamma.com. mamma.com provide information through web, jobs, videos, shop, travel, yellow pages and white pages. Besides that, mamma.com offered two languages. the languages are english and france.

Second, google scholar. The appearance is quite similar to mamma.com main page. There is a logo of google and the logo is colourful. Its differ to mamma.com logo`s. How can we search information is same, through web, images, news, groups, books, Gmail, scholar, blogs and others that provided in this search engine. There are two languages that offered by google. The language are English and malay. Besides that, we can create our own e-mail account using Gmail in google.com. its different from mamma.com and eric digest but quite similar to yahoo.com.

Third, yahoo.com. The main page of yahoo.com are quite beautiful compare to other search engine. There is abstract of news, advertisement, the title of news and a box to sign in yahoo e-mail account. How yahoo.com provide information is same to other search engine, its through web, images, videos, local, shopping, news and others. Besides that, in this search engine it has a box on Today`s Top Searches, Yahoo! TV: Dancing with the stars and Pulse-what yahoo are into. Its different to other search engine. Furthermore, yahoo.com have some services like downloads, health, kids, geocities, mail plus and Y! international. On the other hand, we can create our own e-mail account that similar to google scholar.

Last but not least, eric digest. I never heard eric digest before and this is my first to look for it. Eric digest are short reports on topics of prime current interest in education. There are a large variety of topics covered including teaching, learning, libraries, charter schools, special education, higher education and others. It suitable for teachers, administrator, policymakers and other practitioners, but generally useful to the broad educational community. Eric digest offered two languages. The languages are English and spain (en espanol).

In anutshell, between these four search engine there are some differences and similarities.

I think that all for this posting….tQ……

nUmbEr twO......

Grammar Myths for the ELL/ESL Classroom
by Traci Gardner

Yesterday was the first National Grammar Day, a new holiday that encourages people to use and champion good grammar all day long. I first heard about the holiday when Grammar Girl, Mignon Fogarty, twittered that she was working on a Top Ten Grammar Myths podcast that would celebrate the event. Most English teachers will be familiar with the items on her list:

10. A run-on sentence is a really long sentence.

9. You shouldn't start a sentence with the word however.

8. Irregardless is not a word.

7. There is only one way to write the possessive form of a word that ends in s.

6. Passive voice is always wrong.

5. I.e. and e.g. mean the same thing.

4. You use a before words that start with consonants and an before words that start with vowels.

3. It's incorrect to answer the question “How are you?” with the statement “I’m good.”

2. You shouldn’t split infinitives.

1. You shouldn’t end a sentence with a preposition.

(from http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/top-ten-grammar-myths.aspx)
Those rules are the kinds that make English so frustrating for students to learn. When grammar rules are open to popular controversy, how can students ever pin down the right way?We could explain to students that there are always exceptions or share the old adage “Rules are made to be broken”—but neither response is particularly satisfying.

How are language learners to know which rules are real and which are myths? How can they learn the ways that a rule can be broken? Underlying these issues is perhaps the worst grammar myth language learners bring to the classroom: There is a correct way to speak and write English. One of the telling things about students and language is that nearly all students, language learners or not, will readily accept this myth as true. It can take only one correcting voice to convince someone that there is a right and a wrong way to read and write.I remember getting a new package of stationery from my parents as a reward for babysitting my younger siblings. I quickly wrote letters to my grandparents describing the things that we were all doing that summer—trips to the beach, walks to the bookmobile, and courses at nearby parks. About a week later, I received a reply that commented on the things we were doing, but ended with admonishing me for errors that I’d made in my writing. I felt like the worst writer in the world, and I don’t remember writing another letter that summer. I was afraid I’d make more mistakes. I was convinced that there was a right way to write and a wrong way to write . . . and that I could only write in the wrong way. Now, of course, I know that’s a flawed conclusion, but at the time, it was a myth that I easily accepted as true. There was a right way, the way of my grandfather, and there was the wrong way, my way. For an English language learner, the voice of the right way may be a teacher, a correcting peer, or a family member, but the effect is similar. Students mistrust their own literacy skills and sometimes learn it’s better not to try. What can we do in response? Try these strategies to support English language learners in the classroom:

-Position students’ home language and cultural knowledge as useful resources. Ask students to share their expertise with the class and draw comparisons among the ways that different language work.

-Start where students are grammatically. Discuss and extend the grammatical tools they have.
Acknowledge the meanings students have constructed as active language users. Remind students to focus on communicating as they use language.

-Discuss grammar in the context of making meaning of texts that students read and write. Grammar should never be an add-on that’s explored in abstract or unconnected ways.
Explore culturally relevant texts with students. Students will better understand discussions of the form and function of different words and structures when they have a thorough understanding of the ideas expressed by those words and structures.

-Explore language myths explicitly by talking about the ways that rules and usage change depending upon a range of factors including the speaker, the audience, and the purpose for the text.


Enhance Writing Skills Through Blogging

From this article, i have learn something new that to improve writing skills we have to know the rules of writing and we have to read a lot. through blogging, we incidentally read something that can increase our knowledge too. more we read, more knowledge we can get. from that, we know how to spell some words correctly. besides that, it improve our grammar too on how to make the correct sentence or use the suitable word for a sentence..it can make our writing going smoothly and make others undrestand to what we are going to write or to talk about..

i think that all for second posting....thank you.....

nUmbEr OnE.........

hi out there....

well....why im posting this article????

the objective is to analyze which category does this article in....

is it...reading for plesure....reading for information....reading for task completion....

4 Steps Eye Makeup Application Technique For Beautiful And Attractive Eyes


by Alice Calandra

Eye makeup is one of the most important parts in the overall cosmetic application technique. If you know how to apply eye make up which is suitable for your own; you could highly cheer up your appearance and attractiveness. Here are the 4 important steps in eye make up application technique.

1. Choose the right eye shadow suitable for yourself

Eye shadows are mainly classified into cream type and powder type. Powder type eye shadow is more suitable for higher age or with oily skin type. A matured lady may have more wrinkles around the eyes. It should be noted that cream type eye shadow would be more easily hidden into the wrinkles and darken the lines around the eyes. Besides, the cream type eye shadow would be more easily dissolved in oily skin and is less long-lasting.

2. Choose the right color

A brownish eye shadow is generally a natural selection for daytime. If you are attending some formal nighttime party, then it have to be matched with your dress’s color and usually a brighter color is suitable. It is not necessary to match exactly the same color with your dress, but they should be under the same color ranges. Although there are a lot of colors for choice on the market, you may not find the one which is most suitable for yourself. Then you could utilize your creativity to develop your own color by mixing 2 different colored eye shadows. You could simply do it by brushing the powder type eye shadows onto the back of your hand and mix the color thoroughly before you apply it to your eyes.

3. Skillfully apply the eyeliner

After you finished applying the eye shadow, the next step would be wearing the eyeliner. Choose of eyeliner application includes eyeliner pencil, eyeliner liquid and eyeliner cream, and they have different usage and functions. Eyeliner pencil would be the most easily to use, and have the most naturally effect. However, it is comparatively less long-lasting and would be most easily to dissolve. Eyeliner liquid is more long lasting but the appearance would be less natural, and it is more suitable for on-stage use. When using the eyeliner cream, the eyeliner brush should be dampened first and then apply with a little drop of eyeliner cream. It needs the highest skill because a shaking hand will easily result two or more eyelines in one application. If you want your appearance to be younger, a natural brownish colored eyeliner should be applied starting 1/3 from the inside corner and all the way to the outside corner of eyes. Besides, the eyeliner should be applied closely to the eyelashes. In general, eyeliner pencil is the most commonly used, and below is the tip to make it longer lasting, After finished applying the eyeliner with the eyeliner pencil, a minute black color or dark grey eyeshadow could be brushed on top of the eyeline. It is acted as protective layer for the eyeliner and makes it more long lasting.

4. Framing with mascara

The final step is applying mascara to make your eyes look with beautiful flaps of thick, dark, long eyelashes. The most common problem encountered would be dirtying the lower eyelid by mascara during blinking. It would be easily solved by applying small quantity of dry powder onto the lower eyelid. It would absorb excessive moisture and oil around the eyelid, and prevent dissolving the mascara. If you want to have thickened and attractive eyelashes, you should apply a minute quantity of dry powder onto the eyelashes first and then apply the first layer of mascara. You could repeat this procedure one more time after the first layer of mascara is dried. Use a small eyelash brush to separate the thickened eyelashes. You may choose the mascara which contains ingredients for nourishing the eyelashes. In case you love swimming activities or you would be easily cried in a movie, you may also choose the water-resistant mascara. But be sure that you have the special removal cream for those water-resistant makeups since general makeup remover may not do the work.

ANALYSIS OF THE ARTICLE

This article can be classified as reading for information. Everyone wants to look beautiful, so am i. That why i find this article to know how to make my eyes look more beautiful by using make-up. on 23th march, there will be my college dinner and the theme is arabian. That why i search this article... This article also help me in english. it is because, the steps were in english. from this article, i can learn new words and grammar too. besides that, in this article, there is no short form such as you become 'u'. it really help me on spelling..it can improve my vocabullary too. for example word 'dampened'. before this, i never heard and do not know what is the meaning of that word. after reading this article, i find the meaning of the word and the meaning is slightly wet. it increase my vocabullary. furthermore, it help me on how to make a nice sentence and make everyone understand what im trying to discuss too.

i think, that all for my second posting.... :)

myself.....

haluuuu..............

before i start blogging...i want to introduce myself...
my name is siti aida..u can call me aida...ida...or pinky....(bcoz i like pink colour)
batu pahat johor is my hometown...
im interest in reading novels..surfing the internet..n downloding songs....
i was born on 9 march 1988.....n now im 21....im getting old.....huhuhu
i think that all...i`ll post another info soon.....
juz wait.... :p