Short meal vocabulary

Hello again! I remind you that theme of the month is Food! First I want to show you my short list of «meal» words. I hope it will be useful for you too. Then I am going to practice my writing skills and describe my favorite meal of the day.

breakfast - the first meal of the day especially when taken in the morning

lunch – the meal taken in the middle of the day

dinner- the principal meal of the day

dish - food prepared in a particular way

soup - a liquid food especially with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as a base and often containing pieces of solid food

home-cooked meal – a meal that is prepared at home

Why are you learning English?

I heard on the radio this morning: nearly 700 000 000 people around the world learn English! It is absolutely amazing! And I began to think. Why? Why are these people learning English? Why are you learning English? Why am I learning English?

So, here they are:

My 5 reasons for learning English language:

First and foremost: I am microstocker. I draw vector images in Adobe Illustrator and sell them through the Internet with the help of microstock agencies. For example: my portfolio on Shutterstock. People all over the world can buy my images using this site. It is my way to earn money. But the problem is: most of microstocks located in the USA and, of course, they use English language for communication with customers and contributors. I have to describe all my images in English words. The conclusion is: no English knowledge – no money.

The second reason is: great part of my life I spend in the Internet. Nearly 75% of Internet resource is in English! We live in the epoch of scientific discoveries. But it is commonly encountered problem to find wanted information in the .ru zone. But with English help I can be well informed by reading web-pages and listening public media from all over the world!

The third reason is communication. Nearly 700 000 000 people around the world learn English! Plus 1 000 000 000 people already use English! It is seems like English becomes a global language! If I can speak English, almost everyone in the world can understand me. And I’ll never get lost in foreign country. So I’ll can travel more easily there and everywhere!

My fourth reason is: I really like reading. What could be better than reading my favorite English and Americans authors in the original? O. Henry, Mark Twain, Earnest Hemingway, Jack London, Jerome Salinger, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, William Shakespeare! I understood something: the books’ translation and books’ original are not the same. The translators are not writers. They can reproduce words’ meaning but not beauty.

And last but not least: learning English is my hobby and I really like it!

What about you? What are your reasons for learning English? Practice your English writing skills – leave a comment!

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P.S. I have to remind you I am also only on my way for learning English. And so I hope you forgive me all my writing mistakes.

How to acquire and improve your English skills?

As we know English skills include: reading, listening, writing and speaking. I think all of us want to learn English thoroughly. Therefore we need to work with each of four elements. How can we improve our skills? Of course, with the help of the Internet! The Internet gives a lot of opportunities for us.

How can we acquire and improve our reading skills?

It is simple! We all learn to read by reading! Just read everything: newspapers, magazines, books, blogs, etc. Find something what would be interesting for you. Do you like cars? OK, read information about cars. Is your hobby a fine needle-work? So, read magazines about your hobby in English! Try to find at least 30 minutes per day for reading.

How can we acquire and improve our listening skills?

Of course by listening English speech! Listen to music, radio, podcasts, recorded speeches every day. Don’t forget about TV! Watching TV is a good way to hear English in real conversations. You can also watch your favorite movies and tv-shows.

How can we acquire and improve our writing skills?

The best way for improving our writing skills is corresponding with another English learners or native speakers. The second one is preferably. There is a lot of sites in the Internet for people who want to find new friends. We need to use the opportunity. Americans are people too. They have need for friendship too.
And some more, improve your writing skills by leaving a comment under this article:)

How can we acquire and improve our speaking skills?

Only by speaking! Who would have thought? Actually, you can also read English books out loud. It would be helpful for training your facial muscles. Your mouth have to get into the habit of speaking English. By the way, you can use Skype or another communicative program for contact with your foreign friends.

Of course, we all are different. And everyone has his own way for learning English. But in this day and age the Internet really gives a lot of opportunities for us. In my blog I am going to post reviews of the most interesting on-line resources for English learners.

Could you please tell me about your way of learning English?

And don't forget to subscribe to my feed that is, if you have not already done so!

P.S. I have to remind you I am also only on my way for learning English. And so I hope you forgive me all my writing mistakes!