Rewrite these sentences using Standard English.

1. Your solicitor needs to chop that application form to make it valid.

2. Did you close the windows and lights,Siti?

3. I followed my sister to Johor Bahru last month.

4. I'll send you to work if your car is still at the workshop.

5. The motor-bike cut my car and crashed into an oncoming lorry.

Can you pronounce all the following words correctly?

1. mirage
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2. coup d'etat
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3. omniscient
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4. rendezvous
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5. awkward
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The objective of this exercise is to help you identify problems you might have whenusing words which either look or sound similar but which have different meanings and uses.

1. After she had done a little (homework/housework),she went to her room to study.

2.When I arrived at the Immigration Office, I was informed about the correct (proceedings/preceding/procedure) when applying for a work permit.

3. Camping is one of the most (economic/economical) ways of having a holiday.

4. If you (lose/loose/lost) your ticket, you will have to replace it yourself.

5.Younger people find it easier to (adapt/adopt) to a different environment than older people do.

6. The British didn't (adapt/adopt) the decimal system for currency until the early 70s.

7. The film was so (bored/boring)I decided to read a book instead.

8. They were so (bored/boring) sitting at home all day, they decided to get holiday jobs.

9. I was (born/borne) in 1977.

10. My sister has (born/borne) four healthy children.

Answers: English Confusing Words

1. The man whose car was stolen is very angry.
2. I suppose it’s all right to lend him money.
3. Please take my advice.
4. The coffee was too hot to drink.
5. The company has changed its policy.
6. Put their bags over there.
7. My college is opposite my house.
8. Her house is older than his.
9. I don’t accept your apology.
10. I want to tell you about my vacation.

Alhamdulillah

(Too Phat&Yassin)

Chorus

Ult li albi bissaraha (I'm opening up my heart with honesty)

Hayya nab'idil karaha (Let’s avoid the hated and hatred)

Syakkireena a' kulli ni'ma (Let's remain thankful with what we have)

Ba' ideena anil fattana (Let's avoid all lies and sins)

Verse 1

I feel the heat

From these 4 candles burning

As I'm staring out the window

In solitude I look at life

From different angles

Thoughts strangled

My mind is suffocatin'

In this truth quest

A greed law

That we abide by is ruthless

Enough will never satisfy

Until we toothless

Filthy millionaires

Are gamblin' until they muflis

A sad fact of life

But mankind approved this

I gotta call Him

Sajadah is where the booth is

I'll make it clear that

I ain't even tryin' to preach here

By sharing thoughts I hope

To find a little peace here

I thank Allah for blessing me

To be creative

So here's a diss for me

For bein' unappreciative

Wanted a perfect life

Yeah smile then die old

Fame, money, women

Phat cribos and white gold

Drive my own Beemer

Before I hit two six

A straight pink bitin' toothpicks

Who walk around town wit' two chicks

And doin' new hits to woo tricks....

Now that's wrong

Pleasure from partyin'

And bull ish don't last long

A lotta yuppies sneakin'

Cars out when dad's gone

Crackin' bottles in clubs

Frontin' designer fashion

But I ain't about

To trade happiness for a Jag

So stop smilin' with your ragtop down

Cause for a fact I don't care about your money

Or how slick your car

'Cause no matter how rich and big you are It's still Allahuakbar...

Chorus

Ult li albi bissaraha (I'm opening up my heart with honesty)

Hayya nab'idil karaha (Let’s avoid the hated and hatred)

Syakkireena a' kulli ni'ma (Let's remain thankful with what we have)

Ba' ideena anil fattana (Let's avoid all lies and sins)

Verse 2

I know that all this Ain't the right thing

Partying, chasing moneys

And material things

Flying high

Think nobody gonna

Clip my wings

I'm lying to myself

Knowing that

I've been neglecting

Responsibilities

As a healthy Muslim

Riches and loot

Ain't nothing

We frontin' Diamonds and scrilla

But forget to say

Alhamdulillah

Made my album a killer

Plan B Now 2-3 droppin'

And I wish to

Ask for forgiveness

Your guidance

Protection and strength

For humbleness and faith

To make me a better man

Success in foreign lands

Never dreamt of that

I remember being 18

When we started Too Phat

Now let's go back

Three years before that

Sometimes I forget

Me and my parents

Took a trip with granddad

I remember '95

While performing Umrah

Made my wish in Mecca

Right in front the Kaabah

Dear God

You made it possible

When facing obstacles

Please let me do good

Before I pass on

In the hospital

And keep reciting

The Testimony of Faith

And find the right way

Out of this life's maze

Chorus

Ult li albi bissaraha (I'm opening up my heart with honesty)

Hayya nab'idil karaha (Let’s avoid the hated and hatred)

Syakkireena a' kulli ni'ma (Let's remain thankful with what we have)

Ba' ideena anil fattana (Let's avoid all lies and sins)

Verse 3

Ay yo…

Two candles go out

That's when I feel the wind blow

I haven't met Fatim

For two years

Been livin' like I'm single

Evaluatin' all the friendships

Relationship

The reason it's the tenth year

Is 'cause she's a patient chick

And as far as friends are concerned

Many I've had it all

From those who cried for my pain

To those who plotted my fall

I learned to differentiate

Fakes from the great

Mates from the snakes

Apes wanna beef

Hate's all it takes

For me to blow

A diss song for you

Not even worthy

As an album filler

So now it's smiles

And Alhamdulillah

Yeah, love me

Or hate me

This who I am

Look at the past at times

I wish that I was born again

So I can rectify mistakes

And my wrong doings

Attempts on minimizing my sins

Before my story ends

I ain't no Eddie Murphy

Tryin' to sound as a holy man

But if I tried to be a better person

Now I prolly can (Wait...)

Who am I to advise you

I ain't been the best Of God's slaves

Just a poet writin'

What my thought says

A little house

A little car

A little sweet girl

Thank you Lord

I'll try to slow it down

On the cheap thrills

This song will prolly stir

A little controversy

At least I ain't be rappin'

Bout the stuff

As tho' I'm born in Jersey

Stage name is Malique

And lost name is Cairel

Mama told me

Stop complaining too much,

So I will...

Chorus

Ult li albi bissaraha (I'm opening up my heart with honesty)

Hayya nab'idil karaha (Let’s avoid the hated and hatred)

Syakkireena a' kulli ni'ma (Let's remain thankful with what we have)

Ba' ideena anil fattana (Let's avoid all lies and sins)

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Spot the Errors:

Do you see any mistakes? Correct the sentences where you find mistakes. Answers will be posted soon.

1. The man who’s car was stolen is very angry.
2. I am suppose it’s all right to lend him money.
3. Please take my advise.
4. The coffee was to hot to drink.
5. The company has changed it’s policy.
6. Put they’re bags over there.
7. My collage is opposite my house.
8. Her house is older then his.
9. I don’t except your apologize.
10. I want story you about my vacation.

TO MY CHILD

Just for this morning, I am going to smile
when I see your face and laugh
when I feel like crying.

Just for this morning, I will let you
choose what you want to wear,
and smile and say how perfect it is.

Just for this morning, I am going to step
over the laundry and pick you up and take you to
the park to play.

Just for this morning, I will leave the
dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put
that puzzle of yours together.

Just for this afternoon, I will unplug
the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit
with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.

Just for this afternoon, I will not yell
once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and
whine for the ice cream truck, and I will buy you
one if he comes by.

Just for this afternoon, I won't worry
about what you are going to be when you grow up, or
second guess every decision I have made where you
are concerned.

Just for this afternoon, I will let you
help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you
trying to fix them
Just for this afternoon, I will take us
to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you
can have both toys.

Just for this evening, I will hold you in
my arms and tell you a story about how you were
born and how much I love you.

Just for this evening, I will let you
splash in the tub and not get angry.

Just for this evening, I will let you
stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all
the stars.

Just for this evening, I will snuggle
beside you for hours, and miss my favourite TV
shows.

Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you pray,
I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift
ever given.

I will think about the mothers and
fathers who are searching for their missing
children, the mothers and fathers who are visiting their
children's graves instead of their bedrooms.

The mothers
and fathers who are in hospital rooms
watching their children suffer senselessly and
screaming
inside that little body

And when I kiss you goodnight I will hold
you a little tighter, a little longer
It is then,
that I will thank God for you, and ask him for
nothing, except one more day

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*Both poem and song are dedicated to my late lovely little niece, Asma Sofyea.

English Variety: American(AmE) and British English(BritE)

Here is a list of the most common vocabulary differences between American and British English.

AmE/BritE

antenna/aerial

ATM/cashpoint

band-aid/plaster

bathroom/loo,WC,toilet

cafeteria/canteen

candy/sweets

cookie/biscuit

first floor/ground floor

flashlight/torchlight

gas/petrol

line/queue

mail/post

movie theater/cinema

overpass/flyover

parking lot/car park

resume/CV

FOOD FOR THE SOUL

Life is not always a smooth sail.

We cannot control the wind but we can adjust our sail.