Utopia

دانلود داستان کوتاه صوتی انگلیسی

saeed-zr — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:01:51 GMT

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

The Audio Script

Narrator:

Once upon a time in winter, when the snowflakes were falling like feathers from heaven, a beautiful Queen sat sewing at her window, which had a frame of black ebony wood. As she sewed, she looked up at the snow and pricked her finger with the needle. Three ruby red drops of blood fell into the soft white snow.

Snow White's Mother:

Oh, what a lovely sight. If only I had a child with skin white as snow, lips red as blood, and hear black as ebony wood.

Narrator:

Soon afterward, the gentle Queen gave birth to a little daughter who was as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony wood. She was called Snow White. But alas, shortly after the little one arrived, the Queen became ill. She could not get better and soon she died, leaving the king devastated and little Snow White without a mother.

A year passed and the King took for himself a new wife. The new Queen was the most beautiful woman in all the land, and very proud of her beauty. She had a mirror, which she stood in front of every morning.

Queen:

Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
Who in this land is the fairest one of all?

Mirror:

In all the land, my Queen,
From this castle to the Seven Jewel Mountains,
You are the fairest one of all.

YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN داستان کوتاه ادبی

saeed-zr — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:37:53 GMT

YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN

YOUNG Goodman Brown came forth at sunset into the street at Salem village; but put his head back, after crossing the threshold, to exchange a parting kiss with his young wife. And Faith, as the wife was aptly named, thrust her own pretty head into the street, letting the wind play with the pink ribbons of her cap while she called to Goodman Brown.

``Dearest heart,'' whispered she, softly and rather sadly, when her lips were close to his ear, ``prithee put off your journey until sunrise and sleep in your own bed to-night. A lone woman is troubled with such dreams and such thoughts that she's afeard of herself sometimes. Pray tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year.''

``My love and my Faith,'' replied young Goodman Brown, ``of all nights in the year, this one night must I tarry away from thee. My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done 'twixt now and sunrise. What, my sweet, pretty wife, dost thou doubt me already, and we but three months married?''

``Then God bless you!'' said Faith, with the pink ribbons; ``and may you find all well when you come back.''

``Amen!'' cried Goodman Brown. ``Say thy prayers, dear Faith, and go to bed at dusk, and no harm will come to thee.''

So they parted; and the young man pursued his way until, being about to turn the corner by the meeting-house, he looked back and saw the head of Faith still peeping after him with a melancholy air, in spite of her pink ribbons.

``Poor little Faith!'' thought he, for his heart smote him. ``What a wretch am I to leave her on such an errand! She talks of dreams, too. Methought as she spoke there was trouble in her face, as if a dream had warned her what work is to be done tonight. But no, no; 't would kill her to think it. Well, she's a blessed angel on earth; and after this one night I'll cling to her skirts and follow her to heaven.''

With this excellent resolve for the future, Goodman Brown felt himself justified in making more haste on his present evil purpose. He had taken a

Idioms with Body Parts....Numbers

saeed-zr — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:47:18 GMT

Idioms with Body Parts

Choose the equivalent or near-equivalent sentences.
Use the boxes on the left to write your choices.
Then click on the answer button to see if your answer is correct.

English Language Conversation Skills

saeed-zr — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:13:18 GMT

English Language Conversation Skills

There are several dictionary definitions for "Conversation" .

Conversation: noun, an informal spoken exchange of news and ideas
between two or more people.

Conversation: an informal talk with somebody, especially about
opinions, ideas, feelings, or everyday matters.

Conversation: a talk between two or more people in which thoughts,
feelings and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered,
or news and information are exchanged.

There are several dictionary Synonyms for "Conversation" : conference,
discourse, discussion, dialogue, chat, speech, oral speech or spoken
communication, spoken language, talk, voice communication,

There are several adjectives that help identify or describe
conversations: casual, polite, informal, formal, two-way, face-to-face
and everyday.

There are several nouns that identify a specific type of conversation:
conference, interview, gossip, exchange of confidences, consultation,
or small talk.

There are several English slang terms that identify conversation or type
of conversation: chitchat, Q and A, heart-to-heart talk, confab, powwow,
bull session, talkfest, gabfest, pillow talk and rap session.

There are several dictionary definitions for "Skills".

Skill is an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you
have practised it.

Skills are the result of special training to do a function or activity.

Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through
training or experience.

An Academic Writing Module: Paragraphs

saeed-zr — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:35:18 GMT

Academic Writing

Instructions: To get started, click here and then on one of the Practice Topics on the left and read the introduction. Then click on the exercise links to do exercises.

Important: You should complete the Practice Topics activities before looking at the analysis of the sample essay.

Table of Contents:

TOPIC SENTENCES AND THEIR SUPPORT IN A PARAGRAPH

BUILDING A PARAGRAPH

INCORPORATING SOURCES WITHIN PARAGRAPHS

DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARAGRAPHS IN AN ESSAY

A wonderful story

saeed-zr — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:01:06 GMT

A wonderful story

A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."

"Is the man of the house home?", they asked.

"No", she replied. "He's out."

"Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.
"Go tell them I am home and invite them in!"
The woman went out and invited the men in"

"We do not go into a House together," they replied.

"Why is that?" she asked.

One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How n ice!!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"

The House of 1000 Mirrors

saeed-zr — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:32:44 GMT

The House of 1000 Mirrors

Long ago in a small, far away village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often."

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

مربوط به درس Paragraph Development

saeed-zr — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:08:18 GMT

Composing as a process (save as target!)

اصطلاحات انگلیسی

saeed-zr — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:56:10 GMT

Henpecked.....زن ذليل
patriarch.......مرد سالاري
Matriarch......زن سالاري
Are U happy or married..........مجردي يا متاهل.؟
Sissyboy......اواخواهر
night night boy.......سوسول
push arround the bush........طفره رفتن
I must talk so my self....تعريف از خود نباشه..
He`s all thumb......ادم شلخته
She doesn`t lift a finger..........دست به سياه و سفيد نميزنه
Whenever he opens he`s mouth he puts he`s feet in it.......اومد حرف بزنه راه رفت
He has a big mouth.......ادم دهن لق
Are u with me........داري منو...؟
Don`t look the other way..........خودتو به کوچه علي چپ نزن
Poor fellow.........بنده خدا
He is post master at ..............طرف خداي فلان کار است
Cut my legs and call me shorty........تو گفتي و منم باور کردم
She`s a liar liar........يه روده راست تو شکمش پيدا نميشه
Demmure girl..........دختر ناز نازي
ta ta for now.......(موقع خداحافظي معمولا ميگوييم) ..........فعلا..

white wash.......ماست مالي
I will rip you in half........دو شقه ات ميکنم
I will eat you without salt.......اصطلاحي که دختر و پسرهاي جوون به همديگه ميگن (جيگرتو بخورم)
there`s the bell....زنگ خورد
the class is missed.../ /
tell me what to do..........تکليف منو روشن کن
I was ruined.......پدرم در اومد
...

Does Love need a Reason...??

saeed-zr — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:37:51 GMT

Does Love need a Reason...??

Man :I can t tell the reason.. but I really like you..

Lady :You can t even tell me the reason... how can you say you like me? How can you say you love me?

Man :I really don t know the reason, but I can prove that I love U.

Lady :Proof? No! I want you to tell me the reason. My friend s boyfriend can tell her why he loves her but not you!

Man :Ok..ok!!! Erm... because you are beautiful,

because your voice is sweet,

because you are caring,

because you are loving,

because you are thoughtful,

because of your smile,

because of your every movements.

The lady felt very satisfied with the man s answer.

Unfortunately, a few days later, the Lady met with an accident and went in comma..

The Guy then placed a letter by her side,

here is the content:
Darling,Because of your sweet voice that I love you....Now can you talk? No! Therefore I cannot love you.

Because of your care and concern that I like you..Now that you cannot show them, therefore I cannot love you.