Recently, it was my birthday. On my birthday, my relatives had a New Year’s party together. First, we met at a restaurant and ate lunch together. We talked a lot while eating, and it was very fun to see everyone after a long time. After that, we all went to my grandmother’s house. This year, 28 people came to the party. Every year, some people cannot come because they are busy, so it is very difficult for everyone to get together. That is why I was very happy to see so many relatives this year.At my grandmother’s house, there were people of many different ages. The oldest person was 82 years old, and the youngest was only 5 years old. I thought it was amazing that people with such a big age difference could enjoy the same time together. At the house, I received New Year’s money from many adults. I was very thankful, but I also felt a little sad because I will not be able to get New Year’s money in the near future. Time passes very fast.We also played bingo together. Everyone was excited, and the room was full of laughter. I was nervous when I chose my prize, but that made the game more exciting. It was one of the best moments of the day.

VOWELS---The Key To Clear English Pronunciation There are at least 12 vowel sounds in spoken Spanish, and yes, they matter. When we speak English, we can hear the difference between the "a" sound in hat and the short "o" sound in the word map just as clearly as we can hear the difference between the long "e" sound in the word teen and the short "u" sound in the word cut. Nearly the same thing could be said about the differences between the short "i" sound in the word sit and the long "e" sound in the word seat. The problem is, nowadays, people don't like any kind of tedious work, and "once-over-lightly" approaches that don't require much effort are popular. But without good training in pronunciation, learners often develop fossilized pronunciation errors---they have said it incorrectly for so long that they now say it wrong fluently! Those habits are hard to break---but they're not impossible. If you've been learning English and have never had good accent training, now is the time to get the input you need. Under normal circumstances, everybody can learn to listen and to imitate good, accurate pronunciation--but it's not something you're going to get out of a book. Book a few lessons and get this issue resolved permanently--it's well worth the investment!

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Have you still remembered what resolutions you made for 2026 a few days ago? Are you still doig something to achieve them? If not, please check what you posted on your social medias in the new year's eve. Maybe the exciting moments of celebrating the new year suddenly come into your mind. You even admire yourself that you are really good at holding a party or ceremony for celebrating some specific days., but you find that nothing is as same as usual when the sun rises the next day. You lose passion on the festivals or vacations. So, a new year's eve is just an opportunity to relax ourselves. We can make some crazy things to release the stress from work or life. Making resolutions can let the celebration look like under a right reason. So, don't get tired of these resolutions you made. Please forget them and keep doing the right things on your must-do list.

What is the difference between "strange for sb" and "strange to sb"?

These time, I have a lot of "I don't know". I have been teaching kids of five years old for the first time. I have never taught such small age so I don't know. I can speak a little English but speak for a topic is definately something a challenge for me. My mind gets blank and telling stories are not right up my street. So I don't know too. I don't know how to solve them completely yet but I believe it will get easier avia time.

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