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Elchin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:43:00 GMT

My name is Elchin surname Adigozelov. I am a Admin this site. My life continues reading, learning and get many information from internet and books about technology, news, philology, math and many different science which necessary for people. I begin to learn English in internet helping many vocabulary, English programs, Sites and etc. I know many ways to learn English, for example listening radio or mini audio text, to watch film in TV with subtitles, to watch News, reading books in English…But we must know that to learn English this is a remember many new words which we do not know these. When I find this site (Friend site) I begin to learn this words and understand that learn English with pictures - this way is more easily than the others. When I looking for how learn English in helping internet I found original doc. This word doc has capacity 7037 English words that, these words are the most used from English peoples. And I decided that to share these words with pictures in my site and learn English with you. I understand that to learn English only is very hardly, I made this project and wanna know English well helping share many necessary ideas and information. Good luck for all us in this long way

Why do we learn the English language?

Elchin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:41:02 GMT

It is necessary to learn foreign languages. That's why pupils have got such subject as a foreign language at school. Everybody knows his own language, but it is useful to know foreign languages.
I learn English, because I understand that I can use it. For example, if I do to England I'll be able to speak English too. English is used not only in England, but also in other countries.
I learn English because I want to read foreign literature in the original. I know and like such English and American writers as Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and others. I understand that I must learn English. If I know English well, I'll be able to go to the library and take books by English and American writers in the original.
I like to travel. But it is difficult to visit countries, when you don't know the language of these countries. If I know the language of the country, where I am going to, it will be easy do travel there. If I want to ask something, I can do it in English.
I like to read books. And I like to read newspapers, too. If I know, for example, English I'll be able to read English newspapers and magazines. Knowledge of different countries to understand each other, to develop friendship among them. For example, we have a foreign exhibition in Moscow. If is easy for me to visit this exhibition. You can see a lot of advertisement, signboard, names in the streets. They are in foreign languages. Very often they are in English. If you know English, you can read and understand them.
Now we bay many clothes from other countries. If you know English well, you can read something about the size of this or that thing. It is clear for you what it is made of.
There are a lot of films in foreign languages. If you know them, you can understand films without any help.
There are international friendship camps in the world. If you can speak foreign languages, it will be easy for you to visit such camps and speak with the boys, girls, men, women who do not know Russian.

In short, I understand that I have to learn English in a proper way and I try to do it.

by Rebeca.(She is from Moscow,12 years old.)

I have always wanted to study English deeply since.

Elchin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:40:10 GMT

Today it is quite evident that everyone should know at least one foreign language. Knowing one or more foreign languages makes it possible to get acquainted with different ways of thinking, to understand a new civilization. Learning a foreign stimulates mental abilities and gives you a chance to appreciate a new literature, a different culture and to broaden your outlook. Besides, knowing foreign languages has a practical value. It helps to improve the quality of your work, because it reduces the time lost on obtaining the necessary information. The knowledge of other languages is very useful, especially if you have to work abroad or of you must read foreign literature in the original. If you know the language of a foreign country, you can talk to its people and understand what they are speaking about without somebody's help. The knowledge of foreign languages also helps young people of different countries to develop friendship. As for me, I'm learning English, because in the recent years it has become not only an international language, it is now a number one language in the world. Besides, English is becoming a lingua franc. A lingua franc is a language chosen for international purposes. At the beginning of the 21st century English more widely spoken and written, than any other language has ever been. It has become the language of the planet, the first truly global language. English has become the world's important language in politics, science, trade and cultural relations. Three quarters of the world's mail and its telexes and telegrams are in English. More than half of the world's scientific periodicals and eighty per cent of the information in the world's computers are also in English. English is the main language of business. It is the language of sports: the official language of the Olympics. In a number of speakers it is second only to Chinese. At the same time it is the most widespread language in the world. It is the official language of the UK, of the USA, Australia and New Zealand. English is used as one of the official languages in Canada, the Republic of South Africa and the Irish Republic. It is also spoken as a second language by many people in India, Pakistan, numerous countries in Africa. The number of second language speakers may soon exceed the number of native language speakers, if it hasn't happened yet. Everybody can see now the importance of English, listening to the radio and music, watching films on TV. As for me I have always wanted to study English deeply since I began learning it at school. My English lessons were always very interesting and I liked those most of all at school. WE started learning English with the alphabet, transcription and sounds. Then we learned some English words, conversation phrases and dialogues by heart, read and translated easy texts. Of course, sometimes we worked in the language laboratory listening to the recorded tapes and doing laboratory exercises, but that was not enough. From lesson to lesson we improved our knowledge, learned more and more new words, grammatical structures and put them into practice of speaking. Soon we were able not only to read and translate texts but to discuss their contents in English, to communicate with one another. Our teacher always told us that it is very helpful to listen as much as possible to different English educational programs on the radio and on TV. I have a lot of English cassettes at home and try to listen to them almost every day. To my mind, English is not an easy language to learn. There is a big problem of speaking, punctuation, a large number of exceptions to any rule. This language is very idiomatic and the prepositions are terrible. English is one of those languages which may be seen easy in the beginning but then the bridge between basic knowledge and mastery takes a long time to cross. But if you cross this bridge it will give you great satisfaction. Even now the ability to speak to foreigners in their native tongue gives me great freedom and satisfaction. It's important also to read foreign authors in the original, which makes our outlook wider. It is not surprising that many intellectuals know several foreign languages. Besides, learning a foreign language opens great opportunities nowadays. You certainly know that with the development of international contacts hundreds of joint ventures appear in every city, every industrial and cultural center. They need specialists who know one or two foreign language. Also foreign businessmen, delegations and missionaries keep coming to our country, and they all need interpreters. Tourists and businessmen go abroad. So many people study foreign languages in every possible way. Teachers of foreign languages are in great demand. Such teachers needn't fear they may remain unemployed. Among the great number of languages that exist on our planet today there are some, which stand out. Scientists distinguish 13 great languages. These are the languages that are spoken by no less that 50 per cent of people on the Earth. They are Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish, Hindi and Urdu; Indonesian…A person who knows these languages can speak to and understand almost 2 thousand million people doesn't suffer from the language barrier. Today there are a lot of people in Europe and Asia who know several languages. A person who knows several languages is called a polyglot. It is known that different languages can come into fashion or go out of it. It is generally considered that the most fashionable language in the world nowadays is English. Spanish also becomes very popular. It is learn t nowadays more often than earlier. Oriental languages are also widespread today. Learning a foreign language has a practical value but the choice of a foreign language sometimes depends on a fashion. If under fashion we mean the demands of life and society. Thus, the knowledge of a foreign language today is a life necessity. The English language surrounds us like a sea, and like the waters of a deep sea it is full of mysteries. English is and has always been constantly changing. Some words die, some change their meanings and all the time new words appear in the language.

Why watch movies in English?

Elchin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:34:14 GMT

If you are a fan of movies, you will notice that they are much better in the original.
Watching a dubbed film will never be as good as watching the original version. Why?
Because in the original version, the actor's voices are real. Everything is just like the director imagined.
Learning English by watching movies is learning by input. The learning process is similar.
First you get lots of correct English sentences into your head. Then you can imitate them and
you can make your own sentences. And isn't that why you are learning English — to be able to
make your own sentences? That is why watching movies (just like reading books) is such a great
way to learn English.
(You can learn more about how getting correct sentences into your head improves
your English in our introduction to input.)
Of course, there are important differences between movies and books. With books, you learn how
native speakers write in English. With movies, you learn how they speak English.
You learn what words they use. When speaking, native speakers use words and phrases that you often
won't find in a book. Spoken language is different from "book language". For example:
Book: The price of five dollars was acceptable, and I decided to purchase it.
Spoken: It was, like, five bucks, so I was like "okay".
In many movies, the dialog is like real spoken English. Movies also let you learn informal and
slang words which are not yet in English dictionaries. For example, in a movie you might hear
Give me the freaking keys!, but you won't find the word freaking in a dictionary.
You learn how they say these words. Movies let you improve your pronunciation, not only grammar
and vocabulary. If you listen to Americans or Britons speaking English, you can learn to speak like them.
You learn to understand spoken language. Movies are made for native speakers, not for learners
of English. So the actors talk fast, just like native speakers talk in real life.
How to learn as much as possible
The difficulty of watching movies
You won't learn anything from the movie if you don't understand it. You probably won't enjoy it, either. :-(
This is one big problem with movies: They are much more difficult to understand than books. If
you don't understand a word in a book, you can simply look it up in a dictionary, because the
word is written there (you know its spelling). With a movie, you sometimes hear something,
but you don't know what it is. Sometimes you don't even know if you've heard one word or
two. There are other reasons why listening is more difficult than reading, and they all mean one
thing: If you want to understand a movie, you have to know a lot of English words — and not only
their spelling, but also their pronunciation.
You can greatly improve your vocabulary by reading books, looking up words in your dictionary,
and repeating them with SuperMemo. But even if you read 200 books in English, you would still not
understand everything! There will always be some words that you didn't know before. And some of
the dialog will be spoken very quickly and unclearly. (You should know that sometimes even Americans
can't understand some of the dialog.)
What to do when you don't understand something
If you are playing the movie from tape or DVD, you can stop it whenever you don't understand a
sentence. You can then play the sentence many times and perhaps you'll be able to understand all
the words in the sentence. If you still don't understand a word or two, you can try to look them up
in a dictionary (which is not easy, because you have to guess their spelling!).
Most DVDs let you turn on subtitles. With subtitles, there is no problem with quick or unclear dialog —
everything is just written on the screen. It is also easy to look up difficult words in your dictionary,
because you know their spelling.
The problem with subtitles is that they make you lazy — you stop listening and concentrate on reading.
This is not good if you want to exercise your listening skills. Therefore, you should probably try to

watch movies without subtitles. Turn subtitles on only if you're having a hard time understanding the
sentences in the movie, and it doesn't help when you listen to them repeatedly.
Movie guides
There is a great alternative to subtitles. ESLnotes.com is a website which has "guides" to popular
movies. A guide is a list of over 100 difficult sentences from a movie with explanations.
(Here is an example guide to The Graduate.)
Now the most important thing: You first read the explanations; then you watch the movie.
So, when you're watching the film, you already know the necessary vocabulary!
We think this is the best strategy for watching movies, because:
It feels great to understand a movie in the original! It's very, very motivating when you learn a word,
and then the knowledge of the word lets you enjoy the movie. It gives you a lot of pleasure — so you
will want to learn more English vocabulary to understand even more.
You don't have to stop the movie. (Or you have to stop it less frequently.) You can simply watch it
and enjoy it.
A guide doesn't explain all the difficult sentences in the movie. But the explanations in the guide
should be enough to help you understand what's happening in the movie.
Learning techniques
What else can you do to learn from movies more effectively? The same things that you should do
when reading books:
Pay attention to interesting things: new words, phrases, and grammar structures.
Use your dictionary to learn about these interesting things. You can stop the movie to look up
difficult words. You can also write down all the interesting sentences, and look them up later. But
do use your dictionary!
Add these interesting things to SuperMemo. If there is an ESLnotes guide to the movie, you can add
all the sentences in the guide to your SuperMemo collection — before watching the film. Later, you
can also add the words that you have written down when watching the movie.
Where to get movies in English?
Getting movies in English may be a problem if you are not in an English-speaking country. Most stores
will have only movies dubbed in the local language. Dubbed movies help people who do not know
English, but if you are an English learner, they are your greatest enemy. :-)
How can you get original versions of movies? Here are some ideas that you can try:
Your cable or satellite TV may have movie channels in English (for example, HBO is a popular channel
which shows a lot of movies; unfortunately, it is not free).
You can buy DVDs or videotapes at Amazon.com. (Or Amazon.co.uk, if you are in Europe.) However,
the prices may be a problem. You can buy your favorite movies on DVD or videotape. But you can't
buy every film that you want to see.
In some countries, movie theaters (cinemas) show films with subtitles in the local language (and not dubbed movies). It is a good idea to watch them, especially if you can avoid reading the subtitles. :-)

Learning English with adventure games.What is an adventure game?

Elchin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:32:13 GMT

An adventure game is a kind of computer game which is similar to a movie. There is always a story and the main character (usually a person, such as a detective or a pirate). The difference is that you don't just watch — instead, you control the main character. You use your mouse or keyboard, and your character moves around in the game world, looks at things, picks them up, uses them, and talks to other characters. Your character also talks to you. For example, when you tell him to look at something, he will tell you what he sees. You can then use this information to decide what to do next. For example :
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: Special Edition ;
trailer / offical site

For intermediate learners.

Elchin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:24:17 GMT

aberration
(n.) something that differs from the norm (In 1974, Poland won the World Cup, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and Poland have not won a World Cup since).
abhor
(v.) to hate, detest (Because he always wound up getting hit in the head when he tried to play cricket, Marcin began to abhor the sport).
acquiesce
(v.) to agree without protesting (Though Mr. Pospieszny wanted to stay outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her demands.)
alacrity
(n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Simon loved to help his girlfriend whenever he could, so when his girlfriend asked him to set the table he did so with alacrity.)
amiable
(adj.) friendly (An amiable fellow, Neil got along with just about everyone.)
appease
(v.) to calm, satisfy (When Jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease him.)
arcane
(adj.) obscure, secret, known only by a few (The professor is an expert in arcane Kashubian literature.)
avarice
(n.) excessive greed (The banker’s avarice led him to amass an enormous personal fortune.)
brazen
(adj.) excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious (Critics condemned the writer’s brazen attempt to plagiarise Frankow-Czerwonko’s work.)
brusque
(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive (Simon’s brusque manner sometimes offends his colleagues.)
cajole
(v.) to urge, coax (Magda's friends cajoled her into drinking too much.)
callous
(adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling (The murderer’s callous lack of remorse shocked the jury.)
candor
(n.) honesty, frankness (We were surprised by the candor of the politician’s speech because she is usually rather evasive.)
chide
(v.) to voice disapproval (Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance.)
circumspect
(adj.) cautious (Though I promised Marta’s father I would bring her home promptly by midnight, it would have been more circumspect not to have specified a time.)
clandestine
(adj.) secret (Announcing to her boyfriend that she was going to the library, Maria actually went to meet George for a clandestine liaison.)
coerce
(v.) to make somebody do something by force or threat (The court decided that David Beckham did not have to honor the contract because he had been coerced into signing it.)
coherent
(adj.) logically consistent, intelligible (William could not figure out what Harold had seen because he was too distraught to deliver a coherent statement.)
complacency
(n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger (Simon tried to shock his friends out of their complacency by painting a frightening picture of what might happen to them.)
confidant
(n.) a person entrusted with secrets (Shortly after we met, he became my chief confidant.)
connive
(v.) to plot, scheme (She connived to get me to give up my plans to start up a new business.)
cumulative
(adj.) increasing, building upon itself (The cumulative effect of hours spent using the World English website was a vast improvement in his vocabulary and general level of English.)
debase
(v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something (The large raise that he gave himself debased his motives for running the charity.)
decry
(v.) to criticize openly (Andrzej Lepper, the leader of the Polish Self Defence party decried the appaling state of Polish roads.)
deferential
(adj.) showing respect for another’s authority (Donata is always excessively deferential to any kind of authority figure.)
demure
(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved (Though everyone else at the party was dancing and going crazy, she remained demure.)
deride
(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn (The native speaker often derided the other teacher’s accent.)
despot
(n.) one who has total power and rules brutally (The despot issued a death sentence for anyone who disobeyed his laws.)
diligent
(adj.) showing care in doing one’s work (The diligent researcher made sure to double check her measurements.)
elated
(adj.) overjoyed, thrilled (When he found out he had won the lottery, the postman was elated.)
eloquent
(adj.) expressive, articulate, moving (The best man gave such an eloquent speech that most guests were crying.)
embezzle
(v.) to steal money by falsifying records (The accountant was fired for embezzling €10,000 of the company’s funds.)
empathy
(n.) sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own (I feel such empathy for my dog when she’s upset so am I!)
enmity
(n.) ill will, hatred, hostility (John and Scott have clearly not forgiven each other, because the enmity between them is obvious to anyone in their presence.)
erudite
(adj.) learned (My English teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated some of the most difficult and abstruse Old English poetry.)
extol
(v.) to praise, revere (Kamila extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meat-loving boyfriend.)
fabricate
(v.) to make up, invent (When I arrived an hour late to class, I fabricated some excuse about my car breaking down on the way to work.)
feral
(adj.) wild, savage (That beast looks so feral that I would fear being alone with it.)
flabbergasted
(adj.) astounded (Whenever I read an Agatha Christie mystery novel, I am always flabbergasted when I learn the identity of the murderer.)
forsake
(v.) to give up, renounce (I won't forsake my conservative principles.)
fractious
(adj.) troublesome or irritable (Although the child insisted he wasn’t tired, his fractious behaviour - especially his decision to crush his jam sandwiches all over the floor - convinced everyone present that it was time to put him to bed.)
furtive
(adj.) secretive, sly (Claudia’s placement of her drugs in her sock drawer was not as furtive as she thought, as the sock drawer is the first place most parents look.)
gluttony
(n.) overindulgence in food or drink (Helen’s fried chicken tastes so divine, I don’t know how anyone can call gluttony a sin.)
gratuitous
(adj.) uncalled for, unwarranted (Every evening the guy at the fish and chip shop gives me a gratuitous helping of vinegar.)
haughty
(adj.) disdainfully proud (The superstar’s haughty dismissal of her co-stars will backfire on her someday.)
hypocrisy
(n.) pretending to believe what one does not (Once the politician began passing legislation that contradicted his campaign promises, his hypocrisy became apparent.)
impeccable
(adj.) exemplary, flawless (If your grades were as impeccable as your brother’s, then you too would receive a car for a graduation present.)
impertinent
(adj.) rude, insolent (Most of your comments are so impertinent that I don’t wish to dignify them with an answer.)
implacable
(adj.) incapable of being appeased or mitigated (Watch out: once you shun Grandmother’s cooking, she is totally implacable.)
impudent
(adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent (The impudent young woman looked her teacher up and down and told him he was hot.)
incisive
(adj.) clear, sharp, direct (The discussion wasn’t going anywhere until her incisive comment allowed everyone to see what the true issues were.)
indolent
(adj.) lazy (Why should my indolent children, who can’t even pick themselves up off the sofa to pour their own juice, be rewarded with a trip to Burger King?)
inept
(adj.) not suitable or capable, unqualified (She proved how inept she was when she forgot two orders and spilled a pint of cider in a customer’s lap.)
infamy
(n.) notoriety, extreme ill repute (The infamy of his crime will not lessen as time passes.)
inhibit
(v.) to prevent, restrain, stop (When I told you I needed the car last night, I certainly never meant to inhibit you from going out.)
innate
(adj.) inborn, native, inherent (His incredible athletic talent is innate, he never trains, lifts weights, or practices.)
insatiable
(adj.) incapable of being satisfied (My insatiable appetite for blondes was a real problem on my recent holiday in Japan!)
insular
(adj.) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off (Because of the sensitive nature of their jobs, those who work for MI5 must remain insular and generally only spend time with each other.)
intrepid
(adj.) brave in the face of danger (After scaling a live volcano prior to its eruption, the explorer was praised for his intrepid attitude.)
inveterate
(adj.) stubbornly established by habit (I’m the first to admit that I’m an inveterate cider drinker—I drink four pints a day.)
jubilant
(adj.) extremely joyful, happy (The crowd was jubilant when the firefighter carried the woman from the flaming building.)
knell
(n.) the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death (Echoing throughout our village, the funeral knell made the grey day even more grim.)
lithe
(adj.) graceful, flexible, supple (Although the dancers were all outstanding, Joanna’s control of her lithe body was particularly impressive.)
lurid
(adj.) ghastly, sensational (Barry’s story, in which he described a character torturing his neighbour's tortoise, was judged too lurid to be published on the English Library's website.)
maverick
(n.) an independent, nonconformist person (John is a real maverick and always does things his own way.)
maxim
(n.) a common saying expressing a principle of conduct (Ms. Stone’s etiquette maxims are both entertaining and instructional.)
meticulous
(adj.) extremely careful with details (The ornate needlework in the bride’s gown was a product of meticulous handiwork.)
modicum
(n.) a small amount of something (Refusing to display even a modicum of sensitivity, Magda announced her boss’s affair to the entire office.)
morose
(adj.) gloomy or sullen (David’s morose nature made him very unpleasant to talk to.)
myriad
(adj.) consisting of a very great number (It was difficult to decide what to do on Saturday night because the city presented us with myriad possibilities for fun.)
nadir
(n.) the lowest point of something (My day was boring, but the nadir came when my new car was stolen.)
nominal
(adj.) trifling, insignificant (Because he was moving the following week and needed to get rid of his furniture more than he needed money, Kim sold everything for a nominal price.)
novice
(n.) a beginner, someone without training or experience (Because we were all novices at archery, our instructor decided to begin with the basics
nuance
(n.) a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression (The nuances of the poem were not obvious to the casual reader, but the teacher was able to point them out.)
oblivious
(adj.) lacking consciousness or awareness of something (Oblivious to the burning smell emanating from the kitchen, my father did not notice that the rolls in the oven were burned until much too late.)
obsequious
(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive (Donald acted like Susan’s servant, obeying her every request in an obsequious manner.)
obtuse
(adj.) lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect (Political opponents warned that the prime minister’s obtuse approach to foreign policy would embroil the nation in mindless war.)
panacea
(n.) a remedy for all ills or difficulties (Doctors wish there was a single panacea for every disease, but sadly there is not.)
parody
(n.) a satirical imitation (A hush fell over the classroom when the teacher returned to find Magdalena acting out a parody of his teaching style.)
penchant
(n.) a tendency, partiality, preference (Fiona’s dinner parties quickly became monotonous on account of her penchant for Indian dishes.)
perusal
(n.) a careful examination, review (The actor agreed to accept the role after a three-month perusal of the movie script.)
plethora
(n.) an abundance, excess (The wedding banquet included a plethora of oysters piled almost three feet high.)
predilection
(n.) a preference or inclination for something (James has a predilection for eating toad in the whole with tomato ketchup.)
quaint

(adj.) charmingly old-fashioned (Mary was delighted by the quaint bonnets she saw in Romania.)
rash
(adj.) hasty, incautious (It’s best to think things over calmly and thoroughly, rather than make rash decisions.)
refurbish
(v.) to restore, clean up (After being refurbished the old Triumph motorcycle commanded the handsome price of $6000.)
repudiate
(v.) to reject, refuse to accept (Tom made a strong case for an extension of his curfew, but his mother repudiated it with a few biting words.)
rife
(adj.) abundant (Surprisingly, the teacher’s writing was rife with spelling errors.)
salient
(adj.) significant, conspicuous (One of the salient differences between Alison and Helen is that Alison is a couple of kilos heavier.)
serendipity
(n.) luck, finding good things without looking for them (In an amazing bit of serendipity, penniless Mark found a $50 bill on the back seat of the bus.)
staid
(adj.) sedate, serious, self-restrained (The staid butler never changed his expression no matter what happened.)
superfluous
(adj.) exceeding what is necessary (Samantha had already won the campaign so her constant flattery of others was superfluous.)
sycophant
(n.) one who flatters for self-gain (Some see the people in the cabinet as the Prime Minister’s closest advisors, but others see them as sycophants.)
taciturn
(adj.) not inclined to talk (Though Magda never seems to stop talking, her brother is quite taciturn.)
truculent
(adj.) ready to fight, cruel (This club doesn’t really attract the dangerous types, so why was that bouncer being so truculent?)
umbrage
(n.) resentment, offence (He called me a lily-livered coward, and I took umbrage at the insult.)
venerable
(adj.) deserving of respect because of age or achievement (The venerable High Court judge had made several key rulings in landmark cases throughout the years.)
vex
(v.) to confuse or annoy (My boyfriend vexes me by pinching my bottom for hours on end.)
vociferous
(adj.) loud, boisterous (I’m tired of his vociferous whining so I’m breaking up with him.)
wanton
(adj.) undisciplined, lewd, lustful (Joanna’s wanton demeanor often made the frat guys next door very excited.)
zenith
(n.) the highest point, culminating point (I was too nice to tell Emily that she had reached the absolute zenith of her career with that one top 10 hit of hers.)

How To Learn English!

Elchin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:21:16 GMT

Here are some tips which may help you to master the English Language!
Speak without Fear
The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it – again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English requires practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.
Use all of your Resources
Even if you study English at a language school it doesn’t mean you can’t learn outside of class. Using as many different sources, methods and tools as possible, will allow you to learn faster. There are many different ways you can improve your English, so don’t limit yourself to only one or two. The internet is a fantastic resource for virtually anything, but for the language learner it's perfect.
Surround Yourself with English
The absolute best way to learn English is to surround yourself with it. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English language radio broadcasts, watch English news, movies and television. Speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English material that you have around you, the faster you will learn and the more likely it is that you will begin "thinking in English.” .
Listen to Native Speakers as Much as Possible
There are some good English teachers that have had to learn English as a second language before they could teach it. However, there are several reasons why many of the best schools prefer to hire native English speakers. One of the reasons is that native speakers have a natural flow to their speech that students of English should try to imitate. The closer ESL / EFL students can get to this rhythm or flow, the more convincing and comfortable they will become.
Watch English Films and Television
This is not only a fun way to learn but it is also very effective. By watching English films (especially those with English subtitles) you can expand your vocabulary and hear the flow of speech from the actors. If you listen to the news you can also hear different accents.
Listen to English Music
Music can be a very effective method of learning English. In fact, it is often used as a way of improving comprehension. The best way to learn though, is to get the lyrics (words) to the songs you are listening to and try to read them as the artist sings. There are several good internet sites where one can find the words for most songs. This way you can practice your listening and reading at the same time. And if you like to sing, fine.
Study As Often As Possible!
Only by studying things like grammar and vocabulary and doing exercises, can you really improve your knowledge of any language.
Do Exercises and Take Tests
Many people think that exercises and tests aren't much fun. However, by completing exercises and taking tests you can really improve your English. One of the best reasons for doing lots of exercises and tests is that they give you a benchmark to compare your future results with. Often, it is by comparing your score on a test you took yesterday with one you took a month or six months ago that you realize just how much you have learned. If you never test yourself, you will never know how much you are progressing. Start now by doing some of the many exercises and tests on this site, and return in a few days to see what you've learned. Keep doing this and you really will make some progress with English.
Record Yourself
Nobody likes to hear their own voice on tape but like tests, it is good to compare your tapes from time to time. You may be so impressed with the progress you are making that you may not mind the sound of your voice as much.
Listen to English
By this, we mean, speak on the phone or listen to radio broadcasts, audiobooks or CDs in English. This is different than watching the television or films because you can’t see the person that is speaking to you. Many learners of English say that speaking on the phone is one of the most difficult things that they do and the only way to improve is to practice.
Finally
Have fun!

500 The most used words in English.

Elchin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:18:43 GMT

the, number, play story, list, power, pattern, age, their, before, up, through
of, who, small saw, though, town, slow, dry, time, turn, use, just
to, over, end far, feel, fine, center, wonder, if, cause, word, form
and, know, put sea, talk, certain, love, laugh, will, same, how, much
a, water, home draw, bird, fly, person, thousand, way, mean, said great
in, than, read left, soon, unit, money, ago, about, differ, an, think
is, call, hand late, body, lead, serve, ran, many, move, each, say
it, first, port run, dog, cry, appear, check, then, right, she, help
you, people, large don't, family, dark, road, game, them, boy, which, low
that, may, spell, while, direct, machine, map, shape, would, old, do, line
he, down, add, press, pose, note, science, yes, write, too, father, care
was, side, even, close, leave, wait, rule, hot, grow, idea, head, second
for, been, land, night, song, plan, govern, miss, study, fish, stand, group
on, now, here, real, measure, figure, pull, brought, still, mountain, own, carry
are, find, must, life, state, star, cold, heat, learn, north, page, took
with, any, big, few, product, box, notice, snow, plant, once, should, rain
as, new, high, stop, black, noun, voice, bed, cover, base, country, eat
I, work, such, open, short, field, fall, bring, food, hear, found, room
his, part, follow, seem, numeral, rest, two, sit, sun, horse, answer, friend
they, take, act, together, class, correct, has, perhaps, four, cut, school, began
be, get, why, next, wind, able, look, fill, thought, sure, best, mind
at, place, ask, white, question, pound, more, east, let, watch, hour, behind
one, made, men, children, happen, done, day, weight, hold, course, better, clear
have, live, change, begin, complete, beauty, could, language, west, stay true . tail
this, where, went, got, ship, drive, go, among, ground, wheel, during, produce
from, after, light, walk, area, stood, come, lay, interest, full, hundred, fact
or, back, kind, example, half, contain, did, against, reach, force, am, street
had, little, off, ease, rock, front, my, possible, fast, blue, remember, inch
by, only, need, paper, order, teach, sound, plane, five, object, step, lot
hot, round, house, often, fire, week, no, ready, sing, decide, early, nothing
but, man, picture, always, south, final, most, above, listen, surface, last, main
some, year, try, music, problem, gave, since, ever, six, deep, door, enough
what, came, us, those, piece, green, hard, red, table, moon, between, plain
there, show, again, both, told, oh, start, might, vowel, boat, city, girl
we, every, animal, mark, knew, quick, these, sentence, toward, common, tree, usual
can, good, point, book, pass, develop, her, set, war, gold, cross, young
out, me, mother, letter, farm, sleep, long, three, like, does, morning, yet
other, give, world, until, top, warm, make, want, so, tell, ten, busy
were, our, near, mile, whole, free, thing, air, keep, color, simple, test
all, under, build, river, king, minute, see, well, eye, face, several, record
your, name, self, car, size, strong, him, also, travel, island,
when, very, earth, feet, heard, special, never, wood, less, foot.