common words with meanings

affiliate alarm alley alphabet alternative analgesic apiece appetite axe blade blame blank boast bounce burglar cage cattle compassion compensation concoct confess consumer cork credentials crook crummy curiosity detect discrimination dozen drudgery dull earn emerald encourage entirely exile expert eyelid fatal finesse frighten fugitive gigantic glimpse goofy hatch hemorrhage ignore illusion immigrant incident inquiry interfere irrelevant juvenile knot leak legitimate listless lonely lumber naked negligent observe ounce outraged outskirts outstanding own participation peddler plug portion poverty practical psychiatry qualm railing rainbow ramble ribbon rise roam rough skill slim sober sponge struggle swell tap thermometer thunder upgrade varnish vocational volunteer widespread widow

associate as a member a device that sound a warning a narrow passageway or street a set of English letters choice, selection, option something used to reduce pain each, individually desire to eat instrument used in chopping wood the flat, cutting edge of a knife or tool to accuse someone or wrongdoing empty, without any marks brag; say great things about yourself to spring or leap like a ball one who breaks into a building and steals a structure made of wires or bars for confining animals a general name for "cows" feeling of sympathy towards another person payment for service, loss or expense create by combining various ingredients admit to wrongdoing person who buys things material from the bark of a tree, often used as toppers for wine bottles qualifications or background a thief, criminal, swindler lousy, miserable, or worthless desire to know; inquisitive interest to discover the existence of something treating people unfairly because of differences in race, gender, etc. a set of twelve hard, uninteresting labor boring, not exciting; not bright or sharp get money through working a precious stone of bright green color give help, support or confidence on the whole forced removal from one's country a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill a fold of skin which covers the eyeball causing death ability to handle difficult situations well to make someone scared or afraid one who tries to escape, runaway huge, large, enormous a brief look; an indication funny, silly break out of an egg excessive bleeding don't pay attention false idea, dream person who comes into a country to live an occurrence or even; happening the act or process of questioning to get in the way; prevent someone from doing a task not related or applicable young, immature, youthful formed when two ropes are tied together a hole or crack which allows water to pass thorough lawful, conforming to accepted standards lacking energy or spirit without needed companionship wood which has been sawed into boards without covering or clothing failing to give proper care or attention perceive thorough the senses, see unit of weight, one-sixteenth of a pound upset, very mad the suburbs, area around a city distinguished, excellent possess taking part, getting involved in a group activity someone who sells things part of a machine which is connected to an electrical source small part or section condition of being poor useful and realistic branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders feeling of uneasiness, doubt or fear a bar which is used for support when climbing stairs an arch containing the colors of the spectrum to talk on an on without saying much a narrow strip of cloth used for decoration go up, get higher wander, walk around without direction having a bumpy surface; not smooth ability, talent skinny; thin not drunk; serious an absorbent material used for washing have difficulty doing something; fight get bigger, enlarge to strike or hit gently an instrument used for measuring temperature noise usually followed by a flash of lightning improve the quality of something a substance painted on wood to make it glossy pertaining to a specific job person who gives service without pay covering a large area woman whose husband has died

5 Rules To Speaking English

                                  5 Speaking Rules you need to know!

1. Don't study grammar

This rule might sound strange to many ESL students, but it is one of the most important rules. If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English, then you should try to learn English without studying the grammar.

Studying grammar will only slow you down and confuse you. You will think about the rules when creating sentences instead of naturally saying a sentence like a native. Remember that only a small fraction of English speakers know more than 20% of all the grammar rules. Many ESL students know more grammar than native speakers. I can confidently say this with experience. I am a native English speaker, majored in English Literature, and have been teaching English for more than 10 years. However, many of my students know more details about English grammar than I do. I can easily look up the definition and apply it, but I don't know it off the top of my head.

I often ask my native English friends some grammar questions, and only a few of them know the correct answer. However, they are fluent in English and can read, speak, listen, and communicate effectively.

Do you want to be able to recite the definition of a causative verb, or do you want to be able to speak English fluently?

2. Learn and study phrases

Many students learn vocabulary and try to put many words together to create a proper sentence. It amazes me how many words some of my students know, but they cannot create a proper sentence. The reason is because they didn't study phrases. When children learn a language, they learn both words and phrases together. Likewise, you need to study and learn phrases.

If you know 1000 words, you might not be able to say one correct sentence. But if you know 1 phrase, you can make hundreds of correct sentences. If you know 100 phrases, you will be surprised at how many correct sentences you will be able to say. Finally, when you know only a 1000 phrases, you will be almost a fluent English speaker.
 So don't spend hours and hours learning many different words. Use that time to study phrases instead and you will be closer to English fluency.
Don't translate

When you want to create an English sentence, do not translate the words from your Mother tongue. The order of words is probably completely different and you will be both slow and incorrect by doing this. Instead, learn phrases and sentences so you don't have to think about the words you are saying. It should be automatic.

Another problem with translating is that you will be trying to incorporate grammar rules that you have learned. Translating and thinking about the grammar to create English sentences is incorrect and should be avoided.

3. Reading and Listening is NOT enough. Practice Speaking what you hear!

Reading, listening, and speaking are the most important aspects of any language. The same is true for English. However, speaking is the only requirement to be fluent. It is normal for babies and children to learn speaking first, become fluent, then start reading, then writing. So the natural order is listening, speaking, reading, then writing.
First Problem
Isn't it strange that schools across the world teach reading first, then writing, then listening, and finally speaking? Although it is different, the main reason is because when you learn a second language, you need to read material to understand and learn it. So even though the natural order is listening, speaking, reading, then writing, the order for ESL students is reading, listening, speaking, then writing.
Second Problem
The reason many people can read and listen is because that's all they practice. But in order to speak English fluently, you need to practice speaking. Don't stop at the listening portion, and when you study, don't just listen. Speak out loud the material you are listening to and practice what you hear. Practice speaking out loud until your mouth and brain can do it without any effort. By doing so, you will be able to speak English fluently.

4. Submerge yourself

Being able to speak a language is not related to how smart you are. Anyone can learn how to speak any language. This is a proven fact by everyone in the world. Everyone can speak at least one language. Whether you are intelligent, or lacking some brain power, you are able to speak one language.

This was achieved by being around that language at all times. In your country, you hear and speak your language constantly. You will notice that many people who are good English speakers are the ones who studied in an English speaking school. They can speak English not because they went to an English speaking school, but because they had an environment where they can be around English speaking people constantly.

There are also some people who study abroad and learn very little. That is because they went to an English speaking school, but found friends from their own country and didn't practice English.

You don't have to go anywhere to become a fluent English speaker. You only need to surround yourself with English. You can do this by making rules with your existing friends that you will only speak English. You can also carry around an iPod and constantly listen to English sentences. As you can see, you can achieve results by changing what your surroundings are. Submerge yourself in English and you will learn several times faster.

TalkEnglish Offline Version is now ready for download. In this package, you can utilize over 8000 audio files to completely surround yourself in English. There are over 13.5 hours of audio files that are not available in the web form. All conversations and all sentences are included, so even if you don't have many English speaking friends, you can constantly surround yourself in English using your MP3 player.

5. Study correct material

A common phrase that is incorrect is, "Practice makes perfect." This is far from the truth. Practice only makes what you are practicing permanent. If you practice the incorrect sentence, you will have perfected saying the sentence incorrectly. Therefore, it is important that you study material that is commonly used by most people.

Another problem I see is that many students study the news. However, the language they speak is more formal and the content they use is more political and not used in regular life. It is important to understand what they are saying, but this is more of an advanced lesson that should be studied after learning the fundamental basics of English.

Studying English with a friend who is not a native English speaker is both good and bad. You should be aware of the pro's and con's of speaking with a non native speaking friend. Practicing with a non native person will give you practice. You can also motivate each other and point out basic mistakes. But you might pick up bad habits from one another if you are not sure about what are correct and incorrect sentences. So use these practice times as a time period to practice the correct material you studied. Not to learn how to say a sentence.

In short, study English material that you can trust, that is commonly used, and that is correct.

About The English Language.

About the English language

Over 350 million people speak English as their first language, including 55 million in the UK and more than 200 million in the USA. It's an official language in over 50 countries around the world.
The total number of people who can speak English, including those who speak it as a second language, is well over a billion.
English is a relatively easy language to learn. With a little practice, you should soon find yourself able to get by in most everyday situations.

So why learn English?

An international language
Learning to speak English will allow you to communicate with a massive number of people around the globe.
Boost your job prospects
In an increasingly inter-connected world, a good knowledge of English is a great advantage for many jobs. English is also the most widely used language for international business.
Travel
Any trip or stay in an English-speaking country will be greatly enriched if you can speak a little of the language. Even in countries where English isn't the local language, you will still find it enormously useful on your travels.

List of Regular Verbs

                                  List of Regular Verbs

Infinitive	Past	Participle
Accept	Accepted	Accepted
Act	Acted	Acted
Achieve	Achieved	Achieved
Admire	Admired	Admired
Advise	Advised	Advised
Affect	Affected	Affected
Agree	Agreed	Agreed
Amaze	Amazed	Amazed
Amuse	Amused	Amused
Answer	Answered	Answered
Appear	Appeared	Appeared
Arrange	Arranged	Arranged
Arrive	Arrived	Arrived
Ask	Asked	Asked
Attack	Attacked	Attacked
Bake	Baked	Baked
Behave	Behaved	Behaved
Believe	Believed	Believed
Belong	Belonged	Belonged
Blame	Blamed	Blamed
Borrow	Borrowed	Borrowed
Bother	Bothered	Bothered
Call	Called	Called
Cancel	Canceled	Canceled
Carry	Carried	Carried
Cause	Caused	Caused
Celebrate	Celebrated	Celebrated
Clean	Cleaned	Cleaned
Clear	Cleared	Cleared
Climb	Climbed	Climbed
Close	Closed	Closed
Compare	Compared	Compared
Compete	Competed	Competed
Complete	Completed	Completed
Contain	Contained	Contained
Continue	Continued	Continued
Cook	Cooked	Cooked
Correct	Corrected	Corrected
Cough	Coughed	Coughed
Count	Counted	Counted
Crash	Crashed	Crashed
Create	Created	Created
Cross	Crossed	Crossed
Curse	Cursed	Cursed
Change	Changed	Changed
Chase	Chased	Chased
Chat	Chatted	Chatted
Check	Checked	Checked
Damage	Damaged	Damaged
Dance	Danced	Danced
Date	Dated	Dated
Decide	Decided	Decided
Deliver	Delivered	Delivered
Depend	Depended	Depended
Describe	Described	Described
Design	Designed	Designed
Destroy	Destroyed	Destroyed
Dicrease	Dicreased	Dicreased
Die	Died	Died
Disagree	Disagreed	Disagreed
Discover	Discovered	Discovered
Discuss	Discussed	Discussed
Disturb	Disturbed	Disturbed
Dress	Dressed	Dressed
Dry	Dried	Dried
Eliminate	Eliminated	Eliminated
End	Ended	Ended
Enjoy	Enjoyed	Enjoyed
Entertain	Entertained	Entertained
Excuse	Excused	Excused
Exercise	Exercised	Exercised
Exhibit	Exhibited	Exhibited
Expect	Expected	Expected
Express	Expressed	Expressed
Film	Filmed	Filmed
Fill	Filled	Filled
Fish	Fished	Fished
Fix	Fixed	Fixed
Follow	Followed	Followed
Freeze	Freezed	Freezed
Fry	Fried	Fried
Greet	Greeted	Greeted
Guess	Guessed	Guessed
Hail	Hailed	Hailed
Handle	Handled	Handled
Happen	Happened	Happened
Hate	Hated	Hated
Help	Helped	Helped
Hope	Hoped	Hoped
Hunt	Hunted	Hunted
Identify	Identified	Identified
Ignore	Ignored	Ignored
Imagine	Imagined	Imagined
Impress	Impressed	Impressed
Improve	Improved	Improved
Include	Included	Included
Increase	Increased	Increased
Interview	Interviewed	Interviewed
Introduce	Introduced	Introduced
Invite	Invited	Invited
Jog	Jogged	Jogged
Join	Joined	Joined
Jump	Jumped	Jumped
Knock	Knocked	Knocked
Label	Labeled	Labeled
Land	Landed	Landed
Last	Lasted	Lasted
Learn	Learned	Learned
Like	Liked	Liked
Link	Linked	Linked
List	Listed	Listed
Listen	Listened	Listened
Live	Lived	Lived
Locate	Located	Located
Look	Looked	Looked
Love	Loved	Loved
Manage	Managed	Managed
Mark	Marked	Marked
Match	Matched	Matched
Measure	Measured	Measured
Mention	Mentioned	Mentioned
Miss	Missed	Missed
Move	Moved	Moved
Name	Named	Named
Need	Needed	Needed
Note	Noted	Noted
Notice	Noticed	Noticed
Number	Numbered	Numbered
Offer	Offered	Offered
Open	Opened	Opened
Order	Ordered	Ordered
Organize	Organized	Organized
Pack	Packed	Packed
Paint	Painted	Painted
Pamper	Pampered	Pampered
Pardon	Pardoned	Pardoned
Park	Parked	Parked
Participate	Participated	Participated
Pass	Passed	Passed
Perform	Performed	Performed
Persuade	Persuaded	Persuaded
Pick	Picked	Picked
Plan	Planned	Planned
Play	Played	Played
Please	Pleased	Pleased
Practice	Practiced	Practiced
Predict	Predicted	Predicted
Prefer	Preferred	Preferred
Present	Presented	Presented
Program	Programmed	Programmed
Protect	Protected	Protected
Provide	Provided	Provided
Purchase	Purchased	Purchased
Push	Pushed	Pushed
Rain	Rain	Rain
Receive	Received	Received
Recommend	Recommended	Recommended
Relate	Related	Related
Relax	Relaxed	Relaxed
Release	Released	Released
Remember	Remembered	Remembered
Repair	Repaired	Repaired
Repeat	Repeated	Repeated
Resist	Resisted	Resisted
Rest	Rested	Rested
Return	Returned	Returned
Review	Reviewed	Reviewed
Sail	Sailed	Sailed
Save	Saved	Saved
Scan	Scanned	Scanned
Scare	Scared	Scared
Share	Shared	Shared
Shop	Shopped	Shopped
Shout	Shouted	Shouted
Skate	Skated	Skated
Ski	Skied	Skied
Slow	Slowed	Slowed
Sneeze	Sneezed	Sneezed
Snow	Snowed	Snowed
Solve	Solved	Solved
Spell	Spelled	Spelled
Start	Started	Started
Step	Stepped	Stepped
Stop	Stopped	Stopped
Stress	Stressed	Stressed
Study	Studied	Studied
Substitute	Substituted	Substituted
Suggest	Suggested	Suggested
Surprise	Surprised	Surprised
Talk	Talked	Talked
Taste	Tasted	Tasted
Terrorize	Terrorized	Terrorized
Thank	Thanked	Thanked
Touch	Touched	Touched
Travel	Traveled	Traveled
Try	Tried	Tried
Tune	Tuned	Tuned
Turn	Turned	Turned
Underline	Underlined	Underlined
Use	Used	Used
Vary	Varied	Varied
Wait	Waited	Waited
Walk	Walked	Walked
Want	Wanted	Wanted
Warn	Warned	Warned
Wash	Washed	Washed
Watch	Watched	Watched
Water	Watered	Watered
Welcome	Welcomed	Welcomed
Wish	Wished	Wished
Witness	Witnessed	Witnessed
Work	Worked	Worked
Worry	Worried	Worried
Wrestle	Wrestled	Wrestled