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it’s coming a new year! “New year” is the special time of the year. The time that everyone says goodbye to the last year and welcomes the new year . To me, it’s time to get some new hope and things to do. I have a habit that i will smile when i wake up on the first day of the year… i hope that i could be happy and lucky through that year.And i do tell my friend to do so. But these last years i couldn”t keep it. Ofcourse i feel sad.I feel that i get older and older. And i wonder if i missed something. Maybe because i forgot to smile with me…and so life don’t. I remember the song ” Life is a flower” sang by Ace of Base,there’s a sentence ” …Carry on smilling and the world will smile with you…” Now i know what i should do on this new year.

My friends, let’s smile on the first day of this new year,you will see how happy you are !

Happy new year!

Hello John & everyone,
I was a bit busy with my exams. I missed writing comments & messages on this blog a lot. But I never stopped taking a look at new posts. I am really happy to see a new member writing messages & comments on this blog.
I felt really bad that I suggested for weekly topic & I was not writing anything.
But it’s ok. Now I am back & I am going to bore(Is it right word?) you with my posts & comments. So watch out!

I hope I can go to Japan to visit. I heard a lot of things about Japan that is a country of science and technology. Everything gets a present time and very colorful. I think it’s very interesting for anyone want to come.

Japanese really love to eat fish. Sushi is the most famous Japanese foods fish outside of Japan, and one of the most popular foods among the Japanese themselves who usually enjoy sushi on special occasions. I used to eat Sushi at a Japanese restaurant in Vietnam, really well! But I think in Japan is pretty better.

Japanese love to drink tea, too. Nowadays, the tea ceremony is a relatively popular kind of hobby. Many Japanese, who are interested in their own culture, take tea ceremony lessons with a teacher. Tea ceremonies are held in traditional Japanese rooms in cultural community centers or private houses.

And the thing I surprise very much is Japanese usually have a nude bathing at a public bathroom. It is a very popular way of relaxing and a cultural experience that is quite unique and enjoyable. However, it can also be intimidating experiences for anyone are not familiar with it. Anyway, I’ll try to have a bathing in Japan if I could.

Also Japan has Karate, Judo, Aikido, Kendo, and Sumo… is very popular martial art at many countries in the world. Exercise one of them is the best way protecting yourself and having a good health.

Yeah! Japan is very wonderful. But it is quite expensive to live. Things cost much more there. So, everyone will make more as well.

This is my small essay about Japan in my English class. I hope it’s not too bad. I know Japan is more wonderful with a lot of things I didn’t know and I hope someone else can tell me more. Thanks for reading very much!

……to every one all around the world , we know before of all about Christ that he was (and is) a good man and good men are belonging to human so we celebrate with all christians in the world and tell every one : Merry christmas !!!
And a gift for the ETJ members :www.manythings.org/daily/ for learning english .
bye m.m

Here we are at the end of 2005. Perhaps it’s useful to LOOK BACK and think about all that’s happened in your life this past year. There’s probably some good and some bad. Some happy moments and some sad moments. Goals that you accomplished and maybe some that remain for the future.

Can you write a message about a great experience from 2005? I’m looking forward to reading your messages.
–John

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Can you believe that 2005 is almost finished!! It’s really been a great year for my wife and I, and we’re looking forward to 2006. And now it’s the holiday season which means a little less work, and a little more time for socializing and leisure. I’m really looking forward to that!

I’ve enjoyed reading the posts on the blog here and I want to say T-H-A-N-K-S to all of you who listen to the ETJ Show podcast and who write messages on the MY ENGLISH BLOG. I hope that these things are helpful in your English learning.

Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Holidays!

Hey … don’t forget to put your hometown on our FRAPPR map! Thanks to all of you who have already done it. Here’s the link:
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Today I’m not too busy on working and i think i will be writing something to merry Christmas everyone. Christmas is a birthday of Jesus Christ. Yeah! I’m a catholic. In my country town having a lot of church with many catholic, about 90%. Every church are decorated by color light, silver start … very bright and beautiful. This is a best our special time. Having much more funny than any season.

I love my country town and i love this season. Happy Holiday!

I wish God bless each of you and I hope you have a great Christmas with your family during the Christmas season.

The first day I’m a member of this site but this is not the first time i visit this site. I downloaded all available podcasts of English Teacher John and took listening exercise very much. I feel ETJ site is very friendly!

I searched on the Internet to find a place to learn. I saw VOA special English that the good place to listening exercise. I’m really like this place. I listened, understood and raised the standard of vocabulary very much. But only with news i feel tired so soon. I only heard one news a day.

After a time, I was continue searching for a new place and i saw English Teacher John show. Very very more wonderful. I downloaded all mp3 podcasts and play on my computer before go to sleep every day. I feel very friendly. More learning here! I copied a CD for my young sister. She was really like it.

Today i decide sending a message to English Teacher John to show deep gratitude. And I’m really happy to join this group. I always hope my English will improve a little.

Now i understand that English is very important if you want to communicate with everyone not in your country. Many students want to find friends on the Internet as a way of practicing their language skills and learning more about new cultures. So am I!

Hi every one and specially Mr John because of his efforts and kindness .
Please help me about the meaning of this idiom ” MIGHT is RIGHT ” .
thanks a lot ….bye .

Basic English is a constructed language with a small number of words created by Charles Kay Ogden and described in his book Basic English: A General Introduction with Rules and Grammar (1930). The language is based on a simplified version of English.
from Wikipedia

What do you think about that? I guest that it doen’t used nowadays but… Could be it usefull to start learning english? Is it compatible with the standar english? Do you belive that we all have a universal language in the future?