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April Fool’s Day In Artistic Lies

This quote by Pablo Picaso is a perfect match to the Day! Celebrate the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day in a completely different way. Instead of playing practical jokes on each other, explore how “lies” and deception can create art, op art! Op art is short for ‘optical art’.…

Exam Tips To Improve Fluency And Gain Time

Hesitating for too long during the Speaking Part of any exam is a piece that every candidate wishes and needs to improve. It usually happens when you don’t know what to say after a difficult question for example and it may get worse due to anxiety. This can be overcome…

Back to School Activities and Motivation

photo: pixabay.com Browsing around for new school year first day ideas, I came upon some activities that would be interesting to try out. I also found some classroom posters that are really cool. So here they are: 1] TeamExercises is a youtube channel full of team games that can be…

Hey, Doodle! Are You Talking To Me?

Do you ever find yourself drawing aimlessly, just playing with curves, lines and shapes, creating patterns or figures for just no reason? You probably do and this is called doodling     read more

Two Poems About Rain

Rain In Summer How beautiful is the rain! After the dust and heat, In the broad and fiery street, In the narrow lane, How beautiful is the rain! How it clatters along the roofs Like the tramp of hoofs! How it gushes and struggles out From the throat of the…

What Is Happening In Syria?

photo credit: pixabay.com/el/users/Alexas_Fotos The on-going ordeal that Syrians suffer seems to have no ending. But what is happening in Syria anyway? Get some basic insight of the conflicting parties by reading and following the links in “Who Is Fighting Whom In Syria?” an article at blog.education.nationalgeographic.com

Is Your Relationship With Technology A Bad Romance?

Ajit Johnson, a Ph.D. student working in cancer genetics and genomics uses art posters to comment on “the invasion of tech addiction without even being aware of it”.  He has created a series of “some minimal posters describing our present generation and tech addiction”. Read more about it at boredpanda.com and discuss…

Sugar – A Song And Some Food Idioms

I accidentally heard this song in the beginning of the summer as I was browsing the radio stations in my car and it struck me with awe. I absolutely loved its melody and quiet but arresting melancholy. What do you think it is about? Who is the singer talking to?…

Are These Back-To-School Tips Good Enough For You?

  photo credit: pixabay.com Happy or not, the new school year is starting soon and all kinds of tips and advice on how to prepare best for it swarm in mind. From back-to-school essentials to organizational skills or strengthening of social life all contribute to a hopeful and exciting school year.…

Regular Houses VS Tiny Houses: Are You For Or Against Micro-Living?

photo credit: https://littleyellowdoor.wordpress.com/ Would you do it? Would you deny regular home space and fit your needs into the size of, say, a roomy shed? In fact, this is already happening around the globe. The tiny house movement has been swelling in the past few years while lifestyles, needs and consequently…