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Tell me...

Here are some topics to write about.  Enjoy! :) 1. How is your weekend different from your weekdays? 2. Your diet. 3. Your style. What clothes do you wear each season? 4. A special person from your family. 5. Your plans for summer holidays. 6. Why should people learn English? 7. Give examples of pets and wild animals. Choose one from each group and describe them.

Opposites

What's the opposite of -- a  crocodile? The Nile. Of grey? Greece. Of Nice? A niece. What is  the opposite of rain? A waterbike. Or, a lion's mane. Of an umbrella?  A smile. Or the Sun. Of the Moon? An astronaut. Of a tooth? A thomb. Of outside? Within. The opposite of a dragon? A manequin. The opposite of a castle? A grain of sand. What's the opposite of a book? A tree. Or, a microphone. What's the opposite of a kangaroo? A Cinderella's shoe. Of a black hole? A star, shining bright. Of totally wrong? Just right. The opposite of Monopoly? Tricity. The opposite of now? Eternity.

How to?

Excuse me, how to get to the Niagara Falls? How to write a poem? How to feed  one's imagination? How to jump into the lake, and laugh? How to go on when I'm exhausted,  or lost? How to get back home and bake a carrot cake? How to walk a cat? How to answer the door? How to relax and rest? How to love?

In the world of idioms

Today's entry is going to be different. Here is a list of idiomatic expressions that can uplevel your writing: out of the blue = suddenly => nagle, niespodziewanie It happened out of the blue.  Out of the blue, the dog appeared. It's not my cup of tea . = I'm not interested in something, I don't like (doing) it. Reading novels is not my cup of tea. It's a piece of cake. = It's easy. => Łatwizna, bułka z masłem. a stone's throw ( from some place)  = a very short distance, not far (from some place) = rzut beretem My school is a stone's throw from my house. I wasn't born yesterday. = I'm not naive. I understand your motives, and I don't like that. => Nie jestem głupi, nie dam się nabrać. It's raining cats and dogs. = Its raining heavily. => Leje jak z cebra. a backseat driver = a passenger in a car who comments on and/or crticizes the driver  to see red = to become very angry => zezłościć się I saw red when they didn't co...

Oh!

Oh no! so go snow know wrote note nose rode road goat boat float coat toad soap sauce saucer *** - Oh no! - What's so bad? - She wrote a book. - What's wrong with it? - The plot is terrible! - What is the book about? - It's about a goat in a coat that got on a boat. - Where did it go? - I don't know. We saw some snow and we left a note for a toad. You won't clean the road with the soap! A flying saucer won't float, obviously. He rode a golden horse.

Weird weather

weird straight freezing shone shame thundebolt lightning swallow *** - What's the weather like? - It's kind of weird. - Why? - It's raining cats and dogs. - Cats and dogs?  - Yes. Straight from the sky. 🌧🐈🐈‍⬛🐕🐩🌧 - How was the weather yesterday? - It rained. Then it snowed. It was freezing cold. But the sun shone till the evening came. - What a shame it wasn't boiling hot. - What?! 🌧🌨☃️🌡🌞 There was a storm last Saturday. With thunderbolts. The lightnings walked around like spiders on long legs between the blocks of flats. ⛈️⚡️🏬⚡️🏢⚡️🏤⚡️🏫 ⚡️⛈️ - In a dream I was riding on the wind.  - What about fog? - It was swallowed by a monster frog! 🌬 🐸 🌫 - How did you know it was going to snow? - I read the weather forecast. - At last! 🌡⛅️🌦🌧

A Fish in a Dish

fish dish wish she finish Chinese ease speech dim  dime light weird wrong right sir chair *** 🐡 There's a fish swimming in a dish. Quickly, make a wish! I want to speak Chinese with ease 🙂. - She shines like a dime in the dim light of the attick. Is she a star, or a starfish? - You'd better finish this weird speech. - I can say what I like - I am a witch! - You must be wrong. - I'm right! - Where shall I write the fairy tale? - Right here. - But that's a table, sir! - Then write on the chair. - Can you stir the soup while I write? - I can't. I'm chasing the clouds. - Who are you, a bird? - No, I'm a kite!