Today's publication

Sorry boys, just a slight warning, that this post is all about girls' fashion. 

Japan Collection: Fall/Winter 2014

Super Long Outers:  https://magz.jpcolle.com/read/super-long-outers

My first article

https://magz.jpcolle.com/read/dusty-pink

I am very excited to share this with everyone. My first official article on the media!! 

My pen name is Michelle. 

In future, I hope that I could be a versatile writer, as I am basically quite a curious person, so new topics are very much welcome by my pen. 

Please enjoy and have a nice weekend!

Happy Halloween!!

October is the spooky month for the West, but each and everyone of us do take the opportunity to have some fun with playing dress-up, eating pumpkin pies and going trick-or-treat. Here are some vocabularies for the spooky celebration this time around!


1. Lantern -  a lighting device

The Jack-O-Lantern for Halloween!

2. Scarecrow - a human figure (usually made of grass) used to scare away birds in farms or rice fields

Halloween Scarecrow!

3. Fangs - Large and sharp teeth

Vampire fangs

4. Witch -  a woman who has evil powers

The witch and her flying broom!!

5. Haunted - ghostly

A haunted mansion

6. Spooky - a scary feeling, eerie

Scooby-Doo feeling spooky passing by a haunted mansion 

7. Dress up - Wearing clothes preparing for certain events

I am dressing up as Catwoman for the Halloween party.

Pronunciation Checker

It's time to exercise the muscles around your mouth!

SOUND 1:
ore
sore
more
core
fore
lore
shore
chore


SOUND 2:
sad
mad
lad
tad
pad
clad



SOUND 3:
fest
zest
nest
pest
chest
crest

The Autumn's Chill

Well, sorry for being missing in action for a while!! Teaching got really busy since March this year, and now, I have gotten settled down a little. So, I felt there is a need to update my blog more frequently! Thousand apologies to my readers here.

Today, we are going to learn about some jargons describing cold. Since autumn is almost here, I guess it's very useful for many of us.


1. chilly (chill) : cool or uncomfortably cold, for example, when you are wearing your summer t-shirt in about 15-18 degrees Celcius.

Example sentences: 
(1) Oh, it's chilly in the night, isn't it?
(2) I am feeling a bit chilly, can I borrow your jacket?



2. cooling (cool) : Comfortably cold, just nice, usually with some wind or flowing air.

Example sentences:
(1) Today, it is rather cooling, isn't it? We had a hot day yesterday.
(2) It is cooling today. Autumn is almost here.




3. breeze: a current of air, a gush of wind

Example sentences:
(1) What a nice breeze we have today!
(2) I can feel the warm breeze, it means summer is almost here.
(3) What a strong breeze we had at the car park!
(4) The cold breeze is making me search for my jacket.

Idioms

Idioms may sound difficult, but unnoticeably, they are spoken everywhere. Start eavesdropping whenever you hear an English conversation on the street!

1. A Wild Goose Chase = Futile search

(Futile = useless, pointless)

Example : It was indeed a wild goose chase as I could not find find my book in the house. In the end, I found it on my office table top. 

2. All over the place = Everywhere

Example : I have looked all over the place, but I didn't find your earring still. 

3. Face the music = Face consequences later, usually negative consequences

Example : I would have to face the music when I get back, my mum knew I sneaked out to go to the karaoke instead of studying. 

4. Break the ice = Overcome shyness

Example 1: I will break the ice by speaking to her first.

Example 2: (In the party...) The ice breaking session will start in 5 minutes.

Autumn's weather vocabulary

Hail - pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers

Sleet - a form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow

Ice pellets - ice cubes

Precipitation - water/moisture drops

Thunderstorm - Thunder, rain and wind

Rainstorm - heavy rain with strong wind

Pelting - Hitting hard
Example: The rain was starting to pelt as I rushed over to the balcony to retrieve my sun dried clothes.