our reports about athletes

 we presented our favorite athletes some days ago. I think it's late to write about it but it's better later than never.

I have known about some athletes.

for instance

Nadia Comaneci was a great Romanian gymnast and broke Olympic record made perfect ten on uneven bars. she is a really strong woman.

Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player, I think. he made a lot of great things and achieve a such level with a lot of trainings and experience. my favorite phrase about him that I remember is "he hated losing more than he loved winning" 

Wayne Gretzky was a hockey player who set and broke several Olympic records. besides, he is a good person, philanthropy cherished his family.

 Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani woman who fought for the rights of women worldwide to receive an education. She wrote in her blog about the cruel Taliban, who captured her town and prohibited women from receiving education and didn't recognize their human rights and freedom. 

She was just twelve when the Taliban discovered her blog and her identity. They shoot her in the head on a city bus. A lot of innocent bystanders were injured too. Fortunately, Malala survived and was sent to Great Britain. Then, Malala received the National Pakistani Youth Peace Prize. When she was 16 years old, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and this is not her only reward for her public work.

Malala continues to fight for women's rights. several years ago, she opened schools for girls in Lebanon. She is a strong and brave woman ever for me. Despite spending her childhood in terror, she doesn't afraid to resist her fears and show to world her power. she never let her hands down but continues fight with the Taliban and evil actions that they makes. Malala will remain an idol for me and I believe that in the future the world will be safer and fairer, and it will b
e made by women. strong and brave women.

Goals for the second semester

 today was the first day of the second semester. I actually know that this semester will be joyful and productive. 

I definitely will work hard to improve my English. again. I told it before but I think that I have achieved certain results. 

and now I have to create another plan to understand what I will do to surpass these results.

firstly, I will use an app that I found recently and talk with foreigners. with that I can improve my grammar and maybe learn some new words.

secondly, I will improve my attention. in winter session I made some mistakes because of my inattention and it was so hurtful.

and of course I don't forget about speech, accent and improving it. maybe I will try to find some apps where I can speak in English with people not only write in English. in classes I'm going to speak a lot. not like last semester where I was silent in most of classes.

and the most important thing for me is that I should do a part of home assignment in advance, on weekends to be free practice English on a weekday.

from last semester I feel that my pronunciation become better, I notice my mistakes more often than before. and I believe that during the second semester I`ll learn a lot. 

English practice #11

 I watched a movie called "A walk to remember". this film is about boy who suddenly fell in love with quite girl and that you should cherish time spending with people you love. it was cool. I felt so many emotions from laugh to tears. this is the second film on this week where I cried.

and of course, some words and phrases are right here:

to bust — to break or damage something

to be a piece of cake — to be very easy

a trespasser — a person who goes onto someone's land or enters their building without permission

righteousness — morally correct behavior , or a feeling that you are behaving in a morally correct way

to expel — to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country

to forfeit — to lose the right to do or have something because you have broken a rule

flatter — to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere

grovelling — behaving with too much respect towards someone, in order to show that you want to please them or want them to forgive you

bull — complete nonsense or something that is not true

whatever a man sows that he will reap — it means that a person determines his own future by his actions.

to seduce — to persuade or cause someone to do something that they would not usually consider doing by being very attractive and difficult to refuse

and just a beautiful quote is here to end this post:

"love is always patient and kind. it is never jealous. love is never boastful or conceited. it is never rude or selfish. it is does not take offense and is not resentful."

English practice #10

 I watched an amazing film called "Flipped". it was recommended by my friend too. 

this film is about two children who fell in love with each other but sometimes feelings are so complicated. 

some good words, of course:

a mortal enemy — a very serious and dangerous enemy

bid — to offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property

flip — to become uncontrollably angry, crazy, or excited

a perpetual motion — an imaginary indefinitely active device

a wad — a thick pile of pieces of paper, especially paper money

take its/a toll — If something takes its/a toll, it causes suffering, deaths, or damage

coward — a person who is not brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain

to dodge — to avoid being hit by something by moving quickly to one side

an undertaking — a job, business, or piece of work

to take ends meet — it is difficult to cope with financial difficulties, to balance between income and expenses.

iridescent — showing many bright colors that change with movement

to mow — to cut plants, such as grass or wheat, that have long, thin stems and grow close together

to duck down — to move your head or the top part of your body quickly down, especially to avoid being hit

grudge — a strong feeling of anger and dislike for a person who you feel has treated you badly, especially one that lasts for a long time

timid — shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened

dazzling — A dazzling light is so bright that you cannot see for a short time after looking at it

to strut around — to walk somewhere with big steps in a proud way

these all words i have. tomorrow will be another post

English practice #9

 today as I promised I watched a movie which a friend recommended to me. it`s called "Forrest Gump". 

the main character Forrest Gump was not very smart, but a kind and open guy. he sat on a bus stop and told to casual acquaintances his life story. I really liked this film. it was long and boring in the beginning but it feels like you fully dive in this film.

I learned some words and phrases from this film. for example:

dandy — a man, especially in the past, who dressed in expensive, fashionable clothes and was very interested in his own appearance

to dangle — to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely

dizzy — confusing and very fast

to grease — to make something happen more easily

platoon — a small group of about ten or twelve soldiers, with a lieutenant in charge of it

to ambush — to suddenly attack someone after hiding and waiting for them

chink — a small narrow crack or opening

to cripple — to cause severe damage to something so that it cannot operate effectively

candid — honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful

jabber — to speak or say something quickly in a way that is difficult to understand

stupid is as stupid does — actions define stupidity. this phrase a main character always told to people who called him stupid.

and not phrase but i think that it`s interesting too:

beatnik — a term that was based on ideas about the typical social stratum of youth in the middle of the 20th century, which was characterized by antisocial behavior and rejection of the traditional cultural values of the nation.

English practice #8

 I just watched a movie called "Jennifer's body" and I'm impressed. my brain skipped a word "horror" when I read about this film and I was shocked about some scenes ( I thought it would be comedy about school and friends).  sometimes it was disgusting and really scary. this movie is about best friends Jennifer and Needy. Jennifer is typical high-school queen while Needy is a usual smart girl. they are different but they are still friends. after an accident Jennifer became another. she started to kill people, especially boys. and in the end, Needy killed her and went to prison. 

there were so many words but they were kinda violent and scary.

some words I liked in this film are here:

gross — very serious or unacceptable

to swing at sb — to try to hit someone

stampede — a sudden uncontrolled movement of a large group of animals or people, often in the same direction

anthem — a song chosen by a country or organization to be sung on special occasions

vermin — small animals that damage crops and can give people diseases

slumber party — a party when a group of children spend the night at one child's house

gnarly — difficult to deal with because of being very complicated

delirious — unable to think or speak clearly because of fever or mental confusion

butch — (of a woman) looking or behaving like a man, or (of a man) being very strong with big muscles, and behaving in a traditionally male way

I asked my friend tell me some interesting movies because I`m tired search new films every evening. tomorrow will be another post!!