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 “One of the marks of successful people is they are action oriented. One of the marks of average people is they are talk oriented.” ~ Brian Tracy

Complete the questions.

Complete the questions.

1. They do their homework at night. When  ? 

2. The car is across the street from the house. Where  ? 

3. I like the red blouse, not the blue one. Which  ? 

4. She felt better after she took a nap. How  after she took a nap? 

5. This is an English book. What  ? 

6. My sister called her boyfriend yesterday. When  her boyfriend? 

7. She talked to him for an hour. How long  with him? 

8. He studies the piano at the university. What  at the university? 

9. The party lasted all night. How long  ? 

10. The check was $5.50. How much  ? 

11. She was eating a sandwich. What  ? 

12. She is working hard. What  ? 

13. My parents have two cars. How many  ? 

14. They are coming to visit tomorrow. When  to visit? 

15. The man with the white hat is my brother. Who  with the white hat? 

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7 Tips for learning an English Word a day

1. Use the new word in a sentence

After you have read the word and understood its meaning, use that new word in your own sentence. It is best to try and create a sentence that has some type of relationship or connection with your life.

2. Look for grammatical variations of the word

Look for the different ways (grammatical forms) the word can appear. For example if the word to suspect (a verb) is given to you, you can look for its noun form (suspicion), its adjective form (suspicious) etc. Suspect can also be a noun (a suspect). Remember that not all words have all grammatical forms. It pays to have a good English dictionary to help you with this.
Once you have the different forms of the new word, you can then try and make a sentence with each one.

3. Do Word Associations

Try and associate the word with other things (like a mind map). Not only will it help you remember the new word but it will also increase your knowledge (vocabulary) of other things associated with the word.

For example if you have the new word CAR (a noun),
Think of nouns associated with the word (parts of a car: windscreen, steering wheel…)
Think of verbs associated with the word (to Brake, to accelerate, to crash…)
Think of adjectives to describe it (Fast, rusty… )
Think of examples of the word (Limousine, Jeep…)

If the word is an adjective for example BIG

Think of synonyms or words with a similar meaning (large, enormous, huge…)
Think of antonyms or opposites (small, tiny…)
Think of examples of the adjective (Big: Elephant, a continent, Jupiter…)

4. Carry a list or a notepad with you

Write the new word and its meaning (and maybe an example too) in a small notepad that you can carry with you and read whenever you have a spare moment (or some people keep them in their smartphone). This can be read while you are sitting on a bus, on the underground/subway, or while you are in a waiting room. This will help you see the words more than once and will help them stick in your mind.

5. Make flash cards

Make little cards with each new word on one side and the meaning of that word on the other side. Put them on the ground and if the meaning is face up, then try and think of the word. If the word appears face up, then think of its meaning. When you start to have a lot of cards you can shuffle them and randomly pick out 10 or so every day.

6. Look for examples on the internet

Type the word in a search engine (such as Google) and write down 7 different sentences that contain an example of that word. This way you will see the word in context and maybe other vocabulary associated with it. For better results, look for one sentence every day over 7 different days.

7. Learn the word again on other days

Don’t just learn or practice a word one day and then forget about it. You may think you have learned the word (since you have just been using it) but if you try to remember/use the new word a couple of weeks later, you may find it difficult. To really remember a word you need to reuse that word over and over before it sticks in your long-term memory.

There is a saying in English “Use it or lose it.” Basically this means if you don’t use (or practice) something you have learned, you will eventually forget how to use it properly.

9 Checklist Sebelum Jadi Usahawan

Bagi anda yang ingin mencuba membuka perniagaan, berikut adalah  9 langkah yang boleh memandu anda menyusun perniagaan agar ianya dapat berjalan lancar dan berjaya:

1. Lakukan apa yang anda sukai. Anda akan menghabiskan banyak waktu dan tenaga untuk memulakan sebuah perniagaan dan mengembangkannya menjadi perniagaan yang berjaya. Ianya penting supaya anda menikmati apa yang anda kerjakan, apakah perniagaan tersebut ialah perniagaan sewa tempat pancing, merekabentuk tembikar atau perundingan kewangan.

2. Mulakan perniagaan anda ketika anda masih bekerja. Berapa tempoh masa paling lama seseorang itu mampu bertahan dengan tanpa wang? Tidak lama. Tempoh ini adalah tempoh masa yang lama sebenarnya anda telah memulakan perniagaan tetapi tanpa ada wang pusingan modal. Adalah lebih baik sekiranya anda berhasrat untuk memulakan perniagaan ketika anda masih bekerja makan gaji. Mulakan perniagaan anda semasa anda masih bekerja bererti anda masih mempunyai wang saku walaupun ketika menjalankan fasa pertama memulakan perniagaan.

3. Jangan mulakan perniagaan anda sendirian. Anda perlukan orang lain untuk membantu anda memulakan perniagaan pada fasa pertamanya. Cuba ceritakan hasrat anda kepada ahli keluarga atau rakan rapat untuk membantu anda mendapatkan kakitangan yang boleh membantu anda. Atau mungkin ahli kelaurga ada boleh mambantu anda.

4. Pertama sekali, dapatkan pelanggan anda. Sebelum memulakan perniagaan, dapatkan pelanggan terlebih dahulu. Setelah anda mendapat tempahan, kemudian, barulah anda memulakan perniagaan secara rasmi. Untuk dapatkan pelanggan, lakukan strategi pemasaran yang berkesan. Sekiranya anda memulakan perniagaan tanpa mendapatkan pelanggan, ianya mengambil proses yang lama untuk mendapatkan pelanggan.

5. Catatkan rancangan perniagaan anda. Rancangan perniagaan adalah perkara pertama yang perlu anda sediakan. Rancangan perniagaan akan memandu perniagaan anda supaya tidak terbuang masa dan wang.

6. Lakukan kajian. Anda akan membuat banyak penelitian ketika membuat rancangan perniagaan. Sertailah persatuan-persatuan perniagaan yang sama dengan perniagaan yang anda sedang jalankan. Berkongsi pandangan dan menerima nasihat daripada peniaga yang lebih berpengalaman.

7. Dapatkan bantuan profesional. Anda membuka perniagaan kecil, bukan bermakna anda harus tahu semua perkara di dalam perniagaan. Dapatkan nasihat atau ambil bekerja seorang atau dua akauntan supaya dia boleh membantu memberikan nasihat kewangan dan pengurusan kepada perniagaan anda. Sekiranya anda memerlukan menulis sebuah kontrak, anda tiada pengalaman atau pengetahuan mengenainya. Oleh itu, upahlah seorang penguam untuk menulis kontrak untuk membantu anda. Anda akan membuang masa dan wang sekiranya anda lakukan perkara-perkara itu sendiri walhal anda tidak memiliki kelayakkan untuk mengerjakannya.

8. Dapatkan wang. Gambarkan rancangan perniagaan yang jauh ke hadapan. Perniagaan tidak akan berkembang sekiranya anda hanya membayar kos dan menerima hasil jualan. Untuk mengembangkan perniagaan anda, anda harus membuat pinjaman kewangan atau membuat pelaburan supaya aset perniagaan anda bertambah dan anda mampu melebarkan perniagaan anda di masa hadapan.

9. Menjadi profesional sejak anda memulakan perniagaan.Orangg yang terlibat dengan dunia perniagaan sering kali diklasifikasikan sebagai seorang yang profesional. Oleh yang demikian, untuk mencapai jaringan perniagaan yang lebih lebar dan ramai, anda harus mempunyai kad perniagaan supaya mudah anda memperkenalkan perniagaan anda kepada orang lain. Ianya adalah cara yang profesional dan sopan.