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Seven Strategies to Train Kids this Ramadan

Holy Prophet Muhammad (saww): "No father has given a greater gift to his children than good moral training."

The many aspects of Ramadan - fasting, prayers, moral values, charity, Holy Quran, family, Eid - provide a valuable opportunity to train kids. Whether they are your own kids or kids you teach, education or training isn't an automatic or easy process. Children don't bring empty minds and fill them with what we say. Training requires effort, energy and a few techniques to take off.

Here are some training tips and techniques to transform your children's minds and memories this Ramadan:


Books for Young Adults

Books for Young Adults:
Tiger Son - by Teresa Ng - An illustrated story.
Wind Song - by Carol Moore - An illustrated story.
Sliver Pete - by Carol Moore - An illustrated story.
The Master Artist - by Carol Moore - Illustrated by Michael S. Weber. Things do not go smoothly when a wealthy patron hires an artist to paint his portrait.
Shooflies - by Storie-Jean Agapith, a native American indian author - Illustrated by Thomas Mitton.
Second Thoughts - by Carol Moore - Illustrated by Jason Paulhamus. This fanciful story is about an encounter with some strange travelers.
A Tale of Friendship - by Carol Moore - An illustrated and very untrue story about how one particular animal came to be created long after all the rest.


What is a proverb?

What is a proverb?

A proverb is a short saying or sentence that is generally known by many people. The saying usually contains words of wisdom, truth or morals that are based on common sense or practical experience. It is often a description of a basic rule of conduct that all people generally follow or should follow. Proverbs can be found in all languages.

money doesn't grow on trees - money is not easy to get and you must work hard for it
The girl's father often says that money doesn't grow on trees when she asks him for money.

the early bird catches the worm - arriving early gives one an advantage
My boss always comes to work early because he believes that the early bird catches the worm.

the pen is mightier than the sword - writing and ideas are more powerful than the use of force
The pen is mightier than the sword and a good idea or strong beliefs will defeat the strongest army.


FCE - Use of English

FCE Use of English is the 3rd paper in the exam. Some people call it the grammar paper, but this is only partly true because it is equally a vocabulary paper - not just testing your knowledge of individual words, but also of collocations (word partnerships), idioms and phrases. In fact your knowledge of collocations is really quite important in this paper - especially parts 1 and 2 where you have to fill in the gaps. Part 1 is called Multiple Choice Cloze - here you have a short text with 12 gaps. Below the text you get a choice of 4 options to choose from to fill in each gap. Here they are testing your knowledge of phrasal verbs, collocations (e.g.


A Nice SENTENCE

A brief commentary on Dua al-Iftitah

Click Here for English audio commentary of Dua Iftitah by Ayatollah Dr. Sayed Fadhil Milani

Du' al-iftutah was taught by or twelth Imam (a) for Shi'as to recite every night during the month Ramadhan, The Du'a is excellent for moulding man's attitude towards his Creator as it discusses many aspects of the wrethedness of the human being, and the grace of Allah. The Du's can be divided into two parts:

 

1) Man's relationship with Allah,

2) Divine leaders.

 

The first section of the Du'a describes different qualities of Allah, and reveals the graciousness and love of Allah for the human being. This section of the Du'a can further be divided into the following parts:


New Google’s translator vs. Babylon’s

New Google’s translator vs. Babylon’sBy Muhammad Roshandelpour  Abstract

In this article we’re going to have a brief look at the performance of new translators made by Google and Babylon, their successes and failures.


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