tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83115933484580000792024-03-19T05:19:18.563-07:00OXFORD-ILA PAREJl. Brawijaya 37 Pare Kediri Jawa Timur 081 2335 90908 oxford_ila@yahoo.comPare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-81724393192722581792011-11-02T18:00:00.000-07:002011-11-02T18:03:18.010-07:00English Proverb<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; ">Here we go guys! as in Indonesian, English also has proverb to express things wealther. Check it out<br /></p><ol><li>All beginnings are difficult.</li><li>After rain comes sunshine.</li><li>A friend in need a friend indeed.</li><li>A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.</li><li>Better a half loaf than no bread.</li><li>Home is home be it ever so homely.</li><li>Many a little makes a mikle.</li><li>Look before you leap.</li><li>Well begun is half done</li><li>Empty vessels give the most sound.</li><li>Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.</li><li>Fine feathers make fine bird.</li><li>Early to bed and early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy and wise.</li><li>Too many cooks spoil the broth.</li><li>Prevention is better than cure.</li><li>Opportunity makes the thief.</li><li>One good turn deserves another.</li><li>Ill-gotten goods seldom prosper.</li><li>When the cat is away the mice will play.</li><li>Every house has a skeleton in the cupboard.</li><li>Let the cobbler stick to the last.</li><li>Silent gives consent.</li><li>Man proposes, GOD disposes.</li><li>One rotten apple will decay a bushel.</li><li>Once beaten twice sigh.</li><li>Slow but sure.</li><li>Promise is debt.</li><li>Still waters run deep.</li><li>Kill two birds with one stone.</li><li>Speech is silver silence is gold.</li><li>In the Kingdom of the blilnd is the one-eyed king.</li><li>Hunger is the best sauce.</li><li>Strike the iron while it this hot.</li><li>A cow may catch a hare.</li><li>Harm watch, harm catch, harm set, harm get.</li><li>Necessity is the mother of invention.</li><li>Necessity has no low.</li><li>Safety first.</li><li>Who will not keep a penny shall never have many.</li><li>Small but choosen.</li><li>His knife cuts both ways.</li><li>Where there is will there is a way.</li><li>Repentance always comes too late.<span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class=" down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Tautan" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="img/blank.gif" alt="Tautan" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span></li><li>Cherity begins at home.</li><li>It is a good horse that never stumble.</li><li>Don't look a gift horse in the moth.</li><li>Patience overcomes all things.</li><li>It is no use crying over spilt milk.</li><li>Grasp all lose all.</li><li>Sp many countries so many customs.</li></ol><div>Those are all. If you need the translation in Bahasa you can<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.28q10.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">download</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span>. Do you have question?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://oxfordila.blogspot.com/p/chat.html" target="_blank">Click here</a></div><p><br /></p>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-54673291881581502422011-10-13T19:37:00.000-07:002011-10-13T19:40:12.314-07:00World’s Top 20 Largest Mosques<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Al-Aqsa Mosque also known as al-Aqsa, is an Islamic holy place in the Old City of Jerusalem. The site that includes the mosque (along with the Dome of the Rock) is also referred to as al-Haram ash-Sharif or “Sacred Noble Sanctuary”, a site also known as the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, the place where the First and Second Temples are generally accepted to have stood. Widely considered as the third holiest site in Islam, Muslims believe that the prophet Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to al-Aqsa during the Night Journey. Islamic tradition holds that Muhammad led prayers towards this site until the seventeenth month after the emigration, when God ordered him to turn towards the Ka’aba. Al-Aqsa is comes as twentieth largest mosque of the world.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Al-Aqsa-Mosque.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7021" title="Al-Aqsa Mosque" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Al-Aqsa-Mosque-600x450.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="450" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 21px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; font-size: 14px; background-color: transparent; border-style: none; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify;">A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. Muslims often refer to the mosque by its Arabic name, Masjid. The mosque serves as a place where Muslims can come together for prayer as well as a center for information, education and dispute settlement. This post features top 20 largest mosques of the world, hope you will like our effort.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">19. Masjid e Tooba (Gol Masjid), Karachi, Pakistan</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Masjid e Tooba or Tooba Mosque is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Locally, it is also known as the Gol Masjid. Masjid e Tooba was built in 1969 in Defense Housing Society, Karachi is nineteenth largest mosque in the world. It is located just off main Korangi Road. Masjid e Tooba is often claimed to be the largest single dome mosque in the world. It is also major tourist attraction in Karachi. Masjid e Tooba is built with pure white marble. The dome of the Masjid e Tooba is 72 meters (236 feet) in diameter, and is balanced on a low surrounding wall with no central pillars. Masjid e Tooba has a single minaret standing 70 meters high. The central prayer hall has a capacity of 5,000 people. It has been built keeping acoustics in mind. A person speaking inside one end of the dome can be heard at the other end. This mosque was designed by Pakistani architect Dr Babar Hamid Chauhan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Masjid-e-Tooba.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7022" title="Masjid e Tooba" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Masjid-e-Tooba-600x450.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="450" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">18. Al Fateh Mosque (Bahrain Grand Mosque)</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The Al-Fateh Mosque also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque is eighteenth of the largest mosques in the world, capable of accommodating over 7,000 worshippers at a time. he mosque is the largest place of worship in Bahrain. It is located next to the King Faisal Highway in Juffair, which is a town located in the capital city of Manama. The mosque very close to the Royal Bahraini Palace, the residence of the king of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah. The huge dome built on top of the Al-Fatih Mosque is made of pure fiberglass.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Al-Fateh-Mosque.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7023" title="Al Fateh Mosque" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Al-Fateh-Mosque-600x402.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="402" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">17. Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built between 1609 and 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction. Sultan Ahmed Mosque is known as seventeenth largest mosque in the world.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Sultan-Ahmed-Mosque.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7024" title="Sultan-Ahmed-Mosque" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Sultan-Ahmed-Mosque-600x400.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="400" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">16. Grozny Central Dome Mosque</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Akhmad Kadyrov Grozny Central Dome Mosque is located in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, and bears the name of Akhmad Kadyrov. The mosque design is based on the Blue Mosque in İstanbul. On October 16, 2008, the mosque was officially opened in a ceremony in which Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov spoke and was with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. This mosque is one of the biggest in Europe. In this mosque ten thousand Muslims can pray at a time and its minarets reach 60m high and is sixteenth largest mosque in the world.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Grozny-Central-Dome-Mosque.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7025" title="Grozny Central Dome Mosque" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Grozny-Central-Dome-Mosque-600x449.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="449" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">15. Baitul Futuh Mosque</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The Bait’ul Futuh Mosque is the largest mosque in Western Europe and fifteenth largest in the world with an area of 5.2 acres (21,000 m2), the mosque complex can accommodate up to 10,000 worshippers. Built in 2003 at a cost of approximately £5.5 million, entirely from donations of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, it is located in the south-west London suburb of Morden, next to Morden South railway station, 150 yards from the Morden Underground.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Baitul-Futuh.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7026" title="Baitul Futuh" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Baitul-Futuh-600x486.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="486" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">14. Masjid-e-Aqsa Rabwah, Pakistan</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Masjid-e-Aqsa is the greatest mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The foundation stone was laid in 1966 and the building’s inauguration took place on March 31, 1972. The mosque is the main mosque of the Ahmadiyya in Rabwah for 12,000 worshipers. The design came from the mosque, Abdul Rashid, at the request of Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad should occur in one Central Mosque Rabwah. The blueprint was already established during his tenure, but because of the Caliph was not affected, the foundation will be laid. On 28 October 1966 Mirza Nasir Ahmad laid the foundation for the Masjid-e-Aqsa. The Friday Sermon the third Caliph 31 The mosque was opened in March 1972. Masjid-e-Aqsa is fourteenth largest mosque in the world.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Masjid-e-Aqsa-Rabwah.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7027" title="Masjid-e-Aqsa Rabwah" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Masjid-e-Aqsa-Rabwah-600x229.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="229" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">13. Masjid Negara, Malaysia</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The Masjid Negara is the national mosque of Malaysia, located in Kuala Lumpur. It has a capacity of 15,000 people and is situated among 13 acres (53,000 m2) of beautiful gardens. The original structure was designed by a three-person team from the Public Works Department – UK architect Howard Ashley, and Malaysians Hisham Albakri and Baharuddin Kassim. Originally built in 1965, it is a bold and modern approach in reinforced concrete, symbolic of the aspirations of a then newly-independent Malaysia. Its key features are a 73-metre-high minaret and an 18-pointed star concrete main roof. The umbrella, synonymous with the tropics, is featured conspicuously – the main roof is reminiscent of an open umbrella, the minaret’s cap a folded one. The folded plates of the concrete main roof is a creative solution to achieving the larger spans required in the main gathering hall. Reflecting pools and fountains spread throughout the compound. Masjid Negara known as thirteenth largest mosque in the world.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Masjid-Negara.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7028" title="Masjid Negara" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Masjid-Negara-600x449.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="449" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">12. Id Kah Mosque, China</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The Id Kah Mosque is a mosque located in Kashgar, Xinjiang, in the western People’s Republic of China. It is the largest mosque in China and twelfth largest mosque in the world . Every Friday, it houses nearly 10,000 worshippers and may accommodate up to 20,000. The mosque was built by Saqsiz Mirza in ca. 1442 (although it incorporated older structures dating back to 996) and covers 16,800 square meters.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Id-Kah-Mosque.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7029" title="Id Kah Mosque" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Id-Kah-Mosque-600x450.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="450" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">11. Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Oman</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">In 1992 Sultan Qaboos directed that his country of Oman should have a Grand Mosque. A competition for its design took place in 1993 and after a site was chosen at Bausher construction commenced in 1995. Building work, which was undertaken by Carillion Alawi LLC took six years and four months. The Mosque is built from 300,000 tonnes of Indian sandstone and eleventh largest mosque in the world. The main musalla (prayer hall) is square (external dimensions 74.4 x 74.4 metres) with a central dome rising to a height of fifty metres above the floor. The dome and the main minaret (90 metres) and four flanking minarets (45.5 metres) are the mosque’s chief visual features.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Sultan-Qaboos-Grand-Mosque.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7030" title="Sultan-Qaboos-Grand-Mosque" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Sultan-Qaboos-Grand-Mosque-600x424.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="424" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">10. Baitul Mukarram, Bangladesh</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Baitul Mukarram is the national mosque of Bangladesh. Located at the heart of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, the mosque was founded during the 1960s. The mosque has a capacity of 30,000, giving it the respectable position of being the 10th biggest mosque in the world. However the mosque is constantly getting overcrowded. This especially occurs during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which has resulted in the Bangladeshi government having to add extensions to the mosque, thus increasing the capacity to at least 40,000.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Baitul-Mukarram.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7031" title="Baitul Mukarram" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Baitul-Mukarram-600x378.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="378" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">9. Jama Masjid, Delhi</strong>,<strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>India</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Jama Masjid, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and completed in the year 1656 AD, it is the largest and best-known mosque in India and ninth largest mosque in the world. It lies at the origin of a very busy central street of Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk. The later name, Jama Masjid, is a reference to the weekly Friday noon congregation prayers of Muslims, Jummah, which are usually done at a mosque, the “congregational mosque”. The courtyard of the mosque can hold up to twenty-five thousand worshipers.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jama-Masjid.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7032" title="Jama Masjid" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jama-Masjid-600x450.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="450" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">8. Sheikh Zayed Mosque</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world. It is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and the first President of the United Arab Emirates, who is also buried there. The mosque was officially opened in the Islamic month of Ramadan in 2007.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Sheikh-Zayed-Mosque.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7033" title="Sheikh Zayed Mosque" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Sheikh-Zayed-Mosque-600x450.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="450" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">7. Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The Badshahi Mosque or the ‘Emperor’s Mosque’ in Lahore is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the seventh largest mosque in the world. Epitomising the beauty, passion and grandeur of the Mughal era, it is Lahore’s most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction. Capable of accommodating 10,000 worshippers in its main prayer hall and a further 100,000 in its courtyard and porticoes, it remained the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to 1986 (a period of 313 years), when overtaken in size by the completion of the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. Today, it remains the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Badshahi-Mosque.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7034" title="Badshahi-Mosque" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Badshahi-Mosque-600x450.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="450" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">6. Faisal Mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the sixth largest mosque in the world. It was the largest mosque in the world from 1986 to 1993 when overtaken in size by the completion of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. Subsequent expansions of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Medina, Saudi Arabia during the 1990s relegated Faisal Mosque to fourth place in terms of size. Faisal Mosque is conceived as the National Mosque of Pakistan. It has a covered area of 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft) and has a capacity to accommodate approximately 300,000 worshippers (100,000 in its main prayer hall, courtyard and porticoes and another 200,000 in its adjoining grounds).</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Faisal-Mosque.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7035" title="Faisal Mosque" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Faisal-Mosque-600x419.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="419" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">5. The Hassan II Mosque</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Located in Casablanca is the largest mosque in Morocco and the fifth largest mosque in the world. Designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues.[1] It stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic, which can be seen through a gigantic glass floor with room for 25,000 worshippers. A further 80,000 can be accommodated in the mosque’s adjoining grounds for a total of 105,000 worshippers present at any given time at the Hassan II mosque. Its minaret is the world’s tallest at 210 m (689 ft).</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Hassan-II-Mosque.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7036" title="Hassan II Mosque" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Hassan-II-Mosque-600x399.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="399" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">4. Istiqlal Mosque</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in term of capacity to accommodate people. However in term of building structure and land coverage, Istiqlal is the largest in Southeast Asia and fourth largest in the world. This national mosque of Indonesia was build to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation’s gratitude for God’s blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named “Istiqlal”, an Arabic word for “Independence”.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istiqlal-Mosque.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7037" title="Istiqlal Mosque" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istiqlal-Mosque-600x399.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="399" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">3. Imam Reza Shrine</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran is a complex which contains the mausoleum of Imām Ridha, the eighth Imam of Twelver Shi’ites and known as third largest mosque of the world. Also contained within the complex include: the Goharshad Mosque, a museum, a library, four seminaries, a cemetery, the Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, a dining hall for pilgrims, vast prayer halls, and other buildings.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Imam-Reza-Shrine.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7038" title="Imam Reza Shrine" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Imam-Reza-Shrine-600x820.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="820" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">2. Al-Masjid al-Nabawi</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Al-Masjid al-Nabawi “Mosque of the Prophet”), often called the Prophet’s Mosque, is a mosque situated in the city of Medina. As the final resting place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, it is considered the second holiest site in Islam by both Shia and Sunni Muslims (the first being the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca) and is the second largest mosque in the world.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Al-Masjid-al-Nabawi.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7039" title="Al-Masjid al-Nabawi" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Al-Masjid-al-Nabawi-600x449.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 600px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " height="449" width="600" /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">1. Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Masjid al-Haram is the largest mosque in the world. Located in the city of Mecca, it surrounds the Kaaba, the place which Muslims worldwide turn towards while offering daily prayers and is Islam’s holiest place. The mosque is also known as the Grand Mosque. The current structure covers an area of 4,008,020 square metres (990.40 acres) including the outdoor and indoor praying spaces and can accommodate up to four million Muslim worshippers during the Hajj period, one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Masjid-al-Haram.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7040" title="Masjid al-Haram" src="http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Masjid-al-Haram-600x450.jpg" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; 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border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(174, 27, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Wikipedia</a></p></span><p></p>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-53553235776110967142011-10-13T19:29:00.001-07:002011-10-13T19:36:58.191-07:00Vocabulary of Weather<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;" ><table style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; " border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>Word</b><br /><i>Part of speech</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;"><b>Meaning</b></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;"><b>Example Sentence</b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>airconditioner/airconditioning</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">an appliance that cools down the air in a home or building</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>airconditioner</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>keeps the office nice and comfortable even when it's very hot outside.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>avalanche</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">a dangerous slide of snow down a mountain</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">The skiers were warned about a possible<b>avalanche.</b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>below freezing</b><br /><i>preposition/adjective</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">temperature less than 0 degrees Celsius/(32F)</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">It's supposed to go<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>below freezing</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>before the weekend.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>blizzard</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">a storm with lots of snow and wind</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">The airplane couldn't take-off because of the<b>blizzard</b>.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>boiling hot</b><br /><i>adjective + noun</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">common expression for describing a very hot day</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">It was<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>boiling hot</b>, so we all jumped into the lake.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>breeze</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">light wind</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">Don't bother with a hat. There is always a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>breeze</b>near the ocean.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>Celsius</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">measurement of temperature (0 degrees is freezing/100 is boiling)</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">In the summer, the average temperature here is 20 degrees<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Celsius.</b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>chilly</b><br /><i>adjective</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">cold</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">It's a bit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>chilly</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>today, so I think you should wear a coat.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>clear</b><br /><i>adjective</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">when the sky is blue because no clouds are blocking the sun</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">On a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>clear</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>night you can see a lot of stars.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>cloud/cloudy</b><br /><i>noun/adjective</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">water in the sky that appears as a white or grey mass</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">It may look<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>cloudy</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in the morning, but the sun always comes out by afternoon.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>cold spell</b><br /><i>adjective + noun</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">a period of colder than average weather</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">They're calling for a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>cold spell</b>, so we put off our camping trip.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>cool</b><br /><i>adjective</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">temperature in between warm and cold</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">The days were boiling hot, but the nights were<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>cool</b>and comfortable for sleeping.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>degrees</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">measurement for temperature</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">I don't feel the heat until it's about forty<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>degrees</b>Celsius outside.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>drizzling</b><br /><i>continuous verb</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">raining slightly</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">I think I'll take the dog for a walk. It's only<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>drizzling</b>now.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>drought</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">a long period with no rainfall</td><td style=" vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">Forest fires are a serious danger during a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>drought</b>.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>Fahrenheit</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">measurement of temperature (32 degrees is freezing/212 is boiling)</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">It was 100 degrees<b>Fahrenheit</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>when we got to San Francisco.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>flood</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">overflow of rain water</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>flood</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>was so bad, our basement was full of water.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><img src="http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/weather-04.gif" alt="Snow flurries" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " align="right" height="50" width="51" /><b>flurries</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">very light snowfall</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">There are a few<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>flurries</b>but the snow isn't sticking to the roads.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>fog/foggy</b><br /><i>noun/adjective</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">thick water vapor that blocks one's vision</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">We couldn't see the bridge because there was too much<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>fog</b>.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>forecast</b><br /><i>noun/verb</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">the expected weather for the future</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">According to the 5 day<b>forecast</b>, it's going to rain on our wedding day.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>freezing cold</b><br /><i>adjective + noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">common expression used to describe a very cold day</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">It was a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>freezing cold</b>day for the Santa Claus parade.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>frost</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">ice crystals on a frozen surface</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">Some flowers are so strong they can withstand<b>frost</b>.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>frostbite</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">a skin condition caused by over exposure to the cold (typically reddish skin with white spots)</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">I lost my hat while I was skiing, and I ended up with<b>frostbite</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on my ears.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>hail</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">small pieces of ice that fall during a storm</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">There was so much<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>hail</b>that some of the trailer homes were destroyed.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>heat stroke</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">a flu-like condition one can acquire after spending too long in the sun</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">Bring lots of water and wear a hat to avoid<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>heat stroke</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in this weather.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>heat-wave</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">extremely hot weather that is much higher than average--usually lasts a short time</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">During the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>heat-wave</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>we cooled our beds down with ice packs.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>humid/humidity</b><br /><i>adjective/noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">moisture in the air</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">It feels a lot hotter than it actually is because of the<b>humidity</b>.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>hurricane</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">a tropical storm with very strong wind and rain (from Atlantic Ocean); from Pacific Ocean it is called a "<b>typhoon</b>"; from Indian Ocean it is called a "<b>cyclone</b>"</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">Half of the buildings on the island were flattened by the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>hurricane</b>.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>icy</b><br /><i>adjective</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">slippery because of ice</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">The roads are<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>icy</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>so please avoid driving down any hills.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>lightning</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">electric flash caused by two clouds hitting</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">The outdoor pool always closes when the lifeguards suspect<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>lightning.</b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>mild</b><br /><i>adjective</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">temperature that is warmer than average(in a cold season)</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">It's quite<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>mild</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>out so I didn't bother with a hat or mittens.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>meteorologist</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">a person who studies weather patterns</td><td face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="15px" style=" vertical-align: top; ">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>meteorologist</b>predicted that the cold spell would be over by now.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>minus/negative</b><br /><i>adjective</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">indicates that a temperature is below zero</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">It was<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>minus</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>twenty degrees at the top of the skil hill.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>overcast</b><br /><i>adjective</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">no sun is visible</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">The sky is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>overcast</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>this morning, but the sun is supposed to come out by late afternoon.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>partly cloudy</b><br /><i>adverb + adjective</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">term often used in a weather forecast to indicate that the skies are sunny and cloudy at the same time</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">Tomorrow's forecast is<b>partly cloudy</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>with clear skies by nightfall.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>precipitation</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">rain or snow that falls on an area</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">There is very little<b>precipitation</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in the desert.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>puddle</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">collection of rain water</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">Children love to splash in<b>puddles</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>when they are wearing rubber boots.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>rain/raining/rainy</b><br /><i>noun/continuous verb/adjective</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">water that falls to earth</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">My hair is all wet and messy from the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>rain</b>.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>raindrop</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">a single measurement of rain</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">I love catching<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>raindrops</b>on my tongue.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>rainbow</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">a band of colours found in the sky after a rainfall</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">According to legend you can find a pot of gold at the end of a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>rainbow</b>.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>raining cats and dogs</b><br /><i>idiom</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">raining heavily</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">They cancelled the football game because it was<b>raining cats and dogs</b>.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>scorching/a scorcher</b><br /><i>adjective/noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">extremely hot temperature/a very hot day</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">It was<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>a scorcher</b>, so the whole family slept in the cool basement.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>season</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">time of year characterized by certain weather<br />Winter,Spring,Summer,Fall (or Autumn)</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">My favorite<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>season</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is Fall, because I love to watch the leaves changing colours.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>shower</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">quick/light rainstorm</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">They've been calling for<b>showers</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>all week, but so far it's been dry.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>sleet(similar to hail)</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">rain that freezes as it falls</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">All-weather-tires are best if you have to drive in<b>sleet</b>.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>slush/slushy</b><br /><i>noun/adjective</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">snow on the ground that has been rained on</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">The snow turned to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>slush</b>as soon as it started to rain.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>smog</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">heavy,dark cloud cover caused by pollution</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">You really notice the<b>smog</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>downtown in this type of humidity.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>snow/snowy/snowing</b><br /><i>noun/adjective/ continuous verb</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">frozen water that warms slightly as it falls to earth</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">It is already<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>snowing</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>up in the mountains, so the ski season should be great this year.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>snowstorm</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">large amounts of wind and snow</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">All of the schools were closed because of the<b>snowstorm</b>.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><img src="http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/weather-06.gif" alt="Sun" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " align="right" height="50" width="50" /><b>sun/sunshine/sunny</b><br /><i>noun/noun/adjective</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">the gassy star that warms the earth</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">We hope to have<b>sunshine</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on the day of the beach picnic.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>sunburn</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">painful red/pink skin caused by being in the sun too long</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">The bald man got a<b>sunburn</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on his head.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>sunglasses/shades</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">dark eyewear that protects you from the sun</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">I forgot my<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>shades</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and I was driving right into the sun.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>suntan/tanned</b><br /><i>noun(also verb)/adjective(also verb)</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">brown/golden skin caused by long periods of sun exposure</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">I got a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>suntan</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on the cruise, but it has already faded away.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>sunscreen/suntan lotion</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">cream that protects your skin from sun damage</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">Don't forget to reapply your<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>sunscreen</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>when you get out of the lake.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>temperature</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">how warm or cold the air is</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">Can you check the<b>temperature</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>before we get dressed for our walk?</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><img src="http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/weather-07.gif" alt="Thermometer" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " align="right" height="50" width="16" /><b>thermometer</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">instrument for measuring the temperature of the air</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">When I checked the temperature this morning, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>thermometer</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>said it was already thirty degrees Celsius.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><img src="http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/weather-02.gif" alt="Thunderstorm" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " align="right" height="50" width="54" /><b>thunder/thunderstorm</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">the crashing of clouds (often followed by a strike of lightning and heavy rain)</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">Let's close all of the windows. It looks like a<b>thunderstorm</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is coming.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><img src="http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/weather-03.gif" alt="Tornado" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " align="right" height="50" width="53" /><b>tornado</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">violently spinning windstorm</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>tornado</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>picked up everything in its path, including animals and cars.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><img src="http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/weather-05.gif" alt="Umbrella" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " align="right" height="50" width="39" /><b>umbrella</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">held over one's head and body for rain protection</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">I always keep an<b>umbrella</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in my car in case of rain.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>UV (ultra violet) rays</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">the damaging rays from the sun</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>Ultra violet rays</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>can cause skin cancer if you don't wear sunscreen.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>wind/windy</b><br /><i>noun/adjective</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">blowing air outside</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">It's too<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>windy</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to play golf today.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>wind chill factor</b><br /><i>noun</i></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">when the wind makes the air feel colder than the actual temperature</td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">It's minus two, but with the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>wind chill factor</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>it's minus fifteen.</td></tr></tbody></table></span>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-8621008788355341712011-10-13T19:23:00.000-07:002011-10-13T19:27:04.915-07:00Greeting<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><strong>greeting</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(noun): saying hello; a polite word of welcome<br /><strong>greet</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(verb): to say hello; to welcome somebody<br />(The opposite of greeting is farewell - saying goodbye.)</span></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>There are many ways to say<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>hello</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in English. Sometimes you say a quick<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>hello</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>as you are passing somebody. At other times a greeting leads to a conversation. Friends and family members greet each other in a casual way. Business greetings are more formal.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">On the following pages you can<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>listen to</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>practise</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>greeting people in a variety of situations.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">In this lesson you will find:</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "><b>Tips:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>language and gestures that native speakers use</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "><b>Useful phrases:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>words and expressions that native speakers use</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "><b>Pair practice:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>sample conversations with audio (practise with a learning partner)</p></span>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-16725672404678015692011-10-13T19:19:00.000-07:002011-10-13T19:20:03.894-07:00Talking About Weather<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><h1 style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; ">Weather</h1><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">English speakers love to talk about the weather. It is a way of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>breaking the ice</i>(starting a conversation). People talk about the weather on the phone and in person. Friends and family talk about the weather before they discuss what's new. Co-workers talk about the weather before starting a hard day of work. Even strangers discuss the weather. Learn the proper vocabulary and expressions, and you will find it easy to start a conversation anytime and anywhere with anyone you meet!</p><h3 style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; ">Common questions and responses about Weather</h3><table frame="BORDER" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; " border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>What's it like out?</b></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">It's miserable out.</td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>How's the weather?</b></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">It's ten below. (-10 degrees)</td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>Do you have rain?</b></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">We haven't had a drop of rain for weeks.</td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>What's the temperature there?</b></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">It's 22 degrees Celsius.</td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>It's snowing here, what's it doing there?</b></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">It's pouring outside. (<i>raining heavily</i>)</td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>Beautiful day, huh?</b></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">We couldn't ask for a better day than this.</td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; "><b>What's the weather forecast?</b></td><td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: top; ">They're calling for blue skies all week.</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="ECtip" style="background-image: url(http://static.englishclub.com/images/ECtip.png); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; width: 697px; padding-top: 35px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">One common mistake learners make when talking about the weather is mixing up the noun, adjective and verb forms of weather words.<br /><br /><b>Example 1:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>How's the weather?</i><br />It is snow.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Incorrect</b><br />It is snowing.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Correct</b><br />It is snowy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Correct</b><br /><br /><b>Example 2:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>What's it like out?</i><br />It is rain.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Incorrect</b><br />It is raining.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Correct</b><br />It is rainy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Correct</b><br /><br /><b>Example 3:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>What's the weather like?</i><br />It is sun.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Incorrect</b><br />It is sunny.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Correct</b><br />The sun is shining.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Correct</b></div></span>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-56225331067952666962011-10-13T18:45:00.001-07:002011-10-13T18:45:46.906-07:00Modal Form<p>Modal verbs can be used in a variety of different forms. Study the examples below. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Modal Simple</strong><br /> I could swim at the beach.</p> <p><strong>Modal Continuous </strong><br /> I could be swimming at the beach right now. </p> <p><strong>Modal Perfect </strong><br /> I could have swum at the beach yesterday. </p> <p><strong>Modal Perfect Continuous </strong><br /> I could have been swimming at the beach instead of working in the office. </p></td> <td><p><strong>Passive Modal Simple </strong><br /> The room should be cleaned once a day.</p> <p><strong>Passive Modal Continuous </strong><br /> The room should be being cleaned now. </p> <p><strong>Passive Modal Perfect </strong><br /> The room should have been cleaned yesterday. </p> <p><strong>Passive Modal Perfect Continuous </strong><br /> The room should have been being cleaned but nobody was there. (Rare form) </p></td></tr></tbody></table>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-7287031435055555222011-10-13T18:44:00.000-07:002011-10-13T18:45:02.375-07:00Modal - Would<p>"Would" is most commonly used to create conditional verb forms. It also serves as the past form of the modal verb "will." Additionally, "would" can indicate repetition in the past. For more information on the grammar behind the modal verb "would," visit the following tutorials: <a href="http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditionalintro.html">Conditional Tutorial</a>, <a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureinpast.html">Future in the Past</a>, and <a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/would.html">Would Always</a>.</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>If he were an actor, he <strong>would</strong> be in adventure movies. <em class="comment">conditional</em></li><li>I knew that she <strong>would</strong> be very successful in her career. <em class="comment">past of "will"</em> </li><li>When they first met, they <strong>would</strong> always have picnics on the beach. <em class="comment">repetition</em> </li></ul> </div> <h2>Using "Would" in Present, Past, and Future</h2> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td>Modal Use </td> <td>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>You can<br /> also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>would<br /> <em class="comment">conditional</em> </td> <td>1. If I were president, I would cut the cost of education. <p>2. If I had been president, I would have cut the cost of education. </p> <p>3. If I were elected president next year, I would cut the cost of education. </p></td> <td>1. If I were president, I would not raise taxes. <p>2. If I had been president, I would not have raised taxes. </p> <p>3. If I were president, I would not sign the tax increase next week. </p></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>would<br /> <em class="comment">past of "will"</em> </td> <td>I said I would help you. <p>He told me he would be here before 8:00. </p></td> <td>I said I wouldn't help you. <p>He told me he would not be here before 8:00. </p></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>would<br /> <em class="comment">repetition in past </em></td> <td>When I was a kid, I would always go to the beach. <p>When he was young, he would always do his homework. </p></td> <td>When I was a kid, I wouldn't go into the water by myself. <p>When he got older, he would never do his homework. </p></td> <td>used to </td></tr></tbody></table>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-44816464156700458652011-10-13T18:43:00.002-07:002011-10-13T18:44:24.119-07:00Modal - Will<p>"Will" is used with promises or voluntary actions that take place in the future. "Will" can also be used to make predictions about the future. For more information on using "will" and associated exercises, visit the <a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplefuture.html">Simple Future</a> section of our <a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html">Verb Tense Tutorial</a>.</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>I promise that I <strong>will</strong> write you every single day. <em class="comment">promise</em></li><li>I <strong>will</strong> make dinner tonight. <em class="comment">voluntary action</em></li><li>He thinks it <strong>will</strong> rain tomorrow. <em class="comment">prediction</em></li></ul> </div> <h2>More Examples of "Will"</h2> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td>Modal Use </td> <td>Positive Forms </td> <td>Negative Forms </td> <td>You can also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>will<br /> <em class="comment">future action,<br /> prediction</em> </td> <td>The marketing director will be replaced by someone from the New York office. <p>Fred will be there by 8:00. </p></td> <td>The marketing director will not be replaced after all. <p>Fred will not be there. He has a previous obligation. </p></td> <td>shall </td> </tr> <tr> <td>will<br /> <em class="comment">volunteering,<br /> promising</em><br /></td> <td>I will take care of everything for you. <p>I will make the travel arrangements. There's no need to worry. </p></td> <td>I will never forget you. <p>I will never give up the fight for freedom. </p></td> <td>shall </td></tr></tbody></table>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-30874576065567636972011-10-13T18:43:00.001-07:002011-10-13T18:43:47.839-07:00Modal - Had Better<p>"Had better" is most commonly used to make recommendations. It can also be used to express desperate hope as well as warn people.</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>You <strong>had better</strong> take your umbrella with you today. <em class="comment">recommendation</em></li><li>That bus <strong>had better</strong> get here soon! <em class="comment">desperate hope</em> </li><li>You <strong>had better</strong> watch the way you talk to me in the future! <em class="comment">warning</em> </li></ul> </div> <h2>Using "Had Better" in Present, Past, and Future </h2> <p>Most modal verbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study the chart below to learn how "had better" behaves in different contexts. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td>Use </td> <td>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>You can also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>had better<br /> <em class="comment">recommendation</em> </td> <td>1. SHIFT TO "SHOULD" OR "OUGHT TO"<br /> People should unplug toasters before they clean them. <p>2. SHIFT TO "SHOULD HAVE" OR "OUGHT TO HAVE"<br /> You should have unplugged the toaster before you tried to clean it. </p> <p>3. You had better unplug the toaster before you try to clean it. </p></td> <td>1. SHIFT TO "SHOULD" OR "OUGHT TO"<br /> People shouldn't clean toasters without unplugging them first. <p>2. SHIFT TO "SHOULD HAVE" OR "OUGHT TO HAVE"<br /> You shouldn't have cleaned the toaster without unplugging it first. </p> <p>3. You had better not clean the toaster until you unplug it. </p></td> <td>should,<br /> ought to </td> </tr> <tr> <td>had better<br /> <em class="comment">desperate hope,<br /> warning</em> </td> <td>The movie had better end soon. <p>They had better be here before we start dinner. </p> <p><em class="comment">Desperate hopes and warnings usually refer to the near future.</em></p></td> <td>They had better not be late. <p>They had better not forget Tom's birthday gift. </p> <p><em class="comment">Desperate hopes and warnings usually refer to the near future.</em></p></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <strong>"Had better" </strong> is often simply pronounced as <strong>"better"</strong> in spoken English.Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-91900326151726733182011-10-13T18:42:00.000-07:002011-10-13T18:43:03.488-07:00Modal - Should<p>"Should" is most commonly used to make recommendations or give advice. It can also be used to express obligation as well as expectation.</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>When you go to Berlin, you <strong>should</strong> visit the palaces in Potsdam. <em class="comment">recommendation</em></li><li>You <strong>should</strong> focus more on your family and less on work. <em class="comment">advice</em></li><li>I really <strong>should</strong> be in the office by 7:00 AM. <em class="comment">obligation</em></li><li>By now, they <strong>should</strong> already be in Dubai. <em class="comment">expectation</em></li></ul> </div> <h2>Using "Should" in Present, Past, and Future </h2> <p>Most modal verbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study the chart below to learn how "should" behaves in different contexts. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td>Modal Use </td> <td>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>You can<br /> also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>should<br /> <em class="comment">recommendation, advisability</em> </td> <td>1. People with high cholesterol should eat low-fat foods. <p>2. Frank should have eaten low-fat foods. That might have prevented his heart attack. </p> <p>3. You really should start eating better. </p></td> <td>1. Sarah shouldn't smoke so much. It's not good for her health. <p>2. Sarah shouldn't have smoked so much. That's what caused her health problems. </p> <p>3. Sarah shouldn't smoke when she visits Martha next week. Martha hates when people smoke in her house. </p></td> <td>ought to </td> </tr> <tr> <td>should<br /> <em class="comment">obligation</em> </td> <td>I should be at work before 9:00. <p>We should return the video before the video rental store closes. </p> <p><em class="comment">"Should" can also express something between recommendation and obligation. "Be supposed to" expresses a similar idea and can easily be used in the past or in negative forms.</em></p></td> <td> NO NEGATIVE FORMS </td> <td>be supposed to </td> </tr> <tr> <td>should<br /> <em class="comment">expectation</em></td> <td>1. Susan should be in New York by now. <p>2. Susan should have arrived in New York last week. Let's call her and see what she is up to. </p> <p>3. Susan should be in New York by next week. Her new job starts on Monday. </p></td> <td>1. Susan shouldn't be in New York yet. <p>2. Susan shouldn't have arrived in New York until yesterday. </p> <p>3. Susan shouldn't arrive in New York until next week. </p></td> <td>ought to,<br /> be supposed to </td></tr></tbody></table>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-61367699711760200222011-10-13T18:41:00.000-07:002011-10-13T18:42:19.117-07:00Modal - Shall<p>"Shall" is used to indicate future action. It is most commonly used in sentences with "I" or "we," and is often found in suggestions, such as "Shall we go?" "Shall" is also frequently used in promises or voluntary actions. In formal English, the use of "shall" to describe future events often expresses inevitability or predestination. "Shall" is much more commonly heard in British English than in American English; Americans prefer to use other forms, although they do sometimes use "shall" in suggestions or formalized language. </p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li><strong>Shall</strong> I help you? <em class="comment">suggestion</em> </li><li>I <strong>shall</strong> never forget where I came from. <em class="comment">promise</em> </li><li>He <strong>shall</strong> become our next king. <em class="comment">predestination</em></li><li>I'm afraid Mr. Smith <strong>shall</strong> become our new director. <em class="comment">inevitability</em></li></ul> </div> <h2>More Examples of "Shall"</h2> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td>Modal Use </td> <td>Positive Forms </td> <td>Negative Forms </td> <td>You can<br /> also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>shall<br /> <em class="comment">future action</em> <p>(British form)</p></td> <td>I shall be replaced by someone from the New York office. <p>I shall be there by 8:00. </p></td> <td>I shall not be replaced after all. <p>I shall not be there. I have a previous obligation. </p></td> <td>will</td> </tr> <tr> <td>shall<br /> <em class="comment">suggestions </em> </td> <td>Shall we begin dinner? <p>Shall we move into the living room? </p></td> <td><p> </p></td> <td>should</td> </tr> <tr> <td>shall<br /> <em class="comment">volunteering,<br /> promising</em> <p>(British form) </p></td> <td>I shall take care of everything for you. <p>I shall make the travel arrangements. There's no need to worry. </p></td> <td>I shall never forget you. <p>I shall never give up the fight for freedom. </p></td> <td>will </td> </tr> <tr> <td>shall<br /> <em class="comment">inevitability</em> <p>(British form) </p></td> <td>Man shall explore the distant regions of the universe. <p>We shall overcome oppression. </p></td> <td>Man shall never give up the exploration of the universe. <p>He shall not be held back. </p></td></tr></tbody></table>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-19253314922223515632011-10-13T18:39:00.000-07:002011-10-13T18:40:10.920-07:00Modal - Ought To<p>"Ought to" is used to advise or make recommendations. "Ought to" also expresses assumption or expectation as well as strong probability, often with the idea that something is deserved. "Ought not" (without "to") is used to advise against doing something, although Americans prefer the less formal forms "should not" or "had better not."</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>You <strong>ought to</strong> stop smoking. <em class="comment">recommendation</em></li><li>Jim <strong>ought to</strong> get the promotion. <em class="comment">It is expected because he deserves it.</em> </li><li>This stock <strong>ought to</strong> increase in value. <em class="comment">probability</em></li><li>Mark <strong>ought not</strong> drink so much. <em class="comment">advice against something (notice there is no "to")</em></li></ul> </div> <h2>Using "Ought to" in Present, Past, and Future </h2> <p>Most modal verbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study the chart below to learn how "ought to" behaves in different contexts. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td>Modal Use </td> <td>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>You can<br /> also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ought to<br /> <em class="comment">recommendation, advice</em> </td> <td>1. Margaret ought to exercise more. <p>2. Margaret ought to have exercised more so she would be better prepared for the marathon. </p> <p>3. Margaret ought to come to the fitness center with us tonight. </p></td> <td>1. Margaret ought not exercise too much. It might cause injury. <p>2. Margaret ought not have run the marathon. She wasn't in good shape. </p> <p>3. Margaret ought not stay at home in front of the TV. She should go to the fitness center with us.<br /> </p> </td> <td>should </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ought to<br /> <em class="comment">assumption, expectation, probability </em></td> <td>1. She ought to have the package by now. <p>2. She ought to have received the package yesterday. </p> <p>3. She ought to receive the package tonight. </p></td> <td><em class="comment">"Ought not" is used primarily to express negative recommendations. (See above.) </em></td> <td>should </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Notice "Ought not"</strong><br /> Remember that "ought to" loses the "to" in the negative. Instead of "ought not to," we say "ought not." "Ought not" is more commonly used in British English. Americans prefer "should not." </p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li> You ought not smoke so much.</li><li>She ought not take such risks while skiing.</li><li>They ought not carry so much cash while traveling. </li></ul> </div>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-39083103025795714372011-10-13T18:37:00.001-07:002011-10-13T18:37:52.867-07:00Modal - Must<p>"Must" is most commonly used to express certainty. It can also be used to express necessity or strong recommendation, although native speakers prefer the more flexible form "have to." "Must not" can be used to prohibit actions, but this sounds very severe; speakers prefer to use softer modal verbs such as "should not" or "ought not" to dissuade rather than prohibit. </p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>This <strong>must</strong> be the right address! <em class="comment">certainty</em></li><li>Students <strong>must</strong> pass an entrance examination to study at this school. <em class="comment">necessity</em></li><li>You <strong>must</strong> take some medicine for that cough. <em class="comment">strong recommendation</em></li><li>Jenny, you <strong>must</strong> not play in the street! <em class="comment">prohibition</em> </li></ul> </div> <h2>Using "Must" in Present, Past, and Future </h2> <p>Most modal verbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study the chart below to learn how "must" behaves in different contexts. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td>Modal Use </td> <td>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>You can also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>must<br /> <em class="comment">certainty</em> </td> <td>1. That must be Jerry. They said he was tall with bright red hair. <p>2. That must have been the right restaurant. There are no other restaurants on this street. </p> <p>3. NO FUTURE FORM </p></td> <td>1. That must not be Jerry. He is supposed to have red hair. <p>2. That must not have been the right restaurant. I guess there is another one around here somewhere. </p> <p>3. NO FUTURE FORM </p></td> <td>have to </td> </tr> <tr> <td>must not<br /> <em class="comment">prohibition</em> </td> <td><p> </p></td> <td>You must not swim in that river. It's full of crocodiles. <p>You must not forget to take your malaria medication while your are in the tropics. </p> <p><em class="comment">Prohibition usually refer to the near future.</em></p></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>must<br /> <em class="comment">strong<br /> recommendation</em> <p>(Americans<br /> prefer<br /> the form<br />"should.") </p></td> <td>1. You must take some time off and get some rest. <p>2. SHIFT TO "SHOULD"<br /> You should have taken some time off last week to get some rest. </p> <p>3. SHIFT TO "SHOULD"<br /> You should take some time off next week to get some rest. </p></td> <td>1. You mustn't drink so much. It's not good for your health. <p>2. SHIFT TO "SHOULD"<br /> You shouldn't have drunk so much. That caused the accident. </p> <p>3. SHIFT TO "SHOULD"<br /> You shouldn't drink at the party. You are going to be the designated driver. </p></td> <td>should </td> </tr> <tr> <td>must<br /> <em class="comment">necessity</em> <p>(Americans<br /> prefer<br /> the form<br />"have to.") </p></td> <td>1. You must have a permit to enter the national park. <p>2. SHIFT TO "HAVE TO"<br /> We had to have a permit to enter the park. </p> <p>3. We must get a permit to enter the park next week. </p></td> <td>1. SHIFT TO "HAVE TO"<br /> We don't have to get a permit to enter the national park. <p>2. SHIFT TO "HAVE TO"<br /> We didn't have to get a permit to enter the national park. </p> <p>3. SHIFT TO "HAVE TO"<br /> We won't have to get a permit to enter the national park. </p></td> <td>have to </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>REMEMBER: "Must not" vs. </strong><strong>"Do not have to"</strong><br />"Must not" suggests that you are prohibited from doing something. "Do not have to" suggests that someone is not required to do something.</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>You <strong>must not</strong> eat that. <em class="comment">It is forbidden, it is not allowed.</em> </li><li>You <strong>don't have to</strong> eat that. <em class="comment">You can if you want to, but it is not necessary.</em></li></ul> </div>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-75062059130465411812011-10-13T18:36:00.000-07:002011-10-13T18:37:12.874-07:00Modal - Might<p>"Might" is most commonly used to express possibility. It is also often used in <a href="http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditionalintro.html">conditional</a> sentences. English speakers can also use "might" to make suggestions or requests, although this is less common in American English.</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>Your purse <strong>might</strong> be in the living room. <em class="comment">possibility</em></li><li>If I didn't have to work, I <strong>might</strong> go with you. <em class="comment">conditional</em></li><li>You <strong>might</strong> visit the botanical gardens during your visit. <em class="comment">suggestion</em></li><li><strong>Might</strong> I borrow your pen? <em class="comment">request</em></li></ul> </div> <h2>Using "Might" in Present, Past, and Future </h2> <p>Most modal verbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study the chart below to learn how "might" behaves in different contexts. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td>Modal Use </td> <td>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>You can also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>might<br /> <em class="comment">possibility</em> </td> <td>1. She might be on the bus. I think her car is having problems. <p>2. She might have taken the bus. I'm not sure how she got to work. </p> <p>3. She might take the bus to get home. I don't think Bill will be able to give her a ride. </p></td> <td>1. She might not be on the bus. She might be walking home. <p>2. She might not have taken the bus. She might have walked home. </p> <p>3. She might not take the bus. She might get a ride from Bill. </p></td> <td>could,<br /> may </td> </tr> <tr> <td>might<br /> <em class="comment">conditional of may</em> </td> <td>1. If I entered the contest, I might actually win. <p>2. If I had entered the contest, I might actually have won. </p> <p>3. If I entered the contest tomorrow, I might actually win. Unfortunately, I can't enter it. </p></td> <td>1. Even if I entered the contest, I might not win. <p>2. Even if I had entered the contest, I might not have won. </p> <p>3. Even if I entered the contest tomorrow, I might not win. </p></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>might<br /> <em class="comment">suggestion</em> </td> <td>1. NO PRESENT FORM <p>2. You might have tried the cheese cake. </p> <p>3. You might try the cheesecake. </p></td> <td>1. NO PRESENT FORM <p>2. PAST FORM UNCOMMON </p> <p>3. You might not want to eat the cheese cake. It's very calorific. </p></td> <td>could </td> </tr> <tr> <td>might<br /> <em class="comment">request</em> <p>(British form) </p></td> <td>Might I have something to drink? <p>Might I borrow the stapler? </p> <p><em class="comment">Requests usually refer to the near future.</em></p></td> <td> NEGATIVE FORMS UNCOMMON </td> <td>could,<br /> may,<br /> can </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>REMEMBER: "Might not" vs. "Could not" </strong><br />"Might not" suggests you do not know if something happens. "Could not" suggests that it is impossible for something to happen.</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>Jack <strong>might not</strong> have the key. <em class="comment">Maybe he does not have the key.</em></li><li>Jack <strong>could not</strong> have the key. <em class="comment">It is impossible that he has the key.</em></li></ul> </div>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-1905351174232250322011-10-13T18:35:00.001-07:002011-10-13T18:35:58.384-07:00Modal - May<p>"May" is most commonly used to express possibility. It can also be used to give or request permission, although this usage is becoming less common.</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>Cheryl <strong>may</strong> be at home, or perhaps at work. <em class="comment">possibility</em></li><li>Johnny, you <strong>may</strong> leave the table when you have finished your dinner. <em class="comment">give permission</em></li><li><strong>May</strong> I use your bathroom? <em class="comment">request permission </em> </li></ul> </div> <h2>Using "May" in Present, Past, and Future </h2> <p>Most modal verbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study the chart below to learn how "may" behaves in different contexts. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td>Modal Use </td> <td>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>You can<br /> also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>may<br /> <em class="comment">possibility</em> </td> <td>1. Jack may be upset. I can't really tell if he is annoyed or tired. <p>2. Jack may have been upset. I couldn't really tell if he was annoyed or tired. </p> <p>3. Jack may get upset if you don't tell him the truth. </p></td> <td>1. Jack may not be upset. Perhaps he is tired. <p>2. Jack may not have been upset. Perhaps he was tired. </p> <p>3. Jack may not get upset, even if you tell him the truth </p></td> <td>might </td> </tr> <tr> <td>may<br /> <em class="comment">give permission</em> </td> <td>1. You may leave the table now that you're finished with your dinner. <p>2. SHIFT TO "BE ALLOWED TO"<br /> You were allowed to leave the table after you finished your dinner. </p> <p>3. You may leave the table when you finish your dinner.<br /> </p></td> <td>1. You may not leave the table. You're not finished with your dinner yet. <p>2. SHIFT TO "BE ALLOWED TO"<br /> You were not allowed to leave the table because you hadn't finished your dinner. </p> <p>3. You may not leave the table until you are finished with your dinner.<br /> </p></td> <td>can </td> </tr> <tr> <td>may<br /> <em class="comment">request permission</em> </td> <td>May I borrow your eraser? <p>May I make a phone call?</p> <p><em class="comment">Requests usually refer to the near future.</em></p></td> <td>NO NEGATIVE FORMS</td> <td>can,<br /> might </td></tr></tbody></table>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-31216480179574228002011-10-13T18:34:00.000-07:002011-10-13T18:35:10.853-07:00Modal - Have Got To<p>"Have got to" is used to express necessity and obligation.</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>Drivers <strong>have got to</strong> get a license to drive a car in the US. <em class="comment">necessity</em></li><li>I <strong>have got to</strong> be at work by 8:30 AM. <em class="comment">obligation</em> </li></ul> </div> <h2>Using "Have Got to" in Present, Past, and Future </h2> <p>Most modal verbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study the chart below to learn how "have got to" behaves in different contexts. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td>Use </td> <td>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>You can<br /> also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>have got to<br /> <em class="comment">necessity</em> </td> <td>1. People have got to be on time if they want to get a seat in the crowded theater. <p>2. SHIFT TO "HAVE TO"<br /> You had to be on time if you wanted to get a seat in the crowded theater. </p> <p>3. You have got to be there on time tonight if you want to get a seat in the crowded theater. </p></td> <td>1. SHIFT TO "HAVE TO"<br /> People don't have to be there on time to get a seat. <p>2. SHIFT TO "HAVE TO"<br /> You didn't have to be there on time to get a seat. </p> <p>3. SHIFT TO "HAVE TO"<br /> You won't have to be there on time to get a seat. </p></td> <td>have to,<br /> must </td> </tr> <tr> <td>haven't got to<br /> <em class="comment">future obligation </em></td> <td><p> </p></td> <td>Haven't you got to be there by 7:00? <p>Haven't you got to finish that project today? </p> <p><em class="comment">"Haven't got to" is primarily used to ask about future obligations. It can be used in statements, but this is less common.</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-32413473468354774382011-10-13T18:32:00.000-07:002011-10-13T18:34:17.122-07:00Modal - Have to<p>"Have to" is used to express certainty, necessity, and obligation.</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>This answer <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">has to</strong> be correct. <em class="comment">certainty</em></li><li>The soup <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">has to</strong> be stirred continuously to prevent burning. <em class="comment">necessity</em> </li><li>They <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">have to</strong> leave early. <em class="comment">obligation</em> </li></ul> </div> <h2>Using "Have to" in Present, Past, and Future </h2> <p>"Have to" behaves quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study the chart below to learn how "have to" behaves in different contexts. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td> Use </td> <td>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>You can<br /> also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>have to<br /> <em class="comment">certainty</em> </td> <td>1. That has to be Jerry. They said he was tall with bright red hair. <p>2. That has to have been the right restaurant. There were no other restaurants on the street. </p> <p>3. NONE </p></td> <td>1. SHIFT TO "MUST"<br /> That must not be Jerry. They said he has blond hair, not red hair. <p>2. SHIFT TO "MUST"<br /> That must not have been the right restaurant. I guess there was another one around there somewhere. </p> <p>3. NONE </p></td> <td>must,<br /> have got to </td> </tr> <tr> <td>have to<br /> <em class="comment">necessity</em> </td> <td>1. She has to read four books for this literature class. <p>2. She had to finish the first book before the midterm. </p> <p>3. She will have to finish the other books before the final exam. </p></td> <td>1. She doesn't have to read "Grapes of Wrath." It's optional reading for extra credit. <p>2. She didn't have to write a critique of "The Scarlet Letter." She had to give a presentation to her class. </p> <p>3. She won't have to take any other literature classes. American Literature 101 is the only required course. </p></td> <td>must </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>REMEMBER: "Do not have to" vs. "Must not" </strong><br />"Do not have to" suggests that someone is not required to do something. "Must not" suggests that you are prohibited from doing something.</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>You <strong>must not</strong> eat that. <em class="comment">It is forbidden, it is not allowed.</em> </li><li>You <strong>don't have to</strong> eat that. <em class="comment">You can if you want to, but it is not necessary.</em></li></ul> </div>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-91863609218902338152011-10-12T23:13:00.000-07:002011-10-12T23:19:37.179-07:00Modal - Could<p>"Could" is used to express possibility or past ability as well as to make suggestions and requests. "Could" is also commonly used in conditional sentences as the conditional form of "can."</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>Extreme rain <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">could</strong> cause the river to flood the city. <em style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);" class="comment">possibility</em></li><li>Nancy <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">could</strong> ski like a pro by the age of 11. <em style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);" class="comment">past ability</em></li><li>You <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">could</strong> see a movie or go out to dinner. <em style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);" class="comment">suggestion</em></li><li><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Could</strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span>I use your computer to email my boss? <em class="comment"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">reque<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">s</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">t</span></em></li><li>We <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">could</strong> go on the trip if I didn't have to work this weekend. <em style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" class="comment">conditional</em></li></ul><br /><h2>Using "Could" in Present, Past, and Future </h2> <p>Most modal verbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study the chart below to learn how "could" behaves in different contexts. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td>Modal Use </td> <td>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>You can also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>could<br /> <em class="comment">possibility</em> </td> <td>1. John could be the one who stole the money. <p>2. John could have been the one who stole the money. </p> <p>3. John could go to jail for stealing the money. </p></td> <td>1. Mary couldn't be the one who stole the money. <p>2. Mary couldn't have been the one who stole the money. </p> <p>3. Mary couldn't possibly go to jail for the crime. </p></td> <td>might,<br /> may </td> </tr> <tr> <td>could<br /> <em class="comment">conditional<br /> of can</em> </td> <td>1. If I had more time, I could travel around the world. <p>2. If I had had more time, I could have traveled around the world. </p> <p>3. If I had more time this winter, I could travel around the world. </p></td> <td>1. Even if I had more time, I couldn't travel around the world. <p>2. Even if I had had more time, I couldn't have traveled around the world. </p> <p>3. Even if I had more time this winter, I couldn't travel around the world. </p></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>could<br /> <em class="comment">suggestion</em> </td> <td>1. NO PRESENT FORM <p>2. You could have spent your vacation in Hawaii. </p> <p>3. You could spend your vacation in Hawaii.<br /> </p></td> <td> NO NEGATIVE FORMS </td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>could<br /> <em class="comment">past ability</em> </td> <td>I could run ten miles in my twenties. <p>I could speak Chinese when I was a kid. </p> <p><em class="comment">"Could" cannot be used in positive sentences in which you describe a momentary or one-time ability.</em></p> <p>Yesterday, I could lift the couch by myself. <em class="incorrect">Not Correct</em> </p></td> <td>I couldn't run more than a mile in my twenties. <p>I couldn't speak Swahili. </p> <p><em class="comment">"Could" can be used in negative sentences in which you describe a momentary or one-time ability.</em></p> <p>Yesterday, I couldn't lift the couch by myself. <em class="correct">Correct</em> </p></td> <td>be able to </td> </tr> <tr> <td>could<br /> <em class="comment">polite request</em> </td> <td>Could I have something to drink? <p>Could I borrow your stapler? </p> <p><em class="comment">Requests usually refer to the near future.</em></p></td> <td>Couldn't he come with us? <p>Couldn't you help me with this for just a second? </p> <p><em class="comment">Requests usually refer to the near future.</em></p></td> <td>can,<br /> may,<br /> might </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>REMEMBER: "Could not" vs. "Might not"</strong><br />"Could not" suggests that it is impossible for something to happen. "Might not" suggests you do not know if something happens. </p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>Jack <strong>might not</strong> have the key. <em class="comment">Maybe he does not have the key.</em></li><li>Jack <strong>could not</strong> have the key. <em class="comment">It is impossible that he has the key.</em></li></ul> </div> </div>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-19699335211551250032011-10-12T23:07:00.000-07:002011-10-12T23:11:51.313-07:00Modal - Can<p>"Can" is one of the most commonly used modal verbs in English. It can be used to express ability or opportunity, to request or offer permission, and to show possibility or impossibility.</p> <div class="ex"> <p>Examples:</p> <ul><li>I <strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">can</strong> ride a horse. <em style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" class="comment">ability</em> </li><li>We <strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">can</strong> stay with my brother when we are in Paris. <em style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" class="comment">opportunity</em> </li><li>She <strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">cannot</strong> stay out after 10 PM. <em style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" class="comment">permission</em></li><li><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Can</strong> you hand me the stapler? <em style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" class="comment">request</em> </li><li>Any child<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">can</strong> grow up to be president. <em style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" class="comment">possibility</em></li></ul><br /><h2 style="font-family: arial;">Using "Can" in Present, Past, and Future </h2> <p>Most modal verbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study the chart below to learn how "can" behaves in different contexts.<br /></p><table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Modal Use </td> <td>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">You can also use: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>can<br /> <em class="comment">general ability</em> </td> <td>1. I can speak Chinese. <p>2. SHIFT TO "COULD"<br /> I could speak Chinese when I was a kid. </p> <p>3. SHIFT TO "BE ABLE TO"<br /> I will be able to speak Chinese by the time I finish my course. </p></td> <td>1. I can't speak Swahili. <p>2. SHIFT TO "COULD"<br /> I couldn't speak Swahili. </p> <p>3. SHIFT TO "BE ABLE TO"<br /> I won't be able to speak Swahili. </p></td> <td>be able to </td> </tr> <tr> <td>can<br /> <em class="comment">ability during a specific event</em> </td> <td>1. With a burst of adrenaline, people can pick up cars. <p>2. SHIFT TO "BE ABLE TO"<br /> With a sudden burst of adrenaline, he was able to lift the car off the child's leg. </p> <p>3. SHIFT TO "BE ABLE TO"<br /> With a sudden burst of adrenaline, he will be able to lift the car. </p></td> <td>1. Even with a burst of adrenaline, people can't pick up something that heavy. <p>2. SHIFT TO "BE ABLE TO"<br /> Even the weight lifter, couldn't lift the car off the child's leg. </p> <p>3. SHIFT TO "BE ABLE TO"<br /> Even three men working together won't be able to lift the car. </p></td> <td>be able to </td> </tr> <tr> <td>can<br /> <em class="comment">opportunity</em> </td> <td>1. I have some free time. I can help her now. <p>2. SHIFT TO "BE ABLE TO"<br /> I had some free time yesterday. I was able to help her at that time. </p> <p>3. I'll have some free time tomorrow. I can help her then. </p></td> <td>1. I don't have any time. I can't help her now. <p>2. SHIFT TO "BE ABLE TO"<br /> I didn't have time yesterday. I wasn't able to help her at that time. </p> <p>3. I won't have any time later. I can't help her then. </p></td> <td>be able to </td> </tr> <tr> <td>can<br /> <em class="comment">permission</em> </td> <td>1. I can drive Susan's car when she is out of town. <p>2. SHIFT TO "BE ALLOWED TO "<br /> I was allowed to drive Susan's car while she was out of town last week. </p> <p>3. I can drive Susan's car while she is out of town next week. </p></td> <td>1. I can't drive Susan's car when she is out of town. <p>2. SHIFT TO "BE ALLOWED TO "<br /> I wasn't allowed to drive Susan's car while she was out of town last week. </p> <p>3. I can't drive Susan's car while she is out of town next week. </p></td> <td>may </td> </tr> <tr> <td>can<br /> <em class="comment">request</em> </td> <td>Can I have a glass of water? <p>Can you give me a lift to school? </p> <p><em class="comment">Requests usually refer to the near future.</em></p></td> <td>Can't I have a glass of water? <p>Can't you give me a lift to school? </p> <p><em class="comment">Requests usually refer to the near future.</em></p></td> <td>could, may </td> </tr> <tr> <td>can<br /> <em class="comment">possibility, impossibility </em></td> <td>Anyone can become rich and famous if they know the right people. <p>Learning a language can be a real challenge. </p> <p><em class="comment">This use is usually a generalization or a supposition.</em></p></td> <td>It can't cost more than a dollar or two. <p>You can't be 45! I thought you were about 18 years old.</p> <p><em class="comment">This use is usually a generalization or a supposition.</em></p></td> <td>could </td></tr></tbody></table> </div>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-29870311381542455342011-10-12T22:16:00.000-07:002011-10-12T22:16:58.814-07:00AIESEC BRAWIJAYA: A Conlfict? Can You Deal With It?<a href="http://aiesecbrawijaya.blogspot.com/2011/10/conlfict-can-you-deal-with-it.html?spref=bl">AIESEC BRAWIJAYA: A Conlfict? Can You Deal With It?</a>: Everyone has to deal with difficult people, whether they are argumentative, abusive, stubborn, or combative. The question is, how can you as...Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-44824640313931379592011-05-11T16:06:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:37:29.342-07:00Basic Interview Questions IHowdy everbody, here we would like to give you some possible question comes when you are in interview , let's check it out :<br /><ol><li>Tell Me a little about yourself ?</li><li>What are your strenghts ?</li><li>What are your weakness ?</li><li>What are your short term goals ?</li><li>What are your long term goals ?</li><li>What do want to be doing five years from now ?</li><li>If you coukd change one thing about your personality, what would it be ?</li><li>What does succes mean to you ?</li><li>Wht does failure mean to you ?<br /></li><li>Are you an organize person ?</li><li>In what ways are you organized and disorganized ?</li><li>Do you manage your time well ?</li><li>How do you handle change ?</li><li>How do you make important decision ?</li><li>Do you work well under pressure ?</li></ol>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-31299027557886879352011-05-11T15:54:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:37:29.404-07:00Basic Interview Questions I<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>1. Tell me a little about Ur self ?<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Short Answers</span><br /><ul><li>I attended MIT where I majored in Electrical Engineering. My hobbies include basketball, reading novels, and hiking</li><li>I grew up in Korea and studied accounting. I worked at an accounting firm for two years and I enjoy bicycling and jogging</li><li>I’m an easy going person that works well with everyone. I enjoy being around different types of people and I like to always challenge myself to improve at everything I do</li><li>I’m a hard worker and I like to take on a variety of challenges. I like pets, and in my spare time, I like to relax and read the newspaper.</li><li>I’ve always liked being balanced. When I work, I want to work hard. And outside of work, I like to engage in my personal activities such as golfing and fishing.<br /></li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Long Answer</span><br /><br />I went to the University of Washington and majored in English Literature. I went to graduate school because I really enjoyed learning. Afterwards, I started my career at Boeing as a web content editor. I’ve been there for 3 years now. Although my emphasis is in writing, I like numbers. I think solving logic problems and riddles are quite fun. I also enjoy jogging, reading, and watching movies.Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-50150161681429544962011-04-19T04:22:00.000-07:002011-04-19T04:26:21.802-07:00Kampung Bahasa Inggris Pare - Oxford ILawell, sebelum kita mulai perjalanan bercerita mengenai kampung bahasa inggris sebelumnya temen2 pasti udah denger donk yang namanya kampung inggris ?? sebgian temen2 mungkin bilang YA mungkin bilang GAK. Baiklah kita mulai bercerita apasih Kampung Bahasa Inggris itu ? Kampung Bahasa Inggris sebetulnya tidaklah seseram namanya, Kampung Bahasa Inggris sama seperti Kampung2 biasa cuma bedanya disini banyak sekali tempat kursus (((to be continue....Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-27252941987886413332011-03-10T20:03:00.000-08:002011-03-10T20:10:18.037-08:00Final Score of Elementary Speaking Program<span class="Apple-style-span" >Period <b><span class="Apple-style-span" >25 February 2011</span></b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Exam <b><span class="Apple-style-span" >10 March 2011</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >For the farther result you can download </span><a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/wWiajbHk/Oxford.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" >HERE</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" > or if you find trouble to download,you can download it in this site page.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Thanks for your joining <span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Oxford ILA</span></b></span></span></div>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311593348458000079.post-24568336924806303072011-02-23T15:08:00.000-08:002011-02-23T22:19:44.931-08:00Final Score of Elementary Speaking Program Period : 10 February 2011<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >For more imformation about it you can download di samping blog ini, Okay ....and for ordering sertificate you can call Oxford office, <span style="font-size:180%;">minimal total score <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">(TS)</span> is <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">61</span></span><br /><br />thanks a lot</span>Pare - Oxford ILAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079504511377870700noreply@blogger.com