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ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS IN 120 WORDS Readings for EFL Students THERE IS ALWAYS A BETTER WAY Grammar Point: Too and Enough Like a month ago, a friend and I had to make breakfast─oatmeal─ for 25 people. I thought we were going to need 3 of his cooking pots because they all were too small to make enough oatmeal for everybody using only one . He said, “We’ll talk about it tomorrow.” Next day, I got to his house early enough to make breakfast. In his kitchen, I asked him where the 3 pots were and if I could turn on the stove. He smiled and said that the pots were too small and took me to his patio. He had already started making the oatmeal in a really big old pot in his wood stove! Today, I want to thank God because my friends─very often─have better ideas than me. READ MORE HERE. Cargando…

ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS IN 120 WORDS Readings for EFL Students VANILLA AND CHOCOLATE Grammar Point: Imperatives My favorite dessert has only vanilla cookies and chocolate pudding. The first time I tried it─made by my best friend’s sister in Chosica, Lima─was 22 years ago. I have made it many times for my friends. It is really easy. First, place a layer of vanilla cookies on the base. Then, spread chocolate pudding on it . Repeat until you have 5 layers of cookies. Top the last layer of cookies with chocolate pudding and decorate it. Finally, put it in the refrigerator. Make it in a rectangular glass baking dish or in individual dessert glasses. Actually, I used disposable dishes last time! What really matters is with whom you are having it and why. Today, I want to thank God for letting me make this dessert for others. READ MORE HERE. Cargando…

ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS IN 120 WORDS Readings for EFL Students SNAKES AND SPIDERS Grammar Point: Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous A simple conversation can change how we view things in a second. I have been living in a nice small apartment for almost four months. To get to the apartment, I have to cross a beautiful garden. Actually, I have taken a lot of pictures of the garden. One night, Yolanda─the owner of the apartment’s sister─, other friends, and I got together for dinner. At the table, someone started talking about snakes and spiders. All of a sudden, Yolanda told me, “There are a lot where you live... because of the garden.” Since that day, I have been making sure there aren’t any in my bed before going to sleep. Today, I want to thank God... not for a perfect apartment, but for the garden in front of it. READ MORE HERE. Cargando…

ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS IN 120 WORDS Readings for EFL Students WHAT MAKES SOMEONE'S HANDS BEAUTIFUL Grammar Point: Modals What makes someone’s hands beautiful? Different people have different opinions. Some would say that someone’s hands should look young to be beautiful. Others may claim that the proportions of your fingers and hand palms matter. However, if you are surrounded by generous people─especially people with little means─, you can strongly say that beautiful hands are those that are generous. It is heartwarming to see that─most of the time─the less someone has the more generous that person is, like my friend Rosita. She is elderly and sick. Even though she receives no pension, she always shares what she has with others: food, cleaning products, or a few coins of little value. Her hands are beautiful indeed! Today, I want to thank God for all the generous people that surround me. READ MORE HERE. Cargando…