How about some fun?

Find 8 words related to the idea of “growing”.
(They are all written from left to right.)

Are you a natural leader?

Take this test and see if you have the conditions to be one!

1) How often do you work on several projects at a time?

a-Always
b-Usually
c-Seldom

2) How do you feel during important meetings?

a-Anxious to speak
b-Excited and attentive
c-A bit nervous and uncomfortable

3) How often you can’t hand in your work on time?
a-Never
b-Very occassionally
c-Sometimes

4) Do you enjoy being in charge of a group of people?

a-Yes, I love it!
b-No, I don’t.
c- I do it if I have to.

5) How often do people come to ask for your advice?

a-Frequently
b-Sometimes
c-Rarely

6) Do you like setting goals in your life?

a-Yes, Of course! They’re very important.
b- Yes, but I don’t usually achieve them.
c- No, I follow my instincts

7) Do you enjoy socializing with people?

a-I love meeting new people.
b-Only with people I already now.
c- I prefer to stay at home.

8) How often do you stay longer at work?

a-Whenever I need to.
b-Only when it’ necessary.
c- Never ! I can finish it the next day.

9) Are you scared to speak in front of people?
a-Never, I enjoy it.
b- It depends on the situation
c- Always

10) Can you solve group problems through discussion?

a-Always

b-Occasionally

c-Rarely

Scores:
A: 3 points
B: 2 points
C: 1 point

Take your score to class and ask your teacher to give you the results!!

Rambo Challenges you to Grow!

The Rambo Challenge!

During the next week, try to not to use the following words:

Beautiful

Amazing

Nice

Good

I like

Sad

Happy

Funny

We often get stuck in the routine of using the same words each day. Try to exchange the word beautiful for lovely or gorgeous, or funny for hilarious and like this, we just keep on growing...

Have a ball in Dilbert's business world!

Enter Dilbert's webpage and brighten your day with a joke while you grow in English!

www.dilbert.com
First, meet the protagonist who is in I.T, just like you!

Dilbert loves technology for the sake of technology. In fact, Dilbert loves technology more than people. He's got the social skills of a mousepad and he'd rather surf the Internet than Waikiki (which, considering the physique he developed after years of sitting in front of a PC screen, is a blessing).

Let's think a bit...

"Grow where you are planted”

This is a proverb I found while surfing the net. What do you think about it? To be honest, I don't agree with these words, I believe that it isn't a must to stay where you were born. People should be clever enough to see opportunities and take advantage of them, even though they don't arise where they are.

A bit of fun

This is my first post! I hope you enjoy it.

100 ways to say good job!

1. You’re on the right track now!
2. You’ve got it made.
3. SUPER!
4. That’s right!
5. That’s good.
6. You’re really working hard today.
7. You are very good at that.
8. That’s coming along nicely.
9. GOOD WORK!
10. I’m happy to see you working like that.
11. That’s much, much better!
12. Exactly right.
13. I’m proud of the way you worked today.
14. You’re doing that much better today.
15. You’ve just about got it.
16. That’s the best you’ve ever done.
17. You’re doing a good job.
18. THAT’S IT!
19. Now you’ve figured it out.
20. That’s quite an improvement.
21. GREAT!
22. I knew you could do it.
23. Congratulations!
24. Not bad.
25. Keep working on it.
    You’re improving.
26. Now you have it!
27. You are learning fast.
28. Good for you!
29. Couldn’t have done it better myself.
30. Aren’t you proud of yourself?
31. One more time and you’ll have it.
32. You really make my job fun.
33. That’s the right way to do it.
34. You’re getting better every day.
35. You did it that time!
36. That’s not half bad.
37. Nice going.
38. You haven’t missed a thing!
39. WOW!
40. That’s the way!
41. Keep up the good work.
42. TERRIFIC!
43. Nothing can stop you now.
44. That’s the way to do it.
45. SENSATIONAL!
46. You’ve got your brain in gear today.
47. That’s better.
48. That was first class work.
49. EXCELLENT!
50. That’s the best ever.
51. You’ve just about mastered it.
52. PERFECT!
53. That’s better than ever.
54. Much better!
55. WONDERFUL!
56. You must have been practicing.
57. You did that very well.
58. FINE!
59. Nice going.
60. You’re really going to town.
61. OUTSTANDING!
62. FANTASTIC!
63. TREMENDOUS!
64. That’s how to handle that.
65. Now that’s what I call a fine job.
66. That’s great.
67. Right on!
68. You’re really improving.
69. You’re doing beautifully!
70. SUPERB!
71. Good remembering.
72. You’ve got that down pat.
73. You certainly did well today.
74. Keep it up!
75. Congratulations. You got it right!
76. You did a lot of work today.
77. Well look at you go.
78. That’s it.
79. I’m very proud of you.
80. MARVELOUS!
81. I like that.
82. Way to go!
83. Now you have the hang of it.
84. You’re doing fine!
85. Good thinking.
86. You are really learning a lot.
87. Good going.
88. I’ve never seen anyone do it better.
89. Keep on trying.
90. You outdid yourself today!
91. Good for you!
92. I think you’ve got it now.
93. That’s a good (boy/girl).
94. Good job, (person’s name).
95. You figured that out fast.
96. You remembered!
97. That’s really nice.
98. That kind of work makes me happy.
99. It’s such a pleasure to teach when you work like that!
100. I think you’re doing the right thing.

Growing in Vocabulary

The Word of the Day for March 31 is:

vivacious   \vuh-VAY-shus\   adjective
   lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly

Example sentence:
   The hostess was a pretty, vivacious woman with a knack for making
   people feel comfortable.

Did you know?
   It's no surprise that "vivacious" means "full of life," since it
can be traced back to the Latin verb "vivere," meaning "to live." The
word was created around the mid-17th century using the Latin adjective
"vivax," meaning "long-lived, vigorous, high-spirited." Other descendants
of "vivere" in English include "survive," "revive," and "victual" --
all of which came to life during the 15th century -- and "vivid" and
"convivial," both of which surfaced around the same time as "vivacious."
Somewhat surprisingly, the word "live" is not related; it comes to us
from the Old English word "libban."

New Links!

One way I thought we might be able to grow together is by enhancing our vocabulary skills and knowledge of English Idioms!

I highly encourage all of you to sign up for Webster's free "word a day" program that will allow our vocabularies to grow with each day. Every morning when you open your email you will have a word of the day, the goal will be finding ways to use this word throughout the day and and while you are in class!

Enjoy!!

Personal development and growth

"We can never really change someone; people must change themselves. But we can help. We can be a resource." Stephen R. Covey

Personal development requires personal change and it starts from within.
You need to improve on your self-awareness. You need to work on your attitude. You got to start believing in yourself.
The better you understand yourself the better you understand others. And the more your relationship will flourish.
You have to have a self improvement plan for your personal development and growth.
And then take consistent and continuous actions.
You will do better if you work on yourself instead of worrying about your conditions.
If you work on yourself, your life will change.
You have to develop your skills.
You have the choice to grow, learn, and become the person you aspire and mastering your life.
You can choose to stagnate, to hesitate, and remain fearful and doubtful and live in mediocrity.
You are responsible for your frustrations, indecisions and lack of progress.
It is your choice.
When you know in which direction you want to go and the lifestyle you want to have you will manage yourself. And you will change.
When you change you grow.

Planned Growth

"Personal growth," may be something we can not always plan. However, there are many kinds of growth that planning might be necessary. Can you think of any examples? How might we plan for these other kinds of growth?

In what ways do we grow?

Albert Einstein once said:

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death”

We would like to know, in what ways do you grow?