July 10, 2018

من واقع التسليم باليقينيات إلى ثقافة طرح التساؤلات

غالبا ما نميل إلى الجزم بالأشياء ومنحها صبغة المطلق عوض النسبي تفاديا للمجهود الذهني الذي قد يتسبب لنا في الأرق والشك. معظم قناعاتنا تنبعث من مخيال […]
June 16, 2018

FROM HUMAN BEING TO ROBOT

A student asked his elderly educator this question: “Can human beings behave as a machine in the future?” The teacher answered by asking the following question: […]
June 12, 2018

Expressions with “mind”

1. WOULD YOU MIND? Example: Would you mind closing the window, please? Meaning: Do you object if I ask you to …? Use: To make a […]
June 10, 2018

GIVE SOMEBODY A LIFT

Example 1: – It will be a huge favour if you let me give you a lift to your work. Meaning: Take someone in your car. […]
June 9, 2018

HEAR THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

Examples: – I heard through the grapevine that their business ended in an impressive success. – Don’t rely on the news you hear through the grapevine. […]
May 31, 2018

Take your hat off to somebody

Examples: – After listening to his poem, I stood up and took my hat off to him.  – I usually take my hat off to people […]
May 28, 2018

ANIMAL MINDS

There was a pack of animals attending a class of ethics at school. The teacher asked the following question: “what distinguishes human beings from animals?”. There […]
May 20, 2018

The wisdom Behind Fasting Ramadan

A teenager who can’t understand the wisdom behind fasting the holy month of Ramadan says to his grandfather, a well behaved and wise man: I can’t […]