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I can write words just fine but the trick is that you don’t write words that are English and transpose them to the Arabic calligraphy. Instead, I must use the arabic word (when it’s not a name) and write that. What’s the best way to learn these words. Would it be an Arabic-English dictionary?

The best way to learn Arabic is that somebody teach you face to face, or to take classes. No online.

I’m considering moving out there and opening a bar. I do speak fluent dutch from my time living with my aunt in Antwerp, so there will be no language barrier. I’m just curious about what they think. Answers from an Native people in The Netherlands would help.

To be honest I think that perception is not the biggest issue really. The viability of starting a new business in this economic situation and the immigration side of things will probably be much bigger issues than what people here think of you doing so.

In principle of course then being a foreign business owner has more acceptance in the larger cities or Randstad area in general than in a small village where people generally have known each other for years and might be more wary of an "outsider" (and I use the term ‘outsider’ rather than ‘foreigner’ because even native Dutch moving into a small community have some difficulties sometimes).

So moving onto the viability. The economic slowdown has not impacted NL as much as other European countries, but there is a marked difference here compared with say this time two years ago and small businesses are finding it difficult to make ends meet. With job insecurity and smaller wage rises, the first thing people tend to cut down on is eating & drinking out. Also small business are finding it exceptionally difficult to get credit. I say this from experience as well. My husband has a small business (alongside his daily job) here and it is very fortunate that this is a second source of income because it is very hard for it to find new contracts in this environment when companies (and people) do not want to make investments or outgoings. Therefore I would really seriously advise you to get as much info as possible concerning the viability in your case before making any financial commitments. A good place to start is with the KvK which is the Dutch Chamber of Commerce. They do have a section on their website in English which gives the basics including contact details http://www.kvk.nl/english/startingabusiness/default.asp

Last but not least is the immigration issue. You don”t mention your nationality, but unless you hold an EU/EEA passport then it is not as simple to just move to NL and start a business. You would have to obtain a visa to be self-employed. However, to get this, you would have to prove that the business is of fundamental interest to the Dutch economy and it states on the official documents that cafe’s, bars and such like are not considered as such. You can read more on this site http://www.ind.nl/EN/index.asp and specifically here http://www.ind.nl/en/Images/4012_VIN_ENG_tcm6-595.pdf

Therefore without wanting to put a complete dampener on your plans, I really would advise you to think carefully and do a lot of research before making fixed plans – this way you have your eyes open and avoid disappointment and potentially financial losses.

Learn through Lady Gaga and Spanish III students how one might conjugate the past tense with regular verbs.

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A common difficulty in the IELTS reading test is when you find a word that you do not recognise. Many candidates make the mistake of spending some considerable time reading the word and the sentence it is in trying to understand what it means. This, of course, takes valuable time and may not necessarily improve your result. However, there are seven different points that you could consider to help you deal with unknown vocabulary. The first point is that, on occasion, you will find that the reading passage has a glossary at the end, describing two or three of the key words. If there is a glossary, then you should make sure to read it carefully, as if it was important enough to give you a glossary, then the words are probably required for one or more of your answers. If there is no glossary or it doesn’t explain the word you were looking at, another point to consider is whether it begins with a capital letter or is in italics. If it starts with a capital letter, then the word is probably a proper noun, for example a place or a person’s name. If the word is in italics, it is probably a technical word which you are not expected to know. Here are some examples. The third point is that often in the IELTS reading test, you are given a word or words which are immediately followed by a definition, so make sure you read the complete sentence. Here is an example. If the points covered so far have not helped you understand the word, then see if you can find the word root. For example, the word ‘disabled’ is actually a combination of the prefix (dis) the root word (able) and a suffix (the ‘d’). Focussing on the root word only, then considering how the prefix changes that root, can often help. There is a list of prefixes in the Skimming, scanning and reading in detail lesson. Another technique you could use is to work out a general meaning logically. Consider this example. What is most likely to have killed climbers who were trapped in a snowstorm? It is logical that the answer is something to do with the temperature. Sometimes looking logically at the sentence is not enough, but you should also look out for contrasting statements. Consider this sentence. The word ‘yet’ tells us there is a contrast, and that Maori is being brought back into daily life. Therefore the opposite of that is not brought back into daily life, to be disappearing. Moribund actually means to be on the point of death, or almost gone. The final technique you could apply to new vocabulary is to consider the word group. This may not help you find a definition for the word, but sometimes it helps to know if you are looking for a verb, noun, adjective or adverb. In this example, we can tell from the grammar of the sentence that the word is a noun because it follows ‘a’. So we have a noun of Chinese students. The word contingent actually means group. The final point to remember is that having applied the seven techniques, if you still have no idea what the word is or means, then you should consider whether it is actually worth spending more time on. Remember that not every word in the reading passage is relevant to finding an answer, and even if you need this word to answer the question, if it takes you 5 minutes to answer you will have to rush the other questions.

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Another incredible Spanish project featuring Deanna, Stephanie, and Leora. So learn the subjunctive commands the fun way!

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CELEBRATION LUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Vanessa Carlton performing ‘A Thousand Miles’ live at Top of the Pops, broadcast on August 2, 2002.

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Dutch group, hit in the eightees, still together again in 2008.

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