Lumiere Charity remembers Syria

A candle has been lit by Lumiere in remembrance of all who have suffered and died in Syria and for all those suffering and bereaved.

In the spirit of Lumiere, is there anything you can do to help?

Please see
http://nyti.ms/18XrQAf 

War Child in Syria
http://www.warchild.org.uk/syria

Doctors without Borders in Syria
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate/onetime.cfm?
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/press/release.cfm?id=7029&cat=press-release
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/allcontent.cfm?id=219

International Committee of the Red Cross
http://www.icrc.org/eng/where-we-work/middle-east/syria/index.jsp

If we as global community do not help, WHO WILL?

Lumiere English Academy; Negatives (12)

Lumiere English academy

A Basic Grammar
Negatives

There is sometimes slight confusion in the matter of negatives. 
Why, for example, write in an advertisement: "No women need apply" rather than "need to" apply or "Women do not need to apply?" 
It's all part of the infinite variety of English.

It is easy to formulate negative sentences in the English language;
for example, you can use the verb 'To be'. 
It is common.
To make this sentence into a negative sentence, you add in the word not;
So, 'It is not common' or 'It isn't common.' (Isn't is the contracted form).

EXERCISE

Change into the negative

1. You are going to Gauteng ................................................................................................

You aren't going to Gauteng   or 
You are not going to Gauteng

2. You're allowed to take a day off .......................................................................................

You're not allowed to take a day off   or 
You aren't allowed to take a day off

3. I'm still studying ...............................................................................................................

I am not studying any more

4. You can stop in Pretoria ..................................................................................................

You can't stop in Pretoria   or 
You cannot stop in Pretoria

5. I dreamed last night .........................................................................................................

I didn't dream last night   or 
I did not dream last night

6. You enjoy television .........................................................................................................

You don't enjoy television   or 
You do not enjoy television

7. You saw the policeman ....................................................................................................

You didn't see the policeman   or 
You did not see the policeman

8. Frances is my favourite friend ..........................................................................................

Frances isn't my favourite friend   or
Frances is not my favourite friend

9. The rooster has been stolen .............................................................................................

The rooster hasn't been stolen   or 
The rooster has not been stolen

10. Have you ever eaten spaghetti? ......................................................................................

Haven't you ever eaten spaghetti?   or 
Have you never eaten spaghetti?

11. You have already told him .............................................................................................

You have not told him yet

12. He has an arrogant nature .............................................................................................

He does not have an arrogant nature

13. He should be voted man of the year ..............................................................................

He shouldn't be voted man of the year   or 
He should not be voted man of the year

14. I am very happy .............................................................................................................

I am not very happy

15. Is the world treating you well? .......................................................................................

Isn't the world treating you well?   or 
Is the world not treating you well?

16. I wish I were a wealthy man ...........................................................................................

I wish I weren't a wealthy man   or 
I wish I were not a wealthy man

17. I would like to be wealthy ..............................................................................................

I wouldn't like to be wealthy   or 
I would not like to be wealthy

18. Jean is still a happy girl ..................................................................................................

Jean is not a happy girl any more

19. Pete and Tom are both nice men ...................................................................................

Pete and Tom are not both nice men

20. Peter and Tom are nice men .........................................................................................

Peter and Tom aren't nice men   or 
Peter and Tom are not nice men

21. She comes first in class ..................................................................................................

She doesn't come first in class   or 
She does not come first in class

22. They love animals ..........................................................................................................

They don't love animals   or 
They do not love animals

23. Why did you hide the evidence? ....................................................................................

Why didn't you hide the evidence?   or 
Why did you not hide the evidence?

Dr Luky Whittle

Lumiere English Academy; The Passive Mood (11)

Lumiere English academy

A Basic Grammar 

The Passive Mood (11)

A simple way to express the passive mood is to say that the subject and the object change places, e.g. in the sentence: "John loves Mary".
 John is the subject and Mary the object.

When Mary becomes the subject and John the object, we move into the passive mood, e.g. "Mary is loved by John."

Exercise

Change into the passive mood;

1. I admire Betty tremendously .................

Betty is tremendously admired by me

2. I love Johnnie Brown ................................

Johnnie Brown is loved by me

3. I paid the money to Esmeralda ......................................

The money was paid by me to Esmeralda

4. You greatly appreciate your employer .....................................

Your employer is greatly appreciated by you

5. Johnnie fed the dog ..............................................

The dog was fed by Johnnie

6. Christine stroked the cat .................................

The cat was stroked by Christine

7. The people saw the fox ......................................

The fox was seen by the people

8. Mother roasted the food .......................................

The food was roasted by Mother

9. The teacher praised the class ...........................

The class was praised by the teacher

10. Father served coffee ...............................

Coffee was served by Father

11. The butler announced dinner ....................................

Dinner was announced by the butler

12. Ernestine drove the car ..............................

The car was driven by Ernestine

13. She said that Ernestine drove the car ...................................

She said that the car was driven by Ernestine

14. She says that Ernestine is driving the car ...................................

She says that the car is being driven by Ernestine

14. She says that Ernestine will drive the car ...................................

She says that the car will be driven by Ernestine

15. He gives her a wave .........................................

A wave is given to her by him

16. He gave her a wave ..............................................

A wave was given to her by him

17. He will give her a wave .............................................

A wave will be given to her by him

18. He bought a hat in the store .....................................

A hat was bought in the store by him

19. He annoys me ....................................................

I am annoyed by him

20. He annoyed me ......................................................

I was annoyed by him

21. He will annoy me ................................................................

I will be annoyed by him

22. He will never annoy me .......................................................

I will never be annoyed by him

Dr Luky Whittle 

Lumiere English Academy; The verb 'to be' (10)

Lumiere English academy

A Basic Grammar

THE VERB 'TO BE'

The verb 'to be' is used in the continuous tenses, followed by the present participle, and in the passive case:

The continuous tenses; She is being taught, she was being taught

The passive case:  I am loved

ORDINARY VERBS BECOME AUXILIARIES WHEN THEY ASSIST THE MAIN VERB

Mother permits them to go to town

Father refuses to let them go to town

I hope to go to town

I must get the job finished

I watched Elsa run down the drive with the dog

THE INFINITIVE IS USED INTER ALIA AFTER TO,

She wants to go to town

AFTER DOES/DO/DID OF THE NEGATIVE

She does not eat meat

I do not eat meat

They did not eat meat

AFTER DOES/DO/DID OF A QUESTION

Does she eat meat?

Do I eat meat?

Did they eat meat?

AFTER AUXILIARY VERBS CAN/BE ABLE/ WOULD/COULD

She can run five laps before breakfast

She is able to cover the distance in half the time

Would she be able to run five laps before breakfast?

Could you run five laps before breakfast?

EXERCISE

1. Mary (want/go) ................... home (wants to go)

2. Mary (not want/go) ................... home 
(doesn't want to go home) or (does not want to go home)

3. .............. Mary (want/go) .................. home? (Does Mary want to go)

4. Joe (not can) .................. run five laps on an empty stomach (cannot)

5. Mother (not permit) ................. them to go to town (does not permit)

6. I (not run) ................ in yesterday's race (did not run)
7. Mary (have) ............... a successful year (has had)

Dr Luky Whittle

Lumiere English Academy; Auxiliary Verbs (9)

Lumiere English academy

A Basic Grammar

AUXILIARY VERBS (9)

An auxiliary verb is a verb which assists a main verb.

The auxiliary verbs include;

do

does

did

has

have 

had

is

am

are

was

were

be

being

been

may

must

might

should

could 

would

shall

will

can

Auxiliary verbs can be recognised in several ways.

- Auxiliary verbs can form a contraction with 'not'.

They take n't; 

isn't, didn't, can't, won't, daren't, oughtn't to, mightn't, shouldn't, don't, doesn't, didn't.

- They invert for questions.

She has graduated. She will graduate.

Has she graduated? Will she graduate?

She daren't fail. They ought to attend.

Dare she fail? Ought they to attend?

He sculpted = He did sculpt (emphatic)

Did he sculpt?

But note that He could cannot give Did he can?

Examples of Use of Auxiliary Verbs

I do not like mustard

 I will go to town

 I have eaten

 I am reading

 I cannot afford to buy a new car

 I should go to Church at least once a week

EXERCISE:

1. Although people say I am indifferent to you, I (love) .......... you (do love)

2. (Love) ............. me? (Do you love)

3. (Love not) ....................... me? (Don't you love)

4. ................... the milk (boil) ............. over? (Is the milk boiling)

5. I insist that I (be) ................ an honourable man (am)

6. (Be) ............... you a vegetarian? (Are)

7. I .......... (not appreciate) your unwarranted interference (do not appreciate)

8. He .............. (not come) to the meeting tomorrow (will not)

9. (be) ............... you glad to see me today? (Are you glad)

10.(be) ...............you .............. glad to see me tomorrow? (Will you be glad)

11. I must reiterate that things (be) .................... in a sorry state (are)

12. Would you say that things (be not) ........... in a sorry state? (aren't)

13. I am convinced you (not persecute) .................. me? (aren't persecuting)

14. Why ................ you (persecute) .................... me now? (are you persecuting)

15. Why ........................ you (not persecute) ................. me yesterday?

(didn't you persecute me)

16. When ............. you (persecute) .......................... me again?

(will you be persecuting me)

17. (count) .............................. she ........................... the money at the bank these days? (Is she counting the money)

18. I insist that I (believe) .............................. in your innocence (believe)

19. Yesterday I (believe) ............................... in your innocence, today I'm not so sure (believed)

Dr Luky Whittle

Congratulations to Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg

Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg went undercover as a taxi driver to find out what the voters were really thinking. Congratulations to the PM on his forward thinking action.

See link
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/12/19983511-norways-pm-becomes-taxi-driver-for-a-day-to-canvass-opinion?lite

Lumiere lights a Candle in Remembrance of Dutch Prince Johan Friso

A Candle has been lit by Lumiere Charity in remembrance of Dutch Prince Johan Friso, and for his grieving family and friends. May he rest in peace.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dutch-prince-dies-avalanche-tragedy-134511745.html#1byD7ZT

Mom's Kitchen; Cheese 'N Ham Delight

Quick 'N Cheap Vegetable Rice Curry has been a great hit with readers!
(See link below).

Here is another tasty and cheap recipe from Mom's kitchen.

CHEESE 'N HAM DELIGHT 
Cheese 'N Ham Delight is relatively quick to make; it's filling and tasty for a hungry family on a budget. 
It's great for vegetarians too,  as vegetarian ham can be used - no animals are thus hurt to enable this recipe.

Allergy Alert; Before starting the recipe, check first that you have no allergies to any of the ingredients.
If you are allergic to any of the ingredients, then don't use this recipe.

Here's the recipe;

CHEESE 'N HAM DELIGHT;

Ingredients;
Two tablespoons oil (you can alternatively use ghee, which I do 
Mom uses sunflower oil)
Half green pepper
Half onion
Three extra large eggs
Two cups milk
Salt to taste
One teaspoon mustard
Half cup of flour (gluten free if you are gluten intolerant) 
Cup and a half of grated cheese
250 grams ham

How to make;
1. Cut and dice half green pepper and half onion and fry in two tablespoons of oil at medium heat until they are transparent; then put them aside
2. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or about 180 degrees Celsius (medium oven)
3. Beat the 3 eggs with a fork in a bowl 
4. Add the milk to the eggs, and mix together
5. Add salt, mustard and flour, and stir the mixture well
6. Add grated cheese and stir
7. Chop the ham into small cubes, add to the mixture and stir
8. Add green pepper and onion to the mixture and stir in
9. Grease ovenproof Pyrex dish and pour mixture into dish
10. Put dish into medium oven
11. Bake until done
12. Enjoy!


What to be careful of in the kitchen;
Don't leave the handles of the pots out over the ends of the stove - children can pull them off the stove and burn themselves; or you can knock the pot off the stove and over yourself, causing a nasty burn.
Don't let the babies or children play around your feet while you are cooking. 
Don't let animals play around your feet while you are cooking.
That is how accidents happen. 

Don't leave your cooking pots unattended. 
A child can pull it over him or herself, the cat can knock it over if it gets into the kitchen and jumps around. 
Also, you can forget the time, the food can burn, and a fire can begin. 
That can be very dangerous.
In squatter camps and slums, if you are using a primus stove, be very very careful with it. Don't leave the meal unattended. 
Also, primus stove fuel is very flammable, it can catch alight easily and can cause burns or shack fires. 
Please be very careful with the fuel.

Don't leave your fuel container for filling the stove lying around. 
Lock it up carefully.
A child can drink the contents, or can knock it over if it is not safely locked up.
Don't leave matches, cigarettes, cigarette lighter, or candles lying around. 
Inquisitive children can start fires without meaning to.

If you use tins, make sure to dispose of them safely. 
Never open tins and leave the opened sharp edges free. 
If a child or adult trips on an opened can, they can cut themselves. 
If a can is not disposed of safely, the sharp edges can cut the fingers of the waste collector/ person picking the discarded can up.

If you are cooking over a wood fire, also be very careful not to get burned.
In other words, keep safe.

Enjoy your meal!

Link to Quick 'N Cheap Vegetable Curry Recipe
http://lumierecharity.blogspot.ie/2013/01/quick-n-cheap-vegetable-curry-recipe.html