The following is the example of News Item Text. For the definition of News Item Text and its explanation, just click here ! Apple Now World’s Most Valuable Brand [caption id="attachment_1252" align="aligncenter" width="115"] Apple World’s Most Valuable Brand[/caption] Breaking News English, 10th May, 2011 Apple has overtaken Google to become the most valuable brand in the world. This is according to the analysts Brandz, who compile their annual Top 100 ranking of the world’s most valuable brands. Apple’s brand is estimated to be worth more than $153 billion. The tech company knocked Google off the number one position. Google had occupied the top spot for the previous four years. Apple’s new ranking consolidates its position as the top-valued technology company on the stock market. Apple’s success is due to the popularity of its pioneering and market-leading products. It released its iPad in 2008 and the tablet has become one of the most popu

The following is the example of News Item Text. For the definition of News Item Text and its explanation, just click here ! Blood Test Predicts When You’ll Die [caption id="attachment_1249" align="aligncenter" width="168"] Blood Test[/caption] Breaking News English, 19th May, 2011 Would you like to know when you’ll die? It’s a scary question for many, but one which could be answered using a new blood test. Spanish scientists have invented such a test that they say will estimate how much longer you will live. The $700 test measures the length of telomeres in our DNA. Telomeres control how often our cells divide to make new ones and are thus responsible for aging. They limit the length of our lifespan. The company behind the project, Life Length, says the test will give people an idea of the speed at which they are ageing and a prediction of when the end might come. Critics have been quick to attack the test. They say it is unethical, unreliab

The following is the example of News Item Text. For the definition of News Item Text and its explanation, just click here ! Nissan to Make Future New York Taxis [caption id="attachment_1245" align="aligncenter" width="259"] Nissan Altima Hybrid[/caption] Breaking News English, 7th May, 2011 The Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has been chosen to supply the vehicles for the new official taxi of New York City. The city’s mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that Nissan’s NV200 model of minivan had won his competition for the “Taxi of Tomorrow”. The contract is for a period of ten years and starts in 2014. Nissan will supply about 13,000 of the new yellow taxi cabs, which are sure to be as iconic as all previous models. The yellow cab has been one of New York’s most recognizable icons since 1967, which is when the colour was introduced. Nissan beat designs from US car maker Ford and Turkish company Karsan. The winning design was based on the o

The following is the example of News Item Text. For the definition of News Item Text and its explanation, just click here ! Royal Wedding Likely to Hurt UK Economy [caption id="attachment_1242" align="aligncenter" width="269"] royal wedding william and kate[/caption] Breaking News English, 28th April, 2011 Millions of Britons are in celebratory mood ahead of the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. The good cheer created by the event may soon disappear after it as people read about the wedding’s impact on the British economy. The LA Times reckons the celebration will cost the UK economy around $10 billion. Most of this will be due to a loss of productivity as the country embarks on its second four-day holiday in a row, following the Easter break last weekend. Many people have decided to take off the three days in between as holiday to have eleven consecutive days off. This bad news for the economy comes at a time when the

The following is the example of News Item Text. For the definition of News Item Text and its explanation, just click here ! Mark Zuckerberg Is a Genuine Geek? Quite the Opposite! [caption id="attachment_1239" align="aligncenter" width="259"] Mark Zuckerberg[/caption] forbes.com, May. 27 2011 – 9:42 am Mark Zuckerberg tells Fortune that he has taken on a new “personal challenge”: “The only meat I’m eating is from animals I’ve killed myself.” That doesn’t mean actually biting the heads off of chickens, but it does mean he has killed chickens, pigs, and goats. The billionaire founder of Facebook told Fortune: I started thinking about this last year when I had a pig roast at my house. A bunch of people told me that even though they loved eating pork, they really didn’t want to think about the fact that the pig used to be alive. That just seemed irresponsible to me. I don’t have an issue with anything people choose to eat, but I do think they s

The following is the example of News Item Text. For the definition of News Item Text and its explanation, just click here ! Limits on Non-White Kids in French Football [caption id="attachment_1260" align="aligncenter" width="244"] Football for Kid[/caption] Breaking News English, 1st May, 2011 A racism row is rocking French football after reports emerged of limits on non-white players. French media has reported that several senior figures in the French Football Federation (FFF) approved proposals to limit the number of players in the national team to 30 per cent. Some sources say the racial quotas run deeper and that authorities want youth academies to place limits on the number of children they sign up of North African and Middle Eastern descent. France’s government has already suspended François Blaquart, the FFF national technical director, “pending the conclusions of an investigation”. Reports are that the French team coach and former na

The following is the example of News Item Text. For the definition of News Item Text and its explanation, just click here ! Chinese Writer to Have Shakespeare’s Face [caption id="attachment_1266" align="aligncenter" width="242"] Shakespeare’s Face[/caption] Breaking News English, 22nd April, 2011 A well-known Chinese writer is planning to go under the knife to become a William Shakespeare look-alike. The Shanghai Daily newspaper reports that best-selling author Zhang Yiyi will undergo ten operations in the next ten months. After the surgeries he will be the spitting image of Britain’s most famous writer. Mr Zhang said he wants to “let the people across the world mourn” one of the world’s greatest ever playwrights and literary figures. The cost of the plastic surgery will be around $150,000 – the same as the royalties he earned for his last book. Zhang justified the surgery and cost, saying: “Life is a process of striving to become a better p

How to put parallel banners It is easy to put your parallel banners.  You only need to put the following HTML code in the HTML widget where you want to place your banners. <table border=”0? bordercolor=”#336699? cellpadding=”0? cellspacing=”0? width=”100%”> <tr> <td> BANNER 1 <td> <td> BANNER 2 </td> </tr> </table> Then replace BANNER 1 and BANNER 2 with your banner code. You can see the examples in the side bar of this blog where I put two ad banners in line.

EXCELLENT ONLINE ENGLISH COURSE The following is the example of Narrative Text. For the definition of Narrative Text and its explanation, just click here ! If you want to get the outline of the Text Types completely, simply click here ! The Princess and the Pea [caption id="attachment_1950" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Princess and the Pea[/caption] There once was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but it had to be real princess. So he went all over the world looking for a real princess. Everywhere he met young ladies told him they were real princess, but could never be completely sure that this was true. There was always something about them that did not seem quite right. And so, after along time, the prince went back home to his parents and was very sad. One evening there was a terrible storm. It rained heavily and there was thunder and lightning in the sky above the royal castle. Then there was a knock at the castle gate.

EXCELLENT ONLINE ENGLISH COURSE The following is the example of Narrative Text. For the definition of Narrative Text and its explanation, just click here ! If you want to get the outline of the Text Types completely, simply click here ! The Fox and the Mosquitoes [caption id="attachment_1936" align="aligncenter" width="199"] the fox and the mosquitos[/caption] A Fox after crossing a river got its tail entangled in a bush, and could not move. A number of Mosquitoes seeing its plight settled upon it and enjoyed a good meal undisturbed by its tail. A hedgehog strolling by took pity upon the Fox and went up to him: “You are in a bad way, neighbour,” said the hedgehog; “shall I relieve you by driving off those Mosquitoes who are sucking your blood?” “Thank you, Master Hedgehog,” said the Fox, “but I would rather not.” “Why, how is that?” asked the hedgehog. “Well, you see,” was the answer, “these Mosquitoes have had their fill; if you dr