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Sindhura: Hello, I am Sindhura here; may I

speak to Mandaara please?

(, - x--o.
- x--a?)
Sahana: You mean Ms Mandaara Mukund, our
Manager?

(O-C Manager, XA
?)
(Ms = Y N-, E L- d p, N--- h - --p -T - )
Sindhura: Exactly.

(*a-)
Sahana: I'm afraid you can't right now. She is in
an important meeting.

(Ma'm: Madam
Pronunciation-

short form.
)

( L uh
p) place/ home,

Sindhura: Any other way you can help me?

please?
2)

ho uh x--o E En-J---, Am I speak-

(O o --?)
Sahana: I can certainly take a message. You
can leave a message, if it's not private.

(O p---o h C-, uh- -, O

C p)
Sindhura: OK. Perhaps that's the best I can do.
Here it is: I left behind my chain at
her place last night. I hope it is safe.
Tell her from me to keep it safe. I'll
collect it from her when I visit her
next Friday.

(OJ-p-- x--. ui O- o)

(. p --L-T-x
-. - Rxx C
--. C v- --.
a v- --

Sindhura: Oh, is that why I haven't been able to

get her on the cell for an hour now?

( *
- )
Sahana: You're right.

-x---

(, )
Sindhura: I'm a close friend of hers and this is
personal and urgent. Would you

495

ing to so and so,

please? / Is this so and so, please
3)

(d- . O u---
L-T----E *a-i ---o.)

O p---C - C.
Official/ formal message (h) y
vh yL?
Am I speaking to so and so? -
-sx N (Messages) L.
-,
:
Yes, speaking (phone *a--x phone B1) Date : Call for (-J *aC Phone): ---) and who's this please? .
2) Call/ message from (J * phone):---4) -- *a--x -- -p;
u- I'm sorry/ I'm afraid he/ she is not 3) Time of call: ---here; / he/ she is out right now; will be back 3) a) Will call again (Sx Phone h)at --(time)/ after/ in --- (- minutes/ half an hour/ an
in ---minutes/ hours .
5) - - *a--x -- - line hour etc.,)
-- -- --x, j message (h)
, -h -
Please hold (on)/ please hold the line C--:
Message: ---- (xh, ui -
.
x)
Lesson --*a- conversationE message
Ms. Mandaara Mukund --LqC :

Sahana: I'll convey this to

her. I do understand the importance of the matter. I'll ask her to
M.SURESAN
call you as soon
as the meeting ends.

Sahana: I'm sorry. There's no helping it, ma'm,

but I have my instructions. Hope you
can understand.

(p, ~N-. -.
- -o ? On ------)

p Official/ formal phone conversation English x--Lq B, j - -E ?

-- *a uh -- -p,
x -- _- -L- Ox--p j -E
C .
1) You mean Ms. Mandaara Mukund, our
Manager?

Is this (phone no.) Please?/ Is this

Q. 'You have a car' What is the question tag

of it?
A. You have a car, don't you?

A. Admit to/ Admit into a hospital. "In"

Q.
A.

J-.
If an employee was having a bad day. - u- having --- d-?
Have am/ is/ are/ was/ were having form
problem/ difficulty -a. - -E
He was having a bad day (a difficult/
unpleasant day).

K. Nagamani, Tadpatri
Q. Tahsildar application

sign

Q. Congress

-E O - p? -

A. Who told you to get the

certificate signed by the
Tahsildar?
Q. Collector
sign

O
.

sign

Flight Eo
- -\-E
--?

5) Message: Ms Sindhura forgot her chain in

your place/ home. Wants it to be kept safe at
home/ locker till her next visit next Friday. To
call Ms Sindhura as soon as the meeting
ends.

-- ( official/ formal -p)

" (--/ oral) message
phone CJ C-.

-h?

A. Will you ask him to find out when the flight

to America is/ the time of the flight to
America.

S. Satyanarayana Murthy, Kakinada

Q. Active Voice, Passive Voice

- -J-* N--J--.
Verb Active Voice --* Passive Voice- - -Ja-p- Voice ---C -.
--- -O -- --o-N-? ---E -O -C ---- --a.
The enemy has bombed these bridges
(active voice) has + p.p.

The bridges have been bombed by enemy

(passive voice) have been +p.p.

A. Can you/ you will get the minister to sign my

file?

Q.

Q. Students

C ~ h tE p. - - \- -u object begin ----C --d

bridges plural - --C --d have ---.
- .
Verb --p --C -.
A. Tell him to give me Rs.10 lakh or nothing
has
+.p.p(active)
at all. (10 ~ - O-l).
have
been +.p.p.(passive) -\- passive
Tell him to give me..... or leave it (G p
been
--- --*a-C.
)

-voice --J-p-- tense ---

Q. - grammar p---- -o Nu-n.

N
--J--.
A. The students don't want me to teach them
A.

- voice - --E --.

grammar.
Voice -J-p- tense ---E -v--.

-J -qx p--o.

A. The students are getting one another to

answer the questions.
Q.

---

Answers

p---o?

A. Who are all those that have got the answers

given?
Q.

v-

vote

, * L--h.

A. I'll vote for congress, get others to vote for it

and make it win.

--

--,

Q. America

application

-h--o

vote

A. Vote for congress and

make others vote for it.

A. The Collector said he would get the application signed for me.
Q. Minister

Q. My father has been admitted to hospital or

in hospital which is the correct usage?

4) Time of Call: ---- AM/ PM

3) Put me through-

G. Shankar, keshavapur.

(-v-C) = N.
Avon (-) Shakespeare
Et-*
Stratford -v C f C. -E
Shakespeare Bard of Avon .

2) Call for: Ms. Mandaara Mukund, Manager

Ms. Mandaara, a/ one Ms Sindhura called you/

( --L---h. N 2) I'm afraid, you can't right now.
You had a call from a/ one Ms Sindhura an hour
vu -n-iC. O - 3) Could you put me through to her?
4) I can certainly take a message. You can leave ago. She left her chain behind at your place last
- O -E -.)
night it seems. She wants you to keep it safe at
Phone Conversation English a message.
j

Fo

?
home/ in a locker till she visits you again Friday.
x--Lq B ---o .
1)
O

C/
x

C
XA
C. d- i-C ----
J-Eo N--L-p l.

.
.
- --C:
Official/ formal.
C
Practice - h O -hC, -.
1) -- --p, -- h-oC j
2)

.
E En-J--.

( E- C.
N C.)

A. Bard

1) Date: ---3) Call from: Ms. Sindhura

-o-p Sx
B-.)

Sindhura: Oh, that disappoints me. The matter

can't wait that long.

Q. The Bard of Avon. What is the meaning of

the underline part in telugu?

mind putting me through to her?

Sahana: I'm afraid I can't. I have strict instructions not to disturb her till the end of
the meeting.

phone line

Yes, please and who is this?/

Who is speaking please?

Could you put me thr ough to her?

( _J oLE. C
u-i uh- N.
- -?)

x---- uh
4) I can take a message -

j p-:

C ~ tE - p.

A. Tell him to give me Rs.10 lakh.

Q.

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Adbhuta: Oh, what a morning it was! I haven't

had the like of it in years!

(s, !
o-x p
-)
Ascharya: Well, what happened?

(@N- - o--x
l au N- .
j, j - --.
\-\- -)
Adbhuta: The only relief is the boss is out of
town. Otherwise I'd have had it.

(\ h L-T-C. Boss
} --. - E I overslept and got up late at 7.30. I
--C.)
was late for office by almost an hour.
[[[
(-- \-- Ev-
j

E
N- -\
7.30 . Office

J
E

-hC . They are our

-u x)
( J-TC?)

Adbhuta:

Ascharya: Why? You could have made up for

your late rising in some other way.
What else went wrong?

(F -uEo Nj T_---a ? -i J-T?)

Adbhuta: Every thing. The bathroom was
flooded, and no water through the
tap. Somebody in the house kept
the tap on the whole night and the
water tank was dry.

(Fo.

tank

Fx

Ascharya: Things do happen like that some

times.

(Eo--x ---)
Adbhuta: Wait. You haven't heard the last of it.
The washing machine broke down
in the middle and the gas cylinder
had to be replaced in the middle of
cooking.

5) The washing machine broke down.

6) One of the pipes is still leaking.
7) ... the drainage system is choked.
8) ... for people who have seen a bit of
life.
1) Haven't seen the like of it: The
like of it =

Dhoni =

x -

h.
b) A record crowd attended the meeting. I
hadn't seen the like of such a crowd at any
other meeting =

Ascharya: I really pity you.

Record

%d a.

Eo
--
Adbhuta: One of the pipes is still leaking and

.
the drainage system is choked.
2) Go wrong = C--- -x
(Pump -
. - -/ - J, C. Drainage f--C)
Lq N ---.
Ascharya: Nothing surprising in it to people who
(Eo h -hC)

a) Something is wrong with him/ Something

has gone wrong with him =

have seen a bit of life. Things either

good or bad do happen in a row.
They never happen alone.

- pC.

Nagaraju,
Srikakulam.

Q Spoken English institute

C u Tx - -.
Q. -- --Kd -d-.
A. Starting a political party
Q. --Kd -j-C.
A. The name of the party has

A To start/ Starting a spoken

English institution.

-d-.

. --Kd -v---.
.

A To announce/ Announcing
the name of the party.
Q

Q Black out

.
-- --N-?
A. a) Nu - -
x L <.
b) vy/ Police ~,
- x vA-/ TV
(Media) v- - Eo C---
(Black

out

C--D

. --h --Eo- --a

--- --.
A. There is no likelihood of
advance polls/ Advance
polls are unlikely.
Q

. --Eo- -h-o.
.
Q. --Kd- -* ---- --a--.
A. To quit/ Quitting a party.
A The elections are coming.

c) Something
has
gone
wrong
between the friends. They are not in good
terms now =
friends

u C. J -L-p J .
What's wrong? expression English conversation - NE--hC. C -- J-T C -.

d) "I am not going to office today."

(E-

office

x )
"What's wrong?"

(-C?)

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e) "I wish to leave immediately."

(
R}------o)

- o Eo l
) mop.

It was very sultry and every one in the

room was mopping their face =

C. C ---o.
b) The tap is leaking and the drainage is
choked. Call the plumber.

( J--C, drainage Fx EL-*--o. Plumber .)

Choke = Fx - EL-*-- (-/ -- )
Plumber = Taps (--) pipes (Fx
j-), Drainage repair -x

"Is anything wrong?"

(o - J-T?/ N
N)
Bathroom flooding, tap leaking
(leaking taps)/ The washing machine
has broken down/ breakdown of the
washing machine.

of

news.

NC-*
emergency - - -
mediaj
~ x
black out -T-C.)
c) -t- nA -/ \-L- /
c--h p-.
d) l - v
N- bomb

These are all more or less everyday problems

(More or less =

?
)
O-- the choking of the drainage system = --F T--.
Drain= --F - x- _/

Tap leaking, breakdown of the washing

machine, electric fuse blowing off (fuse
repair
fix

) O-EoF

a) The bathroom is flooded. Let's mop it =

Bathroom

Fx E--C. Eo l.
Mop= 1) o -, mop .
2) - v *- -Ja cotton x
/ plastic . (-O EL-* Fx
l-/ - )

- Jh-- Q. Shoved- -- --N-?

, d-x/ -x A. Shoved- Past tense of
D L-T---E J- shove = / d,
nA.
-.
Q. First Off- -- --N-?
Q. Roof top - -- --N-?
A. First Off- *a-i n A. jp p j
expression D-. Q. She did get your rock off- O DEo first half - --N-?
( N A. She did get your rocks off) - .
Get rocks off= 1) %
Q. Pisses off- -- --N-?
v/ - L ^
A. Pissed off- a) Piss off- JE
2) --Eoa E--.
get out -.
Q. It is deadly to him.
Piss Off = Get out.
A. C --/
Be pissed of- Jx/
N - NT--. . L-T-C. ( v--iC)
Q Refil ink ---C.
I am pissed off with his
A. The refil has run out of ink/
behaviour. ( v-h
is exhausted/ is dry.
N-T-)
.
Q
(Piss vN-b -Cy-B- -No.
h -\ A. DE correct English
, English x---t
go to toilet/ bathroom )

(hand ker-

chief

Plumbing =
pipes, drainage

Water

C-* N.
Break down =

--.
O-Eo-F repair fix.

(o C x-M.SURESAN
(F E--), -Fx
, washing machine E-----)
a) Rarely do we see the likes of Sachin and
-C/
N/ -.

(- -- ( d).
u washing machine -C. -- cylinder
aLq *aC.)

----dC.

-x---

Sachin, Dhoni

been confirmed.

b) Something has
gone wrong with
the
washing
machine =
washing machine

What else went wr ong?

Bathroom

F}.
x
v
pump Ap d-,
S)

every day problems. Let us have a look at them

and how they are expressed in English.
Look at the following expressions from the
dialogue above:
1) I haven't had the like of it in years.
2) What
else
went
wrong?
3) The bathroom was
flooded.
4) You haven't heard the
last of it.

a) A plumber can fix the leaking taps and the

pump
choking of drains =
drain
plumber fix (repair)

-o

Fx E
--.

b) The cycle mechanic took just ten minutes

to fix the puncture to the tube = Puncture
repair (fix)

C EN-x
fix -i

repair

.
j a.

a) When the fuse blow off, fortunately the

electrician was at hand to fix it = Fuse
repair
electrician

Eo -/
-,
_-- o.
%-d- -h

b) Call me when the fuse blows off the next

fuse
lights
time. I can fix it =
repair

J
,
J- o -,
-.

c) There is none here to fix the problem in

the fan = Fan repair

\
y .
Fix - u J-\ -\-
n .
The government feels it can fix the problem
of hoarding =

v Ey -u J-\
-\---E vy N-hC.
on your performance/ Your
chances of getting the job
depends on your performance.

second
obstruction/ second hindrance

d.

( f
n) -a. CyB
No V -
n the inauspicious
(----i) break on the
second day a.
Q. -- -J- ----- - --- -L-T-C.
A. Bad light interrupted the

. -- - -- -d
--.
A. Damming a river after the
waters have flowed out =

F} Jx-- y C
-d .
(crying over spilt milk= L- *A-)play/ The play was interrupt.
Q

u
-a.
ed because of bad light.
.
A
Become
a Sanyasin.
Q. -- -F -Eo -N-- --T- .
Q
B

,
v

-.
-.
.
A
B
n

DE
*a- j-A. He is a suitable groom
English . -A
(bride-groom) for you in
_- a libationevery way.
C-p -
Q. -F performance --d- job
.---- --.
v
Offering (ju
A. Your job opportunity/ oppor
d ).
tunity to get a job depends

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P. Babu, Somandepalli

C - --- . -E C
, --E--E n-- h d .
---- N-J---.
If he were Doctor, I would consult him. (
A. If clause - An If clause is a group of Doctor , E v-C-h. -
words beginning with 'If' and having a Doctor , -E v-C-/ v-Cverb in it. If v-i verb
- )
group of words If clause .
? --C improbable (---E/ If clauses - (conditions) L--- N-E
)
present (vh).
E conditional clauses . --E
4. Imaginary past --- -/ -E--E-C
conditional clauses -- confusion
If he had started earlier, he would have seen
L-T-N .
her = h - --- -- Conditional Clauses (If clause expressing a
condition) o sentence main clause (a .
( -u --, -E
clause with complete meaning) C.
-.)
-N -- - .
If clause verb- had been/ had + past participle
1) pN p --/ E.

So that =

Q. If clause

a) If you heat a substance, it expands.

(h- -h C u-*-hC/ E
--C.)

size

b) If you turn to the east in the morning, you

see the sun.

(l p--j AJ-T u E--h.)

sentences
, If (conditional)
clause , main clause
verbs present tense
. If clause
pC J-T, main
clause C *a- --C.

(past perfect) Main clause verb- would

should have/ could
have/ might have been
or would have/ should
have/ could have/ might
have + past participle.

j J-

-.
He started early so
that he can reach the
place on time =

-E ---x/ --- ---.

Have a room mate so that you may not feel
lonely = room mate

Q.

, -J- -N-- -.
Provided that = if = / ~.

C--E - ---- N-J--. Had better, had rather, would rather,

sooner than, rather than.
Had better -

a- -.
y -
F
--Fo Ev *C.
Lx-*--x-/ Lx~ F

B-- *C.
h.
have/
Had rather - expression English .
b) I will go there proWould rather = dEo L expression
vided (that) you pay for

-E - d.
my travel = v
a y Jh/ I would rather starve than eat in that restaurant = x A h- d-x--- 497 J-. ~ -\-
. (starve = h-)
sooner than = y.
a) Provided that you pay all your fees dues
you will get your hall ticket =
fees
hall ticket

You had better go to bed early She had better stop taking
coffee =
coffee

No wher e else do you see this system

Sentence A: Verb in 'If' clause - heat present tense; verb in the main clause - expands
- present tense.

b) If he had consulted me, I would

have given him good advice =

He recovered sooner
than the Doctor had
expected = Doctor

h vC. E--, o E- y --o---.

Recover = --. would sooner
d J-- \ -.
than o rather than o n would rather
As though = -x, -F, -
He speaks as though he were very (j N-J ) -E E
clever = L-j-----x d-.
I would sooner starve than eat in that restau(-) x--.
Provided

o v-C* (v-C--)
- * a----E
Sentence B: If clause verb - turn - present (y-).
J-T--C --J tence; Main clause verb - see - also present
, J-T/ -\- - M.SURESAN
tense.
As though = As if.
u facts of science/ universal truths D.. . -E-E -J--* ---L-T-In as much as = .
O. -E -E-E imaginary past .
pp hC.
In as much as he knew about it, he went on
- : C p- M.V. Subrahmanyam, Chillakur
talking = L- - x
J-T N.
Q. C conjunctions - n h, o. C out dated - - .
If I opened the door/ whenever I opened the
Else - some -, every-, any-, no-, v --T- -.
door/ I always saw him standing there.

u - (some one, every one, any

In order that, On condition that, Even if, So
Jh, --\ E- ---.
where, no where -) L ,
that, Provided that, As though, In as much
If clause verb- opened (simple past)
n hC. Question words, 'wh'-
as, As if, Else, Lest
main clause verb- saw (also simple past)
begin u - hC.
A. In order that = C J--.
j N confusion .
Some one else was there besides him =
He worked hard in order that he may have
p N l.
---, o--\.
enough money in his old age = He worked
a) If he comes here, his mother will be happy
No where else do you see this system =
hard in order to have enough money in his
(----\- h xt --hC) =
lA -\ --.
old
age
=
He
worked
hard
to
have
enough
--\- a - C. xt -
Or else = - = otherwise
money
in
his
old
age
=
He
worked
hard
so
-- C. C probable present. (vh/
Come
exactly at 7 daily as else you will lose
that
he
may
have
enough
money
in
his
old
Future J - o N) If clause age = L L- s-- your job = W - L, - F u
comes- present tense. Main clause - will be C.
d- E--/ vN-.
future tense.
lest = so that not = -.
In order that/ in order to/ to/ so that = b) If he can come at 7, he can/ will be able to
-. O In order that/ in order to h He took enough care lest some one (should)
meet her.
deceive him = -T-- -- - -L-T (a- - vC. to/ so that, simple.
C) -- --L - C. C They are collecting money in order to that vh B--o.
they may help/ in order to help / so that they may Q. Object of a preposition N? Subject,
vh/ future .
If clause verb - can come- present tense help/ to help the flood victims = C--
Object N verb . ---(future implied) - Main clause- can meet/ - x s --h-o.
N-J---. will be able - present (future implied)
On condition that = - ;
A. Preposition -EE/ -JE E vo -
DEE probable present .
I will give you the loan on condition that you
a answer, object of the preposition.
3) a) If he saw me here now/ were to see repay it by this month end = ---- y a) They threw stones at the police \
me here now, he would be/ would feel very AJ-Ta O F ph.
preposition 'at' ? At whom? -- police --
angry The Principal re-admitted him on condition answer h-C -. p police is the object
sentence n p-d ---L. that he will not repeat what he has done = of the preposition, 'at'.
--p Eo-\ J-T (J C Sx - --O E principal Sx b) The police are searching for the terrorist - ) --- hC. (D a--o.
\- preposition, for = . -J- --J - ) \ tenses -E-.
Even if = --p-;
o
? terrorist , d terrorist, \ object
If clause: Past simple/ were (even for singu-

rant = I would rather starve than eat in that

restaurant.
Q.

C u- N-J---. N
habits L---h?
1. I would take milk in the morning.

past

2. I used to take milk in the morning.

A. 1)

l-- B-- d-/

() d----E.
2) l E.
Q. Wren & Martin explanation govern,
modify, qualify . O J*
- N-J---.
A. Govern - / phrase
govern h , / phrase
NEo -hC.
The Government of India. \ India is governed by the preposition 'of'.
Modify - - nEo - \
. --- ? vo -
a , modify hC. Adverb,
verb / adjective / adverb modify
hC.
He sang well. ? Well. d Well,
sang modify hC.
Qualify - --- - adjective
-E (Jg-).
He is a tall boy. \ tall boy Jg-hC. So,
the adjective 'tall' qualifies the noun, boy.

Nagaraju, Srikakulam

-C---E --- --- ---.

Q. -- -j--u -d-.
A. Making an offering to god.
Q. \ -Ba--.
a) Even if the Chief Minister asks me to con- of the preposition, 'for'.
lar subjects)- saw; Main clause- would/ should/
A
one's vows.
test, I won't = CM o ---E -T/
verb y preposition h, j Q.. Fulfil
could) might + Ist Regular Doing Word.

- --Jp---.
-T --.
senteces C-J - verbs y prepob) If I were very strong, I could beat him.
.
A
Offering
of hair.
sitions h- ? eg: look at, pay for, jump
----- (), E ---. Contest = / .
.
Q

t
J

- --y-.
b) Even if the CM recommends you, I won't into, etc. - --*a--p -- preposition
(E p -)
.
A
Making/
offering
a gift/ something
give you the job = CM Eo recommend / y-A- (JE, EE -- vo --
If clause; If I were strong - verb - were - Main
deity.
-- F u y.
aC), object of the preposition -C.
clause verb - could beat.

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Punya: Has Moksha come back?

Punya: You've guessed aright. Let's make it at

6.

(y J- -. J-
l)

(~ AJ--*a?)
Priya: She has. I met her yesterday.

Priya: OK.

(*aC. Eo ---o)

b) The dents on the

car show that it
has
bumped
against
something = car

-- phrasal verbs J*
---o. Phrasal verbs
( v J* D` p --, phrasal
verb - verb, N-N preposition/
---d---)
adverb *o at, for, in, into etc.
Account = - account

phrasal verb h n-E,

\ n -.

\
n-E . C
Account \ n, N/ -
conversation - practice O
J* N- p.
nu N. lesson -
Priya: She did of course. It seems while her
Eu-@-N- - phrasal verbs --.

E
E E-O
d
--o.
Dent= d
3) Hang out = - - E
o --.

Look at the following expressions from the

conversation above.
1) She must have launched into a long account
of her travels.
2) .... their car bumped against the pavement.
3) She used to hang out
with Moksha all the
time.
4) Moksha and she used
to while away their
time...

b) She hangs out at the beauty parlour wasting all her money on beauty care =
beauty parlour

Punya: She must have launched into a long

account of her travels.

cousin was driving her home in

Chennai, their car bumped against the
pavement.

( C. cousin
car B--- --C pavement
d-.)
pavement = Road - -j- L-,
- p platform .
DE - Kerb. American - side walk.
Pavement dwellers = x pavement O
@N--x.
dwell - live; dweller =
people who live
Punya: Hope they are
safe.

a) He hangs out at the park most of the

evenings =
park

-v
--, -.

p
--C,

u - s % h.
Hangers out =
\ -x
(O )

-x---

498

The police have rounded

up the hangers out at the
park after 10.30. =

5) A real doll =
idiom.

Priya: Nothing very serious fortunately, but

Moksha's ankle is badly sprained. She
is walking with a limp.

(%-d- -h l , E
~ <- (L Eo L )
-C. h - -hC.)
Sprain = / -
Punya: Sorry to hear that. I must go and see her
then.

(N- C. -J Rx -.)
Priya: You know her cousin, Kaivalya, don't
you? She was here for two years. She
used to hang out with Moksha. Don't
you remember?

( cousin ju F ?
\ -xC. p ~- C.
F h-?)
Punya: I do of course. I know Kaivalya. Moksha
and she used to while away their time
shopping, going to movies or chatting.

( L-? ju
. ~ p
, E----, x p-
--x.)
Priya: She is a real doll, this Kaivalya, with her
round face, dimples, dark round eyes.

5) She is a real doll

6) The long and short of it all is that
she is cute.
7) Likely this evening, in any case,
tomorrow.
8) You've guessed aright.
1) Launch into =

10.30 y park --o-JF police -- B--o.

4) While away = -, l-
--

-h --p-
j ---C.

b) Being a real doll, she has set quite a number of hearts afire =

-h --
x %--
----dC.
(Set afire = set fire to = -n ---d.
\ ----dC)
6) The long and short of = =
N xh C idiom v.
Phrasal verb . Phrasal verb
verb C.
a) You have said enough.
The long and short of it
is that you are not at
fault -

(. . y p
t -iE)
cute = -i
Priya: So when are you going to see Moksha?
If I have the time, I'll go with you as well.

A.V. Subba
Oripenta

Rao,

Q. Pylon
A.

Q. Fellowship
A.
A.

Punya: Likely this evening, but in any

tomorrow.

case,

(v a )
Priya: If it is tomorrow, it will be in the evening,
won't it?

(-, -v ?)

b) The long and short of his speech was that

his party alone could serve the country

u--/ --J-v-N --
-C* y --,
n -o uh.v/ u-i/ ----
uh

Q. Pilot project

A.

1) 2) /
-/ --p N.

A.

Q. enterprenuer
A. enterprenuer

Pronunciation
-v-() n -
l h d- d
u -x.

Q. swap
A.

A.

Q. melo drama

j v-R/ project --
N------ ---- Q. enterprises
v--t- Ey- A. Company/ u. -l --h-
project. E ------d, --- d-- Ey-
(plural)
Eo --T--, --- u.Enterprises
u
company

E
--h-C.
C Eg--h.

- E d Jh
- ---i s.
Price: h -, j
- Lx .
The cost of construction of a house
=

x d--u a.

The price of the building =

d (, x,

Q. feedback

1) E -- JTC, --o o,
- ---- --o--E
- --* --a , Nz,
-. 2) Mike amplifier a l.

Q. subscription

Q. contribution

Q. Big shot

A.

h Nu-Bh-- L
h- metal h.
High voltage wires
h - -.

Q. Tycoon

A.

( ~--p h? BJ F l-E)

pC .
y p-/ pE , p
FC E.

-u , party

\ -E ---E.
a) We whiled away our time watch7) In any case = C i/ C J-T--p- =
ing the TV and playing cards =
-E J--
C phrasal verb . Prepositional
TV h, - D-` q p-/ M.SURESAN
phrase.
-, l-.
Jg-- ---d.
a) I am likely to go there in a day or two; in any
b) Don't while away your time. Do some thing
a) Just mention the US, and he launches into
case before thursday = Vx
solid = F time -h % -.
an account of his tour to the place = y
\- xa; -i -
d j .
-J -h- / -h- u,
.
u- O D-`--u h. c) He has a lot of property to fall back upon, b) There is no use complaining now. In any
b) She launched into a narration of her expeso he just whiles away his time = - case we aren't going to get back the money
riences as the only woman in her office =
- hC, a-. -E
- p - v- . -i
office -\- Y ---
--h-, -.
s AJT .
J* N-J- ---dC.
To fall back upon = d x \--a
8) Guess aright = J ---.
Give an account of = %h (N)
a) The old woman has none to fall back upon
a) ''That's the car you want to buy, isn't it?"
N-- p. Narration = o
= --N- d x \---a-/ ( car y -----C?)
p-. Narrate= () p.
- .
'You've guessed aright. How do you know,
2) Bump against = d = Crash into/ hit/
(Correct - . F?)
b) He has a little savings in the bank to fall
knock against.
back on/ upon = ---a-/ \-b) She guessed aright that the police were
a) The car bumped against a lamp post and
looking for her = police h-a- bank -o
rested on the kerb = car light hEo
o-E J-_ -*C.
tC.
dE pavement O EL-*C.

( C ju, v -C -- -n-
, --d --_, x v x.) -N--J--.

Punya: Yea, enough. The long and short of it all

is that she is really cute.

phrasal verb

a) Though a real doll, she never made it good

as a model =
model

She is a r eal doll

(x --)

-h. C

Jp/ a--.

A. melo drama =

A / Au/ A-v/ A u
Fo A h h-N-
o , -, E-
-B E- Fo
melo dramas (having too much
of sentiment to be realistic.)

Q. cost - price

- -- --
-N--J--.
A. Cost - h -,

etc)

Q. help desk, help line

A.

j n NE----x *
----C p.
Help desk= n,
Help line = phone.

Q. protem speaker
A.

h p---

Assembly/

Parliament, Speaker

o--- u---
\-L speaker.

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A. Sridhar, Oripenta

--C-- -n- -N--J--.

Q. Basic Instinct
A. j/ j-
Q. blue mat
A. C ,
America

-- j---
Q. night out

A.

Q. dam good

A.

Q. turbonator

A.

Bowler
Singh

company
Q. blue print A.

.
Blue Print = 1) -
- ---- v-R.
eg: A blue print for the development of atomic energy -

-h G-%-Cl v-R.
2) Vx vu FL- T O,
building , v photo copy (eg: A
blue print of the proposed building - vA-C-ho building plan)
Q. awesome A. v--a-u LT
- n-- ,
, h - L-T
(Eo--/ %u/ u)
Q. wake-awake A. wake - Ev--. Awake =
-- o
Q. sleep-asleep A. sleep - Ev--. Asleep Ev--o
Q. loud-aloud A. loud - G_-j Aloud - G_-
(he spoke in a loud
voice; He was speaking aloud)
Q. rise-arise-arose
A. rise -

Q. ultimatum
Q. police combing
Q. covert
Q. core committee

Q. punch dialogue

Q. boom

Q. stamina
Q. namkeen
Q. inter act
Q. zinc food

Q. dare devil

Q. count down

A. Wait for = Await - await

vC
*J a-J y
u
A. Police -h
L-
A. -u- i
X overt
(--i)
A. Core committee =
n u-i v

A. Punch Dialogue = h A ui dialogue.

A. Boom = 1) (u-)
N-K--i --/
t- .
2) E NE- l.
A. h
A. C English -.
A. J-- x-,
L E--, etc.
A. zinc = metal
() zinc food
vu--i n-.
A. v --
\--, --E-j
l---.
A. j * (100
10 *) o
\-, bombs, rockets N a
C--. 2) h
_---.
A.

Q. frustration

A.

Harbhajan

- d-E
Nx ---. (terminate - ;
terminator - -E E
u--J-h)
E x L Ep %/
E-q

A. Sudhakar, Bhiknoor
Q.

vA -yu 'Tell us about yourself' E

--. DE -- uJn --- N pL?
A. Tell us about yourself o-p first,
My name is so and so E begin
- (English medium LKG, UKG
xx), I am so and so; I am from (O J
), location (District,
nearest important city, O
family
background
(Agriculture/ business/ ser-

Everyone of the
boys knows what he
has to doeveryone
pronoun he,
verb
knows.
pronoun agreement.

-E

The boy knows what he is expected to do,

and what he is capable of doing.
boy
consistent (uniform
he
pronoun
pronoun consistency.

\
)

Give milk to the child after it boils.

it boils
milk
child
noun, it.
after it boils

\ after
E C,
,
prod \

J-T y E Gf J-T y
n hC , it, child _-
x, N-K-n, pronoun ambiguity () x hC. N l
d---.Correct E *C x-.
G. Madhusudan Suryapet
Q.

-x--- 499

J n - - x --E English
"When

they

could

not

Q. Knowledge and Wisdom

A. Knowledge-

Nc/ subject ---x,

h-, J-----x -- N.
Wisdom- c @N- x, -
x C.

Q. Location and situation

A. Location=

v= situation. situation
n, J-nA. I don't want to face such
a situation again= J- nA Sx -\-E .

Q. Wishes and Congratulations

A. Wishes=

J-/ -~. -J (*) -- -~()

Congratulations= -j j Ch
L G---.
-j j */ p E v-G--p wishes/ best wishes h. xE N--- Jh---p congratulations
h.

Who did you lear n it fr om?

/ Ev-/ E-- =
Arise - -u-x-N -h
Arise from - E--x- - (-u-xN). Arise = rise. Rise o n
DE o, F n- arise u.
Q. round-around
A. Round - v/ d.
Around = d.
Q. right-aright
A. Right = j.
Aright = J.
Q. flight-aeroplane A. Flight = ~/ N
-; N v
Q. wait-await

v \E .
o.
English
. Turban -,

Q. Time
table
Schedule

and

vice, etc), your siblings (-dunderstand that after all A. Time table= --E C - L
), your education (school and
d= Schedule.
what we are" J-college), present occupation,
schedule
n: 1) C
?
pL. -
v

.
A. When even they can't/ when they
minute h. \-J
2) l- --- C--J G-.
themselves can't understand it,
\ h.
what about us?/ how can we
p, O interests, hobbies
Jhansi, Mangalagiri
after all?
M.SURESAN
N pa.
Q. -E-o x- --- -p-o?
Q. A, An, The N articles . OE demon- Ravuri Sridevi, Jammulapalem
A. What did we learn yesterday?
strative adjectives --? Eo -Q. -h- --h -d-E ----.
Q. Barrage and Reservoir
-- -.
A. Barrage (Pron: British , measure A. Hold your books in your hands and read
A. -C E L (demonstrate ) adjec su / American- J) Fx Jx- them.
tives d a/ an- / j/ .
, --Fx v L-T--, Q. -- -\ --?- Q. Who, that, which - ----
- d -i .
A. Have all of you done the home work?
N-J-.
Reservoir- Fx Ey- - p-/ Q. -- --* --l. --J -y- -
A. Who = ? Who is he? (--?) who
EJt--i -.
-.
has done this? (C --?) who =
Q. G.O. and Proceeding
A. Don't all of you come to me at the same time.
whom = JE/ -J etc.
A. G.O.- Government Order- vy dEo Come one by one.
Who did you learn it from? = yC J

Eo

y
c

.
G.O. Q.- - --l ----.
_ a--o?
N- E d-E u- .
A. All of you read aloud.
Who did you defeat? = y-*C JE?
Proceeding: v-y- E NN -C-- Q. - -\ -h. -y- x Who did they give it to? = Eo x -J-(Heads of Departments) x G.O.
---.
a?
---- K- v.
A. I'll first check your home work and then teach
That = .
Q. Certificate and Diploma
the lesson.
Give me that book ( h y)
A. Certificate- 1) -J o |-- L
That- Relative pronoun.
v.
Vicky, Karimnagar
This is the book that I gave him yesterday=
Certificate Course= - subject P~
Q. India win by 5 wickets. vu~ v- O
----*a h .
C/ K~ subject | a-- -- j h. Win
Which E '? n question --
- course.
won L .
.
Diploma: 1) Degree Certificate Nu-|A. -x p. News Paper
L v.
Which book is yours? ( h FC?)
Headings/ TV Headings , J-T--
2) EKg--- - subject
Which E that relative pronoun .
N---j Present Simple -E.
P~- Diploma course E .
This is the book which gives you the inforQ. Kurnool, Cuddalore, Allahabad -- x- mation you want = O\--Lq - a Q. Receipt and counterfoil
-- -~- --? Kurnool, Kadapah .
A. Receipt= Q, Counterfoil=
-E -- -?
Q. Pronoun agreement, pronoun consistency, Q. Electronics and Electricals
A. Fo British x x x ppronoun ambiguity N? --- A. Electronics- Electronic J--- Nu
Jh -C. p Cuddapah
-.
v-Eo u--- Y (Electron -jKadapa
Spell ho .
-C-*)
A. Fo Technical terms- grammar vu-
Q. Get together party -n --N-?
C---p aN. L--- correct
Electricals- \- Shops boards
English x- u. NO E--hC. electrical A. - L F N/ dinner --.
J-ho. N L--- English \
n Nuh -C-*/
Nu-a h E-.
x-a/ a.

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500th Lesson on Spoken English

Dear Readers,
Here is our 500th lesson on Spoken English.
Starting on June 12, 2005, this course in
Spoken English has had an uninterrupted run
so far. A page on Spoken English, three to four
times a week, along with a page on Vocabulary/
Grammar Made Easy, running for a period of
three years and a quarter and still going on is
perhaps a record. And we must thank you, the
readers for your whole-hearted and enthusiastic support.
Our plan for the lessons: Each lesson is a
continuation of the previous lesson. At the
same time, even the new reader is sure to
find in it some thing very useful for improving his/ her Spoken English skills.
Your numerous letters with your questions on
and doubts about Spoken English encourage

us to be of even greater help to you. To make

our lessons more effective and useful we are
planning innovations. We are going to start
shortly lessons on advanced English speech
skills. We assure you, however, the lessons will
be in the same simple and easily understandable style of the earlier lessons. We are confident that you will certainly respond to them and
learn them with the same enthusiasm as now
or even with more enthusiasm.
This course is for you; therefore we welcome
your suggestions for its greater usefulness. We
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1) All that we could

scrape together was
about Rs. 3000
2) That's no where
near our need
3) ... people playup
anything not local
4) I wish they could
keep it down
5) That will serve the purpose
6) Mom's (Mom has) set the table
7) We have to help ourselves
8) I don't want you to ask me to help myself
more than I can eat.
9) You are now twenty going on to 21
10) our friend's exhibit has won an award at the
ongoing science fair.
1) Scrape together =

A d -

suresanm@yahoo.com

----.
1) They could scrape together just three or
four books by the poet = A d
-O x
Advaith: How much have you been able to col- Vedanth: We can do nothing. We've to bear it;

v
that's
all.
It's
the
festive
season.
lect for the party we've thought of hav
J

.
ing?
(EE , J--Lq.
2) Can we scrape together a team for the
C
( -o party
match on Thursday? = .)
----L-?)
match d
Vedanth: Not much, I'm afraid. All that we could Advaith: OK. Mom has set the
--x ---?
table. Let's eat. I'm
-x--- 500
scrape together was about Rs. 3000,
and
that's
nowhere near
our need.

Home Minister Bv-- x v-Eo J*

\ x-. ( v--O
-o)
4) Keep (something) down = l, --
EE T_-.
a) Could you please keep your voice down? =

h T_* x-?
b) Keep the volume of the TV down. Don't you
see I'm studying for an exam? =
TV

T_. K-~ ---o-E

E----?
Keep (somebody) down = -*--d
n C.
For centuries the Hindu society has kept the
Dalits down =

-l- R- *-dC.
5) Serve the purpose = E j J-/ E---.

That will ser ve the purpose

(O .
d
--L-TC
-.)
I'm afraid = (\) I am sorry

hungry. No one to serve us,

as mom's gone out. We
have to help ourselves.

3) He scraped together the money

for his children's education by selling off his old house =

x
t
Advaith: That's quite disappointing. Our esti

.
mates are around Rs. 9000. A large
scrape=

o
chunk of the amount goes to the
U

-o
singer and his band.
M.SURESAN
Vedanth: I'll eat but I don't want you

E
E
U

.
( E--- C. -
to ask me to help myself to more than
Scraping the floor of paint marks= -OC
9000 -. x
I can eat. That's the trouble in eating
paint -- U.
\ --, band
with you.
yLq C.)
(-h, F A--L-T---E- Scape through/ Scrape = A d -O _,
Chunk = , band = u %
\ f---E o -- pass .
a) If he can scrape through the exam his
--d. F .)
Vedanth: Why should we have an out of town
(t -E l
C. ---hC.
f---- .
f----Lq.)

band? I think we can make do with a

local band. That will serve the purpose, I think.

Advaith: OK. I leave it to you. I'm aware you are

now 20 going on to 21, and you know
what suits you best.

(--* a band ?
nE band l---a .
E J-T--C)

(. F C--ho. F-p
20 x hu 21 -----o.
FC * F -E .)

Advaith: Yea. That appears to be the best in the

circumstances. We are unable to rake
up the money for anything better.

Vedanth: A piece of interesting news for you.

Our friend Visisht's exhibit in the on
going science fair has won an award.

(. J-n-x h E-hC. - E s
---- o.)
Vedanth: I think people play up anything not
local. Some of our local bands and
singers are even better than those
from outside.

(-* a E--J--
p p--. x o
-F---, band -* a
x- .)
Advaith: The mike blasing from outside is really
deafening. I wish they could keep it
down.

(s! mike L-T-dC. T_h .)

father will be happy/ If he can scrape a

pass in the exam, his father will be happy
pass
marks
marks
pass

x L,
F mug J---C.

b) We need a car. A bike may not serve the

purpose =

car

-.

Bike

---E J-.
f Fo l . DE y serving
(f-) --C.

6) Set the table/ lay the table =

a) My sister has set the table. Mom will serve

the lunch =

Lx/ \ --E-Fo l
C. t f-hC.

b) The table is set and mom's going to serve

ready
the dinner =
plates, spoons
ready

--E-
C
(,

.) t f---C.
7), 8) Help oneself = (-) j f-- .

=
(A d )
(F
) x o --h/ F

, x o -h.

a) If you want a little more sugar in the coffee,

help yourself. The sugar bowl is on the
table =

b) The Manmohansingh Govt scraped a victovotes

ry by just a few votes =

b) As he was hungry, he helped himself to

some more rice =

Eo
t--- vy _-L-TC.
(F -h---i h. p --o 3) Play up = N--E E-v-u y.
a) He plays up his Telugu medium backscience fair friend NPd v-Jzground to justify his poor English =
* h -A *aC.)
English ----E -
Exhibit = Exhibition v-Jz h.
O J* A --.
Advaith: Really? Very great indeed. He should
b) He plays up his injury to dodge work = E
give us a party then.
_d- - Eo K \
Vedanth: We'll ask him tomorrow.
-. (Eo -)
( )
DE uA-, play down. -E vu
T_* .
Daily real life situations n--i, -----i phrasal verbs J-Eo a) Every party plays down the achievements
of the opposition party =
lesson --. N
xp --- --L-T convA party, vA--~ C-*---E \
versation impressive C.
x--C.
Now look at the following sentences from the
dialogue above.

a) We need a glass, but

let's use this mug. It'll
serve the purpose =

b) The home minister played down the threat

of the terrorists =

F coffee - - .
- v table O C.
-L -
J- o f---o.
9) going on = ( N) -q-
-T---.
a) She is now 16, going on 17 =

--p 16 E, 17 -C.
b) You are now going on 18, and you will have
the voting right =

F-p 18 -C,
hC.
10) on going = vh --o.

vote

a) Who will win the on going match? =

p --o

match

-h?

b) The on going debate on reservations will

continuous for some time =

vh reservations O --o a
J--- ---C.

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Gokul: Hi Kailas, how are you?

c) Same here. Thank

you.

E. A d-i u
u.)

( o?)
Kailas: Fine. Thank you. How are you?

( o. y o?)
Gokul: Fine too. Thank you. Long time, no see.
What's the matter?

( o. Thank you. L
-iC. N?)
Kailas: (I had) been out of town for quite some
time. My uncle wanted my help in some
matter.

(Eo V- J--. u -Lq-h x).

Gokul: Isn't he a businessman?

( uJ ?)
Kailas: Yes. He is. In fact I went there to be of
help to him in his business.

(. RxC u ---.)
Gokul: Isn't his ice cream business?

(-C v u ?)
Kailas: Yes, it is. He was short of hands to manage the sales which had gone up by
more than 50%. The sales had been
helped along by the hot weather early
this summer.

(, . 50 E \ JT t-- - L- C
--.
N xE
t-
---E
p-C.)

(--J) greeting
expressions.

Kailas: Distance lends charm to the eye.

Business isn't the cat walk that you
imagine is to be.

( .
y- .)

Business

a) How are you getting

on?

b) How goes the word

with you?

Gokul: Depends on how you look at is.

c) How is it with you?

(y EE J* B d
C.)

d) How is everybody? (

Kailas: OK. Let's agree to disagree.

v .
- -JF

--)
- --...

c) Sorry, We can't finish the job by the week end.

We are short of hands =

--E E Jh . - /
sC C / L- sC .

(x. F -)
---iC --J a) Long since we met; how are you?
(Greeting)--E. -J --% b) Ages since we met; What's the matter?
-. -- Eu J-Eo ( --E -jC. N?)
expressions --.
Age = (-\ n)

d) We need at least two more hands in the

department =

- F

l -.

Look at the following expressions from the

dialogue above:

c) Long time, no see.

3) Help along = j yJ- J-x / --- / -N-y.

1) a) How are you?

(---iC .) - - -E, --- a-u---i,

b) Longtime, no see

a) Availability of Scientists is helping along our

space programmes =

a) Hi, who do I see here, Naveen?

2) He was short of hands.

3) The sales had been helped along by the hot
weather...
4) Business isn't my cup of tea.

( O, s, -i Eo )

-
Y-Vc x -J~ u-v-
_ --o.

b) Oh, Naveen, is it you? What do I owe this

pleasure to?

b) Government's lineancy is helping along the

belt shops =

(O, y? ---E? %d?)

5) If I were you, I would jump at

the opportunity.
6) It's a career after my heart.

-x--- 501

c) Oh, what a privilage to see

you, though after a long
time.

vy -- d -

N-hC.
4) Not my cup of tea = a-EC / h
L-T--EC. , not his / her/ their.... -J-j
p-a. (Td-EC).a) Maths is not his cup of tea
= - - h / - d-iC .
b) Social service is not
the Politician's cup of tea
=

It's a job after my hear t

Gokul: Why don't you join

him? Isn't he pre poned to take you as a
partner?

1) a) How are you? =

heart.

a) Fine. Thank you. How are you?

b) India is short of crude oil reserves.

( j y-, - h TJ

b) (I'm) fine too. Thank you.

- v Ey C / L-

Rajia Sultana, Bollavaram

Q.
principle verb
intransitive

u
transitive

A.
-- ?
A. Verb -JE/
-J/ DEE/DE E
? Question E answer h,
verb transitive, intransitive.
Q. He trained in acting in the film institute. \
verb transitive
? intransitive
S Raj, Warangal
?
Q. Tx - a--E C. -
A. He trained in acting... \ verb, trained =
* h p.
P~ . -JE/ -J/ DE-E/- D-E
A. Living English Structure by Stannard Allen
(E ) P~ ? o vo
-. -, x-- practice
answer
d, sentence
--.
train intransitive.
Q. Foreign language a----E -C* Q. Reshma Sultana trains her students in gym{-K * h p--.
nastics \ verb transitive ?
A. Creford Dictionary
intransitive ?
Q. vA-V --Tx- u --. A.He trained her in acting \ Jo train
? o vo E hC.
DE-x v- ?
d sentence train transitive
A. v- C
Q. Change
transitive, instransitive
Q. Root, Route O u N?

a?
A. Root = ; Route = _.
,
-- C
d?
correct. - I saw =
/ E--*C. I did
see = *a E
\ p.

5) Jump at an opportunity/ offer =

- h

(C h formal) -
o?

B-E J)
o? C --J L-
(y --a-? Eo u ---i --J
O
E

v
d l.
d-- B--- - d (Greeting) ? , How

N expressions
?)
are you? - Hello

:
Kailas: Business isn't my cup of tea. My choice (name), Hi, E ?
1) Short of hands - E-j L-is a software job; that's why I'm doing h----Lq N NM.SURESAN
-C sC --.
MCA; Don't you understand it?
, - l--x, j-x
i)
Short
of
=

- o
( business a. Software --J-*--p Hi . Hello, Good morning /
u. - MCA h-o. n Good evening / Good afternoon, Sir . - a) We are short of cash. Would you accept a
-Eo-d C formal. p (for- cheque?
?)
mal) 'Hello, Good morning sir, How are you?
_ - C/ L- .
Gokul: If I were you, I would jump at such an
\ a--?
opportunity. That's a career after my DE -L x pC B:

Vicky, Karimnagar
Q. I saw I did see

- C ---- Td-EC.

TJ -u.
a) Who won't jump at the offer of CM's post? =

u--vu - h TJ u?/ d-?

b) The minute he was offered the post he
jumped at =

u--- TJ

-.
b) After one's heart =

--oC

a) It's a job after my heart =

C *a

u.
b) I named my daughter Lakshmi because it's a
name after my heart =

~ t d
d t- d.

His acting in the movies has

changed him a lot.
verb transitive

forms

She seems... to have changed a lot =

The doctor told him to give up smoking.

He decided to do it.
past
time
(Yesterday)
He decided correct.
'decided'
independent
sentence
He has decided

---

-n -- --. ---
-N--J--.
A. p---/ --o -- have/
?
has + PP (Past Participle) --.
-- After six months on her job
Rehana came back here from the United
Time L- , -- N vh
States. But she seems to have put on weight
-N-ho past doing word --.
and have changed a lot that I hardly, recogHe has decided to do it (Ea----o.)
nised her.
\ verb transitive
p? Time -L-- . Ea-----
intransitive.
J-TC.
A. Sultana train her student - Jo train
He decided to do it - sentence oC
hC? students So, 'trains' is
od p. Time expression
transitive.
d. -- J-T -
His acting ... has changed him s, past - time E
\ Jo him E hC .
L---p He decided, correct.
Eg: He consulted the doctor yesterday.
d Change \ transitive.
\

J--dC ( -JF a-)

d, Change \ intransitive.
V.Kasturi, Peda Kakani
Q. He has decided to do it / He decided to do it.
She realised the fact/ she has realised the
fact / She had realised the fact.
verb

--

\ s
E -hC ?
p,

.
N .

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-- j---
A.

Q. Please let me know the Active

Voice for have you ever been
bitten by a dog?
A. Has a dog ever bitten you?
Q. "My brother is not taller than I."
I found this sentence in study
material. Is it correct?
A. My brother is not taller than I/ me.

Q.
A.

What you found in the study material is

correct.

S. Sriram, Hyderabad

ain't, I'd, There's, He's, Who's, Won't, We're,

I've
A. Ain't = Isn't (Is not)
I'd= I had/ I would-

-sEo d

There's = There is/

There has

-sEo

d
He's = He is/ He has

(vh),
(vl) ,
(u) E L o.
o
n) Eo --o d, has gone p , -
have gone .Located, situated usage --.
Located o situated o .
'- , - J--x, -
o n. OE u v--,
-- .
The village is located/ situated at the foot of
the hills =

Q. Obama is a regular guy, ain't he?

heading

o u

- n--N?
A. Obama v pE (\ regular n,
C -sEo d ya).
E (Guy) ?
Ain't he? - C u Black Americans,
Isn't he? E question tag -.
Isn't he? = Is he not? ( ?)
Q. C short forms Jh , n --.

care
attention
utmost
(Utmost care and utmost attention

v C- C.
situated C p--p J-n-A
o n- .

- -C
---u.
Q.
Grammar
. F
x---p Eo
words

A.

search

Lq hC.
-
L?
English reading practice
. Oj- English -. News telecasts N.

But this year the figure has reached 1470,

this year
correct.

\
-q
p E. ( -q -) d has crossed . Finally
this year, they have managed .
x correct

Sainath, Kamalakuru
Q. There was no explanation as to why it should
breach at the exact place, time and on the
same day.
as to
A.

u-E n ---. -u-

--?
Situated in such circumstances, he is helpJ_ v-, -, V
less = J- n-x Eq--.
C N--E N- /
Q. Shakespeare 'Julius Caesar' The
N N-J------o. OJmost unkindest cut ... E u C.
*a sentence as to --, p .
N Bv- d double superlatives As to - OJ-*a sentence correct. Eoa? N-J---.
x -C about as to
A. Double Superlative ---x
--. C J-.
*a p. OQ. Alleged, Allegedly OE
ox N Bv- L- L?
most unkindest E
A. f ' \ -;
-x--- 502
Shakespeare p
fL.

Q. After a break up with Aishwarya, Salman has

had many ups and downs.
has
past doing verb
A. After the break up with Aishwarya... has had
correct

D
-C. n N--
- -* p . -E
has had (has + PP) correct.

Q. After a long time we saw her at a party.

verb have seen

We're = We are
I've = I have

M. Satyanarayana, Hyderabad
Q. Emporium, Mall, Shop, Show room, Store,
Merchant, Employ, Job

OE \--\ -T- N-J---.

A. Emporium - l u i h t . Cloth Emporium C old fashioned - p --.
England, US.
Mall - - - l u
h--, - t shops . DE Shopping Mall E
. u American.
Shop = h--/ - -i Book shop, Mechanic shop, etc. C
u British.
Show room = tE-o h-- -{ v-Jz* t l Shop.
Britain, America Show room \-
Cars/ Electrical goods v-z-, t--E
p--h.
Store = -- h-- t l
= Department store. America -i
Shop -j lC/ *oC/ h--
t shop , store .
Merchant = uJ/ h-
Employ = u--E E-N-/ E
p--p.
In the employ of = company/ n
u- o/ uh (somebody) *a
u- E-.
Job = u Job holder = uT.
Pavani, Sudha, Matsyapuri
Q. Utmost care and attention has gone into the
making of this product.
has
have

u
n
- ? -- Eo N-J---.

a?

A. After a long time we saw her at a party.

time
Party
Recently
have/ has + PP

\
sEo d --.
--C d.
p
hC.

She told me that she was waiting for you

Who's = Who is; Won't = Will not

u
N-J---.

S.Krishna
Hyderabad

Prasad,

Q. It was indeed bureaucracy at work. Reactive

rather than proactive.
proactive

-
n v - u-E n N,

.
n N?
A. 1. --, -- o A. Reactive = - J---p/ JT
Eo ju y -
y E LEo vo.
, y- E--x
Proactive = - - *
.
u B-E E L-
Mounika, Guntur
2) d--, }, p, p
.
M.SURESAN
Q. h- Tx- -?
-{- .
Q.
(j C-- p-) Eo
A. h N x Q. Deterioration Eo a-J- L?
Tx- -?
-E N-i L--- E Ja A. J \ -.
h Y-E English . Q. Woo, woes a-, n -.
A. Flattery/ Sycophancy (-Eq) =
, design, , A. Woo - a- J l
(h n).
u--Eo Architecture .
Q.
--- - ---- --Tx-- ---?
vo .
Q. Please give me ? Please give to
A.

- j English .
All parties in India woo the minorities.
me ? Me E ? Eo
Choral
(%) recital () of hymns
( KdFo i-J- l
situations for me, to me E use
(

, size hymn- U) -v

.)
h?

a.

bhajan .
Woes
a

,
s

.
A. Please give me (something)/ Please give
Meera
bhajans,
etc.).
(
The
woes
of
Sita

.
something to me correct. Please give
Q.
Bid

?
to me . --p -sEo d,
A. Kotireddy, Bitragunta
please give me... j- F, sentence h- A. bid = 1) -- .
Q. She did tell me that she was waiting for you.
-x . -Jh o-p,
2) J .
She told me that she was waiting for you.
Please give to me p.
3) EE E- h-E l--
j u- n i ?
Q. Fear, afraid Eo L
(Tenders N).
L-----.
o? --- ---.
4) vo, vo .
A. Fright, horror, dread, panic, terror, awe, etc.
5) Good Morning, good bye N p. A. She did tell me that she was waiting for you
E - - ---L.
= F wait h-o-E *a- pC.
V. Kasturi, Pedakakani
N fear = 1) , 2) --.
( pC p- E \ p-)
The sight caused fear in the child =
Q. O s particular time mention
( p- *a)
h past doing verb --E p. F
%u -x-- L-T-*C.
She told me that she was waiting for you =
C--vA- C.
Children fear dogs = x \- --F wait h-o-E pC.
. n- fear = be
Last year the no. of jaundice cases has not
Q. Face lift

/ -- --p,
-E Eo v*, p
C-h. - ya
C.(x -L- ?)
ya , poetic license .

afraid of.
Q. Ruin, destruction
ruined my day
A.

- n ---?You have
situations .
Ruin , destruction C.
Ruin = ; Destruction = y.
He ruined her life = @N-Eo
.
The company was ruined = company --uC (C BC).
The destruction of the city in the bombing
ruined the life of many = Bomb

x yi

crossed the 350 but this year the figure has

touched 1470.
Finally this year they have managed to find a
solution.
particular time mention
Past doing verb

- , N-J---.

A. Last year the number of cases has crossed last year

time
has crossed
Last year the number of
cases crossed (Past Doing Word (PDW)
correct.

\
E
J-.

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Q. Spoken English
English pronunciation
A.

a----E * h
p--.
i
ux, N- -.
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