II Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ -´’çí∫-∞¡¢√®Ωç 20 -W-Ø˛ 2006

Archana: You were late to class yesterday.

(yes, it is ÅE èπÿú≈ Åçö«®Ω’)
Rachana: But I wasn't
b) Sailaja: Bhramara's necklace must have
Archana: The day before? cost her a lot.
Rachana: The day before? yes, I was. But so (v¶µº´’®Ω necklace î√™« êKüÁj Öçú≈-L/-
were you too. ê-K-üÁjç-Cí¬ Öç-C.)
(¢Á·†oØ√? Å´¤†’ Ç©-Ææu-¢Á’içC. Å®·ûË - Viraja: Yes it must have/ So it must have
Fèπÿ\-ú≈ éπü∆!) (Å´¤†’, î√™« êKüÁj Öçú≈L)
Archana: I am not usually late. You are rarely
C) Rahul: One of your shirt buttons has come
on time.
off.
(؈’ ´÷´‚-©’í¬ Ç©Ææuçí¬ ®√-†’. †’´¤y Sasir: Yes, it has/so it has.
Å®Ω’-ü¿’í¬ Ææ´’-ߪ÷-E-éÌ-≤ƒh´¤) ®√™‰ü¿’) Suresh: a) Å´¤-†’/-Å-´¤ØË î√™« °ü¿lüË.
a) ™ Jalaja's response: yes it is/ so it is
Rachana: So would you be if you had to come Vinod: But I've been. Yes, it is/so it is!
b) ™ Viraja's response: yes, it musthave/ so it
from a long way off and depend on b) ÅüËç °ü¿lC é¬ü¿’ But it isn't
must have (ØËØÌ-î√a†’)
city busses. É™« opposite responses 'but' ûÓ v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµ≤ƒhç. Do the following examples:
c) ™ sasir's response: yes, it has/ so it has
( O’ É©’x ü¿÷®Ωçí¬ -Öç-úÕ city bus O’ü¿
Oô-Eo-öÀ™ yes ûÓ begin ÅßË’u response äéπöÃ, ÉN í∫’®Ω’hç--éÓçúÕ. 1) Ñ °æ¤Ææhéπç î√™« bore
Çüµ∆-®Ω°æú≈Lq-´ÊÆh †’-´‹u ÅçûË-™‰´÷t)
so ûÓ begin ÅßË’u response äéπöà ´Ææ’h-Ø√o®· É°æ¤púø’ opposite responses ™, neither, nor, a) Å´¤-†’/-Å-´¤ØË, bore! b) ÅüËç é¬ü¿’
Archana: But I wouldn't. I would start early
enough to avoid being late.
éπü∆! È®çúø÷ correct Å®·ûË, so ûÓ bigin ÅßË’u n't either (not either) èπÿú≈ ¢√úø’-ûª’ç-ö«®Ω’. 2) Åûªúø’ ¶«í¬ Çúø-û√úø’:
responses, ( so it must have/so it is), yes ûÓ ( English ™ not ´ÊÆh also ÅüË sentence ™ a) Å´¤-†’/-Å-´¤†’, Eïç-í¬ØË Çúø-û√úø’:
(ÅüËç é¬ü¿’. Ç©Ææuç é¬èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊ begin ÅßË’u responses éπçõ‰ áèπ◊\´ éπ*aûªç, ®√ü¿E éÀçü¿öÀ lesson ™ îª÷¨»ç –- (Not only, b) àç Çúøúø’:
but also Éçü¿’èπ◊ N’†-£æ…-®·ç°æ¤)
3) ؈’ î√™« Å©-Ææ-ôí¬ feel Å´¤-ûª’-Ø√o†’:
´·çüË •ßª’-™‰l-®Ω-û√†’) éÌçûª Ǩ¡a-®√uEo èπÿú≈ ´uéπh-°æ-®Ω’-≤ƒh®·. (Å´¤ØË, éπÈ®-
Rachana: You can't do it (†’´¤y îËߪ’-™‰´¤) a) Lakshmi: Snakes don't fly
ÍédØË ÅØË Å®Ωnç üµ¿yEç-îËô’x) 鬕öÀd ä°æ¤p-éÓ-´ôç a) Å´¤†’ Å™«Íí éπE-°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√o-´¤/- Å-´¤ØË, Å™«Íí
Archana: But I can (îËߪ’-í∫-©†’) áèπ◊\´ Å®·†°æ¤púø’ so ûÓ begin ÅßË’u (§ƒ´·©’ áí∫®Ω´¤)
Rachana: You often tell me that you don't get
éπE-°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√o´¤:
response better. Lalasa: Neither do cats/Nor do cats/cats b) ÅüËç ™‰ü¿’, †’´¤y fresh í¬ éπE-°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√o´¤
Passages a), b) and c) (°j† É*a-†N) ™
äéπ®Ω’ îÁ°œp-†-ü∆-EéÀ, 'Å´¤†’— ÅØË responses
don't (do not) either. (°œ©’x©÷ áí∫-®Ω´¤)
4) ¢√úø’ î√™« éÓ°æçí¬ éπE-°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√oúø’:
b) Manasa: Suseela wasn't late
a) Å´¤-†’/-Å-´¤ØË, Å™«Íí éπE-°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√oúø’:
îª÷¨»ç. ´’J-éÌEo Öü∆-£æ«-®Ω-ù©’ îª÷úøçúÕ. (Ææ’Q© Ç©-Ææuçí¬ ®√™‰ü¿’) b) ÅüËç ™‰ü¿’
d) Lasya: Divya speaks English well.
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 173 (C´u English ¶«í¬ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’çC)
Rajita: Nor was I/ Neither was I/ I wasn't
either. (؈÷ late é¬üË) 5) Fèπ◊ Coffee É≠ædç-™‰-ü¿E Ø√èπ◊ ûÁ©’Ææ’:
a) Å´¤†’, É≠ædç ™‰ü¿’:
Priya: Yes, she does/ so she does.
b) Ø√éÀ-≠d¢æ Ë’:
6) E†o ؈’ E†’o îª÷úø-™‰ü¿’:

Yes, it has/so it has Lasya: In fact she speaks better than most of
a) ؈’ îª÷¨»†’:
b) ؈÷ E†’o îª÷úø-™‰ü¿’:
7) E†o †’´¤y áçü¿’èπ◊ Ç©Ææuçí¬ ´î√a´¤:
a) Å´¤†’, Ç©-Ææuç-í¬ØË ´î√a†’:
b) ØËØËç Ç©-Ææuçí¬ ®√™‰ü¿’:
8) ´†ï °æ¤Ææhéπç éÌçC:
up before 6 in the morning. Its possi-
ble for you to start early? us ÉC ´’†ç last lesson ™ îª÷¨»ç. a) Å´¤†’ éÌEçC. b) ؈÷ éÌØ√o†’:
(Ø√ûÓ á°æ¤púø÷ Åçô’ç-ö«´¤, ÇJç-öÀ-éπçõ‰ (ÅÆæ©’ ´’†™ áèπ◊\-´-´’çC éπçõ‰ ¶«í¬ î√™« ´·êuçí¬ í∫’®Ω’hç--éÓ-¢√-Lq† N≠æߪ’ç– not c) ؈’ é̆-™‰ü¿’:
´·çüË ™‰´-†E, ᙫ ≤ƒüµ¿uç Fèπ◊ ûÌçü¿- ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’çC.) ûÓ also ®√ü¿’. 9) ¢√∞¡xèπ◊ teacher Åçõ‰ ¶µºßª’ç ™‰ü¿’:
Priya: Yes/of course she does/so she does Summary: É°æpöÀ ´®Ωèπ◊
®Ωí¬ •ßª’-™‰l-®Ωôç) a) Ø√èπ◊çC: b) Ø√èπÿ ™‰ü¿’:
Archana: But I would, if I had to start early (Å´¤†’, ÆæçüË-£æ«-¢Ë’çöÀ?) the points we have
learnt
10) ؈’ FéπØ√o î√™« ´·çü¿’í¬ Ééπ\úø ÖØ√o:
e) Prem: Australia has the best cricket team in
(´·ç-üË •ßª’-™‰l-®√Lq ´ÊÆh -ûªy®Ωí¬ ™‰≤ƒh†’) a) Å´¤†’: b) àç é¬ü¿’:
the world. a) Questions é¬èπ◊çú≈
Rachana: You sleep like a log, and you want Answers:
me to believe that you'd get up early. (v°æ°æç-îªç™ Australia èπ◊ Öûªh´’ crick- ´÷´‚©’ state-
ments 1) This book is a big bore
et team ÖçC) †’ ´’†ç
(†’´¤y ü¿’éπ\-™«í¬ Evü¿-§Ú-û√´¤. ††’o †´’t- a) Yes it is/so it is, b) But it isn't
´’ç-ö«´¤... †’´¤y ûªy®Ωí¬ ™‰≤ƒh-†çõ‰) Syam: Yes, it has/so it has (Å´¤†’) ä°æ¤pèπ◊ØËôôx®·ûË
Yes, it is/so it is. M. SURESAN 2) He plays well
Archana: My policy is sleep while you sleep, °j dialogues ™ responses ÅFoäéπ®Ω’ îÁ°œpçC
ÅçU-éπJçîË responses. äéπ®Ω’ îÁ°œpçC é¬ü¿-†-ö«-EéÀ (Ééπ \ úø is èπ ◊ •ü¿ ’ ©’ sub- a) Yes, he does/so he does, b) But he doesn't
work while you work.
Åçõ‰ negative responses ᙫ Öçö«ßË’ ject †’•öÃd, time of action of the verb †’ •öÃd 3) I feel very tired
(Evü¿-§Ú-¢√-Lq-†-°æ¤úø’ Evü¿-§Ú-´ôç, °æE-îË- verb ´÷®Ω’-ûª’ç-ü¿ØË N≠æߪ’ç O’èπ◊ ûÁ©’Ææ’. a) Yes, you look so/you do look so
ߪ÷Lq†°æ¤úø’ °æE-îË-ߪ’ôç, Ø√ °æ-ü¿l¥-A) îª ÷ü∆lç.
a) Bhanu: You know Tamil well. Can you So it is, ÅØË response, yes, it is éπØ√o èπÿú≈ éÌçîÁç b) But you don't look so/But you look fresh
Rachana: You can say all this, but action is dif-
explain this? stress áèπ◊\´ (ØÌéÀ\-îÁ-°æp-ôç/-éÌçûª Ǩ¡a®Ωuç ´uéπh-°æ-®Ω- 4) He looks very angry
ferent.
(Fèπ◊ Tamil ûÁ©’Ææ’ éπü∆. ÉC N´-Jç) ôç – Å´¤ØË! ņoô’x) îª a) Yes, he does/so he does
(-É-´-Fo ´÷ô™‰, °æE-îË-ߪ÷Lq†°æ¤púø’ °æE-éÀ- b) äéπ®Ω’ îÁ°œpç-ü∆-EéÀ ´’†ç negative response
®√´¤) Suman: But I don't. b) But he doesn't
ÉÆæ’h†oôx®·ûË ´’†ç ÅC 'but' ûÓ begin îË≤ƒhç. 5) I know you don't like coffee:
Éçûªèπ◊ ´·çü¿’ lessons ™ questions èπÿ, (é¬F Ø√èπ◊ ûÁL-ߪ’ü¿’)
a) Keval: She appears fat
question tag Ö†o sentences èπÿ ´’†ç short b) Kesav: You go there everyday. Why don't a) Yes, I don't/so I don't, b) But I like coffee
you take me there today? Kesav: But she doesn't
responses ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√oç éπü∆, ÅüËçöÀ? 6) I didn't see you yesterday
b) Kumar: She is not beautiful
a) Answer, yes Å®·ûË, short response, (†’´¤y ®ÓW Åéπ\-úÕ-Èé-∞«h´¤. É¢√y∞¡ - a) But I did
Krishna: But she is
i) yes,I/ we/ you/ they do/ did/ have/ can/ could/ †- Ø Á o ç- ü ¿ ’ èπ ◊ BÆæ ’ - È é - ∞ ¡ x - è π ÿ - ú ø ü ¿ ÷ ?) b) Neither did I see you/Nor did I see you/ I did-
may, etc. Kedar: But I don't c) äéπ®Ω’ îÁÊ°p negative statements èπ◊ ´’† neg- n't see you either
ative responses ™ Neither, nor, n't either
ii) yes, he/ she/ it does/ did/ has/ can/ could/ ؈’ (®ÓW) ¢Á∞¡xØË. (Åçõ‰ Ñ ®ÓV-؈’ 7) Why did you come late yesterday?
may, etc ¢Á ∞ ¡ x - é π - § Ú- ´ îª ’ a) ¢√úø ü∆ç. a) Yes I did/So I did, b) But I didn't
Dialogues a), b) ©™ responses Anand: I'm not hungry.
b) Answer, no Å®·ûË short response, äéπ®Ω’ 8) Vanaja has bought the book
i) No, I/ we/ you/ they don't/ didn't/ haven't/ îÁ°œp-†ü∆Eo ÉçéÌ-éπ®Ω’ é¬ü¿-†ôç. Ééπ\úø negative Vikram: Neither am I / Nor am I/ I'm not either. a) Yes, she has/so she has.
can't/ could't/ may it etc. response, 'but' ûÓ v§ƒ®Ω綵ºç Å´ôç O’®Ω’ í∫´’- (Neither, nor ûÓ begin îËÆæ’h-†o-°æ¤púø’, verb ´·çü¿’,
b) So have I
subject ûª®√yûª ®√´ôç í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ.
ii) No, he/ she/ it doesn't/ didn't/ hasn't/ can't/ EçîË Öçö«®Ω’. c) But I haven't
c) Madhav: You can't understand this, I'm sure. Exercise: Now, practise the following aloud
couldn't/ mayn't etc. 9) They are not afraid of the teacher
in English, using short responses
É°æ¤púø’ ´’†ç practise îËÆœ, conversation ™ (†’NyC Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-™‰-´E Ø√ †´’téπç)
Translate each statement into English, and give a) But I am
¢√úø-¶-ûª’†o short responses, äéπ®Ω’ îÁ°œp-† - Mahesh: But I can/But I'm sure I can.
the response, both positive and negative. b) Neither am I/nor am I/I'm not either
ü∆-EéÀ (Question é¬èπ◊çú≈) Å´¤-†-†-ôç/-é¬-ü¿-†ôç (é¬F ؈®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-í∫-©†’/ é¬F ؈®Ωnç îËÆæ’- 10) I have been here long before you
ᙫ ÅE. ÉC éÀçü¿öÀ lessons ™ èπÿú≈ îª÷¨»ç. éÓ-í∫-©-†ØË †´’téπç Ø√èπ◊çC) Example: Ñ Öü∆-£æ«-®Ωù v°æ鬮Ωç îËߪ’çúÕ.
Ramesh: Ñ Table î√™« °ü¿lC. DEéÀ ¢Á·ü¿ô a) Yes, you have/so you have
É°æ¤púø’ ´’J-éÌçûª N´-®Ωçí¬ îª÷ü∆lç. d) Anand: I haven't been here before.
English îÁ°æpçúÕ: b) But you haven't
a) Vanaja: Sujana's dress is good. (Éçûªèπ◊ ´·çü¿’ ØËØÁ-°æ¤púø÷ Ééπ\-úÕéÀ
Jalaja: So it is This table is very big.

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