BASICS OF SPOKEN ENGLISH : BASICS OF SPOKEN ENGLISH By
NAMRATA ARORA
namrata_arora@rediffmail.com
namrataaro@gmail.com
WHAT TO DO BEFORE & WHILE SPEAKING : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com WHAT TO DO BEFORE & WHILE SPEAKING Listen to others carefully
Show interest when others talk
Think before you speak
Always talk politely and respectfully
Try to make friends and not enemies while you talk
Be humorous without hurting emotions
Keep your voice and facial expressions under control while talking
MY NAME AND DESCRIPTION : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com MY NAME AND DESCRIPTION Nice Namrata
INTRODUCTIONS : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com INTRODUCTIONS How I look
My family
Things I like
Things I dislike
What I am proud of
What I am afraid of
DESCRIBE A CITY OR TOWN THAT YOU KNOW WELL : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com DESCRIBE A CITY OR TOWN THAT YOU KNOW WELL You should include in your answer:
the location of the city or town
the part of the city or town you are most familiar with
important landmarks and places to visit
…and what makes that city or town special to you and to others
A VISIT TO THE DENTIST : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com A VISIT TO THE DENTIST Dentures
Filling
Tartar
Scale
Root Canal
Drill Braces
Dentist’s Chair
Tooth ache
Appointment
Cavity
SLANG : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com SLANG He's an ace reporter. very good
Do you know where the action is in this town? excitement
My sister's friend is an airhead. a stupid person.
Your ideas about politics are all wet. completely wrong.
Shut up! You really have a big mouth. talk too much.
The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station. big issue
I think I am going bonkers. Insane
If you make another boo boo like that, you won't have a job. mistake
COURSES : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com COURSES
COURSES : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com COURSES
CORRECT THE SENTENCES : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com CORRECT THE SENTENCES He works better than me.
She has got headache.
She is more cleverer than her brother.
I have a five rupees note.
I prefer cycling more than walking.
This food is hard to be digested.
The teacher asked that why I was late.
When I reached there then it was raining.
Open your book on page ten.
Rakesh has been absent from college from last Monday. He works better than I.
She has got a headache.
She is cleverer than her brother.
I have a five rupee note.
I prefer cycling to walking
This food is hard to digest.
The teacher asked why I was late.
When I reached there it was raining.
Open your book at page ten.
Rakesh has been absent from college since last Monday.
WORKING ON TENSES : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com WORKING ON TENSES A: We (are leaving/leaving) in twenty minutes. The taxi (comes/ is coming) to pick us up.
B: Yes, it is, but the children (are still dressing/ dress) in their rooms.
A: Poor things! Since they usually (are waking up/ wake up) at 6:30, five o’clock in the morning (is/are) an unearthly hour for them to be up!
B: I (am feeling/feel) the same way they do. I had to drag myself out of bed.
A: Our flight to Mumbai (is taking off/takes off) at 8:00 a.m. We have to be at the airport by 6. We really don’t have much choice about the matter.
B: I (am not grumbling/ don’t grumble). I just (am wishing/wish) these flights left a little later. That would give us more time to be fully awake!
ARTICLES (A, AN, THE) : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com ARTICLES (A, AN, THE) Madhu: Hello, and welcome to __________ World’s Worst Criminals. Let’s start our program right now with __________ story from Nidhi Sharma. Nidhi?
Nidhi: Thanks Madhu.This is __________ incredible story about two young thieves who were caught after robbing __________ camera store. They got away with some valuable equipment, but they made __________ big mistake. They used __________ instant camera to take photographs of each other at __________ scene of __________ crime. When __________ blank sheets came out of __________ camera with no pictures on them, they assumed __________ camera wasn’t working correctly. They threw __________ prints away before they started to develop. __________ police found __________ photographs, recognized __________ two men and arrested them __________ next day!
TIME : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com TIME The easy way:
Number of complete hours + number of minutes 7 hours +11 minutes = 7:11 (Do not say 7 hours :11 minutes. Say the numbers only: 7:11)
TIME : namrata_arora@rediffmail.com namrataaro@gmail.com TIME Number of Minutes + a word + the number of hours
e.g. 11 past 7 or 11 after 7 = 7:11
Say past or after when the minute hand points between 0 and 30 minutes.
Say to or before when the minute hand points between 30 and 60 minutes.
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