Slide 1 : DON’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
(Just take care of it) A historical place you have visited Day-1/1 The Body
The Job
The Car Desperately/deliberately I want you to---/ask him to……/expect you to…/
Would like you to …./would hate you to…../would love me to…..
Slide 2 : A historical place you have visited Day-1/1 Fanatic/Fanaticim
Slide 3 : BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH
(Don’t beat about the bush, come to the point)
It broke into applause
Whatever/whenever
He told/asked/requested/replied A film you have watched lately Day-2
Slide 4 : MAY YOU GET WELL SOON
May god bless you/you progress
I’ve got the winning streak/ It’s a high time for me
I admit my mistake/confess my crime.
Would you prefer…/rather have…..
(I’d prefer or I’d rather do…) A tourist place Day-3
Slide 5 : Travelling by train Day-4/1 Do you smoke? No, I don’t. Do you? I don’t either. Neither do I. Il-legible handwriting Indelible impression
Slide 6 : Pre-judiced (pre-occupied view against sth/sb etc.)
Judge was prejudiced, so he didn’t agree with defendant’s advocate.
get rid of (to try to dis-associate with sth.)
Whoever=whomsoever it may concern Travelling by train Day-4/2 Click
Slide 7 : A friend of mine is getting married.
A friend of mine/his /hers/ours/theirs….
=one of my/his/her/our/their friend….
= a friend of me/ some friend of us
I don’t live in my own house, but I live in parental house. But I have my own house..
on my own (alone)…..=by myself…
I cut vegetables my own or by myself Travelling by train Day-4/3
Slide 8 : No cars are allowed in the city
None of this money is mine.
“What did you say?” ‘Nothing’
Nobody or no one came to visit me,
“Where are you going?” ‘Nowhere’. I am staying here. Travelling by train Day-4/4 Some Positive Negatives Questions Any Questions Negatives
Slide 9 : Travelling by train Day-4/5 all/all of, most/most of, no/none of, both/both of, neither/neither of, either/either of. All cars are expensive= all cars in general
All of the cars are expensive= a particular group of cars
Both restaurants are very good (Right). The both (wrong)
Slide 10 : IT’S GETTING ON MY NERVES
Should have/ would have
May have/might have
If it hadn’t happened…..
All/every/whole
Each/every Important day in life Day-5
Slide 11 : YOU ARE SHOUTING YOUR HEADS OFF
It’s getting along fine
Go away
Deserving candidates/ meritorious students should………..
The woman who lives next door…
The ball which……. A competition you have appeared for Day-6
Slide 12 : YOU HAVE GONE OFF YOUR HEADS
Standstill/spellbound
(Sang-froid) a person should be…..
We saw some people
whose/whom/where
car was broken down Are we happier than our fore fathers Day-7
Slide 13 : GOOD MIND GOOD FIND
I have got the discerning quality, so I can know what is good or what is bad for me (her childhood passion fo’ collecting the stamps (philately) has not dimmed but she is more discerning now a days.)
Adjectives(..ing/…ed)
Boring notes/is bored, interesting/interested, surprising/surprised, tiring/tired Are we progressing? Day-8
Slide 14 : Give in/chase, Get moving/ going
Down to earth person (he doesn’t have air) Influence of books Day-9 Day-9/1
Slide 15 : Influence of books Day-9/2 How
big? How
old? What
Colour? Where
from? Made
of? Noun A tall young man (1-2)/A large wooden table(1-5)
An old Russian song (2-4)/Big blue eyes (1-2)
A small black plastic bag (1-3-5)
A large round table (Size-shape) Adjective Word Order
Slide 16 : Should be + V3
punished/Fired/Forgiven & given one more chance (an employee)
Selected (deserving & meritorious)
Convicted (criminals)
Utilised (pub. Money)
Cleaned properly (drains)
Repaired regularly (roads)
Rewarded (meritorious students) Humanity Day-10 Day-10/1 A small fry
Slide 17 : Adjectives/Adverbs
Quick (ly), serious (ly), careful (ly), quiet (ly), heavy (ily), bad (ly)
But friendly/lively/elderly/lovely/silly/lonely are adjectives
Adv + adj :- reasonably cheap/terribly sorry
Adv. + Adv.:- incredibly quickly Humanity Day-10/2
Slide 18 : I CAN’T MAKE UP MY MIND
In addition with/Besides/Not only but also/To add/To add one more feather in the cap
Good (Adj)/ well (Adv)
Fast/hard/late (Adj and Adv.)
Hardly-negligible India of my dream Day-11
Slide 19 : THEY TREATED ME TO THE CREAMS AND SNACKS
Double entendre/Dual personality/Bigamy
Damn………
So/such, enough/too, quite/rather Dowry Demand Day-12
Slide 20 : I CONDEMN
It’s dirt cheap
Cry off/ bump into/ impose
I happened to go to Delhi because my boss had taken leave at the eleventh hour.
Comparatives Is cinema responsible for
growing violence in the society? Day-13
Slide 21 : PARENTS ARE LIKE GOD
That’s no help to me
I look forward to see you
Optimistic/ pessimistic
When you come across a problem
How do you react
Sth could be done
Nth could be done
I have learnt/ have come to know
Comparison –as..as/than Day-14
Slide 22 : IT HAS TO BE DONE
What was the time like when joined the college/ left the college- there was a scream as the current came
What if…..
Let’s clear the air Is the woman's place at home? Day-15
Slide 23 : MAKE YOUR SELF COMFORTABLE
Piping hot pakoras/ sizzling
What kind of the system follows at your home- people take the decisions collectively or independently
Superlatives Corruption Day-16
Slide 24 : JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED
Who is the most sought after person at your home
My mother has got her say
You look like changed- you never used to be so (Thrifty/whimsical/discontent/arrogant)
Any more/any longer/no longer Misuse of Science Day-17
Slide 25 : CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
I give up
It reminds me of my…..
(a photo/ song/ college days/ beard)
It’s just a keep sake
Even/although/though/even though/in spite of/despite Energy alternatives Day-18
Slide 26 : Desperately/ Deliberately
It was so nice of you/ so boastful of/gorgeous/humble
Until/unless
As long as/provided-providing
As if
By and until/by the time Pollution Day-19
Slide 27 : It’s called politics/religion/relationship
What he said-it did happen
There’s corruption everywhere/wherever you go
Strong actions should be taken against the corrupt persons (change in the attitude)
I try not to irritate others unless sb crosses the limit Next war will be for water Day-20
Slide 28 : Sang-froid /nonchalant, I give up
Childish/childlike
Use others as you want others to use you
Mind blowing/boggling,
at the end/in the end,
So nice/kind/polite of you,
angry/annoyed/furious about or with..,
surprised/shocked/amazed/ astonished at or by sth Red Tapism Day-21
Slide 29 : Impressed with/by
Fed up/bored ..with
Passive smoking is more injurious (exhale/inhale-hard earned money)
A shop keeper tries to rip off….(how can we be sure of quality and quantity)
Sorry about/for Generation Gap Day-22
Slide 30 : Don’t you think we live in fools paradise
(I feel an idiot-things always go wrong)
British used to exploit and plunder-they were outsiders-it stands to reason
If the demand is due it should be accepted
Why do we need to go on strikes-an introspection should be done
Excited/worried/upset/nervous/happy about sth
Delighted/pleased/satisfied/disappointed with sth Reservation System Day-23
Slide 31 : This red tapism is troubling everyone-this should be eradicated
It makes me sick
Afraid/scared/fond/proud/ashamed/jealous/ envious/..of
Aware/conscious/capable/full/ short/tired/sure of… Salaries to the women who work at home Day-24
It takes two to tango : It takes two to tango However/ Despite/ Although/ Though
Well I never/ good gracious/heavens/lord
Sheer wastage/ dire need/ merely 60% Have your dreams ever got shattered Day-25
Who the hell is there? : Who the hell is there? Who on the earth wants me to get there?
Overwhelming response/ deluge of letters Day-26 Whew/ Oh/ Ah/ Uh
A narrow escape
Teach him a lesson : Teach him a lesson You have to pay for it
It’s tempting (spirituality/ religion/ soil/ rivers of India/ folk dance/ music/ enchanting songs)/ bewildering ( riots/ casteism/ unfit politicians)
It’s infuriating (phone rings while taking food/ repetitious smile)
It’s ingratiating (try to make the people in their favour just giving an smile) Day-27
Follow your impulses(it was absolutely enthralling) : Follow your impulses(it was absolutely enthralling) It’s the infringement of our liberty-living off on others
Actions count more than the words
Politeness count more than the clothes Day-28
Trustworthy friends are better than the mere acquaintances : Trustworthy friends are better than the mere acquaintances Soft words butter no parsnips
Leave the laidback attitude Day-29
Blow your own trumpet : Blow your own trumpet If he had taken care it would have happened
Don’t you hassle me
Childish/Child like
The people who are displaced should have been rehabilitated Day-30
Slide 38 : I am not a work-shy
It’s a blot on the face of the society
(hooligans/hoodlums/prostitution/ social evils)
I have to do the same boring jobs day in day out. Day-31