Wednesday, 15 August 2018

HOW_TO_SPEAK_ENGLISH_FLUENTLY


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    These guidelines seem to be simple but they work wonderfully.

🔳#Less_grammar_is_enough :

Friends, If you are preparing for competitive exams like IELTS, GRE, TOEFL, you must have a high level of grammar. But To speak English fluently, a little bit of basic grammar is more than enough. So Learn some basic concepts of English. You need not use very long sentences with extreme grammar. Just use small sentences with simple grammar. see the below 2 points. 1)On hearing the news of her husband’s selection for a job, she felt happy. 2) Her husband was selected for a job. She heard the news. Then she felt happy. . The above two points are giving the same information. Then what is the difference between those 2 points? 1st point is a long sentence with extreme grammar. 2nd point is a collection of three simple sentences with basic grammar. While you are speaking English, always use simple sentences with easy grammar as I showed in the 2nd point. By doing so. you can do wonders.

🔲#Less_vocabulary_is_enough :

To speak fluent English, according to experts, a maximum of 1500 frequently used words such as get, keep, want, surprise are enough. In-depth words such as magnanimous, penetrate, outrageous etc. are not needed. Just use simple words which you already know. By using simple words, you can give all kinds of information to the other person.

🔳#Read_English_Novels :

English novels help you a lot for spoken English. Because you can find wonderful conversations in novels. So many characters like Hero, heroine etc have discussions with each another. You can see their conversations. By reading a novel, you can understand how a person can express his feelings in English sentences. you can follow the spoken English of the hero or heroine in that novel. It really gives an amazing advantage to your fluency.

🔲#Listen_to_English_speech :

Friends, Listening to some English speech daily is really essential. For this purpose, you should watch English movies, English Channels like Discovery, Animal Planet, History channel, BBC, AXN etc. By listening to their speech , you can know correct pronunciation. You can understand how they are arranging words in a sentence to tell their opinions, beliefs, suggestions, information etc.

🔳#Speak_English_Daily :

you may have a good car. you might have read hundreds of books on how to drive a car. But if you don't try to drive the car, you cannot learn driving. You should open the car door, sit inside the car, start the engine and go. Then only you can learn driving. Similarly you may know many concepts of grammar. But your knowledge itself does not give you fluency. You must speak English daily. There is no other way to get fluency. Daily speak English with your friends (at least with one person). Daily you must speak, speak speak and speak. Wherever and whenever you have an opportunity, speak English there. If possible, try to avoid your mother tongue.

🔲 #Dare_to_do_mistakes:

Friends, do you feel it is shameful to speak English with mistakes ? No friends. It is not really shameful. There are two reasons for why it is not shameful. 1) what is learning ? Knowing something, understanding it, applying it, doing mistakes and correcting them later. This is called learning. Doing mistakes is a part of learning. You did mistakes, while learning your mother tongue. Later you understood your mistakes, corrected them and learned your mother tongue correctly. You have learned all the things in this way. This same thing applies to learning English. So you need not feel shameful to do mistakes while speaking English. 2) While you are talking to a person, the person wants to know what you want to tell. He does not need your correctness of grammar. see the below sentences. I am working for 4 hours. He is going America on July. The above two sentences are grammatically wrong. But as a beginner you have full rights to use the above said wrong sentences. Those sentences may be wrong. But surely the other person can understand your meaning. That is enough. If you are able to speak English with grammatical mistakes, that is your first success. So do mistakes confidently. Dare to do mistakes. Gradually you will know your mistakes. Automatically you can easily correct them later. If anyone laughs at your mistakes, be proud of yourself. Because you have manners. He does not have. .

🔳#Believe_in_yourself :

Friends, Last one but not the least one. you must believe in yourself. You are really greater than you think. you are able to use internet. You are able to use Facebook. You read my speech until now. you are able to understand my sentences. These are the proofs for your wonderful knowledge and intelligence. These your knowledge and intelligence are more than enough to speak fluent English. English is old. But you are advanced with latest weapons such as internet, mobile and books. Start speaking English. without giving break

Wednesday, 25 April 2018

Among/Between

➖Commonly confused prepositions➖

⛔️ Among / between

The words among and between are often confused. They have very similar meanings, but they are not usually interchangeable.

🔸 Between is used to show position between two or more well-defined objects.

✏️  Example
   • Mary sat between Peter and Alice.

   • The boy sat between his dad and mom.

🔸 Among shows position among an indefinite number of objects. It is not exactly clear how many people or things are there in the group.

✏️  Example
   • I found an envelope among the papers on the table.

Sunday, 25 February 2018

Indirect Questions

What Are Indirect Questions?

Direct questions are the “normal” questions that we can ask friends, family members, and people who we know well.

Example of a direct question:
“Where’s the bathroom?”

Indirect questions are a little more formal and polite. We use them when talking to a person we don’t know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is a little different.

Example of an indirect question:
“Could you tell me where the bathroom is?”

Phrases For Indirect Questions
*Could you tell me…
*Do you know…
*I was wondering…
*Do you have any idea…
*I’d like to know…
*Would it be possible…
*Is there any chance…

Direct And Indirect Questions In English:

Examples
Direct: Where is Market Street?
Indirect: Could you tell me where Market Street is?

In indirect questions with is/are, the verb (is) comes after the subject (Market Street).

Direct What time does the bank open?
Indirect: Do you know what time the bank opens?

In indirect questions, we don’t use the auxiliary verbs do/does/did. Also, you can see that the verb is “open” in the direct question, and “opens” in the indirect question.

Direct: Why did you move to Europe?
Indirect: I was wondering why you moved to Europe.

Again, there is no auxiliary verb did in the indirect question. In fact, this indirect question isn’t even a question – it’s more of a statement that invites the other person to give more information.

Direct: How has he managed to get in shape so quickly?
Indirect: Do you have any idea how he’s managed to get in shape so quickly?

The auxiliary verbs have and has can be used in both the direct and indirect questions – but in the direct question, “has” comes before the subject (he), and in the indirect question, “has” comes after the subject.

Direct: How much does this motorcycle cost?
Indirect: I’d like to know how much this motorcycle costs.

To form the indirect question, remove does and change “cost” to “costs.”

Direct: Can you finish the project by tomorrow?
Indirect: Would it be possible for you to finish the project by tomorrow?

For direct questions with can, we can use the phrase “would it be possible…” to make it indirect.

Direct: Can we change the meeting to Thursday?
Indirect: Is there any chance we could change the meeting to Thursday?

“Is there any chance…” is another option for forming indirect questions with can.

Yes/No Direct Questions –> “If” In Indirect Questions

If the direct question is a “yes or no” question (it has no question word such as what, who, when, where, why, or how), then the indirect question will have if.

Direct: Does Tom like Italian food?
Indirect: Do you know if Tom likes Italian food?

Direct: Are your parents joining us for dinner?
Indirect: Could you tell me if your parents are joining us for dinner?

Direct: Do they speak English?
Indirect: I was wondering if they speak English.

Direct: Has Barbara ever studied abroad?
Indirect: Do you have any idea if Barbara’s ever studied abroad?

Direct: Do you plan on traveling this summer?
Indirect: I’d like to know if you plan on traveling this summer.

Monday, 29 January 2018

censor vs. sensor vs. censure

  What is the difference between censor and sensor?
The word censor was originally a noun referring to a magistrate who oversaw and upheld moral standards. In modern times, it means “a person authorized to examine various media, such as books, plays, and films, and suppress or expurgate vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable content.” Early in the 19th century, this use was extended to a verb meaning “to suppress or remove objectionable material.” Here are some examples:
“The experimental film never left the country due to the strict oversight of the state’s censor.”
“The book, heavily censored upon its initial release, was republished in its entirety this year.”
“It came to light that upper management had been censoring employees’ reports.”
The homophone sensor, however, is only a noun, derived from the word sense. It uses the suffix of agency “-or” to mean “a device that senses and responds to signals or other physical stimuli,” as in:
“Most phones now have sensors that determine how bright the screen should be.”
Spelling Tricks and Tips
We can remember the difference between these two spellings more easily by keeping in mind that sensor comes from sense. If what we’re talking about doesn’t have anything to do with sensing, then the correct spelling will likely be censor.
censure
There is also a third term with a similar spelling and pronunciation: censure. Like censor, this word can be a noun (meaning “a severe rebuke or an expression of strong disapproval”) or a verb (meaning “to express such a rebuke or disapproval”), as in:
“Following a review of the case, the committee concluded that no censure was necessary.”
“After being censured by the advisory board, Professor Keating considered an early retirement.”
However, censure has a slightly different pronunciation than censor or sensor: /ˈsɛnʃər/ (SEN-sher). Censor and sensor, on the other hand, are both pronounced /ˈsɛnsər/ (SEN-ser).

Sunday, 5 November 2017

🍒It's raining Cats and Dogs🍒

🌼*It's raining cats and dogs*🌼, so let's learn a few rain vocabulary

Impluvious - wet with rain

Petrichor-the smell given off by the first rain following a long dry spell

Ombrifuge-something that provides shelter from the rain

Dripstone – a molding over a door or window which deflects rain.

Freshet – the flood of a river from heavy rain or melted snow (probably from Old French freschete, diminutive of freis ‘fresh’).

Monkey’s wedding – Simultaneous rain and sunshine (perhaps based on Portuguese casamento de rapôsa ‘vixen’s wedding’, in the same sense).

Ombro- – relating to rain (from Greek ombrosrain shower).

Ombrogenous – (of a bog or peat) dependent on rain for its formation.

Pluvial – relating to or characterized by rainfall (ultimately from Latin pluvia rain).

Verglas – a thin coating of ice or frozen rain on an exposed surface (from French verre glass + glas (now glace) ice).

Virga – a mass of streaks of rain appearing to hang under a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (from Latin virga rod, stripe).

Friday, 27 October 2017

🍓Up the ante🍓

            🍒*Up* the ante  🍒                                         I'm sure you will enjoy this. One word in the English language that could be in a noun, verb, adj, adv, prep is *UP*.Read until the end... you'll laugh.

This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is *'UP'*. It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].
It's easy to understand *UP*, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake *UP*?

At a meeting, why does a topic come *UP*? Why do we speak *UP*, and why are the officers *UP* for election (if there is a tie, it is a toss *UP*) and why is it *UP* to the secretary to write *UP* a report? We call *UP*our friends, brighten *UP* a room, polish *UP* the silver, warm *UP* the leftovers and clean *UP* the kitchen. We lock *UP* the house and fix *UP* the old car.

At other times, this little word has real special meaning. People stir *UP* trouble, line UP for tickets, work *UP* an appetite, and think *UP* excuses.

To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed *UP* is special.

And this *UP* is confusing: A drain must be opened *UP* because it is blocked *UP*.

We open *UP* a store in the morning but we close it *UP* at night. We seem to be pretty mixed *UP* about *UP*!

To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of *UP*, look *UP* the word *UP* in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes *UP* almost 1/4 of the page and can add *UP* to about thirty definitions.

If you are *UP* to it, you might try building *UP* a list of the many ways *UP* is used. It will take *UP* a lot of your time, but if you don't give *UP*, you may wind *UP* with ( *UP* to) a hundred or more.

When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding *UP*. When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing *UP*. When it rains, it soaks *UP* the earth. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry *UP*. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it *UP*, for now...... my time is *UP*!

So, did this whole thing, crack you *UP*?

Send this on to everyone you look *UP* in your address book... or not... it's *UP* to you.

Monday, 23 October 2017

Advice for writing Literary Papers

🍒      Advice for Writing Literary Papers or Essays🍒

When it comes to English Literature, there's no end to the topics that you can research on that novel or other piece that you've been reading. The easiest way to get an idea for that next research topic on English literature for your essay is to start broad and then work toward making it more specific and interesting for your readers. Here are a few examples of research topics in literature to get you started.

1. Gender roles

How are the roles of men and women portrayed in the novel? Are they distinctly different? Do they have equal rights? What gender expectations do they follow or fight against?

2. Comparisons between genres

How does each genre tell its story? What are the differences and similarities between the two? Is one more effective than the other?

3. Historical background

Who is the author and what is their story? Were there controversies associated with him/her or their work? What is the significance of this novel in
the time it was written? How does it reflect the society and beliefs of its time?

4. Politics

What issues in politics does this novel address? Discrimination? Rights? Equality?

5. Religion

How is this novel religious? What beliefs is it promoting or questioning?

6. Comparisons between two characters

This can be between characters in the same novel or two different ones. How are their differences and similarities important to the novel?

7. Comparisons between two novels

If the novels seem completely different but represent the same genre or come from the same time period, this may be something you want to explore.

8. Allusions within the novel

What are some significant allusions within the novel? These could be religious, refer to other novels or authors, etc. How is this important to understanding the novel and its place in English Literature?

9. Criticism

What are some of the most notable criticisms out there? What is your response and how does it compare to other critics out there?

10. Symbolism

What are important symbols in the novel? How are they significant?