speakenglishnow: January 2012

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

" Good morning.

Good Morning ,madam.

Which fresh vegetables do you have?

drumsticks.potatoes,beet root, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber etc.

O.K.

Please give one kilo potatoes, one kilo beet root, 2 kilos cabbage. two good big cauliflower, 3 drumsticks.

Do you have fresh onions?

yes madam

please give one kilo

.Do you have apples? yes

.Which ones? Australian or kashmiri?

both.

How much per kilo Australian? Rs.120/- madam.

O.K. please give 2 kilos.

Could you put all of these in two bags?

yes, madam.

How much is the bill?

Rs .325/ madam.

thanks ,madam. Please do come again.""

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

know more about INDIA

Which is your country?
India.
What is its extent?
It is spread from Kanyakumari to Himalayas and from Gujarat to West Bengal.
Who are all living here?
People of different religions and races.
Is India safe for foreign tourists?
Yes and yes.
How many languages do Indians speak?
Mainly 18 Languages and many more.
How do they live?
They live like brothers and sisters.
Is there unity in diversity?
yes.
Is India a democratic country?
Yes.
How many states are there?
nearly 28
Does every state have a capital and its own language?
Yes
Which is the capital of India? New Delhi.
Where is New Delhi?
On the banks of the river Jamuna.
Is it a beautiful city?
Yes.
Why do we call it as our Motherland?
Because we are all born in Indian soil.
How do all the people call us?
as Indians
Do you love India?
yes- that too too much.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_India
http://geography.abo http://www.mapsofindia.com/states/ ut.com/library/cia/blcindia.htm
http://indiansaga.com/languages/

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When you meet someone,
Say Hai! or hello!
when you meet some one
you can say
Good Morning!
Good Afternoon,
Good Evening,
depending upon the time of the day,
and wish
when you have to leave some one,
say
bye!bye!
Cheer you!
See you!
But on special occasions
how can we wish?
On Happy Birthday,
"Wish you a happy Birthday!"
'Many happy returns of the day!
"On Passing the examination
"Congratulations!" "congrats"!
On some one getting married
, "Wish you a very happy married life!"
" May God shower His choicest blessings
upon you both"
!someone leaving abroad
"Bon voyage"
someone going by train,
" Have a nice journey!
"Some one going for higher studies
" Good luck,Wish you all the Best."
on getting a scholarship
"Congrats',
on getting promotions
" Congrats'
On Christmas Day"
Merry Christmas"
on New Year."
wish you a very long
happy,healthy,peaceful
and prosperous New Year
"Wish you a very happy New year"
.On Ramzan,Id mubarak"

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Active and Passive voice.

The man cuts the tree/ The tree is cut by the man.

He kissed his child/His child was kissed by him.

The boy broke the window-glass/ The window glass was broken by the boy.

Dasaratha ruled Ayodhya/ Ayodhya was ruled by Dasaratha.

I read a story book/A story book is read by me.

Shut the window/ Let the window be shut by you.

He puts the money in his pocket/ The money is put by him in his pocket.

This minister takes bribe/ Bribe is taken by this minister.

The thief stole the jewel/ The jewel was stolen by the thief.

I eat an apple/An apple is eaten by me.

I am eating an apple/An apple is being eaten by me.

I have eaten an apple just now/An apple has been eaten by me just now.

i have been eating this apple/----------

I ate an apple/an apple was eaten by me.

I was eating an apple/An apple was being eaten by me.

I had eaten an apple/An apple had been eaten by me.

I had been eating an apple/-------------

I will eat an apple/An Apple will be eaten by me.

I will be eating an apple/-----------

I will have eaten an apple/An apple will have been eaten by me.

I will have been eating an apple/--------------

Dialogue 6

"Good Afternoon.
Good Afternoon.
Are you waiting for Duranto Express?
Yes.
Where are going up to?Chennai.
Is it coming in time? yes
Does it start from here? yes
What is your coach number? C3
How about you? the same
What is your seat number?32
How about you? 33
That's very nice.
What are you? A software engineer.
How about you? a business man.
Have you travelled by this train before? yes.many a time.
Why do you prefer this train? I can finish all my work and start in the afternoon at 3.p.m from here and reach at Chennai central at about 10 o'clock in the night.
Is it a point to point train? yes.
(In the train) why are the children and women dancing there?
This train we have many free passengers (the COCKROACHES ) as our company.
Excuse me. I'll be back soon.
Oh! What happened? There is no water in the toilets and wash basins.
Oh!What! From the starting point itself?
Yes.
Where is the ticket checker? He is just coming.
Let's inform him.
Sir.There is no water in any of the toilets an in the wash basins.
Is it so? I 'll find out and inform the concerned.
Now it is Tiruppur.Does this train halt any junction?
Yes.For sometime in Erode junction.
Hello! Sir! my children are not able to sit or have anything in peace.There are many cockroaches and family of cockroaches.
Don't they clean the compartments? yes. They do.
Sorry! sir! This also I'll inform the concerned people.
Why the A.c. is not working?
I don't know.I'll find out.
Thanks.
What do you like very much in this train?
Supplying newspaper, coffee or tea,snacks, tomato soup,night dinner etc.
Do they do it properly? yes.
But the items supplied at sometimes below standard and cold at times.
Why is he throwing the papers/plastic containers in the compartment?
He has not been told what to do with them or he has only that much civic sense?
What time is it now? 9.30
Have we crossed Perambur?
Yes.
Why is this server coming with tooth-picks on a plate ?
Just like the beggars coming and showing their hands for collection of alms after singing,
because they are not well-trained or well-paid ,may be.
O.K. will meet you in Hotel Savera tomorrow at 10
yes please.
Bye .till we meet again.
Bye"
http://indiarailinfo.com/train/8494

Friday, January 6, 2012

The Monkey and the ground nut

What did the monkey see?
A few ground nuts in a vessel. (with a small opening at the top)
What is the difference between monkey nuts and ground nuts?
http://www.differencebetween.net/object/difference-between-groundnut-and-peanut/
What did the monkey do?
It put its hand inside the vessel and grabbed a few nuts.
Why couldn't it take its hand outside?
Because it closed his fist with nuts in it.
Did it find a way out to take his hand outside?
yes.It opened its fist and put down in the vessel all the nuts.
What did he find out? If it closed his fist with the nuts,he could not take his hand out.
What did it do? He took a few nuts and ate them.
How were the nuts? very tasty.
Why do you think the monkey was very clever?
Because He took the vessel and turned it upside down and he got all the nuts.He ate all of them and ran away happily.
What do you learn from this?
There's always a better way to get what you really want.
You must concentrate on one thing at a time.
Don't try to do too many things at one time.
Try,try,try again ,again and again till you gain.
THINK.PLAN.DECIDE,ACT AND SUCCEED.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Know what are these.

Where can you find the white polar bear?
In the pictures and in the North Pole.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear
Which is the third month of the year? March.
What does the army do? March
They march on the streets in the month of March.
What is half of quarter and quarter of half? 1/8
Which fruit is long and yellow in color? the banana.
Can you make 1000 with eight eights?
888+88+8+8+8= 1000
Who was the Rani of Jhansi? Lady Laxmi Bai *The Maratha queen.
What is special about this Queen?
She fought bravely with the Britishers to attain freedom and India's Independence.
http://jhansi.nic.in/rani.htm
Is Sun a star? yes
What does it give? Warmth and light.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun
http://nineplanets.org/sol.html

What can peace bring you?

You can concentrate on the job on hand effectively.
You can handle all the daily affairs very efficiently.
You can gain more inner strength,happiness,self-discipline,power and meditation.
You can generate patience,perseverance,tolerance and tact.
You will take lightly what others comment on you and about you.
You can easily eliminate stress, anxiety and worry.
You can feel fully relaxed and free.
You can develop creative thinking and attitude and positive thinking and attitude.
Most of all you can Sleep well and have a sound sleep.
Let the world be peaceful and prosperous,let everyone LIVE AND LET LIVE.

speak now English

What are you doing?
I am breaking the stones.
I am trying to earn my living by doing this job.
I am helping to build a beautiful temple.
Which answer do you like? why?
It is not what you do,that is important.
It is why and how you do that and your right attitude is very important.
Right thinking,Right positive attitude will take you to greater heights.
That will lead you to peace,happiness and prosperity.
Live simple, Show more affection, Speak kindly and politely.
Leave the results in the hands of God, the Almighty.