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Varun: Hi Tarun, Congrats on scoring a hun- Tarun: I want to do a PG course in IISC,

dred percent in Maths. Bangalore.
(†÷öÀéÀ †÷®Ω’ ´÷®Ω’\©’ Maths ™ ´*a-†ç- (ÉüÁjçûªª®√yûª Bangalore ™ IISC îË®√-©E)
ü¿’èπ◊ congratulations. Cent percent PG course= Post graduate. (MA, M.Sc
É°æ¤púø’ §ƒûª-•úÕ §Ú®·çC. A / One hun- ™«çöÀ Master courses †’ PG courses
dred percent ÅØËC É°æp-öÀ- ¢√-úø’éπ.) Åçö«®Ω’. BA, B.Sc, ™«çöÀ B ûÓ Courses=
Tarun: Thank you. Congrats to you too. You Bachelor/ degree/ graduate courses
scored the highest in English, didn't Åçö«ç. Post = ûª®√y-ûª. Post graduate =
you? graduate ûª®√y-ûª.
(Fèπÿ Congrats. Fèπ◊ English ™ Åçü¿-J- Varun: That's a good idea. You are good at
éπçõ‰ áèπ◊\´ ´÷®Ω’\©’ ´î√a®· éπü∆?) Sciences. Shankar: May I Know what you are?
b) ؈’ Ñ -àú≈C *´®Ω Inter exams ®√ߪ’-¶-ûª’-
Varun: I am happy about it. My marks in Maths (Fèπ◊ Sciences ¶«í¬ ´Ææ’hç-C é¬-•-öÀd ÅC (O’Í®ç îËÆæ’hç-ö«®Ó ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´-î√a?/ Ø√o†’
aren't bad either, though didn't get a ´’ç* idea ØË.) O’Í®ç îËÆæ’hç-ö«®Ω’?) (I am taking/ will take the Inter exams at the
hundred percent. When I joined the Dinakar: I am a student
Tarun: I think the time has come for us to apply end of this year/ I am sitting the Inter exams
course a few months I was not that con- Shankar: Studying...?
for the entrance exams of these cours- at the end of this year/ I sit the exam.
fident about Maths. My hard work has Appear for an exam - expression
es which are usually in December every (àç îªü¿’´¤ûª’Ø√o®Ω’) Ñ É°æ¤p-úøçûª
paid off. The marks in this exam have
year. Dinakar: I am doing my II year Inter/ I am at ¢√úø-ôç-™‰ü¿’.
given me confidence. í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ: °æKéπ~ ®√ߪ’ôç ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ a) give
(´’†ç Ñ entrance exams – v°æ¢Ë-¨¡-°æ-K-éπ~- college in the degree course/ I am in
(Ø√èπ◊ ÆæçûÓ-≠æç-í¬ØË ÖçC. Maths ™ èπÿú≈ an exam, b) write an exam ÅE î√-™« ´’çC
©èπ◊ apply îËߪ÷-Lq† time ´*aç-ü¿-†’-èπ◊çö«. the 10th Class/ I am doing my X
Ø√èπ◊ ´’ç* Marks ´î√a®· †÷öÀ-éÀ -†÷®Ω’ Åçô’ç-ö«®Ω’ – OöÀ™x àC-èπÿú≈ correct é¬ü¿’.
鬧Ú-®·Ø√. course ™ join Å®·-†-°æ¤púø’ ≤ƒ-üµ∆®Ω-ùçí¬ Ñ entrance exams ÅFo class.
(say either, 'Take an exam' or 'sit an exam'.)
Åçûª- †-´’téπç ™‰ü¿’ Maths N≠æ-ߪ’ç™. Ñ èπÿú≈ December ™ Öçö«®·.) 2 a) School/ College ™ îË®Ωôç= Join a School/ Å™«Íí am appearing/ is appearing/ are
exam ™ marks Ø√™ †´’téπç éπ-L-Tç-î √®·. college - join in é¬ü¿’. appearing for an exam èπÿú≈ ûªÊ°p. É™«çöÀ
Aren't bad either = ÅC èπÿú≈ -îÁúËç é¬ü¿’ b) äéπ course îªü¿-´ôç = studying a course. îÓôxçû√ taking ¢√úÕûË ÆæJ-§Ú-ûª’çC.
¶«í¬ØË ´*açC. English ™ not ûÓ also ®√ü¿’. äéÓ\-°æ¤púø’ taking a course. Éçé¬ Do an exam ÅE èπÿú≈ ņ-´îª’a.
either ´Ææ’hçC. Confidence = †´’téπç; paid
off= ´’ç* îËÆ œçC/ ™«¶µºç éπL-Tç-*çC.
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 98 c) She is taking a course in Software She is going her final year B.Tech exam at
the end of this year.
Software course îªü¿’-´¤-ûÓçC.
Tarun: How come you joined this college, when
you have so many colleges in your
place?
O’ Ü∞x á-ØÓo College ©’ -Öçúøí¬, Ééπ\úø
-áç-ü¿’èπ◊ join Åߪ÷u--´¤?
How come= áçü¿’èπ◊, purely conversational
expression. O’ conversation ™ ûª®Ω-í¬
I am taking the exams
¢√úøçúÕ: Varun: Yesterday's papers carried the ads 3 a) She is taking lessons in music/ dance, etc:
about the entrance exams. The last
Ç¢Á’ Ñ Ææç´-ûªq-®Ωç™
How come you are here? = -àçöÀ-éπ\-úø’-Ø√o¢˛? Music, dance ™ Péπ~ù §Òçü¿’-ûÓçC/ ØË®Ω’a-éÌç- B.tech *´J Ææç´-ûªq®Ωç
How come you don't know this? date for sending in the filled in applica- öçC = She is learning music/ dance =
FéÀC ûÁ-L-ߪ’éπ-§Ú-´ôç àçöÀ? tions is the 12th of next month. She is doing taking a course in music/
°æKéπ~ ®√Ææ’hçC.
(E†oöÀ papers ™ Ñ v°æ¢Ë¨¡ °æK-éπ~© ads 8 °æK-éπ~™x ´÷®Ω’\©’ ûÁa-
Varun: Dad wasn't happy with any of those col- dance.
leges, so he admitted me into / to this ´î√a®·. °æ‹-Jh-îËÆœ-† applications °æ秃-Lq† ÅC í∫ûªç™ Å®·ûË took, learned, etc ¢√úøû√ç. éÓ-´ôç get/ score/
secure. OöÀ™ x secure
college. *´--J-ûËC ´îËa ØÁ© 12) b) I want to take this software course
(´÷ Ø√†oéπ¢Ë-O’ †îªa-™‰ü¿’. Åçü¿’-éπE Ééπ\úø Tarun: Then we had better get ready. Ok, then, ØËFsoftware course îªü¿-¢√-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o. éÌClí¬ §ƒçúÕûªuç – ¢√úø- M. SURESAN
îËJpç-î√®Ω’.) see you. 4 i) ¶«í¬ îªü¿-´ôç= éπ-§Ú-´ôç ´’ç*C.
(Å®·ûË ´’†ç ready Å´ôç ´’ç*C. -´’-S} study well/ do well at studies. Rama Rao: How much/ How many marks did
Tarun: Where did you do your schooling?
(†’´¤y à School ™ îªü¿’-´¤-èπ◊-Ø√o´¤?) éπ©’Ææ’èπ◊çü∆ç) a) 'How is he studying?/ Is he good at studies? you get/ score in last week's
Varun: Upto the 7th Class in Teachwell School Varun: Bye. 'O, he is doing very well at studies/ He is exam?
and from the 8h to the 10th in Learnwell Students, Studies, courses èπ◊ Ææç-•ç-Cµç-*-† studying very well; he is hardworking.' (éÀç-ü¿-öÀ-¢√®Ωç °æK-éπ~™  áçûª/ -áEo
School. Ææ綵«-≠æù éπü∆ ÉC? éÌEo expressions (éπ≠d-°æ æúÕ îªü¿-´ôç) ´÷®Ω’\©’ -ûÁa-èπ◊-Ø√o´¤?/ ´î√a®·
(7´ class ´®Ωèπ◊ Teachwell School ™, 8th °æJ-Q-Lü∆lç. ii) ¶«í¬ îªü¿-´ôç = be good at studies, clever/ Fèπ◊?)
†’ç* 10th ´®Ωèπ◊ Learnwell School ™) bright at studies (¶«í¬, ûÁL-Ní¬ îªü¿’-´¤-û√®Ω’.) Bharadwaj: Dad, I can't say I got/ scored very
students ņ-í¬ØË marks, pass, fail, score
Tarun: How do you like being a hosteller? b) She is good at maths, but rather poor at high marks.
É™«çöÀ ´÷ô©’, fees, study, ™«çöÀ ´÷ô©’ Physics = -Ç -Å-´÷t®·éÀ ™„éπ\©’ ¶«í¬ØË -´-a, é¬F
(Hostel ™ Öçúøôç ᙫ -ÖçC Fèπ◊?) í∫’®Ìh-≤ƒh-®·-éπü∆? î√-™« simple í¬, Ææ£æ«-ïçí¬ ÖçúË (--´÷®Ω’\-©’ ¶«í¬ ûÁa-èπ◊-†o-ô’d/- ´-*a-
Physics poor.
™ é¬Ææh
Hosteller = resident = Hostel ™ ÖçúÕ ´÷ô© B®Ω’ É™« Öçô’çC. †ô’d îÁ°æp-™‰†’)
5 Class college
èπ◊ £æ…ï-®Ω-´ôç/ éÀ £æ…ï-®Ω-´ôç
îªü¿’´¤èπ◊ØË¢√úø’. Being= Öçúøôç, Being a 1 a) †’¢Áy-éπ\úø îªü¿’´¤ûª’Ø√o´¤? Rama Rao: Why isn't your score high? Why
attend class (es)/ attend college.
hosteller = Hosteller í¬ Öçúøôç. Where are you studying?/ Which School/ aren't your marks high?
6 Poor at studies = dull at studies.
Varun: O, I do like it. That's a kind of experi- College are you studying in?/ Which School/ (áèπ◊\´ marks áçü¿’èπ◊ ûÁa-éÓ-™‰-ü¿’/-
°æKéπ~ = 7 exam (examination ´·êuçí¬ ®√ûª-™ØË
ence. Valuable in its own way. The only College are you a student of? ®√-™‰ü¿’?)
¢√úø-û√®Ω’. ´÷ö«x-úË-ô°æ¤púø’ exam
¢√úøôç Ææ••’);
problem is food. Where did you do OR
b) F¢Ë class? = what class are you in?/ Which exam
èπÿ, test
èπÿ ûËú≈:
Intermediate? Why Couldn't you score high?
class are you studying? what class are you a) exam:
äéπ Nü∆u-®Ω|ûª (qualification) - X class
(Ø√éÀ≠d¢æ Ë’. ÅüÓ Å†’-¶µº-´ç–- ü∆E N©’´ ü∆E- doing? Inter, B.Tech, Msc
™«çöÀ certificates
é¬F, Why couldn't you get high marks?
èπ◊çC. (valuable= N©’-¢Áj†) ǣ慮Ωç äéπõ‰ OöÀéÀ Ææ´÷-üµ∆-Ø√©’. Iam studying in... School/ degrees
é¬F §Òçü¿-ö«-EéÀ Å´-Ææ-®Ω-¢Á’i† ´·êu-¢Á’i† (áçü¿’èπ◊ áèπ◊\-´í¬ ûÁa-éÓ-™‰-éπ-§Ú-ߪ÷¢˛?)
Ææ´’Ææu. †’-´¤y -Éç-ô®˝ áéπ\úø îªC-¢√´¤?) College. I am in the I year Inter/ II year °æKéπ~. OR
Tarun: Here itself. Why didn't you go for b) Test: ã exam èπ◊ •ü¿’©’í¬í¬F, Åü¿-†çí¬í¬F Why did you score low? Why did
degree, etc. Studying •ü¿’©’, doing áèπ◊\´
Engineering after Inter? Nü∆u-®Ω’n©’ à subject áçûª´®Ωèπ◊ Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’-èπ◊- you get such low marks.
(Ééπ\úË. †’¢Áyç-ü¿’èπ◊ Engineering îË®Ω-™‰ü¿’?) ¢√u´-£æ…-Jéπç.
a) ؈’ I year Engineering îªü¿’-´¤-ûª’-Ø√o†’
Ø√o®Ω ’, áçûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ ¢√∞¡xé¬ subject ´îª’a ÅE E®Ωg- (Åçûª- ûª-èπ◊\-¢Áç-ü¿’èπ◊ ûÁa-èπ◊-Ø√o-´¤/ -
Ééπ\úË Å†-ö«-EéÀ Here only ÅE Åçô’çö«ç – ®·ç- î ª-ö«-EéÀ E®Ωy-£œ«çîË °æKéπ~ test. Test Æ洒ߪ’ç, Åçûª ûªèπ◊\´ Marks ᙫ ´î√aß˝’?)
I am doing my I year Engineering.
Éü¿çûª ÆæJ-é¬ü¿’– Here itself ÆæÈ®j† expression. exam Æ洒ߪ’ç éπçõ‰ ûªèπ◊\¢Ë Öçúø-´îª’a. Ææçü¿- Éçûª-éπçõ‰ ¢Á’®Ω’-Èíj† Marks ûÁa-éÓ-™‰-éπ-
b) Which year of medicine are you in? are
Varun: I am not interested. Moreover I want to ®√s¥Eo •öÀd test ™ marks èπ◊ Nü∆u-®Ω|-ûª™ Åçûª-
you studying/ which year? §Ú-ߪ÷¢Ëç?
be an MBA. Why didn't you? ´·-êuçí¬ í∫’Jhç-°æ¤ -Öç-úø-éπ-§Ú-´îª’a.
(ÉC Éçûªèπ◊´·çüË medicine ÅE ûÁLÊÆh)/ Why could n't you score better?/
(Ø√èπ◊ interest
™‰ü¿’. ÅçûË-é¬-èπ◊çú≈ Ø√èπ◊ 8 °æKéπ~ ®√ߪ’ôç: Take an exam/ sit an exam.
Which year are you doing? Why couldn't you get better marks
MBA Å¢√-©E -Öç-C. ´’J †’¢Áyç-ü¿’èπ◊ a) ؈’ Í®°æ¤ °æKéπ~ ®√ߪ’-¶-ûª’-Ø√o†’
Medicine à Ææç´-ûªq®Ωç îªü¿’-´¤-ûª’-Ø√o´¤? than this?.
Engineering îË®Ω-™‰ü¿’?) I am taking an exam tomorrow.

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