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Achyuth: Hi Ananth, take this.

(ÅO ¢√úø•úø’ûª’-Ø√o®· éπü∆?/ -Å-O -¢√-úø’-ûª’-
(ņçû˝, ÉC BÆæ’éÓ.) Ø√o®Ω’ éπ-ü∆! ¢√<© N≠æ-ߪ’´‚ ÅçûË. ÉCíÓ
Ananth: What's it and why give it to me? BÆæ’éÓ. †’´¤y ü∆Eo ¶«í¬ É≠æd-°æ-úø-û√´¤.)
☯ ☯ ☯ ☯ ☯
(àçôC? Ø√Èéç-ü¿’-éÀ-Ææ’h-Ø√o´¤?)
Achyuth: Can't you see? It's a wrist watch and
it's my gift to you.
éÀçü¿öÀ È®çúø’ lessons †’ç< Important of pas-
sive voice í∫’Jç* discuss îËÆæ’hØ√oç éπü∆! ´’†ç
(Å®Ωnç-é¬-™‰ü∆? ÅC ¢√î˝. ÅC Ø√ 鬆’éπ í∫’®Ω’hç--éÓ-¢√-LqçC.
Fèπ◊.)
1) °æE-îË-Æ œç-üÁ-´®Ó (subject) ûÁL-Æ œ-†-°æ¤púø’ active
Ananth: What's this supposed to be for? What's
voice is always preferable and passive voice
the occasion?
is to be avoided.
(ÉC üËE-éÓÆæç? àçöÀ Ææçü¿®Ωs¥ç?)
2) Subject
Ææp≠ædçí¬ ûÁL-ߪ’-†-°æ¤púø’, ÅD sentence (îÁ°œpç-üÁ-´®Ó Ææp≠ædçí¬ îÁ°æp-™‰-†-°æ¤púø’– ´·êuçí¬ Â°j O’®Ω’ í∫´’-EçîË Öçö«®Ω’– ØË®√© N≠æ-ߪ’ç™, ØË®Ωç
Achyuth: Your watch was stolen, wasn't it? You
haven't had a watch since then. So I í¬ ÖçúË-ôx-®·ûË passive voice preferable. ÅCµ-é¬-®Ω’©÷, áèπ◊\-´-´’ç-C îÁ°œp-†-°æpúø’.)
short îËÆœç-üÁ-´®Ó Ææp≠ædçí¬ ûÁL-ߪ’-†-°æ¤púø’, passive ™ØË
thought I would gift you a watch. Passive forms, ´·êuçí¬ Spoken English ™ ¢√ú≈- h) They have been informed of it - ¢√∞¡xéà N≠æߪ’ç îÁ-•’-û√ç. ÉC English ™ °ü¿l ≤˘éπ®Ωuç.
(F ¢√î˝ üÌçT-Lç-îª-•-úÕçC éπü∆?/ F ¢√î˝ Lq-†N: ûÁL-ߪ’-°æ-J-î√®/ ûÁL-ߪ’-°æ-J-î√®Ω’. a) He was murdered/ was found murdered.
á´®Ó üÌçT-Lç-î√®Ω’ éπü∆?Åçü¿’-éπE Fèπ◊ Be said to/ Be known to/ Be found to/ Be sup- Ñ forms ÅFo èπÿú≈ Spoken English ™ ¢√úË Å´- (îªç°æ-•úÕ Öçúøôç éπE°œç-*çC.)
posed to, etc., Ææ®Ωç ÖçC. ¶«í¬ practise îËߪ’çúÕ. b) The bank was burgled/ robbed - Bank ©÷öÃ
鬆’-éπí¬ É¢√y-©-†’-èπ◊Ø√o.)
Ananth: Thank you, but this brand of watches is I/ We (be) told/ informed, etc. Now look at the following sentences from the
îËߪ’-•-úÕçC (Bank ™ üÌçí∫-ûª†ç ïJ-TçC–
known to be very expensive, so I can't Oô-Eoç-öÀéÀ ´÷´‚©’ ûÁ©’-í∫’™ Å®√n©’: conversation between Achyuth and Ananth.
accept it.
´÷´‚©’ ûÁ©’í∫’.)
a) He is said to know all 1) What's this sup-
c) Jewellry worth lakhs was stolen = ©éπ~© ®Ω÷§ƒ-
(ü∑∆uçé˙q. Å®·ûË -É™«çöÀ ¢√<©’ î√™« êK- about it = ¢√úÕéÀ ü∆E posed to be for? =
üÁj-†-Ní¬ Åçü¿-Jéà ûÁ©’Ææ’. Åçü¿’-éπE ؈’ N≠æߪ’ç Åç-û√ ûÁ©’- ÉC üËE-éπE ņ’-éÓ†’? ߪ’© N©’´ îËÊÆ †í∫©’ üÌçTLç-ú≈f®· (üÌçí∫-
- Ç çí∫ x - ¶ µ « - ≠ æ - ù 2) Your watch was
ûª†ç î˨»®Ω’). Å™«Íí, v°æ´÷-ü∆-©èπ◊ èπÿú≈ passive.
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BÆæ’éÓ-™‰-éπ-§Ú-ûª’Ø√o.) ÆæE Åçô’-Ø√o®Ω’.
Achyuth: Look here. This is just nothing when I stolen d) He was injured in an accident = -Å-ûª-úø’ v°æ´÷-
think of how much you've ü¿ç™ í¬ßª’-°æ-ú≈fúø’.
helped me. This was e) He was taken to hospital (pas-
awarded to me in some
contest, and I have two
other watches. It's been
idle for some time.
What's this supposed to be for? sive)
É™«ç-öÀ-´Fo passive ™ØË îÁ•’û√ç.
Practise îËߪ’çúÕ.
3) This brand of watches is
(îª÷úø’. †’´¤y Ø√èπ◊ îËÆœ† Ææ£æ…- 3) This brand of watches is known to
b) They are known to be great play- known to be very expensive
ߪ’çûÓ §ÚLÊÆh ÉüË-´’ç-ûª-é¬ü¿’. àüÓ §ÚöÙ be very expensive = Ñ brand
ers = = brand watches
watches
ÉC Ø√éÀ-´y-•-úÕçC/ Ø√éÌ-*açC. Ø√éÀçé¬ ¢√∞¡Ÿx íÌ°æp véÃú≈-é¬-®Ω’-©E Åçü¿-Jéà î√™« êK-ü¿-®·-†-´E ņ’-èπ◊ç- Ñ êK-üÁj-†-´E Åçü¿-Jéà ûÁ©’Ææ’.
È®çúø’ ¢√<©’ ÖØ√o®·. ÉC Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç ûÁ©’Ææ’. ö«®Ω’. 4) This was awarded to me.
This fact is known to all = Ñ Eïç
4) This was awarded to me.
™‰èπ◊çú≈ ÖçC. Åçü¿’-éπE FéÀ-Ææ’hØ√o.) •£æ›-´’-ûª’©’/ °æ¤®Ω-≤ƒ\-®√©’ ™«çöÀN áèπ◊\´
Ananth: I feel a watch is not a necessity. It's Åçü¿-Jéà ûÁ©’Ææ’. (every one knows it). 5) It is worn more as an ornament passive ™ îÁ•’û√ç.
worn more as an ornament rather than c) The little girl was found crying for a) Sachin was awarded the man of the match
rather than as a utility.
as a utility. her lost chain = M.SURESAN
§ÚíÌ-ô’d-èπ◊†o íÌ-©’Ææ’ 6) Are n't cell phones widely used? prize.
(
b) He was rewarded for his courage =
¢√-î˝ ÅØËC Å´-Ææ®Ωç é¬ü¿E Ø√ ¶µ«´†. Ö°æ- éÓÆæç àúø’Ææ÷h éπ-E°œç-*çü∆ *†o-°œ©x. In all the sentences above, the verbs are all Åûª-úÕ ≤ƒ£æ«-
ßÁ÷-í∫-°æúË ´Ææ’h-´¤í¬ éπçõ‰ èπÿú≈ áèπ◊\-´í¬ d) Tendulkar is supposed to be the best bats- be forms + pps and so are in the passive voice. ≤ƒ-EéÀ Åûª-úÕéÀ •£æ›-´’A ´*açC.
ü∆Eo Ƕµº-®Ω-ùçí¬ üµ¿J-≤ƒh®Ω’.) man in the world = õ„çúø’-©\-®˝†’ v°æ°æç-îªç™ ÅN ÅFo èπÿú≈ passive
™ Öç-úø-ö«-EéÀ 鬮Ωùç, 5) It is worn more as an ornament rather than
utility = Eûªu-@-N-ûªç™ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫-°æúË ´Ææ’h´¤ Åûª’u-ûªh´’ -¶«u-ö¸q-¢Á’-Ø˛í¬ Å†’èπ◊ç-ö«®Ω’. ™ active
¢√öÀ Ææsubject
p≠æ dç í¬ ûÁL-ߪ’-éπ-§Ú-´úøç ´™‰x, as a utility
Achyuth: Aren't cell phones widely used? Are be supposed to èπ◊ must Å-ØË (îËߪ÷L/ îËߪ’-
äéπ\ 1st sentence
™ ûª° æp. (What's this sup- = Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫-°æúË ´Ææ’h-´¤í¬ éπçõ‰ èπÿú≈ Ƕµº-®Ωùçí¬
they necessary?
èπÿ-úøü¿’ – ¨»ÆœçîË Nüµ¿çí¬ ´îËa) Å®Ωnç èπÿú≈ ÖçC. posed to be for?)
Å®·Ø√ ÉC conversation ™ üµ ¿J-≤ƒh®Ω’.
(ÂÆ™¸-§∂ÚØ˛q NJ-Ní¬ ¢√úø-•-úø¢√? (¢√úø®√?) e) You are supposed to pay the fees by the 15th î√™« ûª®Ωîª’í¬ NE°œ-Ææ’hçC. ¢√úøçúÕ O’®Ω’ èπÿú≈.
ÅN Å´-Ææ-®Ω´÷?) = 15 éπ™«x †’´¤y °∂‘V éπö«dL.
ÉC î√™«- ´’çC îËÊÆ °æE 鬕öÀd Ééπ\úø èπÿú≈ passive.
A: Come, take this money? (ÉCíÓ Ñ úø•’s
Ananth: They aren't, for all people. 6) Aren't cell phones widely used? =
f) What am I supposed to do now? = ØËØËç BÆæ’éÓ.)
(Åçü¿-Jéà é¬ü¿’.) Cell phones ¶«í¬ ¢√úø-ôç-™‰ü∆ (v°æï©’)?
îËߪ÷-L-°æ¤púø’? (àç îËߪ’-´’ç-ö«®Ω’?) B: What's this supposed to be for? (üËE-éπ-†’-éÓ-´’ç-
Achyuth: But aren't they used? So is it with °j† îÁ°œp† Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x ´÷vûª¢Ë’ passive Ææ£æ«ïçí¬
watches. Come now. Do take it. You'll
ÉC èπÿú≈ îª÷úøçúÕ. ö«´¤?)
g) We are told to wait here = ´’´’tLo Ééπ\úø ¢Ë* 2) Your watch was stolen =
Öçô’ç- ü¿E í∫’®Ω’hç--èπ◊çü∆ç.
love it.
Öçúø-´’-Ø√o®Ω’. F watch üÌçT-Lç-îª-•-úÕçC/ üÌçT-Lç-î√-È®-´®Ó.

EXERCISE
blame for it = ؈’ ü∆EéÀ Eçü¿-°æ-úøû√/ ؈’ X Aloof = ü¿÷®Ωçí¬ Öçúøôç/ éπ©-´-èπ◊çú≈ Öçúøôç. ¢√®√h°ævA-éπ©’ v°æ-Jç-îª-éπ-´·çüË, àüÁjØ√ ¢√®√h°ævAéπ
Match the words under A with their ü∆EéÀ ¶«üµ¿uûª -´£œ«≤ƒh. Blame X Praise/ For sometime they have been aloof from each v°æ-JçîË éπü∑¿†ç/ Ææçîª-©-Ø√-ûªtéπ N≠æ-ߪ÷©’.
meanings under B. Commend = §Òí∫-úøôç/ ¢Á’a-éÓ-´úøç. other = éÌçûª-鬩çí¬ ¢√∞¡Ÿx äéπJéÌéπ®Ω’ ü¿÷®Ωçí¬ Scoop X Cover.
A B 2-A. Unlikely = Improbable = ÅÆæç-¶µº´ç. ÖØ√o®Ω’. 5-D. Motivate = Inspire = vÊ°Í®-°œç-îªúøç/ vÊ°Í®-°æù
1 Blame A Improbable probable = Ææ綵ºNçîË/ ïJÍí Å´-鬨¡ç Ö†o. Intimate (verb) Åçõ‰ ûÁL-ߪ’-°æ-®Ω-îªúøç ÅØË Å®Ωnç éπL-Tç-îªúøç (≤ƒ´÷†uçí¬ ´’ç*-¢√-öÀéÀ) °æ¤J-íÌ-©púøç.
2 Unlikely B Ladle a) India is unlikely to win = ¶µ«®Ωû˝ ÈíLîË Å´-鬨¡ç ÖçC. Kumble is a good captain who can motivate his
3 lntimate C Complain ™‰ü¿’. b) He is unlikely to go = ¢√úø’ ¢Á∞Ï} Å´- He has intimated to me his decision to start a team = cap-
ûª† ïô’d†’ vÊ°Í®-°œçîË/ °æ¤J-íÌ™‰p ´’ç*
4 Scoop D Inspire 鬨¡ç ™‰ü¿’/ ¢Á∞¡x-éπ-§Ú-´îª’a. c) ''Will there be an business = ¢√u§ƒ®Ωç v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµç-î√-©†o ûª† E®Ωg- tain Only self interest motivates most
èπ◊綉x.
5 Motivate E Close election soon?'' (ûªy®Ω™  áEo-éπ-™‰-¢Á’i-Ø√ Öç-ö«- I
ߪ÷Eo Åûªúø’ Ø√èπ◊ ûÁL-ߪ’-°æ-J-î√úø’ (îÁ§ƒpúø’). politicians - ≤ƒy®Ωn*çûªØË ®√ï-éÃ-ߪ’- Ø√-ߪ’èπ◊-©†’ vÊ°Í®-
F Expel ߪ÷?) ''Quite unlikely'' (™‰†õ‰x/ Å´-鬨¡ç ™‰ü¿’). don't have any intimation about it from him = °œ-Ææ’hçC. (¢√∞Ï}ç îËÆœØ√ ≤ƒy®Ωn*çûª† ü∆E ¢Á†’éπ
G Include Unlikely X Likely (Ææ綵º´ç/ ï®Ω-í∫-´îª’a) í∫´’-Eç- ü∆Eo í∫’Jç* ÅûªúÕ ü¿í∫_®Ω †’ç* Ø√Íéç Ææ´÷-î√®Ωç Öçô’çC.) Better salaries and working condi-
îªçúÕ. Like (É≠æd-°æ-úøôç/ §ÚLéπ Öçúøôç) èπÿ, ™‰ü¿’.Intimate (ûÁLߪ’-°æ-®Ω-îªúøç)X Conceal (ü∆îªúøç) tions motivates employees = ¢Á’®Ω’-Èíj† @û√©’,
KEY
likely, unlikely ©èπÿ à Ææç•ç-üµ¿´‚ ™‰ü¿’. 4-B. Scoop = Ladle = -ûÓ-úøôç/ üËØÁj oØ√ spoon, ¢Á’®Ω’-Èíj† °æE °æJ-Æœn-ûª’©÷ ÖüÓu-í∫’-©†’ vÊ°Í®-°œçîª/
1-C. Blame = Complain =
(Find fault with)
EçCç-îªúøç/ ûª°æ¤p-°æ-ôdúøç
Ç®Ó-°œç-îªúøç/
3-E. lntimate = Close = ÆæEo£œ«-ûª-¢Á’i†, ´·êuçí¬ í∫Jõ„ (Ladle) ™«çöÀ ü∆çûÓ ûÓúÕ Â°jéÀ Bߪ’úøç. He v§Úûªq-£œ«ç-îª -í∫-©´¤. Motivate X Deter (Ç°æúøç)
scooped up, the tender coconut from the shell F-Expel = •£œ«-≠æ \-Jç-îªúøç. a) The principal
a) I don't blame any body for my failures =
ÊÆo£æ…-EéÃ, ´uéÀh-í∫ûª Ææç•ç-üµ∆-©èπÿ Ñ ´÷ô ¢√úøû√ç.
expelled the students from the college =
Ø√ - after pouring the water in a glass
Duryodhana, Sakuni and Karna were very inti-
b) Don't
(Ç éÌ•sJ
Principal, college
¢Áj°∂æ-™«u-©èπ◊ ØËØÁ´JF EçCç-îªúøç ™‰ü¿’.
mate = Ç Nü∆u-®Ω’n-©†’ †’ç* •£œ«-≠æ \-Jç-
blame me later. I have warned you enough.
ü¿’®Óu-üµ¿-†’úø’, éπ®Ω’gúø’, ¨¡èπ◊E î√™« ÆæEo-£œ«- F∞¡x†’ í¬xÆˇ™ §ÚÆœ† ûª®√yûª *°æp-™E ™‰ûª éÌ•sJE
Intimate friends -
ûª’©’. î√™« v§ƒù-ÊÆo-£œ«-ûª’©’. ûÓúÕ B¨»úø’.) ´’†ç Å°æ¤p-úø-°æ¤púø’ Ice cream î√®Ω’. (Dismissed). b) Two men suspected to
have terrorist connections have been expelled
E†’o î√L-†çûª £«îªa-Jç-î√†’. ûª®√yûª †ØËo-´’-†èπ◊ scoops îª÷≤ƒhç éπü∆. Spoon ûÓ ûÓúÕ B≤ƒh®Ω’ 鬕öÀd
†’´¤y. c) He always blames it on others = Çú≈, ´’í¬ Åvéπ´’ Ææç•ç-üµ∆-EéÀ èπÿú≈ intimate
Åçö«®Ω’. Varma and Geetha were supposed to scoop Åçö«ç. 2) Scoop èπ◊ -ÉçéÓ -Å®Ωnç -ûÓ-úÕ-BÊÆ from the country. Terrorists ûÓ Ææç•çüµ¿ç Ö†o
Åûª-úÁ-°æ¤púø÷ Éûª®Ω’©†’ ûª°æ¤p-°æ-úø-û√úø’. (ûª†™ í∫-J-õ„/ spoon. 3) Scoop Åçõ‰ ÉçéÓ Å®Ωnç–
ûª°æ¤pç--èπ◊E), Blame Åçõ‰ EçCç-îªúøç ÅØË have intimate relationship = -´®Ωtèπ◊, -U-ûªèπ◊ î√™« Éü¿l®Ω’ ´uèπ◊h-©-†’ ü˨¡ç -†’ç-* -•£œ«-≠æ \-Jç-î√-®Ω’.
ÆæEo-£œ«ûª Ææç•ç-üµ∆-©’çúË´E ņ’-èπ◊ç-ö«®Ω’. Intimate Journalism (¢√®√h°ævA-éπ-©) èπ◊ Ææç•ç-Cµç-*çC. Éûª®Ω G - Include = Add = îË®Ωaúøç.
é¬èπ◊çú≈, Eçü¿ ÅØË Å®Ωnç èπÿú≈. I will take a

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