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G. Satyanarayanamurthy,

a silver heart. There was a self-possessed

young lady connected with these accessories, and Mr. Pitcher was there to
construe her.

Kakinada
Q. Be forms

- L
-? Spoken English
No.5 --L- be forms 3
sets-

1. Am, is are, was, were.

2. Shall be, should be...
3. Have been, should have been...

E-- h ---.- - Be'

forms -L-C ----, n--- ? -O-
-J-* -N--J--.
A. 'Be' forms Action words (- L
) . O 3 sets of 'be' forms
Spoken English No.5 L 'A'
h. O 3 sets 'be' forms
E -- -Eo v
-.
I will be there tomorrow - \ will be, be
form (-Eo -L verb) = \-
().

A.

--o Velvet, ostritch tips p (roof/

canopy) h j Ny- --o
g- Vh, sealskin *, l-l -, - %- j
, broker -E-, --u-i
--o Ah- j -h- L-T- o
A \ C. Mr. Pitcher J-QL--- --\--o translation paras
s -L- d translation Jh
J----a. n v n C.

A. Sudhakar, Peddamallareddy
Q. Please clarify whether the following
sentence belongs to the simple or complex
sentence.

A. a) They wrote that

it was time they
had
thought
about
settling
that matter.
b) The
students
said that they
wished that they
had brought their
guitars.

vote of thanks: Meetings

Q. Please clarify whether

sentence is correct or not.

the

following

He walks as though he is slightly lame.

Q. Please translate the following sentences

into telugu explaining how the adverbs 'luckily' and 'honestly' function in them.
a) Luckily, he escaped unhurt.
He escaped unhurt luckily.
b) Honestly, he did not get the money.
He did not get the money honestly.

I will be ther e tomor r ow

I will be going there tomorrow =
(Action (Verb will be +
going - will be + .....ing)

A. a)

-\-

-o

They will go there =

will go - action word)

-x--- 567

She is a singer (verb - is - 'be' form -

---E ( C -
--). She sings ( -C
sings action).
She has been a teacher for the past two
years (verb - has been - 'be' form teacher

-x

C.)

She has taught/ has been teaching for the

past two years (verb - has taught) (has +
pp)/ has been teaching (has been + ing) Teach
action word =
(Action -

-x

hC

)
Fo n *C -
u, E O -- .
Sx -o h-- -- 'be'
forms v '. 'be' form
-j- ('....ing' form/ Past participle)
Jh C, action word (- -L verb
-C)
Padma, Ongole
Q.

Word to go, to come; 2) '........... ing' form

(going, coming, singing, etc) and 3) Past
Participles (gone, taken, eaten, etc.,) are
not verbs.
Be form + ...ing form - (am going, is going,
are coming, etc), Be form + Past participle
(are taken, is seen, etc) are verbs.]
So the sentence, 'Ramu wants..... two ministers', has only one clause and so it is a
SIMPLE SENTENCE.

C - -n - -N--J---.
He who has been denied the spectacle of
busy Manhattan broker during a rush of
business is handicapped for the profession
of anthropology. The poet sings of the
crowded hour of glorious life.

A.

A. 'Ramu wants the ruling

party to dismiss two ministers' - This is a simple senM.SURESAN
tence. 'Wants' is the only
verb in the sentence. A sentence having
only one verb is always a simple sentence.
To dismiss two ministers' is a phrase,
because it is a group of words without a
verb.
To dismiss (like to go, to come, to sing, to
eat, etc), is only an INFINITIVE and not a
verb:
[Remember 1) To + I st Regular Doing

Dl Manhattan (New York

) ~ BJ K (busy
broker) %uEo ----- Anthropology
- h--x . ( K
%u - d y-h-, -J-
J-- L Anthropology ui . C ---p, ui Eo p--x E, - )

Q. In the midst of this growing and important

stress the broker became suddenly aware
of a high-rolled fringe of golden hair under a
nodding canopy of velvet and ostrich tips an
imitation sealskin sack and a string of beads
as large as nuts, ending near the floor with

J.V. Jayaprakash, Proddatur

Q. Please turn the following
expressing a condition 'if'

sentences

a) As it was raining heavily, we decided

against going out.
b) They asked him to leave the dining-room
because he was not wearing a shirt.
A. a) If it had not been raining, we would not
have decided against going out
b) If he had been wearing a shirt, they
would not have asked him to leave the
room.
Q. Please turn the following sentences into
indirect speech.
a) They wrote "it is time we thought about
settling this matter."
b) "We wish we had brought our guitars."
said the students.

%-d- -h - -- p--o. This is the translation. As

you yourself say 'luckily' in both the
sentences function as adverbs modifying the verb, 'escaped'

}-\- -- (verb-

b) This sentence is another way of saying,

'To tell you honestly/ Honestly speaking'

(E p-) - s- -.
Here 'honestly'
speaking'.

modifies

'to

each other:

J-/ -J--
-N, --i-N
each and everyone: vA-.
Q. -Hx -C* x M N?
A. C- ~ -E C--j, --Hx u-v-
Ey- u -.
Q. Enquiry y about p-
h?
A. hC.
Q. Notional Increment N?
A. v-i @ u p, vh -- (Basic pay) O
a hEo u (allowances)
\-- --.
Q. Fee - Fees N?
A. -x N-J Fee C countable, d D-E pluralfees = -. fee p, 'a'
L. The doctor charges a fee to treat
each and other:

A. He walks as though he was/ were slightly

lame.

Ramu wants the ruling party to dismiss two

ministers.

tell/

you.
Q. Cassorole

- s E---B --/ x
*aC. Here 'honestly', modifies 'get'
K. Krishnakanth, Aswaraopet
Q. Please tell me which is the correct sentence
in the following? why?
1. From today I shall speak in English only.
2. From today I shall speak only in English.

u- n . -Rd *
Tx- x- E.

A.V. Subbarao, Onipenta

Q. Vowels

a,e,i,o,u . N
NT-L 21 ~- consonants
. sky, spy, why, fly, try
a N-J---.
A. Vowels, Consonants - N l--E, ~-
. l- L-- h
~-. sky, why, etc., x y,
consonant h --p-, l x 'ai' ()
- vowel *-hC.
Q. Awesome n N?
A. Awesome = v- -a-u- L-T;
-i, -{---i.
Q. C n ---.
Cutlet, agenda, much more, just do, just like
that, vote of thanks, each other, each and
other(
each and everyone.

-?)

1)
v v Lx -
2) --- o j
v.
Q. Carry off --- N-J---.
A. Carry (something) off = j ---.
He carried off the I prize.
Q. Hosieries

n--N?
\- l l d -x,
socks, stockings (x a socks),
Fx, underwear t N--E --.
Q. Power point presentation N?
A. - N-Eo
computer, slides
NJ---E p Cinema
Screen -OF, x -OF
-N- t, N- Ja
v-z, N-.
Q. Kudos n N?
A. p L-- Kudos to Indian space
A.

scientists for finding water on the moon =

v- -J- O F E-E -o
-B Y-Vc- G--- (p, )
G.Venugopal, Karimnagar
Q. I rent a large old furnished house.
I rent an old large furnished house.
Which sentence is the correct?
A. I rent an old, large, furnished house.
Q. Jame's back is worse than his bite.
A. James' (Jame's
bark (back
worse than his bite = james

) is
-Fo -d
CJ. v---i -. (
C-J-- ---\-x)
)

Gurram Shankar, Kasavapatnam

Q.

A. Cutlet:

\ (*o *o )
-
agenda: / --x Ja- -Lq
/ Kd v-R- .
much more: - \ ( E-)
just do: u.
just like that: --/ / E

n N?

A. Correct spelling - casserole =

He did not get the money honestly =

A.

C--D p -- nEo
.
"Education is a liberating force, and in our
age it is also a democratising force, cuttings
across the barriers of cast and class
smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth
and other circumstances."

A.

Nu N---h. Vx C _B- --- -T

vyu-E ---- h .

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ROL Sarma, Nellore

Q.

Q. What are your strengths and weak-

d- u-
-yux -- C
vo ----E No.
- -O- -
p --. N -J
------E l.

1. Tell me about yourself.

(O , ---)

vo -G-a-L. C

v pa: ( --
p-, * communication skills
-)
1. -, : I am Sarma from Nellore,
PS Nellore Dt; AP.
family background, parentage, and
siblings

(--d-):

Ours is an agricultural/ business family/

family of employees - My father is Mr
(Name) and he is a farmer/ businessman/
employee, etc; and my mother is Mrs
(Name), employed/ home maker etc.

Q. What do you think

will be your job
profile?

(O -
u y-- y-- ----o?)

hard and the determination to succeed. 2) I

have the willingness to learn too, and
always look for opportunities to improve my
knowledge. 3) I can make friends easily and
that helps to interact with others. 4) I have a

A. Tell me about yourself.

plan

2. (a)

nesses?

A. Strengths are: 1) My willingness to work

zeal for life and wish to see the best of it.

: 1) d- -- -l, N C- Ea. 2) a--- -,

Nc-Eo -C-- --- .
3) - o --L y, y
---- ---. 4) @N
\ --N-- J.

A. I think it's going to

be responsible and
highly demanding, but at the same time
highly rewarding as well. It is going to be a
test of what I have so far learnt. I think it will
be a job that will give me job satisfaction. I
will have a good pay. It will help me to lead
a respectable life.

u- -h- -
u --o. E-x
L-- -C ----o,
-- --o E -
----o. u- -x j
% - *a, E- N--
%-h-- ----o. @-
-C. -x -Fi @N
-------o.

My weaknesses: 1) I trust others too easily

and too much, and that often lands me in
trouble. 2) I get angry easily but as easily forget it. 3) I think I am a little careless with
money but am trying to set myself right.

Shaheen nisar, Anantapur

Q.

derive,
addition to, subject to, liable to, criteria,
round up

C - n- ---.

A. Derive =
Ghee is derived from butter =

E* Eo -.
o *
u Bh (B---C)

Duryodhana derived happiness by troubling

the Pandavas =

-- d L-T*
u-- .

Some Hindi words are derived from Arabic

and Persian =
(The Telugu
word
is derived from the Persian,
through Hindi)

Eo D , Hs,
J{- * a.
V
-- ,

What motivates you?

Addition =

b) Your position among your siblings: I am

the eldest/ youngest / the second, etc of
the two/ three children in the family.
Your siblings' occupation, etc.

Eo E--- y--
Ah.
Liable to = P~/ u u-u -.

3. a) Your educational qualifications - starting from your highest qualification - university/ college, year of getting the
qualification, your specialisation etc
b) Your schooling, if there is the time for
you to talk of it.
4. Your present job/ occupation, if any.

p h-oD, o h)
-O Tell me about yourself o-p OJ-y-- N-. j L v
v. -sEod vEo a--a
F L--Lq N---L-N.
Q. What are your career objectives?

(O u u- N- O C-----o?)
A. DE - O-- career d
C.
O profession -C-* Nu-|
, profession -- (occupying/
rising to the top position in the profession) is
my objective

(u) E pa.
C p- u. Enriching

my knowledge through my association with

an esteemed company/ organization like
yours and gaining valuable experience.
Q. Where do you see yourself in five years?

(y a ---x- -- (- n-)
-----o?)
A. I hope I will get this job. If I do, I will do my
best to be of use to the company and gain a
knowledge of my work and valuable experience. I hope it will help me to rise to some
good position in this company. In the coming
five years, I see myself as a very useful and
competent middle level executive in the
organization.

u h- P-h-o. h F ---- - v-Ao-h.

u--E -C-* Eo N- -E, N-j - -C----. a
--x company * nA ------o. a --x company , --u Ey---C--J---.

-E- \ *a --
- v. O Nu-|-, O
- u- d N-- a. \ MBA Qualification o-J j-C . -O Nu-| T--x
O a- vo
-\--Lq interviews x
practice -. -E practice .

-x--- 568
---: 1) -
- K \- t, E-x *\x .
M.SURESAN
2) y hD,
y- T_--C. 3) s N-
vh \---, N- o
- vo ho.
Q. What motivates you?

(F v C?)
A. My desire to be somebody in life. I have a
few role models too. My uncle is in an eminent managerial position, and I want to follow in his footsteps. I want to contribute
something to society.

@N- ---/ -- E -
nA -. -C z uh-o. u * -u n
o. --- ---x --E
l. --E - --C
J.
Q. What are your achievement?

(FN-- C-?)
A. -- - O N-,
-, N-x O C -\-- -J-* -N--J--. uh--, u- \-.
Q. Why are you interested in our organization?
A. Yours is organization of great international
repute with its presence in a number of
countries. I think it a matter of pride to be
associated with an organization of the type. I
can learn a lot from you and widen my career
opportunities. The working conditions in your
organization are very attractive, and the pay
is quite good. Your company can provide me
a good job relevant to my qualifications.

-b-B uA x o n
OC. O n---E- - y-. O-* a---. O
-F- % _ --L, E- ---
-C -{--. @ C. Nu-|-- T u O
F -.

Omkar K, Visakhapatnam.

, J.
, --.
Subject to = (E---) .
In addition to =

Subject to rules, you will be allowed to play

=

You are liable to prosecution if you trespass

=

-O l-O-J P~/ u u-u

- C.
Criteria = v-. What are the criteria
for deciding the goodness of a person =
uh *Eo Eg--- v---N?
(Eod J * Eg-h). Singular
- Criterion

Q. Could you kindly clarify the following?

1. Princes
Princess

(--),
(-h)
--- ---.
A. Princes --, -- .
-- = Prince (Singular)
-- = Princes (Plural)
Princess = -h (Singular)
Princesses = --h (Plural)
Q. -u-G--J-- -- -n-
dating - -o. Dating n N ---.
A. Dating uG--J---- ; -J v
-u-- .
uG--J-- = N-- ;
\ C jT =
adultery.

uG--J-- = Commit adultery

uG-J; Adulteress = uG--J.
Q. Tempo n N?
A. Tempo = -E ---o-p .
The campaign has acquired tempo =
u --C.
Adulterer =

Q. Truth, purity and unselfishness wherever

these are present, there is no power below
or above the sun to crush the person there
off.

DE n N?
u, J--l, Ey-n o/ C o
uhE Ny (u / u j
= below or above the sun) h -*- -.
Q. u, u, u, u- '-- u ?
A. - a -L lEo --L j ~
- ----x.
Q. Standard spoken C.D.'s suggest .
Vocabulary -*--.
A.

A. UEFL (University of English and Foreign

Languages), Hyderabad

JN .

Round up =

--/ -- j
l- - a-, u -n-
N---x -- B--.
Q. C n- Tx- N-J--. *d- Vd, d.
A. be mossy = *d-; Vd = cobweb; A cob webbed room = Vd- -C.
e = po-faced
Q. u-- C-N C u nEo
- ---.
Patients with complex blocks in blood vessels with no other option but to undergo open
heart surgery can now be treated with
Angioplasty.
A. Open- heart surgery
operation)

( J*
vu-o o
p- -->--xd- -*-q ----a.
Q. -E ---E p. DE Tx-
j expression ?
A. Convey my enquires to him.
moving on
Q. News Channel

y
-j-q- Rx---. DE n N?
A. y N.
Q. -T-- -- -o -- --j
-- -v--i-C.
A. The smooth sailing ship began to tack/ tilt.
ive, able
Q.
effective & effectable.

-E * a
O N?
u--, y-
:
n hC . DE J* N-J--.
A. effectable . j -able
Jh 'T/ L-T n hC.
walkable distance - L-T
salable = t--T
'-ive' -E-j Jh, y-
n hC.
effective = effect (v) + ive () =
v--.

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Y. Gayathri, Asifabad
Q.

C u- Tx- --.
V \-- C,
-- C.

A. Today (The day) is very sultry.

The weather is hot.
Q.

Jo t L- .

A. Its becoming difficult to know who to believe.

Q.

*a- y N h--oC
L-.

A. Once I lose my temper, I myself dont know

what I will do.
Q.

o--T . -J-j T .

A. No use asking me. Ask some one else.

Q.

- E C, d
O .

A. Im too busy at office to apply for leave.

Q.

--C.

A. Its very good.

Q.

h - *a--i.

A. The new Officer is very strict/ He/ She

means business/ He (or she) is a no nonsense person.

-- j---
Villagization:

---- \ vx
o v-, v a -, A-- --E -Eh v-E Ja J O E
.
Animatronics: -, -
(Robots) N- Ja -Z-Eq
N u N \ Hollywood Ex -.
Butterfly ballot: u * ,
_ Eo- u-n , N- ballot paper. l-A *a uJn
y h. Jh ~-u o -x C -u. p C
---C Electronic voting system
-.
Roscharch Test - C uh -hy --- K~. T O
(Ink) x-. E--h Eod -hy ElJh. Roscharch -a-
Glonets: %----, -n,
-- t-, -}, -A,
C- Lp A.

Q. Please reply forthwith.

A. Correct.
forthwith

C
u. E immediately
-C.

Q. Do not make castle

in the air.

K. Omkar, Visakhapatnam

A. Do not build (make

castles in the air
=
(castle =

L-- dl.
)

jE-- l-

Q. Henceforth I work hard to get distinction.

Henceforth
A. Correct.
from now on

,
- C.

u. E
(p *), ,

Raju, Darisi
Q.
You may be cajoled into imagining that your
own special trade or your own industry will be
encouraged by a protective tariff, but it stands
to reason that such legislation must in the long
run keep away wealth from the country, diminish the value of our imports and lower the general conditions of life on this is and.

-- C. {
-.

A. The weather is so hot. If only it rains!

Q.

C - - n, a-
N-J---. Economic refugee, Food terrorist, Green mail, Agridisarmament,
Alphaman, Zombie food, Watch poodle,
Villagization, Animatronics, Butterfly ballot,
Rorschach test, Glonets, Inforpreneur,
Infotainment, Knowbot, Techie, Armageddon,
Grandiloquent

A. Economic refugee =

Jn --n. y j @--C -- j C -- N-- --Rx

\ n---x. Ox Economic
refugees h --v- p
Economic migrants -o. (Refugee =
-Jn) -j @ v- Nx
n---o -B---, Economic
migrants.

Food terrorists =
food factories

-n- l-l
-- --K --h A
---- v----i bacteria, -- -u N-v Bv--
-j-j ~ Ba---.
Green mail = -F- E - F x -, F -Fo
--/ -C -x/
F, -F -- E FE h -h-E C-J- (a
blackmail)
Agri disarmament:

y- u- ph , Nx \ K-
o-p-, * C-A --/ yQ p-h- NE--T-.
Alphaman: u / vu/ jT
o -/ -/
- %
Zombie food: s s-,
() K, E--h, -- hE T_,
y (fat) u y
C-- .
Watch poodle: DEo J* L
Poodle v A \ DE O
J d-i a - -
- Ah-J* --.

A.

-x--- 569
Inforpreneur:

(--v-)
= (h vA-, TV
Channels) - M.SURESAN
J* Internet, website y
v - u- s
Lx---J - u C.
Blogs (web - vA- --
Inforpreneurs) - u, CD ,
Audios y h. u u-h- -- u - \ C.
(Inforpreneur = information + entrepreneur

(uJ)

p ?

Q. The roof of the house

F v N-j-F, -F - R j-
t FC , p s
E-o v L x.

Q. It depends on what you think worth telling.

A.

y pT E - EO
-- C. ( y C
p-TC, C- - Eod
C.)

Q. Whip that cracked in the air which was filled

no longer with the talking of mynah birds
and the barks of pet dogs, but with roars of
tigers and gibbering of apes.
A. This is only a part of a sentence not a sentence.

i ~ --, \
--x , v--
-- E-- R... (u Jh--)

Q. What ever gave you the idea?

A.

A.

Y Nc--E (Science) L E
... (The English sentence is not
complete)

Q. I dont know what to believe.

d houses roof

d?
A. --- (v-E--) apostrophe and
s (s) . The roof of the house
. , tables legs , legs of the
table .

)
N -sx, n-Eo-d tenses
a.
Q. Bar cum Restaurant . DE cum
N?
A. cum = and
Q. l, l? u-
let's go ? ---.
A. . ...
l = we shall go (then);
--l? = shall we go? E
-a.
Q. Tx- double consonant p Z
--? N-J---.
A. Double consonant , stress ----E-,
single consonant pronounce L.
G. Ashok, Godhur
Q. What is the difference among these words.
Excellent, outstanding, amazing, nice, marvellous, terrific, brilliant, miracle, superb,
magnificent, fantastic, wonderful, delicate.
A Amazing, Marvellous, Miraculous (Miracle
Wonderful =

A.

Excellent, outstanding, terrific, superb, fantastic = great/ of very good quality

Magnificent = Very attractive and impressive

(p- L-T- -{--)

Delicate = Eo--i (Not very robust

or

strong)
Nice = Attractive/ Beautiful
Q. What is the difference between: Curriculum
- Syllabus, Hard - Rigid, Serious - Severe,
After - later.
A. Curriculum = The subjects a student studies
in a school/ college/ course
Syllabus = The list of topics, books, etc a
student studies in a subject.
Hard = Not easily broken/ bent/ strong.
but, 'rigid' is more used in the sense of a
person being strict about rules, and behaviour.
Serious =

, Bv
Bv-i.
After = later, , - - .
Severe =

After their marriage they left for the US =

C Eo vh a.

Q. You bear him no good will.

A.

au, Cvs L-T-

t/ C t --L-- .

Q. It would have put him on his guard.

A.

),
p o.

Rigid = Not easily broken/ bent/ strong.

E-x -L-TC F -?

Q. Which could not possibly be any animal

known to science.

He doesnt say

-LqC?

When ( = If) you pay them money, (when you

you will get the books.
will pay

A.

He dont say anything.

A. He dont say -

yQ h-Fo J-v--- -vq-

(o) lA x F %Ah
u-- *
~ ---E F y
a--p--a (y t-a), F
~ Lp d x, y
y -E --D, @ v-- sA-.

Q. As you value your life or your reason keep

away from the moor.

Infotainment = (Information + entertainment) -

--Ox N L-T N C-.

Knowbot = computer search engines
(- y- v Google,
search engines --) automate
(y E--- N) u.
Techie = Technologist short form =
-A E-.
Armageddon = (The Bible ) *
u l. 2 v-Eo -
l.
Grandiloquent = u -v--Jz--
l-l (- o) , u-x, -x. A grandiloquent speech =
u l l - E u.
Q. C u d - -
n N-J-.

-L.
A. Mx, Lx, L| ---.
Q. If clause when clause vu---i
? When --p clauses
tense N-J---.
A. When clause, conditional clause ,
-E verb, future tense .

C -v, u -N--J---.

I dont know what to believe

Q.

Q. Delhi

kx- --y x .-. R}--. They got married and later they left for the
US =

x Rx --o. y
-J- Rx--.

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D. Rojasri, Mogalturu
Q.

If he had been alive, he would have been

happy to see this =

A
(E--), - -
(F - )

C u - -
--.
What you are is god's gift to
you.

A.

v
o-.

The company is
located/ situated
in Chennai.

--E

--, F -.
He would have gone =

x--,

F x-.
Q.

Shut up to be appreciated

(ju/ Ny-) -E---E -J --

-J N-- x.
---i- x J p .
C * h (speakers) -E -
J, Three golden principles/ rules of public
speaking.

N A -

gas form

A. Its = It is - It's all right = It is all right.

The peacock and its plumes =

M, E

Q. He dwelt at length on the uniqueness of

the welfare programmes.

The hall was made ready in time for the

conference =

A. To dwell at length on something =

(at length)

He was on time for the meeting =

Q. Some people recognised a potential cash

cow in the form of the rapics that would turn
gay individuals in to heterosexuals.

- J-- Eg--*
-- l.
On time = Eg--* --E *a-.
The train was on time = v J_ -E *aC.

y -J- p * -o?
(p*)/
(
)
Q. y p--* h-o?

A. Since When/ How long have you been

practising Yoga?

A. Potential =

He would have been her e

Q. A day CL - One day CL

-s - x
- C. DEo Tx- ---.

Q. Will

indirect p--p would .

--u- ---x- -s-x Would you take
coffee; Would you given me one ticket

A. A day C.L/ One day CLCL

Casual leave
CL, One day's CL

-x--- 570

A. The house is buzzing with guests that have

arrived for the festival.

S. Satyanarayanamurty, Kakinada

Q.

Q.

I would walk early in the morning during my

college days.

Q.

\ O
, a day's
L. CL
vu *a, V u
vu y-, conversational
, a day's CL a. Leave letter
--p , a day's CL a.
Official language u
u d, One day's CL .

y x -
--o?

A. Which class are you/

Which class are you in/
Which class are you studying?

--.
-- -- --, ----x - ---.

M.SURESAN

x E vCl?

Employees are allowed one day's CL

a month =

A. What is Shimla famous for?

text book

u -V
(v) - C.

* Eo vo---L?

-\ -u- -\-p--E I do not know.

I would not know --.
Present - --F, future - -F I wish she
would be quite --E ---. --N -
--i- ---? -----.
- would have been -- verb confusion
--C. Would have been -- ---C,
---- --E --. -D-E-E -C -N- -n
--a?
Would - - -J-*; have - -L-T ---;
been - ---; Would have - -L-T ---?
Would have + P.P. J* -N--J--.
A. O 'would' ---Fo correct .
-- would BE J--
.

A. Which book do you want me/ him/ her/ the

teacher to ask you questions from?

S.Swathi, M.Pudi

Q.

Q.

I would (= wish) my brother were/ was

here

Several students failed in the subject =

o/ t--\- -C!

I would that that car were/ was mine =

j -!
Would have been 1) would 2) have
3) been - O x \-E n-E, --E
.
Would have been = -- F /
- F .
He would have been here if I had invited
him =

E y-E* (
E y-E s p vo) \ - (F C
)

N-Eo J* -
x-/ Ja-.
Uniqueness = (- ---A C x)
j--i/ pC --E (E
vu- C)

- --E J_ a.

\.

Q.

-n NREGS ---o
B --E, -C-vs- CC;
Cvs C-E p, Cvs
\ p-.
To put it mildly he is the worst actor =
h -E p h -
\ p-.

Eg--* --.

A. In time =

-C.

A. Since when
How long
have you been in the US?

E; E -

B--Rx--.
Q. On time - In time

y -J L j--- -o?

Q.

C-*.

B-x
h

He took away my book =

A. What kind of food forms gas?

-E -sx
N-J---.

Take away =

B--o.

C u- Tx- ---.
y -J x---o?

A. Who do you live with in Hyderabad?

Q.

B--,

He took my book =

A. Who are you talking to (over/ on phone)?

Q.

Sentence

Q. Take - Take away

A. Take =

Q. Its, it's

It's = Of it/ belonging to it =

A. Located = Situated.

Ramulu, Sangareddy

Speak up to be heard
A.

He would have done the job =

-y- -o--C F --*a / .

y (@N-) ----C y a
.

Q. Stand up to be seen

Q. Located - Situated

Would have + PP - e.g.: Would have done,

would have gone, would have taken etc.

What you become is your gift

to god.

C u ---.

A. Many = a large number =

\ u

Many people attended the meeting.

many E \- not (\
u / E p--E) .
Many students don't know this = -C
Nu-n--C L-.
\ u (not ) -,
a number/ a large number of .
Several = \--E u = not
many, but more than a few = Eo
\, - \ u.
b d () \--C, C \--C Nu-n- p.
Q. Grant - Sanction. -O- -- ---.
A. Grant = y, Sanction = -C-/
--A-/ W.
He granted me permission to leave =

x- -A a.
The officer sanctioned me a months' leave =

- W .
The Government has sanctioned Rs. 10
crore for the project =

v-d vy
Cx - WC.

A.

C u- - ---.

O ux * phrasal verbs o.
E --.
The errors of police have drawn flak (has
drawn

Draw flak =
take flak =

C J-, j phrase, to
N-z -.
Various quarters = NN _ *
Knee - jerk reaction = j ---E
p/ --Lp- p
Cosmetic approach = jj _/
v (Jh, L--Eo-a-C, -u
J-\- E) jJ/ N.
- Sentence -n = M- x NN
_ N-z -u. N, M u-n
---- x, ----v p--p --*- pC-*-N- E.
Q. She was shocked, to put it rather mildly to
learn the truth about implementation of
NREGS programme.
A. To put it rather mildly =

- C-C
---o.

u E
--- - E A ---o.)
Therapeutics (The rapics ) = ju
N.
Homosexuals = yL -\ u
- x (Y x ) jT-
(sexual ) -J{-ux.
Heterosexuals (X Homosexuals) = yL- -\ (Yx -J{--u -/
- x -J{-u Y)
Cash Cow = -- u.
Sentence -n= yL -\-
- a j-uN * -
u E -C Jh-.
Q. China has been leaving "Tell-tale signs
behind".
A. Tell-tale signs =

The errors of police has drawn flak from

various quarters as a knee-jerk reaction and
a cosmetic approach towards improving,
poking in Bihar.

Many - Several

u-.

A thinks that B is his potential rival =

B
A
(B

J-T--- ----,
j (u) E L pd-i h.
Sentence -n = j-x u-
C-*- h-/ --x CL
o --.

Q. Both questioned his impartiality in a noholds barred attack on the CEO.

A. No holds barred =

l E
-n = CEO O l E
l --- E-p-~-- vPo-.
(E-p-~---x - N-J-)
Sentence

J.V. Jayaprakash, Proddatur

Q. Please clarify which question tag is appropriate to the sentence given below.
You needn't spend money, do you? or
need you?
You needn't stay long, need you?
A. A good question. In the sentence, "You
need not (needn't) spend money, do you?",
'need' is a main verb and not a helping verb.
But in the sentence, You needn't stay
long, 'need' is a helping verb. In a question
tag, only the helping verb is used. So for the
sentence, You needn't spend money, the
correct question tag is, 'do you?', whereas
for the sentence, You needn't stay long,
the correct question tag is, 'need you?'

j N-Eo

\ p.

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Narmada: Hi Sourabha, how goes life? How is
your new job?

( o? F h u
C?)

-- j---
Sourabha: That certainly was so, but in the
present job keeps me on the go all
the time. That's too hard to bear,
you know.

Sourabha: OK. Can't complain. I can't say I

am very happy either though.

( . K
- -)
Narmada: I thought your present job is better
than the former one.

(F u--E- p u
*---o)
Sourabha: It certainly is, but the trouble is I've
my hands full all the time. No time
to relax at office even for a minute.

( . E u
BJ hC. C J-
d C)
Narmada: What's keeping you so busy?

( BJ --C?)
Sourabha: The company is pulling out all
stops to complete project on hand
by the end of the next month. So
we are all rushed through all the
time. I hope to get a bit of rest the
month after the next.

Narmada: If I were you, I'd do this job rather

than the old one. It was certainly a
dead-end job, wasn't it?

( F p Ey--ho
vd- a --- Jh-- -N- v-Ao-hC. E t-o-Ko -----o.
a- y h NvA
------o)

( Fj, F u--E-o
h. F u N-uh
EC ?)

Narmada: You are the hardworking type. You

will soon rise to the top. Wish you
all luck. Bye.

( , F *\ ~
BJ--. h NvA
--)

(y d- E .
E -y-- p
j
-.
)
J English
NE- Eo
Idioms - u--x
E---E -C-*

idioms
Look at the following expressions from the
dialogue above.
1) I have my hands full all the time
2) It was a dead-end job
3) My present job keeps me on toes all the time.
4) The company is pulling out all stops to complete the project.
1) To have somebody's hands full = to be
very busy =
3) to keep some one on toes.

l.

~/ BJ---

a) There's no talking to him now. He has

his hands full with his daughter's marriage
=
=

p x-. xt
Rx ~ BJ o.

G.G.Rao, Visakhapatnam

the art.
The newspaper X uses the state-of-the art
printing technology =

- vA u -E
v l-- -C/ u -E
-A J-c- -j v -uEo
-C.
Q. As he was very strong very strong as he
was -n x N?
A. As he was strong = ------x
As he was strong, he was able to carry such
a load =
strong as he was, he was
able to carry such a load =

------x
--L- =
---- --L-.
.
Q. He is an excellent actor He is an actor par
excellence N?
A. He is an excellent actor = p

He is an actor par excellence =

---J h
Excellent = p
Par excellence = --A Eo/
-J-
Q. Mind blowing - Mind boggling N?
A. Mind blowing CvsA, Cvs, v--a-u
L-T/ N*-v-i Sachin's record in batting is mind blowing!

u-- * Jf E Cvs
L-T-/ v--a-u- L-T-.
Mind-boggling = (u u) n--/ ---- d- i/ x-d i,
Cvs- L-T.LTTE Prabhakaran's capability to carry on
attacks on Srilanka was mind boggling =

X OC --- ---- v--

n u -/ n-E N.
- - j l, 'Ct-A-J-
pC/ Cvs L-T N.

2) v- E--/ v v
.

-x--- 571

State of the Art.. technology etc.

u -E
l-/
-A J-c/ J--
l-- -j---, state-of-

a) Unfortunately a teacher's job in a private

school is a dead-end job =

wj \x
u -----E u

b) With such qualifications why is he still in that

dead-end job?=

Nu-|--,
-----E u- ---o?
4) Pull out all stops = Ny-v-o /
-N- v-Ao-.
The centre is pulling out all stops to end
Naxalism =

q-L--Eo --- v
-N- v-Ao-hC.

Q. I watched out for spectral hitchhikers.

C u- nEo --- ---.

A. State-of-the art=
(latest/ most modern)

Eo- _---- u-n-- q

BJ--- o.
(Round the corner = (-) O--)
2) A dead-end job = E
u (-v---/ @ N-)

I have my hands full all the time

Q.

There's no talking to him now. His daughter's

marriage is keeping him on toes.
b) With the elections round the corners, the candidates have their hands full/ are on their toes
=

-u/ op-x vA v- E--hC.

Srinu, Darsi
Q.

y- v-
h-- U .
Q. Essential , quintessential N?
OE -s L? A. Essential = E-j A u-i. extremely
important - Water is essential for life.
Quintessential =
fect example of something.

-z---i.

being a per-

Sachin is the quintessential batsman =

.

-z---j u--q--

Q. Surface and come to fore

N?
A. To surface = -- c-/ %-u
o uh/ h- vu-~--/ pd
- E--.
a) He had disappeared a year ago and surfaced in Srikalahasti a week ago =

C u - ---.
But times have changed but commoners are
now making no bone about their disrespect
for the politicians.

A.

vox * -----i idioms and

o. E --.
Make no bones = - - oC
- Et--- p-.
Sentence
n = ------x
v --E N, u v
-- p-h-o.
phrasal verbs

Q. Soulful rendition
A. Soulful Rendition =

A.

idiom - gain mileage - j -/ J-n-AE -E , vu v-Ao-.

--x
N-h--p -O ---q Fo -C---, vu - v-Aoh. Sentence n = j-A/ -i - -C---- v-Ao-hE v-- p--d.
Heinous = j-A--i/ -i

Q. He saved the day.

Dhoni saved the day for India by his very fast

century =

n = u d---
si N-.

Q. Pakistan took an 'U' turn.

A. Take a U turn (an U turn

) = -- \ x. u n = -n
a-C/ x --*C. (--o- -C.)

Q. They are protesting against derogatory

cartoon.
A.

The Police cordoned off the site of the bomb

explosion =

- L nEo M-
d-d, \- v-P-- .

--J (derogatory) d- x x
E-- ---o.

Q. He has locked horns with his rival.

A. To lock horns =

-J N d--.
n = vu-Jn N
d--o.

Sentence

Q. They have no love lost for each other.

A. To have no love lost =

lJ u v/
o --.
Sentence n = J-lJ u v/ o
. (No love lost between Samatha and
Mamatha)

Q. Corden off

M-, jE-
J*/ - p v- v- v-P-- .

Miracle =

Sentence

--K- E -
d-\-/ N * -.
A. Cordon off (an area) =

u d,

s.

A. To save the day =

b) At the meeting of the party the differences

between the two groups surfaced =

- u Sx

A. Be possessed =

Every TV Channel finds in disasters like

floods a chance to gain mileage =

* d-\/
O-E - * L-Eo *a--d.
Sentence n =
*
d\.

The question of Telangana has come to the

fore once again =

Q. It is a miracle I am not possessed.

Q. The people blamed her for trying to gain

mileage out of this heinous incident.

-C- %-u-i v X--h vu-~--u.

Kd
-- _ u N-
---f/ -j a.
Come to the fore = 1) v /
vu . (To become prominent)/
vu .

-v-- -C-* (vx p - Sx %-u-u)

Hitchhikers = - x, --K- x
*- v u---x. Ox L-- u- v-G* \-j, x, --K-
E-h, \ f-\ E-E -v -Ld
C, -v---x u--h.
Et--u o f \ hitchhikers
o-d vu-~i -Ld -h x
v/ / u- E--h ?
-E x Spectral (u-x) hitchhikers -o. u n o-d
vu-~-u u-x hitchhikers -o
E--h- E .

His best talents come to the fore when

there is trouble =

Q. Rhetoric

E -- N-J---.
A. Rhetoric = v-,
-- v-N
- --
v-, ; ----M.SURESAN
, N-dx-
x --i, vu-n- vA---i - a--d -u-, - --. v-, -x
vu .

A. Spectral =

Q. His opinion is a figment of imagination.

A.

Gv, Lp-*C.
Figment = --, E--EN.
(u, , Fo figments of our
imagination).

vu CC.

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