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Sukanya: Hi Sumithra? I saw you at Sell All There are four hundred pupils in the school
Super Market yesterday. Busy school - --- C x--o.
buying things? 2. inside o in o .
(Eo Eo Sell All Super Market _ inside v-- - n
. -?) hC. in E n.
Sumithra: Mom was inside. She was buying Pranav: Where are your friends?
provisions. I was waiting outside. Prabhat: They are in the car. Look inside
By the by, you know we have and you will see them. They were
moved. We now live in Gandhi outside the car till ten minutes ago.
Nagar. (Car o. , x
(tC - . -Eh.C EN- -- x
wait ho. ... od, -o) The plane flew at great speed across the
3. above = j. -u j po -x --E, 'by'
x . p D--- sky
The government has the duty to see that -.
o.) a) O x a? plane - -j *
every person has a roof above their
- x, -Eo shift head. Did you come by car? -j -R}C.
. move - d. vA-Jj p x b) bus -- a-. He came by bus 6. at the back of = --j
x -o vy NC by train, by plane, by ship (back side -, backside n -,
-.. move
We are moving to a new house tomorrow c) - K a E)
(vA--J E Lp--)
class j a-
--p-
He always sits at the back of the class.
Bus ao v -
Shift ~ --o.
The passenger at the back of the bus were
safe.
at the back of the room = C -
behind the room = C
some one at the back of the hall was
Sukanya: My uncle is in Gandhi Nagar too. The goods came shouting
Where exactly is your home by lorry. Hall - -h-o.
there? Top (p)
-x--- 42 There is a tap behind the hall
E
( uncle x D---- - - Hall - C. ( Hall )
. O x correct \?) 'on' hC. Practice the following aloud in English.
Sumithra: At 12-14-16 on Nehru Street. It is The fan is just above you on cycle, on
to the right of make Money Bank a) Stella: O Eo Card B-?
Fan correct - -F j C. scooter, on bike,
Ltd., if you stand in front of it. We Nikhila: Eo - } . j---
'above' h-/ E- j. fan on camel, on ele- M. SURESAN
live on the ground floor. above your head - , fan S phant on horse-
o.
(Nehru Street Door No. 12-14-16 . Stella: O-\--?
E. --Ej - S C 'above'. back.
Make Money Bank - E- E Nikhila: -o---, M- O-C .
--E-j -E , C 4. under, below:
Stella: O - road --L-j
'on'.
-j). - n C.
Sukanya: Hei, your place is just under my Pen, table O C x d a-o -School C-?
uncle's. He lives on the first floor. Nikhila: . E - x.
the pen is on the table. They sat under a tree.
(O-C uncle x . OC Stella: O application O
Table O lamp C ( d t x-j o)
ground floor, xC I floor). There is a lamp above the table. From the helicopter, the minister saw d. Yours faithfully
Sumithra: Happy to know that they are on ( table O light -x lamp table below him the areas under water E-. Application -j.
the 1st floor just above us. Just j C). Helicopter * vA- h Fx-C ANSWERS:
across the road is an ice cream 'On' J* u-i N. - v- -E-. Stella: Didn't you (Did you not) take your
shop. I think it was your uncle's n j, O -- -Eo- 'on' Correct E- - under.
son sitting at the back of the shop ration card yesterday?
--. , n 'in' -. -E -\-- below. Nikhila: I was out of town yesterday
and enjoying an ice cream. English - , --E From the window of the II Floor, he saw
(Out of station ).
(x-\ j -{-- - - -sx 'on' hC. below a man or the road.
C. ice cream I was in Hyderabad.
eg: Road E-o Correct
shop C. O uncle J s - Stella: Where do you live?
a) d-- Eo train ---o - . - \ level h Nikhila: In Governorpeta; in / on Alibaig
, ice cream shop aE ice I first met him on a train. (In a train ) .
cream A-o) Street
b) G- - C :
\ prepositions -E-: (Road , Street in, on j)
His name is not on the list. The ground floor is under the first floor.
Eox preposition , Stella: Isn't there a School across the
c) team o? Is he on the team? (ground floor h - C)
. Eg: at the back of. 5. Across = --L-. road from your place?
d) x x C The house is on fire.
-- conversation prepositions: e) Plane 50 C v---o My home is across the road from the bank Nikhila: Yes. My home is just opposite
at, inside, outside, in, to the right of, on, There are fifty passengers on the plane. Bank * road --L- -x. the school.
under, above, across, at the back of. f) d = C- --L -j = across the river. Stella: Please sign on this application,
-O--E position (-- h/ E His name is not on the row. - -j * -j = below the 'yours faithfully' line. on
) ---E ----E --C-- -- N spoken English vh -LqN. across the sky. the right side.
-o. -p- J-Eo N-:
at: -d . in =
1. I saw you at the Super Market -v-o: Have
ing form C . Has ing -v-o: 'Over', 'above'
u N? -s C L?
Super Market _ form
?
----:
-.-.- -v-, -l-, -Pa----J ->-x
-d Super Market _- (). Prepositions Over, above - F j n -a.
----: Has C He, She, It
d -J --%g, j--
In the Super Market = Super Market 1) Our class room is above / over your class room.
I was at the Super Market from 5 p.m. to (L-T--, A, b) My father wants to have two roomed portion above / over the first floor.
6 p.m. n). Have C Verb form.
The goods in the Super Market are
-x above, over j -a.
E v ing hC. Has ii) He is over 35 years of age but looks younger.
expensive. . - He, She, It
j ux at , in -E-. Speak verb speaks - ( q 35 }- \--, *o -Eh.)
5 * 6 Super Market C. p ing form speak \ over v . Above .
o, h- . v . Speaks iii) -L j o-p Over .
Goods in the Super Market speaking . Have He jumped over the wall. ( OC . \ above )
Super Market E h-. He, She, It has . iv) u, s, time -o \ E p--E over .
x School o Speaks ing a-d has
The children are at school. The book costs over Rs. 300 = h K . 300o \.
ing a. talk. Talk- He,
x x Class o She, It talks -C. ing form He waited over three hours = --o \ wait .
The children are in class. talk hF talks a . There are over 30 students = 30 students o \ o.
I --- -- 6 -d- 2005
Rama Rao: What are your College hours?
College
(O E-- ?) v-- E/ h- o-x L-
Prakash: Our College works from 9 to 3.30.
N .
We go for lunch between 12.30
J-Eo prepositions of time l.
Naresh: what is the last date for the sub-
and 1.30
mission of application?
College 9
( * 3.30 (Application submit -Lq *-J-
E--hC. 12.30, 1.30 u C C?)
h) Narayana: On or before the 15th of next
Rama Rao: When do you usually start for
month. we issue applications
college?
upto the 28th of this month.
college
(O * Applications will be available
p ----?) even after that date till the 30th Pranav: My friend will join me there in July.
Prakash: Because our Classes begin at (E-. last week exam first
AM, PM -p-?..
of this month, but we charge a Together we will return in August.
9.00 in the morning, I usually start mark *aC. ---C o-\
late fee of Rs 5 per day. We friend
( July
\- h.
about 8.30, as it takes around half August \ --J)
have been selling applications l AJ-T-h)
an hour for me to reach college. I
am at college by 8.55. But why
are you asking me all the these
questions?
(Classes 9 v -
d, - 8.30
v ----. College
--E _ _ - -
C. -i 8.55 xcol-
lege . vo-Fo
since the 5th. Our Office is open uC h-u-- n IN
---o?) from 10 AM to 5 PM, and appli-
Rama Rao: I am from the RTC. We are .
cations are issued during that Kumar: (Over to phone) Where are you
gathering information to plan
our bus services to suit stu-
time.
---E Prepositions of time -x--- 43 Krishna? I am waiting for you
Krishna: Sorry, I'll be with you in five min-
dents needs. When does the
before (the 15th), upto (the 28th of this
college usually reopen after utes.
month), till (the 30th), Since (the 5th), during There are 30/ 31
summer vacation? (sorry, EN,
(that time). days in a month.
RTC
( * h-o. Prepositions of time
p - ( 30/ 31 EN- y F _-)
Nu-n --- -- l? He came back in ten minutes.
Bus services ---E V)
1. at: Our classes begin at 9 There are only 28/ 29 10 EN-- (C EN--
- -J-ho. N classes
(9 v-) days in February. ) AJT a.
yCollege *a- j E --o-p (February
28/ 29 It'll be ready in a week's time.
p -h? time at hC. V .) M. SURESAN C -E ( V -
Prabhakar: Usually in June, on the 3rd
Our College closes for the day at 4 C) j C.
Monday
(-T- college --C.) My sister was born in 1999. (1999 Important: every, next, last, that, this
June
(- , )
\ -E-. l, v The Government came to power in 2004. in on
F, F .
-)
Rama Rao: For howmany days does the
time E *---E spoken English, (2004 ) Shops are closed every Sunday
college work in a year?
Conversation AM, PM . There are 12 months in a year
(on every Sunday )
College
( -q-, Eo conversation in the morn- (-q- 12 --) He comes here next Monday
ing, in the evening etc., . Purely offi- (on next Monday )
V E--hC?)
cial spoken/ written form v AM, uC(Period of time) *---E 'in'
He was here last Saturday
Paul: For about 180 days, without counting
exam days PM. . (on last Saturday )
At 4 PM, at 9.30, at half past ten (10.30), etc. The police were able to catch the killer in a
(exams V I'll begin it this Monday
2. on: On days day
(On this Monday
180 V) p, ( x, )
j ---E Prepositions -E-. V) , dates (D) (-h-E M- \--V d---L-.) He didn't see her that day (on that day )
from, to, between, about, around, by, at . The teacher finished the whole chapter in in
.
after, in, on, for. Suseela: When are you leaving for just a week The tournaments will begin next June
Prepositions Hyderabad? (Teacher h chapter
O -E j (in next June )
Fo Time (--E) -C-* Suguna: On Sunday, that is, on the 4th.
Jh) She met him last December
Prepositions Time
E. jFo , Suseela: When is the interview?
Suguna: On Monday. I will be back here
u-C N, - (in last December )
V, , -q, uC L J -- \ -sx They go to Kashmir every May
h-o ! on the 6th, that is, on Tuesday
3. in: Months years Manoj: Why are you so happy, Mohan? (in every May
at (9.00 in the morning), about (8.30), (), (-q-), )
around (half an hour), after (summer vaca- uC(duration) IN
hC. (, - o C Vocabulary .
tion), in (June), on (the 3rd Monday), in (a Pranav: I will be in Kashmir in June. ?) Fo - L-N. (Pronunciation)
year), for (howmany days) - brackets
\ (June Kashmir
) Mohan: Why not? I got the first mark in last 1) Charming = N = -{---i
oN time expressions ! -E O- Paul: For how long? week's exam. The first time I C - a; v-h a;
Eo-E prepositions of place and position - (-, Eo--V?) scored so high in a year. E-, h- -a.
a) She is very Charming in that dress.
vo: what does he think of himself? E a. what does he think iv) Join a college/ a group/ a course - join
- -sx y ( dress -{-- C)
b) He was Charming towards us
about himself --? preposition J* -N--J-- preposition .
v) attend = attend college/ class/ marriage etc.
-- ( x--- o)
:
N.--- - V, j-- 2) Chase
attend to = j u- . () = - -.
My Father is attending to the repairs of our house. a) The tiger chased the deer.
i) -sx of, about -E (L > --C)
( E ---o)
-a. Think of, think about correct. attend on = -, A-- -u b) The police were chasing the thief.
ii) Prepositions J* N-Jh-o. a) Please attend on the guests (--M- -- f)
iii) agree with = uh --N-. (Gusets -) 3) Drag (v \ 'v,
agree to = E-j p-- b) When I was ill my sister attend on me. Bank ba -L)=
He agreed to stay for another day sister i) He dragged the boy into the room
vo:
( ---p -C)
V---E p--o. Letter writing
* "Thanking you" . C j, (C- )
She agreed to the proposal Thank you N-J---. ii) She dragged him into the quarrel
-V- -- in.. on
J) J L---- N*-v) (O vU p B--o?) (v 6.30, v)
Kushal: When did it end?
(p T-C?)
Koushik: Around 8. (8, v)
About, Around, prepositions of
time, , n time L --
.
a) \ - o
Rahul: Yes. The 15th was a Saturday. We I was there for about half an hour.
Candidate: In April 2000 (April 2000 )
did not have classes on the morning b) 2002 x teacher
Officer: What have you been doing
of Saturday. E--C.
since then?
(15
classes
D E-. --V l -x--- 44 (p * Since then - She worked as a teacher for about/
)
O h-o?) around two years till 2002.
Ravi: You were planning to go home,
Candidate: I was a teacher for two years c) We reached home (at) about 1.30
when are you leaving? Kumar: No, not 15
upto 2002. 1.30 .
( }----o , p days. I have
--o?) been here only
Since then I have been a j expression- 6 O' Clock, 5.30, 2.00
Software Programmer. (AM/ PM)- O- time E
Rahul: Yes, on the evening of the 25th since last
(, 25 v) Sunday. Only (2002 -x- teacher p--E at about . at C-
Ravi: How do you spend your evenings? 5 days. o. p--* Software about -.
(F -v h?) (. Programmer o (p- period of time 'over' h j
Rahul: Usually I go for a long walk in the \ M. SURESAN --/ ) E n.
evening C- Officer: During your period as Software Bhaskar: How long were you there yester-
(v u - - oC. 5 V) Programmer what computer day?
-) Kamala: And what have you been doing skills have you used? (Eo y \ ---o?)
\ Prepositions -E. in (the during the 5 days? (Software Programmer o , Bhavan: For over an hour (= for more than
morning), on (the morning of saturday), in (J --Vx y N?) computer skills O ?) an hour = --j).
(the evening), on the (the evening of the Kumar: During these five days I have been for, since, during prepositions of Bhaskar: When did he come?
25th) etc. busy buying books, clothes etc. time -. u since --p
prepositions of time: for,
( p--a?)
lesson C -- p verb, have been/ has Bhavan: It was over five when he came.
Prepositions of time. -- --- since, during. been; have + past participle/ has + Past par-
for the past 15 days - 15 ( a--J 5 C.)
oC.. 1) at, time
*a E L V- ticiple form
. -
Since last Sunday - last sunday
* Corrections:
; 2) on, days and dates , j * p-----F, EF n
During these 5 days -
Vx Spoken English 43 :
3) in, months and years E. 4) in, d. (6.9.2005 -*)
'for'
period of time
hC. for an Column line
uC (a period of time) L hour, for a day, for 10 days .
a) Delhi has been the capital of India since
*, *J ''O-Eo-
(C V-) prepositions of place and position-
F
. the time of the Pandavas
since
* E. v-- E/ h- o x
'In' (Parts of the day)
since 1999 (1999 *) (- * - Mx --E L-N E *aC.
. since he last saw me C E .) ''O-Eo-E Prepositions of time E
In the morning, in the evening, in the b) India was under the British rule during the ---L.
( o --p*).
after noon, in the night or at night. a) India has been independent for the past 18th, 19th and part of the 20th Centuries Last Column 5 j Kumar: (Over to
Krishna: When do you get up? 58 years. (18, 19 -l, 20 l -- Phone) (Over Phone) E L.
C Vocabulary o Line
(F p Ev h?) b) India has been independent since 1947 British - C.
Kesav: At 5 in the morning a) b) u- n . - about, around, prepositions of ''Fo - L-N ''O
a) No. 1) Eo, No. 2) and 3) - L-
( C-) o-x yv-- o time - o.
Krishna: When do you usually have lunch? -C. N E ---L.
(Lunch p h?)
Kesav: In the afternoon between 1.00 and
b) p--* y-v o
vo: Active Voice, Passive -C* doubt C. I shall do my
-C . home work passive
C. E I shall go to market..
1.30 Period of time 'for', Passive voice
u- . N? N-J-.
(uo 1, 1.30 u) point of time ( */ V */ N.-N, -Lx, K-- >x
-E-. (Parts of the day)
in - , morning, evening
-q *) o-p since L.
Since the vedic times ( *)
: I shall go to market- verbs (go - \ shall go) passive
. verb -JE, EE E vo - - a
etc., 'the' p hC. (In the morn- for the past last five thousand years -s- v passive C.
ing, in the evening etc.) (5000 x) Shall go- \ go } -JE }, EE } E vo
lesson conversation
-E-. I met him last in 2000 Jan - - . d passive .
a) In the morning; On the morning of ( -E 2000
*- ----J- 'do' EE - C d E passive
Saturday
vo: Tx- j p--p O' clock E . d Clock v --a-!
---o.) C.
b) In the evening; on the evening of the 25th. a) I have not met him for the past/ the last
, morning, evening
parts of the four years and ten months .x, Cl-
day in
hC. V --x C- -E ---. : O' Clock of the clock. Of the clock E C* p, - O' clock. \
morning,
D evening
op - b) I have not met him since January 2000 apostrophe (') C- lEo *-hC. d clock n . h- -
on
hC. January 2000 * --E ---. v O' clock . 7.25 O' clock .
I --- --C 11 -d- 2005
Subhash: Hi pranav, How are you getting Pratibha: When is he here everyday?
along? Prabha: He is here from morning 9 till
Pranav: O fine. How is it with you? evening 5.
Subhash: Fine too, thanks. Where in the Pratibha: Is he here upto 5?
work have you been? Ages since (5 ?)
we met. Prabha: He is here until 5 everyday.
(- \--o. -- (vA-W 5 --\)
E ----xC). ' n to, upto, till, until Fo
-Fo vo. . spoken English to, till
Pranav: I was in Bangalore for a month \.
from Aug. 1st to/ till Aug 31st, and Sriram: Raghu, for how long has your sister
ANSWERS:
then in Chennai from Sept. 1st to/ been here? p--- prepositions of place,
till Sept 6 th, and since then here. Raghu: for the past five days, since the 4th of position and time --o. a) Our office is on the 2nd floor. It is just
(Bangalore -, Chennai this month. Now practice the following sentences/ above the fancy shop on the first floor.
Sept. 6 th . p--* \) from , since : 'from' -u conversation aloud in English. b) Sunil: Where is the book?
Subhash: Happy you are back, and in a * , a) Office -h C. C Anil: In the shelf.
good shape too. You remember expressions . since -h-E fancy shop j C. Sunil: I thought it was in the box. I
my cousin Harsha? He is here
now. He has been here since the
till.. until..
last Saturday. He will be here
upto the end of this month.
(y u AJT *a--
. - ->- { h-o-?
---Ep- -\- --o- -- --E-
--*. - --- -
---) searched inside the box.
Pranav: What does he do here until then? b) Sunil: h \- (search for = -)
(-- \ h?) C? I looked for it inside the box.
Subhash: He is attending coaching classes -x--- 45 Anil: shelf
Sunil: d
Anil: It is on the notebook in the shelf.
Sunil: I have searched for it since yester-
for ICET.
(\ ICET Coaching B- --o. day.
--o) -. / K/ / - c) Prabhat: Where did the match take
Conversation E prepositions: of, / -q * p- - - , n - -A. M. SURESAN place?
from, to, since, till, until, upto. . * - Anil: shelf F (take place = --)
--J from '* , note book O C. Prakash: On our college playgrounds.
* F, to * present (v h- ) - - , Sunil: Eo--* E- -A. Prabhat: When?
E. * future c) Prabhat: match \ J-TC? Prakash: It began at 7 in the morning
'from-to' h--- - j , future * Prakash: college play grounds yesterday and was over by 9
n: / V/ / / - - j from v to . Prabhat: p J-TC? Prabhat: Was there a match on Sunday
a) 2003* 2004 \ teacher Prakash: Eo l - j Nt-
q * (from) / V/ / morning too?
/ -q (to) E. o. C- --C. Prakash: All matches were in the morn-
He was teacher here from 2003 to 2004
Sukanya: What are your college hours? Prabhat: Sunday morning Match ing. But the match on Sunday
( past)
(O College --N-?) ? morning was very interesting.
b) \ -Lq period 2004 * 2006
Ramakanth: Our College works from 9 am Prakash: Matches Fo mornings J-. d) Suseela: I have been here since 2003
to 4 pm.
. Sunday morning J-T match
Her period/ tenure here is from 2004 to but I have been up the
( College 9 * 4 2006.
interesting C. Charminar only once. While
d) Suseela: E-\ 2003 * o. \-
coming down I almost fell.
E--hC) (from the past to the future)
Sukanya: Do you have classes upto? J v Charminar j
c) Cricket matches 2005 December * (almost = )
(-O Classes x. CT a-p
2006 January . Sucharita: Was there none before you
?) The Cricket matches are from Dec 2005 to
--. and behind you to stop you?
Ramakanth: Except on Saturdays when the Sucharita: F , F
January 2006. (Both future) Suseela: Supriya was far above me,
College works until 2 pm.
Since: Past time * (from some time Eo---E? and sulekha far below me. I
(\ E-p V 2) in the past) p Suseela: v \ j C.
- - - --E - controlled myself somehow.
--: from time/ day/ LqC Since v . from - . Sulekha C.
(far = (\) )
week/ years etc., --* --E. To My sister has been here since 2004 February. control -o. Sucharita: When did this happen?
time/ day/ week/ years etc., - E. (2004 February * sister \ C) Sucharita: -p J-TC?
Suseela: On a January evening, on a
p--p to , till - She has been here from 2004 Suseela: January v.
Sunday.
-, n. . C-.
-v-o: 1. O A, An J* *a N- Jh . ---: 1. A, An J* -N--J-*- -s- \ an' -,The rose (all flowers of the rose species)
- -Eo -s-x capital letters *a--p- Capital letters a/ an ---E-F, is beautiful j L.'Rose' is beautiful d
a -. : A Union, A European, A EF . Rose --C -t j p. (. Oxford/
One-way traffic etc., 2. countable, singular \ o E a/ anF, longman's/ Collins Dictionary/ any standard gram-
2. Mother loves her child wrong o. E -sEo d 'The' F ---. Mother loves her mar book.
widest sense article
. : Rose is Child p. 'mother' countable singular . 3. Waters plural form n C-/ -v-E
beautiful All Roses
o-p E n. A rose A/ an ' n , 'any' E, 'all' F Fx E. (Eg: The waters of the Krishna (river).
rose -C ! -p- Eo Roses no . Generalise --p A mother Water
F} -J-* x---p .
-i-N E n-. DE J* Jh N- loves her child . E n every mother E, - Water dissolves salt. Waters
-p- .
--y-. - 'any mother' E. -F mother E . C p uncountable.
3. Water uncountable plural - s 'A dog is a faithful animal' o-p A dog = all ani- 4. I get up at 6 AM every day
o-p -\--. d.
o. E hC. Deep waters, Troubled mals of the species ( A n hC). O-ox, F - p .
waters E ! N-J-. Countable singular, Widest sence A/ an EC \ 'How often do you go there?' o vo vA-W
4. I get up at 6 a.m. o-p Everyday E - 'Man' N-- . eg: Man is mortal: Man proposes, h E -.
\--. C habitual everyday E - God disposes. Nx *a article I go there every day. \ everyday p .
-. N--J--. -Lq . 'Rose' is beautiful - p. A rose I go to bed at 10 every night. \ every night
-N.-N.-..-, -N---o (any rose/ every rose) is beautiful - correct. 'A/ ---E, p.
I --- ---- 13 -d- 2005
Janaki: Jamuna, Who are you looking at?
C- =Jumping into the river
(, -JE/ -J-j h-o?) Walk into my place at midnight and I shall be
Jamuna: The man walking across the road happy to invite you with a cup of coffee or tea
and turning towards the bank y l--v- -. p --
building. He is going into the bank F -F F y -!
now. -J-j %---y- ''F
(Road bank building j --- Eq-- a -E
-ho -E. -E-p bank .
h-o) Into - j E---Eo *-
Janaki: He is turning to the left in the bank hC. C u -- hC.
He is into business
now. Is that the man? Why are you
interested in him?
u h-o b) As the train went through the tunnel, it
software (computers) E--hC \ past, off prepositions -. became suddenly dark
(p-- u --j A--- She is into software. past uh-E-E, v-EoE
o. -? J* - Train /* x-p,
-q u v-G- }, \*/ -j * \--J <-j--C.
h?) }.
. p ho L- c) Chandan: Did you get your favourite
Jamuna: Don't you remember? The other He was into dairy last year. No idea what he post office x hero's autograph yesterday?
day he jumped into the river to is now. He is now past the post office.
(--E-o O G- auto-
save my drowning cousin, that five 4. Out of: C into opposite. p \-*/ o x graph B-o?)
year old Ramesh He has just walked past me.
E - . Chandra: No, It was impossible to push
my way through the crowd to
get to him
-v-o: 1) O Q&A QJ{- - vo ----Nh... 2) C situation u-Eo present passive future J EE *-hC.
''regular - J actions -T---, perfect passive --T---? 2) Which is provided C correct. - p
present passive h--o. -- --C d? J--..? Mouse, keyboard input
- ''A lecturer is appointed by the commit- Input:- "A computer accepts data which is provided devices data C-h. EE computer
tee" text book
- uEo --. F by means of a input device like mouse, or key board" B-C. OJ-*a sentence
regular -- J actions (Input device -j- f, - u- h--Eo N--d. -C?
present passive simple future passive
"input"
y-J--Eo ). v u-E 1) An input device like a mouse or keyboard pro-
--T-. : "In every business 'data'
n h ' u- O C-* y- vides the data.
enterprise, the accounts will be classified on "A computer accepts
C y-J-C. d -- 2) The computer accepts it. p sentence no.1
the basis of one key factor. That key factor is data which has been provided by means of input passive Ja --E L is provides
debit and credit. - uEo. ' - device like a mouse or key board" E p-a? d E -hC . . data,
Debit, Credit - plural. Computer J-- v
---:
-- K_--J-h . C .--.--, --
p J . accounts are classified 1) \ The accounts are classified singular .
E -? Ba--. -- correct, will be classified C
I [- 22 d 2005
I am with you..
u -C .) (go well
with = suit -)
j -- Preposition- 'with'
-E-. with - ' J--C.
The book with you = F o h F _-
o h; the book with the green cover =
green cover o- -h. with me = ; (Eoforks- x-- v) Karim: No. One of them escaped with 2) He is the fourth Prime Minister of India
a spoon to eat with = A- spoon. goes Bhanu: I bought these mangoes with the the hot stuff. - -- vE
well with = E L . money my uncle had given me. (hot stuff = )
-h (O o--J y o --N?, Dr
d with '- E. uncle
( *a sh o) t--- -E o vE,
'with'
instruments, tools, weapons
. with a knife, with a pen, with Manoj: Hi Mallesh, how goes life?
u--x 'o English
a gun, etc.
j . -C What is the
Mallesh: Getting on, Thanks; What's new?
ordinal of Dr Manmohan Singh as PM?
1) - v d Manoj: (Do you) know this, Chandra's
He beat the snake with a stick expression J----. -
selection as
2) v E Pen o the best
J n-yL ?)
He wrote/ noted down my address with cadet of the
y C .
-v-o: a) If I have money, I wish to buy this car. his pen. country?
Pranav: Who is that friend of yours that
was with you yesterday.
b) If I had money. I would have spent It. 3) The killer killed the girl with a gun
best
(v-
had, have gun Prakash: He was my school mate. He was
-\- n a cadet
4) Post office Naxals bomb a- one of my best friends at school.
o.- O- --u N- N- (NCC)
L-----. They blasted the post office with a bomb. We used to compete with each
.-.y-N, -N--- With : - M. SURESAN other in the exams, and we have
---: have p j- troubles
?)
F F - o- always on top at school.
Mallesh: That's the happiest news I've had
-. I am with you in your troubles. Pranav: Of you two, who was not better
She is competing with her sister in a month.
I have a Car \ better --C comparative degree.
(p) Car C. sister ( No happiest news C.)
-C. -u +er, 'r'* a adjectives F,
had --j -- Practise the following: Manoj: Some thing more for you. Ours is the
more --a adjectivesF comparative
I had a car. -p Car C. a) Ramya: Hi Ravali, -E--- first college in the state to win this
degree . Eg: Taller (tall+er),
If I had money. I would have spent it - ? kind of award.
( ? Z braver (brave+r), more beautiful (more +
sentence correct . Ravali: Exams busy o. h - -\ a-o
a) If I had money, I would spend it ---L, beautiful).
Ramya: y-\--E ---o? - College C)
-- (b) If I had had money, I would have - comparative than
y hC.
-J--- L ---o? \ 'The' -E-. The (best), He is taller than his brother.
spent it L. -- n Ravali: \-o ---o. the (happiest), the (first) etc. superla-
C. Ramya: F dress C. \-- E brother .
tive degree of the adjective - 'the'
a) n, -_ p --s, -o? Comparative than h, comparative
; , first, second, third, etc., the comparative
a -. d a d. (C Ravali: Wear n' See shop . D- -. y
present situation) C -. ordinals - L.
hot pack free. than -,comparative 'the' p
b) n _ s , Superlative degree --: :
b) Krishna: ? -- --M- hC.
Largest, greatest, richest, tallest, most beau-
a) Suman is taller than Suseel
a-d --. p _ -s - d--o?
, a d- -. tiful etc. adjective + est
-- + st
Karim: x x \ Suman
* (Q o -)
c) If he studied well, he would pass. -p- F, adjective most EF h C
d--o b) Of Suman and Suseel, Suman is the
A C. --; --- Krishna: ---, x T-L-* superlative degree. (Adjective - h-/ taller.
J-T --. -E - L ; tall boy -
( present --EN.) s d--o? a) Comparative, taller
y
d) If he had studied well, he would have
Karim: . x s boy question tall answer than Comparative
C. d 'the'
passed p---o. hC d, tall \ adjective). - b)
. , Comparative taller
y
CN - (), ANSWERS: n 'u E. than
y Comparative taller
, d,
pass (--, fail a) Ramya: Hi, Ravali, not to be seen at all Superlative degree of the adjective 'the'hC.
u). (these days)? 'the' .
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Ram: Raghu, how tall are you? Salesperson: The price has gone up by Rs.
(, y ?) 3000/-
Raghu: I am 5'9". ( 5'9") ( -
Ram: Does it mean you are taller than me J-TC. - by Rs.
by an inch? 3000/-)
(Does it mean)
( = y o Practise the following in English:
inch
?) 1.
Raghu: of course, and I weigh less than you Priya: y l--?
by 5 Kgs - Sekhar: . F x (by ).
5 Kg
(*a-. Sx Fo Priya: - Eo L-
\) Interview .
Ram: But the length of my shirt is more Sekhar: -N? 10 EN--. The Indian is not so hardworking as the
Priya: Sreekanth p-- a--\-? Sasikanth: uEo %d --E d- -
than yours by atleast 4 Cms. Japanese.
Sekhar: - . (the Indians) (the
--x N u
( shirt shirt
-F 4 Cms -B- x 2.
Priya: Eo F - late Japanese) d- E--.
--\) Pramod: > J---C ?
L- . The cheetah ( all cheetahs - is the *--L)
2. Prasad: *L (Cheetah) > .
fastest of all animals.
Santosh: x F 50 Pramod: -v%-A- v- -\- E
(*--- Eo ---o N) ---C ( v- =
-. The lotus is a lovely flower
Sunil: Meek creatures). - v-
-x--- 53
x C \ ? y C (Eo
Eo ? E). ~---?
Santosh: lC, *o--E-o 4 Kg - ANSWERS
-J C
Raghu: That's because you are fatter than -\. The camel is the ship of the desert. Sasikanth: Have you finished the assign-
me by 3 Cms Sunil: C E- 50 - \. Kuntala: Your friend Kamala has failed ment?
3 Cms
(y o --d) ANSWERS again friend
(O fail
S} Srikanth: No. I will begin it in the evening.
'by' Sasikanth: The lazy always postpone
j -- -E- . 1. C)
Karuna: She is lazy. The lazy never suc- Srikanth: Do the industrious always suc-
by
- u C C Priya: Are you older than I/ me?
ceed ceed?
y . Sekhar: Yes, atleast by 2 years. ( J. x N
Sasikanth: The industrious with a clear idea
of their goals always succeed.
2.
By nine points..
Pramod: Doesn't (Does not) the deer run
very fast?
Prasad: The cheetah is faster than the
deer.
Pramod: The meek always are harmed/
always suffer in nature. Wonder
why God doesn't protect the
a) you are taller than (I)/ me by an inch Priya: Is that why they called you earlier ). She is rich of course, so meek (Wonder = I wonder - n
for the interview? she does ----E/ -Eo --)
b) I weigh less than you by 5 kgs Sekhar: How much earlier? Just by 10 min- not care. from the ferocious.
Fo 5 Kg \ utes. (x
c) by atleast 4 cms Priya: When did Sreekanth come here? sC, -E: Comparative degree adjective
F 4 Cms \ Sekhar: Half an hour earlier than I/ me -E than y me or I? him or he? her or
d) fatter than I/ me by 3 cms = 3 Cms . (Earlier than I by half an hour) l d- she? them or they? - --C ----
Prakash: Congrats, Lakshman. That was Priya: But they called him later than you -) hC .
a marvellous game you played by just 15 minutes. Kuntala: But not all Suman is taller than me/ taller than I.
2. the rich are --x C correct? Grammatical
yesterday (Lakshman, congrats
like that.
M. SURESAN taller than I correct. modern
Santosh: They differ in their prices by Rs
Eo - ). How
50/- ( - usage v taller/ stronger/ cleverer than
many points did you win the
Sunil: Which of the two is the heavier, - ) me/ him/ her/ them/ us - a-
match by? (Eo x and by how many kgs? Karuna: That's right. Among the hardwork- C. - better. taller than I C
I know you were win-
-L-?). ing, there are many who are rich.
Santosh: The bigger one is heavier than the h vC. p .
ning and left before the end of
smaller by 4 kgs. (C E. d- E- x, C u .
the match (y -h-E L a) My friend likes the mango better than I
Sunil: It costs less than that by Rs 50/- -C E- o)
Rx--). \ : The rich, the lazy, the hard- b) My friend likes the mango better than me.
Lakshman: By nine points (9 points / working. rich (so, E--j), lazy (J \ Correct, y n-.
Anjan: Hi Arun, which is your most favourite
C-u-) -), hardworking (industrious) = d- a) n. mango d. d.
wild animal? mango
Prakash: At the half time itself you were O-Eo-F adjectives - \ d.
leading by 4 points. (Half time
(N %- F-\ d-i--C?) L -o . the b) n. d.
Arun: The tiger, of course (L) mango
p- y 4 points C-u--/ -x n hC. C x o d x E.
Anjan: Doesn't the lion look more majestic plural. Tall = -j, the tall = -x (plu- clear (a) My friend likes
-- -o) That's a C L--
than the tiger? (L-o ral); Fat = j, the fat = -x; the mango better than I do do
good lead. (* C-u) E ---Eo
\ -Eh-C ?) poor = H, the poor = H-x. extra -h.
\ /--C-u C Amar: The elephant is my favourite ( 1) -x d-x -
'by' -h-o .
favourite ). It looks grand and The tall play better than the short.
a) Lx- x lC
is not at all ferocious like the tiger or 2) E- H-x L.
She is her sister's elder/ older than her sis-
the lion. (- grand -Eh-C. The rich should help the poor.
ter by two years.
3)
-v- o:
L, - v-iC ) E- \ E-----o. H-x
b) necklace necklace Did not he play cricket?
\, 'the' . The E \ H--x---o - -u-
---\. countable singulars... lion, tiger, elephant The rich are getting richer, the poor are Interrogative negative not he
- --
This necklace is costlier than that by Rs. . The tiger, the lion, the ele- getting poorer. --*a-C. -E -Eo -s-x -vA-x, -q-
2000/- phant. 4) x j- not he -y- -h-C. -- ---.
Salesperson: What do you want, please? The tiger is my favourite The lazy never prosper --: Did he not speak the truth?
Customer: How much is this wrist the tiger Practise the following in English:
----: (a) Did not he play cricket? o,
\ A C -- -.-v--, ----y
watch? watch( K-?) Fo E. the lion, the elephant = 1.
Salesperson: It's Rs. 2000/- ( , - E. Sasikanth: Assignment Jh---? (b) Did he not play Cricket? o .
-) The dog is a faithful animal Sreekanth: . vA v-Gh. (b) \- - C. , con-
Customer: But it was Rs 1700/- last \ (Eo \) Ny-- () Sasikanth: xp h-. tracted form --p, (a) hC.
week. (- 1700 AE h -J-* p- count- Sreekanth: d- ---x- N - Didn't (Did not he) he play cricket? C
o) able singular the J--C. -? spoken english \- .
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Bhaskar: What are you looking at, Bhanu? d prepositions - ,
(Eo h-o ?) English -, . -
Bhanu: At the little boy there; He is sitting i \ -.
on the arms of the chair. He may
prepositions ---T-- J* Eo
fall down any moment.
general principles ---- -u.
( *o--xo. Ka --O Spoken English Correct - N
aE o. ~-j o --- - --.
a)
1) Pavan: I wrote a letter to my sister yes-
Bhaskar: He is in real trouble. let's go to
terday
him and put him down.
( E s-C o. ( sister Eo letter )
Ravikanth: Did you tell her about the Suneetha: Is your home the one behind the side of it (beside it/ by it/ near
_ Rx C
) book exhibition here? post office? to it) there is a book shop.
(O x Post office -?) What books do you want to
- ---i- ----!
Bhanu: That will save him from trouble. (\ h v-z J*
(E sC * --C.) p?) Supriya: No, it is by the Post office. buy at the shop?
Bhaskar: Surprising, no body to take care
of the child
( Gf v-h - Rx-
\ -- au C)
j -- - -E-. N...
at, on, of, in, to, from. --C
- prepositions .
English prepositions o vu
\. prepositions A, u
N C. preposition Pavan: Yes, I did. I wrote to her to start Karim: I want some Computer books.
- -iN Nh vu-. by the 9 AM train which arrives They are not available in our
Prepositions - -u , here at 5 PM. town.
E -li N- --. (p. NtC train -x--- 41 Kamesh: Then you get the books you
preposition, y preposition -l--Lq-C . \--C 5 want at the book stall behind
L vo - . - -C) the theatre. Near that there is
-- English %- E--x -- to my sister, about the (. \) another book stall too. You get
-p. English C-N- F N - book exhibition, by the 9 AM train, arrives there the books you want.
It is between the
here at 5 PM - expressions to, about, (b) Pranav: Where were you yesterday?
. --- y -- Post office and the
p----a. by, here prepositions Fo- sentence Pratap: At my friend Tarun's
Income Tax office
English prepositions Nh o -Eo ---o . Pranav: Where is his home?
(Post office,
vu----, - y a - sister (to my sister), h Pratap: Very near mine. Only three
Income Tax office
vu---Fo English --h. v-z J* (about the book exhibition), 9 M. SURESAN buildings are there between
Sundar: He has come from Vijayawada.
train (by the 9 AM train), 5 - u) mine and his. There is a big
( N-- * a) (at 5 PM) Fo Nh vu- j p prepositions Eo-, v-- tree in front of it.
, N-- * . h-o . C prepositions o u- *N, positions L--N- Pranav: Isn't there a bank beside his
vo:
--?) --. E _ s place/ space j -. Room
-E- from- garden . book stall C. \ L.
1. Discuss y About ---j ' . ' y --. Bus jp C v C.
? aC. b) Pranav: Eo y\o? There is room in the bus only for 30 passen-
Explain -- Rahul: No. They were in the basket on Pratap: friend x gers)
2. F --? the table. I took them from the Pranav: x-\? p--- position L preposition
(Eg: , x) basket. Pratap: _. Rx- Eo-E --o. \? E vo-h
DEE Tx- --- (, Table Oo d u buildings y-Lq ---E prepositions .
3. ' O NE-- o. x* Bo) v o. Rx positions L JEo prepositions:
h DEE Tx- \ -E- ? from, in, on l d C. Sukumar: Why has the train stopped?
L? prepositions -C-* Pranav: \ bank C ? (Train TC)
4. 'Just' usage E p . Pratap: . Suman: There is flood water over the
---. 3) Prathibha: Where are the flowers? c) Sravanthi: h Eo table O bridge
C. F bag (Bridge O F C)
5. ' u o s ---E - ( \ o?)
Prabha: They are in the basket. The ? The whole area on either side
*-h-o DEE Tx- pL?
basket is on the table. I bought Swarna: . B-o. of the track is under water.
>.---yx, o, K-- >x
: the flowers at the flower stall, - Lq (Bridge -j- o v--
beside my uncle's place near *aC. E-T--C= under
1. Discuss, describe, mention, explain, the Post office. Sravanthi: F bag table d-- water =Fx )
state, remark- O y about . (in the basket= d , on the table= ? Sukumar: Thank God, All the passen-
2. What is he to you?/ How is he related to table O; at the flower stall= --d ; Swarna: Table O - d gers in the train are safe
you? beside my uncle's place= --Rx (F train E v---
ANSWERS:
3. I will give you a song/ Let me sing a song \; near the Post office= Post office _) ~ o)
to you. (a) Karim: Is there a book shop anywhere Above, below, inside, outside, beyond -
-Fo- in, on, at, beside, near- v-
4. Just= p, just= only, v Eo L prepositions. - E p-- near here? N positions L prepositions. OE
5. Of late he has been hesitating to ask me E OE ? positions L Eo Kamesh: At the end of the street there O ux .
for money. prepositions l. is a medical shop. Just by the