BASICS OF

SPOKEN ENGLISH
By
NAMRATA ARORA
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WHAT TO DO BEFORE & WHILE
SPEAKING
 Listen to others carefully
 Show interest when others talk
 Think before you speak
 Always talk politely and respectfully
 Try to make friends and not enemies while you
talk
 Be humorous without hurting emotions
 Keep your voice and facial expressions under
control while talking

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MY NAME AND DESCRIPTION

 Nice Namrata

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 INTRODUCTIONS

 How I look
 My family
 Things I like
 Things I dislike
 What I am proud of
 What I am afraid of

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DESCRIBE A CITY OR TOWN THAT
YOU KNOW WELL

You should include in your answer:

 the location of the city or town
 the part of the city or town you are most
familiar with
 important landmarks and places to visit
 …and what makes that city or town special
to you and to others

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 A VISIT TO THE DENTIST

 Dentures  Braces
 Filling  Dentist’s Chair
 Tartar  Tooth ache
 Scale  Appointment
 Root Canal  Cavity
 Drill

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 SLANG

1. He's an ace reporter. very good

2. Do you know where the action is in this town?
excitement
3. My sister's friend is an airhead. a stupid person.
4. Your ideas about politics are all wet. completely wrong.
5. Shut up! You really have a big mouth. talk too much.
6. The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear
power station. big issue
7. I think I am going bonkers. Insane
8. If you make another boo boo like that, you won't have a
job. mistake

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 COURSES
COURSE CONTENT
Basics of Grammar (Theory)
Spoken
1. Spontaneous Conversations
English
Individual and Group Exercises
Spelling rules
2. Vocabulary Pronunciation rules
Vocabulary theory & exercises
Vocabulary
for IELTS/
3. 15 Word Lists with Exercises for Practice
TOEFL -
iBT
Vocabulary
4. for GRE / 20 – 30 Word Lists with Exercises for Practice
GMAT
Confidence Building through personal sessions
Oral communication (Speeches, Introductions, Group
5. Soft Skills Discussions, Extempore, Mock Interviews)
Written Communication (Resumes, Reports, Letters)
Etiquettes (Dining, Phone, Formal Interaction)

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 COURSES
Preparation for
Tips
6. Interviews & Group
Mock Interviews with detailed feedback
Discussions
Group Discussions with detailed feedback

Practice on
7. Strategies for Brainstorming and organizing text
Extempore
Practice with detailed feedback

Basics of Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking

Modules
8. IELTS Preparation
Recommended Strategies
Practice
In-depth feedback

Basics of Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking

Modules
9. TOEFL-iBT
Recommended Strategies
Practice
In-depth feedback

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 CORRECT THE SENTENCES
 He works better than me.
 She has got headache.
 She is more cleverer than her
brother.
 I have a five rupees note.
 I prefer cycling more than walking.
 This food is hard to be digested.
 The teacher asked that why I was
late.
 When I reached there then it was
raining.
 Open your book on page ten.
 Rakesh has been absent from
college from last Monday.
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 He works better than I.
 She has got a headache.
 She is cleverer than her
brother.
 I have a five rupee note.
 I prefer cycling to walking
 This food is hard to digest.
 The teacher asked why I was
late.
 When I reached there it was
raining.
 Open your book at page ten.
 Rakesh has been absent from
college since last Monday.
 WORKING ON TENSES
A: We (are leaving/leaving) in twenty minutes. The taxi (comes/
is coming) to pick us up.
B: Yes, it is, but the children (are still dressing/ dress) in their
rooms.
A: Poor things! Since they usually (are waking up/ wake up) at
6:30, five o’clock in the morning (is/are) an unearthly hour for
them to be up!
B: I (am feeling/feel) the same way they do. I had to drag myself
out of bed.
A: Our flight to Mumbai (is taking off/takes off) at 8:00 a.m. We
have to be at the airport by 6. We really don’t have much
choice about the matter.
B: I (am not grumbling/ don’t grumble). I just (am
wishing/wish) these flights left a little later. That would give
us more time to be fully awake!
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 ARTICLES (A, AN, THE)

Madhu: Hello, and welcome to __________ World’s Worst

Criminals. Let’s start our program right now with __________
story from Nidhi Sharma. Nidhi?
Nidhi: Thanks Madhu.This is __________ incredible story about
two young thieves who were caught after robbing __________
camera store. They got away with some valuable equipment,
but they made __________ big mistake. They used __________
instant camera to take photographs of each other at __________
scene of __________ crime. When __________ blank sheets
came out of __________ camera with no pictures on them, they
assumed __________ camera wasn’t working correctly. They
threw __________ prints away before they started to develop.
__________ police found __________ photographs, recognized
__________ two men and arrested them __________ next day!

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 TIME

 The easy way: 

Number of complete hours + number
of minutes    7 hours +11 minutes =
7:11 (Do not say  7 hours :11
minutes.  Say  the numbers only: 
7:11)
 

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 TIME

Number of Minutes + a word + the number of hours

e.g. 11 past 7 or 11 after 7  =  7:11
•Say past or after when the minute hand points
between 0 and 30 minutes. 
•Say  to or before  when the minute hand points
between 30 and 60 minutes.

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THANK YOU

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