Feb ('07)-10 - Spoken English

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Saran: Visal, You appear busy. (Are you) going somewhere? busy

(î√-™« í¬ éπ†°æ-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o´¤. áéπ\-úÕÈéjØ√ ¢Á∞¡Ÿh-Ø√o¢√?)

Visal: Yes. I'm going for a bit of shopping. ( shopping

Å´¤†’. é¬Ææh ®√†’/ ¢Á∞¡Ÿh-Ø√o†’)

îËü∆l-´’E •ßª’-™‰l-

Saran: I'm not surprised. Whenever I see you, you are out shopping. I'm afraid that at this rate hardly anything will be left for others to buy.

(Ø√Íéç Ǩ¡a-®Ωuçí¬ ™‰ü¿’. E†’o ØËØÁ-°æ¤púø’ îª÷ÆœØ√ shopping îËߪ’-ö«-EéÀ ¢Á∞¡⁄h

؈’ Åù’--éÓ-™‰†’.) Temptation = Çéπ-®Ω{ù. Resist - v°æA-°∂æ’-öÀç-îªôç/ Ééπ\úø ûªô’d-éÓ-´ôç. The drunkard cannot resist the temptation of the bottle.

(û√í∫’-¶ûª’ ´’-ü¿uç Çéπ-®Ω{ù ûªô’d-éÓ-™‰úø’.) The bottle = ´’-ü¿uç) Saran: OK. Good luck in your attempts to spend less. Visal: You don't buy as much as I do, but I find your clothes very good. I must say you have good taste.

(؈’ é̆oçûª †’´¤y-éÌ-†´¤. é¬F F •ôd î√-™« ¶«í∫’ç-ö«®·. F ÅGµ-®Ω’* ´’ç*C ÅE îÁ°æpéπ ûª°æpü¿’.) Saran: I don't know all that. I Select my clothes at random. No pick and choose as you do.

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2) What you say is at odds with what I observe you doing . (

†’´¤y îÁÊ°p--C -îËÊÆ-C -î √-™« -Gµ-†oçí¬ -Öç-C.- ØË-†’- í∫-´’-EÆæ’h-Ø√o†’)(F ´÷ô-©èπÿ îËûª-©èπÿ §Òçûª† ™‰ü¿’) At odds with = Gµ†oçí¬/ §Òçûª† ™‰E/ ´uA-Í®-¢Á’i†.

v°æ¨¡o: Spoken English Åç-õ‰ direct í¬ simple í¬-

ÅûªE v°æ´-®Ωh† ÅûªE ´÷ô-©èπ◊ Gµ†oçí¬ ÖçC. b) What he says is at odds with what the press has reported =

Åûª†’ îÁ°æ¤h-†oD, ¢√®√h °ævA-éπ™x ´*açD ûËú≈í¬ ÖØ√o®·. 3) I selected my clothes at random At random = selection

äéπ °æü¿l¥-Aí¬ é¬èπ◊çú≈. ´·êuçí¬ ÉC N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ ¢√-úø-û√®Ω’.

I AM AT SEA WHAT TO WEAR Öçö«-´¤. Ñ Nüµ¿çí¬/ Ñ B®Ω’† shops ™ éÌØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ -É-ûª-®Ω’-©èπ◊ -àç N’í∫-©-üË¢Á÷ ÅE ņ’-´÷-†çí¬ ÖçC) Visal: (Do you) Know what my old man/ dad says? ''If you shop at this rate, you'll (you will) end up penniless''

(´÷ Ø√ØËo-´’ç-ö«úÓ ûÁ©’≤ƒ? É™« †’´¤y shopping îËÆæ÷h §ÚûË †’´¤y °j≤ƒ ™‰èπ◊çú≈ §Úû√´¤—— ÅE.) (Old man Åçõ‰ Ééπ\úø Ø√†o ÅE. éÌçîÁç ÆæyûªçvAç* dad •ü¿’©’ ¢√u´-£æ…-J-éπçí¬ -¢√-úË-´÷-ô. ûÁ©’-í∫’-™†÷ Åç-ô’ç-ö«®Ω’ éπü∆– ´÷ ¶«•’ Ü®Ó\úø’ ÅE). Penniless = îËA™ °j≤ƒ/ *Lx í∫´y ™‰èπ◊çú≈ Öçúøôç. Penny = British currency ™ Ø√ù„ç. Plural - pence. 100 pence = 1 pound Saran: If you don't mind, so do I feel too. I find you spending quite a lot on clothes and other avoidable things. Why don't you check your spending spree?

(†’¢Ëyç ņ’-éÓ-éπ-§ÚûË, Ø√èπÿ\ú≈ ÅüË ÅEpÆæ’hçC. •ôd© O’ü¿, Éûª®Ω ņ-´-Ææ-®Ω-¢Á’i† ´Ææ’h-´¤-©-O’ü∆ †’´¤y ¶«í¬ -ê®Ω’a °-úø-û√-´¤. F Nîªa-©-NúÕ ê®Ω’a-†’ é¬Ææh Åü¿’-°æ¤™ °ô’déÓ-èπÿ-úøü¿÷?) Spree: (àüÁjØ√ Ææ®Ωü∆) N’AO’J îËߪ’ôç. Spending spree = Ææ®Ω-ü∆í¬ N’A-O’J ê®Ω’a îËߪ’ôç – Eating spree = (Ææ®Ω-ü∆í¬) N’AO’-J A†ôç. They are on a betting spree = ¢√∞¡Ÿ} N’A-O’J bet ©’ é¬Ææ’h-Ø√o®Ω’. Last lesson™ binge ÅØË ´÷ô ¢√ú≈ç. ÅD, spree äéπõ‰. Visal: I've (I have) controlled myself a lot. In the last few weeks I haven't spent as much as I did earlier control

(؈’ î√™« îËÆæ’èπ◊-Ø√o†’. Ñ í∫úÕ-*† ¢√®Ωç™ Åçûªèπ◊ -´·ç-ü¿ç-ûª -ê®Ω’a °ôd-™‰ü¿’.)

Saran: No. What you say is at odds with what I observe you doing. Just yesterday you added one more pair of jeans to the twenty odd pairs you have.

(àç ™‰ü¿’. †’´yç-ô’†o ü∆EéÀ, îËÆæ’h-†o-ü∆Eéà àç §Òçûª† ™‰ü¿’. -ØË-†’ í∫-´’-EÆæ’h-Ø√o†’. E†o-öÀéÀ E†o, Fèπ◊†o 20 °j *©’èπ◊ jeans èπ◊ ´’®Ó jeans ûÓúø’ î˨»´¤). twenty odd = É®Ω-¢ÁjéÀ °jí¬/ É®Ω¢Áj + *©x®Ω. The book costs a hundred odd rupees. ( Visal: I am at it, Saran. I can't resist the temptation to buy a thing when I like it.

Ç °æ¤Ææhéπç üµ¿®Ω ´ç-ü¿ *©x®Ω)

(؈’ Ç °æE O’üË/Ç v°æߪ’-ûªoç-™ØË ÖØ√o. àüÁjØ√ ´Ææ’h´¤ †*aûË ÅC éÌØ√-©ØË éÓJ-éπ†’

(Ø√éπüËç- ûÁ-L-ߪ’ü¿’. àüÓ ûÓ*-†N Select îËÆæ’èπ◊ç-ö«†’. °æ-ô’d-•öÀd ÉüË é¬¢√L, ÅüË é¬¢√L ÅE à®Ω’-éÓ†’.) Pick and choose = ´’†-é¬\-´-©-Æ œ-†N/ †*a-†N ´÷vûª¢Ë’ Select îËÆæ’éÓ-´-úøç Visal: In spite of the many clothes I buy, Some times I am at sea what to wear for an occasion. Too many clothes to choose from.

(ÅEo •ôd-©’ éÌ-†’-èπ◊-†o-°æp-öÀéÃÀ, àüÁjØ√ Ææçü¿-®√s¥EéÀ -àç -¢ËÆæ’éÓ-¢√-™ -ûÁ-L-ߪ’-E ÅßÁ÷´’--ߪ’ç-™ Öçö«†’. ´’K áèπ◊\´ •ôd-™xç* select îËÆæ’éÓ-´-úøç èπÿú≈ éπ≠d¢ æ Ë’.) Saran: So, the lesson is cut down your spendiing.

(鬕öÀd §ƒ®∏Ωç: F ê®Ω’a-ûª-T_ç-éÓ) Visal: From now on I will be at it sincererly

(É°æp-öÀ -†’ç-* ´’†-Ææ÷p¥-Jhí¬ Ç °æEO’üË- Öçö«)













Conversation english at

™ î√-™« common í¬ N-E°œç-îË ûÓ ´îËa-´’-J-éÌEo expressions îª÷ü∆lç. Look at the following expressions from the conversation above.

1) I'm afraid that at this rate hardly anything will be left for others to buy. 2) What you say is at odds with what I observe you doing. 3) I am at it/ I will be at it. 4) I select my clothes at random. 5) In spite of the many clothes I buy some times I am at sea what to wear for an occasion. 1) I'm afraid that at this rate hardly anything will be left for others to buy (

É™«Íí é̆-≤ƒ-TûË/ Ñ Nüµ¿çí¬ Å®·ûË Éûª-®Ω’©’ éÌØËç-ü¿’-Íéç-N’-í∫-©ü¿’.) At this rate = É™«Íí ïJ-TûË/ É™«Íí é̆-≤ƒ-TûË a) Pollution is growing day by day at this rate the world will be a dead place in some countries =

鬩’≠æuç ®ÓV ®ÓVéà °J-T-§ÚûÓçC. ÉüË é̆-≤ƒ-TûË éÌEo ´çü¿© à∞¡x-™ØË v°æ°æçîªç ´’®Ω’-¶µº÷N’ Å®·-§Ú-ûª’çC.

b) We are cutting off forests. At this rate wild life will be extinct in no time. (

´’†ç Åúø-´¤-©†’ †J-Íé-Ææ’hØ√oç. ÉüË-éÌ-†-≤ƒ-TûË ´†u-´’%í¬-©’ -Åçûª-Jç-*-§Ú-û√®·.) extinct = ÅçûªJ - ç* §Ú®·†, wild life =´†u-´’%-í¬©’ c) You are making to many enimies at this rate there will be none to support you. (

†’´¤y ´’K áèπ◊\´ ´’ç--C-E -¨¡-vûª’-´¤-©†’ îËÆæ’èπ◊çô’-Ø√o´¤. É™«Íí é̆-≤ƒ-TûË Fèπ◊ ´’ü¿lûª’ É´y-ö«EéÀ á´®Ω÷ Öçúø®Ω’.)

Öç-ú≈-L éπ-ü∆?I don't see eye to eye with you in that matter -Å-ØË -•-ü¿’-©’ I disagree™‰-ü∆ I differ with you -Å-E I am with you there Å-ØË -•-ü¿’-©’ I agree with you- Åç-õ‰ Ææ-J-§Ú-ûª’ç-C éπ-ü∆?

a) His behaviour is at odds with his words =

a) The teacher selected ten students at random from the class = teacher class

Ç ™ †’ç-* °æC-´’ç-CE (à °æ-ü¿l¥-A-™‰-èπ◊çú≈) ᆒo-èπ◊Ø√o®Ω’ – à v§ƒA°æC-é¬-™‰-èπ◊çú≈

b) I picked up these shirts at random = shits Select 4) I am at it/ I will be at it =

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؈’ Ç°æE O’üË ÖØ√o/ Ç °æE O’üË Öçö«. ã °æE O’ü¿/ã v°æߪ’-ûªoç™ Öçúøôç.

To be at it = a) You've asked me to tidy up the home and I am at it.

(†’´¤y †-†’o- É©’x Ææ®Ωl-´’-Ø√o´¤, ØËØ√°æE O’üË ÖØ√o.) Hemanth: I've asked you to choose a good house that I can buy. Do you remember? select

(؈’ éÌØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ É©’x Ø√o-†’í¬. Fèπ◊ í∫’®Ω’hçü∆?)

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Vasanth: Sure. I do. I am at it

(éπ*a-ûªçí¬ í∫’®Ω’hçC. Ç°æE O’üË ÖØ√o) Sumanth: Make sure you finish the work by the week end.

(¢√®√ç-û√-EéÀ á-™«-Èíj-Ø√ °æE °æ‹®Ωh-ßË’-™« îª÷úø’) Ananth: From now on I will be at it and won't rest until it is done.

(É°æp-öÀ-†’ç* Ç °æE O’üË Öçö«, Å°æ-E °æ‹®Ωh-ßË’u -´-®Ωèπ◊ Nv¨¡-N’ç-’) I want it done immediately. Be at it = Ç °æE Ø√èπ◊ ¢ÁçôØË Å®·-§Ú-¢√L. Ç °æE O’üË Öçúø’. Ñ *†o expression, at it, english ™ î√-™« common. ûª®Ωîª÷ practice îËߪ’çúÕ. 5) ... I am at sea what to wear = àC -¢ËÆæ’éÓ-¢√-™ ûÁM-ôç-™‰ü¿’. To be at sea = àç îÁߪ÷u™ ûÁME í∫çü¿-®Ω-íÓ∞¡ ÆœnA/ àD- §ƒ©’§ÚE- ÆœnA. a) I am at sea about what to do next =

ûª®√yûª àç îÁߪ÷u™ ûÁME ÆœnA™ ÖØ√o-ØËo†’. b) With the loss he has sustained in business he is at see how to recover =

¢√u§ƒ-®Ωç™ †≥ƒd©’ §ÒçC, ᙫ éÓ©’-éÓ-¢√™ §ƒ©’-§Ú-èπ◊çú≈ Öçü¿-ûª-EéÀ. Exercise: Match the words under A with their meanigs under B B A. Speed 1. bank B. jump 2 frugal C. depend 3. rapid D. Economical E. extravagant 4. dive F. fast 5. pace G. unhealthy. Answers 1.C 2.D 3.F 4.B 5.A A

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G. Madhusudan, Suryapet

O’®Ω’ îÁ°œpçC correct. Å®·ûË repetition avoid îËߪ’-ö«-EéÀ conversation ™ éÌçûª variety éÓÆæç Å°æ¤p-úø-°æ¤púø’, É™«çöÀ idiomatic expressions (I don't see eye to eye with you) ´’†ç ¢√úø-´îª’a. Å™«ç-öÀN ¢√úË-°æ¤púø’ Å´-ûª-L-¢√-∞¡x-èπ◊\ú≈ ÅC Å®Ωnç Å´¤ûª’çü∆ ™‰ü∆ ÅØËC ü¿%≠œd™ Öç-èπ◊çõ‰ communication free í¬ Öçô’çC.

°æ¨¡o:

1) ؈’ á°æ¤púø’ ®Ω´’tçõ‰ Å°æ¤púø’ F´¤ ´≤ƒh¢√? 2) ؈’ E™a-´’†o ¢ÁçôØË F´¤ E™a-¢√L. 3) E†o O’®Ω’ ®ΩNûÓ ††’o £j«ü¿-®√¶«-ü˛èπ◊ ¢Á∞¡x-´’-Ø√o-®Ωô. 4) ؈’ á´-JûÓ ´÷ö«x-úø-´’çõ‰ ¢√JûÓ ´÷ö«x-úø-û√-¢√? 5) ¢Á·†o- O’®Ω’ éπ%≠ægûÓ É¢√∞¡ ††’o éπ©-´-´’-Ø√o-®Ωô. 6) ؈’ îÁ°œp† ¢ÁçôØË Ç °æE F´¤ îËߪ÷L. °j Expressions ™ -¢Á-∞«x©-†o-´÷ô, ®Ω´’t-Ø√o-´ô, ´÷ö«x-úø-û√¢√, ¢Á-∞¡û√¢√ ™«çöÀ ûÁ©’í∫’ °æü∆-©èπ◊ Ææ´÷-†-¢Á’i† ÉçTx-≠ˇ °æü∆-©†’ ᙫ îÁ§ƒp™ ûÁ©°æçúÕ?

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Krishna, Vizianagaram

i) Will you come whenever I want you/tell you to come. ii) You must stand up when I ask you to stand up. iii) It seems yesterday you wanted me to go with Ravi to Hyderabad. (It seems yesterday you said that? should go with Ravi to Hyderabad). iv) Will you talk to any one who I want you to/ask you to talk to. v) It seems (that) the day before yesterday you wanted Krishna to see/meet me today. vi) When I ask you to do some thing, you must do it at once. It seems/you seem sentences

¢Á∞¡x-´’-Ø√o-´ô, ÅE 'Åô—èπ◊ ņ-´îª’a. N’í∫û√ ¢√öÀéÀ °j îª÷úøçúÕ. °æ¨¡o: : 1) I married ņ-èπ◊çú≈ I got married Åçö«®Ω’ áç-ü¿’èπ◊?double V3 áçü¿’èπ◊ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-T≤ƒh®Ω’? 2) English Alphabet †’ G, Æœ,- úÕ, ->,- ÅE -Ö-îªa-Jçî√™«? ™‰ü∆ ¶¸, Æˇ, -ú˛, ñ¸, ÅE Öîªa-Jç-î√™«?

ï-¢√-•’ :

G. Madhava Reddy, Devarakonda

i) I married I married her / him/that girl, etc I got married Got main verb married - past participle

Åçõ‰ á´-JE, ÅE ûÁMôç ™‰ü¿’. Åçü¿’Å-ØÁj-Ø√ éπE Åçö«ç. Ééπ\úø ÅØ√L. ™‰èπ◊çõ‰ 鬕öÀd ¢√-úøû√ç. eg: He got beaten thoroughly - ¶«í¬ üÁ•s©’ AØ√oúø’. Get èπ◊ Ñ Nüµ¿-¢Á’i† ¢√úøéπç í∫’-Jç-* ´·çü¿J lessons îª÷-úøç-úÕ. ii) ´÷´‚-©’í¬ Öîªa-JçîË°æ¤púø’ b, c, d, g ÅØË Åçö«ç. ¢√öÀéÀ a, e, i, o, u îËJa-†-°æ¤úø’– ¶¸, Æˇ, ese, value ûÓ vowel sound†’ •öÀd ¢√úø-û√ç. - M. SURESAN