July('05) 1 -spoken English

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I Sridhar: Where were you last Evening?

(Eìo þ§óŸªÙêŸÙ ÓÚÛ\-è[ª-û¦o÷±?) Srikanth: I was at Sankar's. We spent the evening together.

(û¶ìª øŒÙÚÛô î¦RxÙæ˺x Ñû¦oìª. þ§óŸªÙvêŸÙ Ïë]lô¢Ù ÚÛL›ú Ñû¦oÙ.) Sridhar: Do you see him everyday?

à¶óŸªÙè….) ÷« ÚÛ>ûË áÞœ-Dùà ÚÛ«è¯ ÏÚÛ\è[ªÙ-æ°è[ª. ìªîµ\-ÚÛ\-è[ªÙ-æ°÷±? Ramesh: Ô û¦ÚÛª êµMë]ª. ÓÙë]ªÚÛª êµõªq-ÚÁ-î¦õ-ìª-ÚÛªÙ-åª-û¦o÷±? Naresh: Eìªo ÷« ÏÙæ¨Ú¨ í‡õ-î¦-õE (want to î¦è[Ùè…). Answer:

(ôÁW ìª÷±y ÍêŸEo ÚÛõª-ú£ª-ÚÛªÙ-æ°î¦?)

Ramesh: Hi Naresh? How are you?

Srikanth: No. He is out some evenings. He

(Ð í£õ-ÚÛ-JÙ-í£±õª ò°Þ¥ à¶óŸªÙè…)

attends music classes two or three

practice

evenings a week.

Naresh:

(ö¶ë]ª Ú•Eo-ôÁ-Võª ÍêŸìª þ§óŸªÙvêŸÙ ÏÙæ˺x ÑÙè[è[ª. î¦ô¦-EÚ¨ ·ôÙè[ª, ÷´è[ª þ§óŸªÙ-vê¦õª ú£ÙUêŸÙ û¶ô¢ªa-ÚÛªÙ-æ°è[ª.)

Ramesh: Fine too. Thank you. Why are you

Sridhar: When did he start learning?

(û¶ô¢ªa-ÚÁ-÷è[Ù Óí£±pè[ª îµ³ë]õª šíæ°dè[ª?) Srikanth: I don't know. I think he has been at, is for at least 6 to 7 months

Fine. Thank you. How are you?

(How is it you are here?/What brings you

(Have you/do you have the habit of reading?)

here?/How do I see you here now?-

Naresh: Yes, I read a lot. Reading interests

Íô¢nÙ ÖÚÛç¶. Ð î¦Ú¥u-õìª ò°Þ¥ à¶óŸªÙè….)

Oå-Eoæ¨

Sridhar: How about a movie tomorrow? Will you be free?

(¸ôí£± ú‡E÷«Ú¨ îµüŒë¯÷«? ¸ôí£± ìª÷±y Ý°Só¶ªû¦?) Srikanth: I will be away tomorrow. I will be free the day after tomorrow.

(¸ôí£± û¶ìªÙ-è[ìª. ÓõªxÙè… Ý°SÞ¥ ÑÙæ°ìª.) šíj ú£ÙòÅ°-ù£é Þœ÷ª-EÙ-àŸÙè…. Timeìª ñæ¨d î¦è…ì verb forms àŸ«ø‹ô¢ª Þœë¯? Ð Ú¨ÙC ú£ÙòÅ°-ù£é Oª friends êÁ Ú¥F, OªêÁ ú£ï£°ÚÛ-JÙචî¦ü˜x-÷-J-êÁ-ûµjû¦ practice à¶óŸªÙè…. Ïí£p-æ¨-÷ô¢ÚÛª Ð Spoken English Columns ö˺ Ï#aì N÷-ô¦õª Oªô¢ª follow Íô³ ÑÙç¶, Ð ú£ÙòÅ°-ù£é OªÚÛª à¦ö° ú£ªõòÅ¡Ù. (Ð Ú¨ÙC ›íô¢xÚÛª ñë]ªõª OªOª friends ›íô¢xêÁ practice à¶óŸªÙè….) Ramesh: óÀª ì¸ôùà Óö° Ñû¦o÷±? Naresh: ò°Þ¥û¶ Ñû¦o, ëǯuÙÚÛ«u. ìª÷±y Óö° Ñû¦o÷±? Ramesh: û¶ìª ò°Þ¥û¶ Ñû¦o. ëǯuÙÚÛ«u. ÔÙæ¨ Ïí£±pè[ª ÏÚÛ\-è[ª-û¦oîËÂ? Naresh: Ð í£±ú£h-Ú¥õ ÿ§í£±ö˺ ð»ë]ªlì Ú•Eo í£±ú£hÚ¥õª Ú•û¦oìª. î¦æ¨ö˺ ÖÚÛæ¨ ú£JÞ¥ ö¶ë]ª. ë¯Eo AJT Ïà¶a-óŸ«-õE Íìª-ÚÛªÙåªû¦o. Ramesh: ÔÙæ¨ Î í£±ú£h-ÚÛÙö˺ ö˺í£Ù? Naresh: Ú•Eo ›í@õª ö¶÷±. Ramesh: Ñë]óŸªÙ Ú•ìo-í£±è[ª Þœ÷ª-EÙ-àŸ-ö¶ë¯? Naresh: Ú•ClÞ¥ ê•Ùë]-ô¢ö˺ Ñû¦o! Ramesh: FÚÛª í£±ú£h-Ú¥õª àŸCî¶ Íõ-î¦-åªÙë¯? Naresh: à¦ö° ÓÚÛª\÷ àŸë]ª-÷±-ê¦ìª. àŸë]-÷åÙ û¦ÚÛª Îú£¸Úh. Ramesh: ú‡E-÷«õª àŸ«è[î¦? Naresh: ìª÷±y ò°Þ¥ àŸ«þ§hî¦? Ramesh: Î. ÚÛFú£Ù î¦ô¦-E-ÚÁ-þ§J. Naresh: ¸ôí£± ÷«ÚÛª šúõ÷± (tomorrowêÁ begin

,

Íû¦o,

Do you watch?

êÁ í£ë¯õª Îë¯! not in a good condition / is in a bad

àŸ«è[î¦ –

condition. I want to return it.

watch?

Ramesh: What's (=What is) wrong with the book? (What's wrong-

ÏC ÏÙTx-ùÃö˺ ú£ô¢y-þ§-ëů-ô¢-éÙÞ¥

Do you not watch / Don't you

Naresh: Do you?

ÏÚÛ\è[ Do you watch movies ÍE í£²JhÞ¥ Íû¦Lqì Í÷-ú£ô¢Ù ö¶ë]ª. / Do you sea a lot? Ramesh: Oh,

õ. ÍÙê¦ ÷ªì

yes.

I

Why are you in a hurry?

ÓÙë]ª-ÚÛÙêŸ ê•Ùë]ô¢ FÚÛª?/-ê•Ù-ë]ô¢ í£è[ª-꟪-û¦oîËÂ? hurry(J) = ê•Ùë]ô¢ Crawl (vÚ¥öËÀ) = ð§ÚÛè[Ù ÷³ÜuÙÞ¥ Ú¥üŒ‰x ö¶E áÙ꟪-÷±õª, ÷ªK ÓÚÛª\÷ Ú¥üŒ‰xìo âµvô¢ªõª, ê¶üŒŠx ö°Ùæ¨N, ÏÙÚ¥ ìè[÷-ö¶E î¦üŒ‰x ò˺ô¦xí£è… ð§ÚÛè[Ù, í‡õxõª, û¦õªÞœª Ú¥üŒx áÙ꟪÷±õª ð§ÚÛè¯Eo creep (vÚ©íÖ-vÚ©íÃq, v·ÚíÃd) ÍÙæ°ô¢ª. Íô³ê¶ ·ôÙè[ª ÷«åõÚÛª ð¼LÚÛ à¦ö° Eë¯-ìÙÞ¥ ÚÛë]õè[Ù. Creep-ô¢ï£°-ú£uÙÞ¥, ë•ÙÞœ-êŸ-ìÙÞ¥ ÚÛë]-õè[Ù Íû¶ Íô¢nÙ ÚÛ«è¯ ÑÙC. ÚÛõêŸ = worry (÷J); ê¦íˆÞ¥ ìè[-÷è[Ù =amble (ÎÙñªöËÀ) (campö˺ am ö°Þ¥ ‘ÎÙ’ í£õ-Ú¥L) ê•Ùë]-ô¢-ð§åª = haste (šï°óÀªúÃd) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

week. / I watch

1) English

movies at least

Naresh: Tomorrow is/will be a holiday for

ming, cunning ö°Ùæ¨ ÷«å-õö˺ ÷à¶a ·ôÙè[-¤Ûô¦õ« Ú¥ÚÛªÙè¯ ÖÚÛ Í¤Û-ô¢î¶ª í£õ-Ú¥L. hitting = æ¨ÙÞ betting = òµæ¨ÙÞ selling = šúLÙÞ humming = NªÙÞ cunning = ÚÛEÙÞÂ, (æ¨dÙÞÂ, òµæ¨dÙÞÂ, šúLxÙÞ etc ÍìÚÛ«è[ë]ª)

us. My cousin Jagadish also will

2) Looked, booked, talked, pressed, jumped

ö˺

once a week.

î¦è[ê¦ô¢ª– Íô¢nÙ: ÔÙæ¨ ð»ô¢-ð§åª?, ê¶è¯ ÔÙæ¨?, ꟛíp-÷ª-û¦oû¦?)

ÏÚÛ\è[ ÚÛ«è¯ Oªô¢ª Íõ-î¦åª à¶ú£ªÚÁ-Þœ-L-T궖 Oh, yes, I

Naresh: Some pages are missing.

do. At least once a weak.

Ramesh: Didn't you (did you not) notice it

ÍE clipped sentences (ÚÛªCÙ-#ì î¦Ú¥uõª) î¦è[÷àŸªa. ÍÙç¶ I do= I watch.

this morning when you bought it?

þ§÷«-ìuÙÞ¥ à¦ö°-÷ªÙC Ú•ìè[Ù Íû¶ í£ë¯-EÚ¨, purî¦è[ªêŸªÙ-æ°ô¢ª– ÏC ð§Ùè…êŸuÙ. ÷«÷´õª ú£ÙòÅ°-ù£-é-ö˺ޥE, ô¢àŸ-ìö˺, buy, buys, bought etc. ÚÛ·ôÚÂd. Ú•ìªÞÁõª Íû¶Ù-ë]ªÚÛª purchase î¦è[-÷àŸªa. chase(s) past doing word 'purchased'

Naresh:

I was in a little hurry

'She has been this job

She has been in this job

for the last one year' Íû¦o Íô¢nÙ ÖÚÛç¶. ÎÚÛª Ð ÑëÁuޜ٠ÖÚÛ ú£Ù÷-êŸq-ô¢ÙÞ¥ ÑÙë]E îµ³ë]æ¨ î¦Ú¥u-EÚ¨ Íô¢nÙ. ·ôÙèÁ î¦Ú¥u-EÚ¨ Íô¢nÙ– Î Ð ÑëÁu-ÞœÙö˺ ú£Ù÷-êŸqô¢Ù ìªÙ< ÑÙC.

M. SURESAN

-

be?

Looked= Lookt; talked=talkt etc.

want to know? Naresh: I wish to/want to invite you to my place.

àŸ«ø‹ô¦. ÷ªìÙ ÏÙêŸ-÷-ô¢ÚÛª Spoken English ö˺ êµõªú£ª-ÚÛªìo Ú•Cl ÍÙø‹-õ-êÁû¶ ÓÙêŸ ú£ÙòÅ°-ù‡Ù-àŸ-Þœ-

'She has been this job for the last one year

hitting, betting, selling, hum-

be here tomorrow. Where will you Ramesh: I don't (do not) know. Why do you

I have a few purchases to make.

Ú•Eo ÷ú£ªh-÷±õª Ú•ìª-ÞÁõª à¶óŸ«L. OöµjìÙêŸ÷ô¢ÚÛª buy, buys, boughtû¶ î¦è[Ùè…. ú£ï£°áÙÞ¥ ÑÙåªÙC.

Oªë¶ ÑÙC.

Sentence structures ÏÙÚ¥ ò°Þ¥ practice à¶óŸ«-õÙç¶ vocabulary (í£ë¯õª ÍÙç¶ ÏÙÚ•Eo ÷«åõª) êµõªú£ªÚÁ-î¦L. climb up = ÓÚÛ\è[Ù climb down = CÞœè[Ù rush = êŸyô¢êŸyô¢Þ¥ îµüŒxè[Ù/ è¯-N-è…Þ¥ îµüŒxè[Ù/urgentÞ¥ ë¶Eûµjû¦ í£Ùí£è[Ù. Hurry up, please = êŸyô¢Þ¥ Ú¥FóÀª.

one movie a

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practice

VOCABULARY

watch at least

'She has had this job for the last

one year'

movies?

(ÏÚÛ\è[ Þœ÷ª-EÙ-àŸÙè…. àŸ«þ§hî¦?

Do you?

for the last one year' Ð ·ôÙè[ª î¦Ú¥uõÚÛª ê¶è¯ ÔNªæ¨? – Ná-óŸª-õ¤¨t, Ná-óŸª-î¦è[

áî¦ñª:

Ramesh: Don't you (Do you not) watch

Naresh: I bought some books in this shop

'She has had this job for the last one year'

me/ I am interested in reading.

practice

here this morning. One of them is

(û¦ÚÛª êµLóŸªë]ª. Ú¥F θôè[ª ûµõ-õªÞ¥ ë¯E Oªë¶ Ñû¦o-è[-ìª-ÚÛªÙæ°.)

Ð ÷«å ÚÛ«è¯ ò°Þ¥ î¦è[Ùè… Ramesh: Do you read a lot?

here?

now.

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