October ('05)2 - Spoken English

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-Ñ-Ø√-úø’ Aravind: When are you starting for college? (College

èπ◊ -á°æ¤p-úø’ •ßª’-™‰l®Ω’-

ûª’-Ø√o´¤?) Bhanu: Why, as usual at 9.

(àç? ´÷´‚-©’í¬ØË ûÌN’t-Cç-öÀéÀ) Aravind: But yesterday you left even at 8.

(é¬E E†o †’´¤y áE-N’-CçöÀÍé •ßª’-™‰l®√´¤ éπü∆. Even at 8= at 8 itself = áE-N’-Cç-öÀÍé) Bhanu: No, I started at 8, but it was not for college. I went to Suman's and from there, we two set out for college at 8.45.

Praphul: Too many visitors for you

(FéÓÆæç ´îËa-¢√∞¡Ÿx ´’K -áèπ◊\-´) 3) For •ßª’-™‰l-®Ω-úøç, ¢Á-∞¡}-úøç, ûªßª÷-®Ω-´-úøç (prepare), ûªßª÷-®Ω’í¬ Öçúø-úøç (ready) ™«çöÀ ¢√öÀE ûÁ-LÊ° verbs °æéπ\† ´Ææ’hçC. °j Ææ綵«≠æ-ù™– a) start for, leave for, set out for (ÅEo-öÀéà ŮΩnç •ßª’-™‰l-®Ω-úøç Å-ØË) Delhi éÀ •ßª’-™‰l-®Ω-úøç / -¢Á-∞¡xúøç leave for Delhi (setout for Delhi) b) prepare for the match; be ready for the

Aravind: Have you sent for Bharat yet?

(¶µº®Ωû˝ éÓÆæç/ ¶µº®Ωû˝èπ◊ éπ•’®Ω’ °ö«d¢√?)

b) The names of things unique of their kind

match; practise for the match 4) Famous, well known, known,

(Ê°®Ω’-§Òç-C†/ v°æÆœ-Cl¥-îÁç-C†, etc) ûª®√yûª èπÿú≈ 'for' -´Ææ’hç-C.

(

áE-N’-Cç-öÀéÀ •ßª’-™‰l-JçC, college éÀ é¬ü¿’. Ææ’´’Ø˛ ÉçöÀéÀ. Åéπ\-úÕoç* éπLÆœ college éÀ •ßª’-™‰l®√ç) set out= •ßª’-™‰l-®Ω-úøç– conversation ™ ¢√úøçúÕ.

-´’çí∫-∞¡¢√®Ωç 4 -ÅéÓd-•®Ω’ 2005

àÈéj-éπ – äéπ ñ«AéÀ îÁçC† ´Ææ’h´¤ äéπõ‰ äéπ-ô-®·ûË)

c) The names of rivers, seas, oceans,

Notorious for.

ranges of mountains, groups of islands,

Practise the following:

î√-™« thanks

countries formed by groups of states.

áçü¿’èπ◊ (for ¢√úøçúÕ) Subha: †’´¤y ´÷N’úÕ °æç-úø’x °æç°œ-†ç-ü¿’èπ◊. áéπ\-úÕ-†’ç* ÅN?

[Imp: No 'the' before the name of a single

Subha: (over phone) Hi Sobha, Sobha:

mountain/ single island] d) Designations and offices (No 'the' before

What for?.. Bhanu : What for? for what Aravind : Have you forgotten? We have got to practise for the match next week. Match practise Bhanu : He is in Chennai for his cousin's wedding. I'll (I will) call him today and tell him that we should prepare for the match.

designations

(áçü¿’èπ◊?– ≤ƒ´÷-†uçí¬ ÅE ņ®Ω’)

(´’-®Ω-*-§Ú-ߪ÷-¢√? ´îËa-¢√®Ωç éÀ îËÆæ’éÓ-¢√L éπü∆?)

(¢√∞¡x cousin °R}éÀ îÁØÁj o -¢Á-∞«}úø’. Ñ¢√∞¡ phone îËÆœ match éÀ ready Å¢√Lq Öçü¿E îÁ§ƒh) Aravind: Tell him to start early. He is known for his game but notorious for his lack of time sense.

(ûªy®Ωí¬ ®Ω´’t†’. Game ¶«í¬ Ç-úøû√úøE Ê°®Ω’çC. -Å-™«Íí Time sense = punctuality = Ææ´ ’-ߪ ’-§ƒ-©† ™‰ü¿F Ê°®Ω’çC.) Notorious=ØÌ-öÔJ-ߪ’Æˇ– öÔ ØÌéÀ\-°æ-©-é¬L = îÁ-úø’ °æ†xèπ◊, îÁúø’ í∫’ù«-©èπ◊ Ê°®Ω’ §Òçü¿-úøç. a notorious murderer= Ê°®Ω’ §ÒçC† £æ«çûª-èπ◊úø’. Famous actor = v°æÆœ-ü¿l¥ †ô’úø’) °j Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ for ¢√úøéπç îª÷úøçúÕ. 1) Éçûªèπ◊ ´·çü¿’ îª÷¨»ç– äéπ ´u´Cµ (period of time) ´·çü¿’ for ´Ææ’hçC– for 10 minutes (10 E-N’-≥ƒ©’í¬), for an hour (í∫çôí¬), for 3 years (´‚úË-∞¡Ÿxí¬) etc. 2) 'for' ´·êuçí¬ ¢√-úø-úøç– éÓÆæç, ÖüËl-Pç-*† ÅØË Å®√n-©ûÓ. °j Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ a) Send for Bharat = ¶µº®Ω-û˝-èπ◊ /-¶µº-®Ωû˝ éÓÆæç b) what for? = áçü¿’-èπ◊ /- áç-ü¿’éÓÆæç c) for the match = match éÓÆæç/match éÀ (ÖüËl¨¡ç)

Nï-ߪ’-¢√úø †’ç*. Nï-ߪ’-¢√úø v°æÆœ-Cl¥-éπü∆ ®Ω≤ƒ©÷, •çT-†-°æLx ®Ωé¬-©èπ◊ (®Ω鬩’ – varieties)

Delhi Dad bought this dress for me in Delhi.

f)

éÓÆæç/ -Ø√èπ◊ ÖüËl-Pç-*†) Ñ °æ¤Ææhéπç ®Ω¢Ë’-≠ˇèπ◊ =

™ éÌØ√o®Ω’ = (Ø√

This book is for

Ramesh. g) Praphul: some one has come for you.

(-F -éÓÆæç á´®Ó ´î√a®Ω’.) Prasanth: for me? at this hour?

(Ø√éÓ-Ææ´÷? Ñ -õ„iç™Ø√?)

thereafter the name of the person)

Å®·ûË Â£j«ü¿-®√-¶«-ü˛èπ◊ -á-°æ¤púø’ •ßª’-©’-üË®Ω’-ûª’-Ø√o´¤? (Start ¢√úøçúÕ.) Sobha: £j«ü¿-®√-¶«ü˛? áçü¿’èπ◊? Subha: Ø√ûÓ È®çvúÓ-V-©’ç-úø-ú≈EéÀ. Sobha: ´÷Ø√†o Ñ ®√vA ´·ç•®· ¢Á∞¡Ÿh-Ø√o®Ω’. Çߪ’† AJ-íÌ-*aç-ûª-®√yûË Â£j«ü¿-®√-¶«ü˛ Ææçí∫A Ç™-*-≤ƒh†’. (Leave ¢√úøçúÕ). Å´’t äçô-Jí¬ Öçô’çC éπü∆. Subha: †’´¤y í∫†éπ ´ÊÆh éπFÆæç ¢√®Ωç ®ÓV-©’ Öç-ú≈-©E Ø√ éÓJéπ.

M. SURESAN

lowed by 'then'.

É°æ¤púø’ îª÷úøç-úÕ: Manohar: Good morning Mahesh, why are you up so early?

(àçôçûª ûªy®Ωí¬ Evü¿ ™‰î√´¤? Up Ééπ\úø Evü¿-™‰-´-úøç. îª÷úøçúÕ áçûª simpleí¬ ÖçüÓ. Conversation ™ ¢√úøçúÕ). Mahesh: I get up (am up) by this time every day. I go for a morning walk

(ØËØÁ-°æ¤púø’ Ñ timeÍé ™‰* †úø’-≤ƒh†’).

Answer: Shubha: (over phone) Hi Sobha, Thanks a

Manohar: Walking is good. The longer you walk the stronger you are.

lot. Shubha: For sending me mangoes. Where

Mahesh: That's true. But my classmate Sudheer walks 6 kms every morn-

are they from? Sobha: From

(áçûª

ü¿÷®Ωç †úÕÊÆh Åçûª •©ç)

Sobha: What for?

Vijayawada.

You

know

Vijayawada is famous for the two varieties.

Rasaalu

and

Banginapalli. Shubha: Then when are you starting for Hyderabad? Sobha: Hyderabad, what for? Subha: To spend a few days with me/ Sobha: Dad is leaving for Mumbai tonight.

walk, the more active you are. d)

áûª’h áéÀ\-†-éÌDl îªL áèπ◊\´ =

´÷ classmate Sudheer ®ÓW 6 Kms †úø’-≤ƒhúø’. Åûªúø’ ´÷ College ÅN’-û√¶¸) Manohar: Why so? (áçü¿’-éπE?) Mahesh: He is as tall as Amitab (ÅN’-û√¶¸ Åçûª §Òúø’í∫’) our College. (

No.2:

´uèπ◊h© Ê°®Ωx ´·çü¿’, °∂晫-Ø√ ´Ææ’h´¤, °∂晫Ø√ îÓô, Ê°®Ωx (proper nouns) ´·çü¿’, the ®√ü¿’. Å®·ûË Ééπ\úø The Amitab, The Sharook Khan áçü¿’-éπØ√oç – ¢√∞¡x-™E ´·êu-¢Á’i† í∫’ù«©’ ÉçéÌ-éπJ™ Öçõ‰, ¢√∞¡xèπ◊ Ç Ê°Jx*a, ü∆E ´·çü¿’ 'the' °úøû√ç. 1) Ñߪ’† 21´ ¨¡û√-•l°æ¤ í¬çDµ –

É°æp-öÀ-´-®Ωèπ◊áéπ\úø’Ø√o´¤? ¶µ«®Ω-û˝èπ◊ Hollywood ™«çöÀ-îÓô. Krishna: Åçõ‰ Mumbai ™Ø√? Kumar: Å´¤†’. Åéπ\úø Ö-†oéÌ--Dl Éçé¬ Öçú≈-©E-°œç-*çC. áçûª ¶«í∫’çüÓ Mumbai. Krishna: v°æéπ%A ≤˘çü¿®Ωuç (Beauty of Nature) 鬢√-©çõ‰ é¬QtÍ®. ÅC ¶µ«®Ω-û˝èπ◊ Switzerland ™«çöÀC. Åéπ\úø Dal Ææ®ΩÆæ’q™ Boat trip î√™« ¶«í∫’ç-ô’çC. Åéπ\úø èπÿú≈ áçûª-ÊÆ-°æ¤Ø√o Éçé¬ -Öç-ú≈©-E°œ-Ææ’hçC. b) Prabhat: Hi Prakash, àçöÀ Å™« Cí∫’-©’í¬ ÖØ√o´¤? Prakash: ´÷ ´÷´’ߪ’u ´î√aúø’. ´÷ family™ Çߪ’† ¨¡èπ◊E ™«çöÀ-¢√úø’. Prabhat: àç Åçûª ü¿’®√t-®Ω’_ú≈? Prakash: Å™«çöÀ ¢√∞¡x†’ í∫’-Jç-* áçûª -ûªèπ◊\´ ´÷ö«x-úÕûË Åçûª ´’ç*C. ANSWERS: a) krishna: Hi Kumar, Where have you been? Kumar: I was in the Hollywood of india Krishna: You mean Mumbai? Kumar: Yes, the more I stayed there, the more/ the longer I wanted to stay. How beautiful Mumbai is. Krishna: If you talk of the beauty of nature,

Manohar: And who is the Sharook Khan of

nothing to beat Kashmir (Kashmir

your class?

(O’

class Sharook Khan

†’ éÌöÀdçC ™‰ü¿’. á´®Ω’?)

Subha: If you come I want you to be here for a week.

Mahesh: I haven't (have not) thought of it

of India. The boat trip in the Dal

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(ü∆E í∫’-Jç-* -ØËØ√-™-*ç-îª-™‰ü¿’) Ñ Ææ綵«-≠æù™ éÌ-Eo-îÓôx 'The' ¢√ú≈ç éπü∆! Khan.

z

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-É°æp-öÀ-´®Ωèπ◊ éÌEo lessons ™ 'the' ¢√úøéπç í∫’-Jç-* ØË®Ω’a-èπ◊†o N≠æ-ߪ÷©’ Ææçví∫-£æ«çí¬: We use ‘the’ before a) The names of great and holy books (The Ramayanam, etc.)

lake is very pleasant. There too the more you stay, the more you

The longer you walk, The stronger you are. The Amitab of the College; The Sharook

Sobha: Ok.

No. 1:

áçûª îËÊÆh Åçûª ´’ç*C. É™«çöÀ ûÁ©’í∫’ ¢√é¬u-©†’ English ™ îÁÊ°p-°æ¤púø’ Comparatives ¢√úøû√ç. -¢√-öÀ -´·ç-ü¿’ 'the' ûª°æpéπ ®√¢√L. a) Ç ÆœE´÷ -Fèπ◊ îª÷Æœ† éÌDl îª÷ú≈-©-E-°œ-Ææ’hçC. The more you see it, the more you wish to see it.

Nothing to beat

Kashmir). That is the Switzerland

Only after he returns, do I think of Hyderabad.

The higher

you climb, the colder it.

ing. And really he is the Amitab of

for spending a few days with me.

The more you

Kumar:

g) the comparative degree, when it is not fol-

Sobha: OK.

†úÕ-*-†-éÌDl ®Ω’í¬_ Öçö«´¤ =

a) Krishna: Hi Kumar

singular, to talk of the whole class

c)

Now Practise the Following:

of the adjective,

Subha:

d) for his cousin's marriage = cousin

°Rx-éÓ-Ææç/- °-RxéÀ e) ´÷ Ø√†o Ñ vúÁÆˇ Ø√èπ◊

and

f) the superlative degree

The more we eat,

He is the Gandhi of the 20th C.

e) before a countable Sobha:

A†o-éÌDl ™«¢Á-èπ◊\û√ç = the fatter we become.

(Åçõ‰ í¬çDµ-í¬J í∫’ù«™x Ñߪ’-†èπ◊ î√™« ÖØ√o®·. í¬çDµE ûª©-°œç-°æ-ñ‰-≤ƒh-úø’ ÅE) 2) He is the Bhima of class - ¢√úø’ -Ç class Hµ´·úø’.

offices if you mention

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b)

(Unique =

want to stay. b) Prabhat: Hi Prakash, you look sad Prakash:

My Uncle has come he is the Sakuni of our Family

Prabhat:

Is he so bad?

Prakash:

The less we talk about such people, the better for us.