Sept ('06)-5 - Spoken English

-´’çí∫-∞¡¢√®Ωç 12 ÂÆ°dç-•®Ω’ 2006

Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛

Prakash: What's wrong with you, Chum? You appear run down nowadays.

Prakash: We start at my place at 5. We can see him at 6.

(àçöÀ N≠æߪ’ç? Ñ ´’üµ¿u †’´¤y F®Ω-Ææçí¬ éπ∞¡-ûª°œp éπE-°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√o´¤.) Chum= ØËÆæhç. ´’†èπ◊ î√™« ÆæEo-£œ«-ûª’-úÁj† ÊÆo£œ«-ûª’úø’. They are chums= ¢√∞¡Ÿx î√™« v°œßª’-N’-vûª’©’. Chummy= î√™« ÊÆo£æ«çí∫©.

(´÷ ÉçöÀ †’ç* Å®·ü¿’ í∫çô-©èπ◊ ¢Á∞¡ü∆ç. Ç®Ω’ í∫çô-©èπ◊ Çߪ’-††’ éπ©’ü∆lç.)

He is chummy with the CM=

Çߪ’-†èπ◊ ´·êu-´’ç-vAûÓ î√™« ≤ƒEo-£œ«ûªuç/ ÊÆo£æ«ç ÖçC. be run down= F®Ω-Æ œç-îªôç. He is run down= Åûªúø’ F®Ω-Ææçí¬, EÊÆh-ïçí¬ ÖØ√oúø’. É´Fo conversation ™ ûª®Ωîª÷ ´îËa ´÷ô©’. ¶«í¬ áèπ◊\-´í¬ O’ Spoken English ™ ¢√úøçúÕ. Prasad: Certainly I am not in the best of health. I wish to see a doctor. Who do you suggest? Is Dr Kushalam OK?

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Prasad: That's OK. Then I will be here at 5.

(ÆæÍ®. Å®·ûË Øˆ’ âCç-öÀéÀ Ééπ\úø’çö«)





Degrees of comparison, grammar exercise sentence degrees practice degree, degrees conversation study Lesson No. 210 practice express idea degree

äéπ í¬ é¬èπ◊çú≈, Åçõ‰ äÍé †’ ´‚úø’ ™ îËߪ’ôç é¬èπ◊çú≈ Ææçü¿-®√s¥Eo N’í∫û√ È®çúø’ ûÓ •öÀd à Ææç•çüµ¿ç ™‰èπ◊çú≈ ᙫ ¢√ú≈™, °j ™ îËߪ’çúÕ. ™ èπÿú≈ ÉüË î˨»ç éπü∆. ´’†ç îËߪ÷-©-†’´’†èπ◊ Ææp≠ædçí¬ Öçõ‰ à Ææçü¿-®Ωs¥ç™ à èπ◊†o ¢√ú≈L ÅØËC ´’†Íé ûªúø’-ûª’çC. Åçü¿’-éπE ´’† ¶µ«´ç Ææp≠ædçí¬ Öçõ‰ ´’†ç îÁÊ°p Nüµ¿ç èπÿú≈ Ææp≠ædçí¬ Öçô’çC. Å™« Ö†o-°æ¤púø’ à degree ¢√ú≈©-ØËC, Ç™-*ç-îª-èπ◊ç-ú≈ØË ´’†èπ◊ ûªúø’-ûª’çC. Ñ lesson ™ ¢√úÕ† comparisons îª÷úøçúÕ.

(Eï¢Ë’. ؈çûª Ç®Ó-í∫uçí¬ ™‰†’. Doctor †’ éπ©¢√©†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o†’. à Doctor †’ éπ©-¢√©çö«´¤? Dr èπ◊¨¡©ç ´’ç* ¢Ájü¿’u-úËØ√?)

-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 212

b) He is among the more popular actors on the Telugu screen -

c) A Chief Minister is more influential than any Union Minister -

à Íéçvü¿-´’ç-vA-éπçõ‰ èπÿú≈ °æ©’-èπ◊-•úÕ Ö†o-¢√úø’.

ûÁ©’í∫’ ûÁ®Ω-O’ü¿ áèπ◊\´ v°æñ«-Gµ-´÷-†-´·†o †ô’úø’ = °∂æ®√y-™‰ü¿’, ´’ç* †ô’úË ÅE.

Åçü¿’-éπE

à

Though, he is in the 7th class, he can speak English better than any 10th class student =

áèπ◊\´

(Chief Minister, Union Minister any other

3) He has more practice than any MS or MD = MS/ MD practice

éπØ√o Åûª-E-Èé-èπ◊\´ ÖçC. More practice - ÉC comparative degree. ≤ƒ´÷†uçí¬ comparative ûª®√yûª than any other é¬F than all other é¬F ®√¢√L, È®çúÕç-öÀéπØ√o áèπ◊\´ ¢√öÀE §ÚLa-†-°æ¤púø’. é¬F Ñ Â°j sentence ™ than any MS or MD Åçô’Ø√oç – any ûª®√yûª other ™‰ü¿’. ÉC èπÿú≈ îª÷úøçúÕ:

Chief Minister

ûª®√yûª,

äÍé ûÁí∫ é¬ü¿’. ™‰ü¿’.)

d) The Home Minister is more powerful than any other minister = Home Minister Home Minister, any other.

Éûª®Ω ´’çvûª’-©éπçõ‰ ¨¡éÀh-´’ç-ûª’úø’. Éûª®Ω ´’çvûª’©÷ äÍé ûÁí∫ – Åçü¿’-éπE

e) Shoiab Akthar is faster than any Australian bowler. any other Shoiab Akthar Australian

™‰ü¿’ 鬕öÀd,

é¬úø’.

f) Bret Lee is faster than any other Australian bowler=

Éûª®Ω other

Australians éπçõ‰ Bret Lee, Fast. Any ÅØ√oç 鬕öÀd, Bret Lee èπÿú≈ Australian.

g) No Australian plays like Laxman.

à Ææçü¿-®Ωs¥ç™ à -úÕ-vU? Prakash: He is certainly OK. He is among the better doctors in the town. I know him well. Shall I take you to him?

(Ç -ú≈éπd®˝ ´’ç*-¢√úË. ´’† Ü∞x ¢Á’®Ω’-Èíj† -ú≈éπd®Ωx-™ Åûª-ØÌ-éπ\úø’. Åûªúø’ Ø√èπ◊ ¶«í¬ ûÁ©’Ææ’. ؈’ E†’o BÆæ’-èπ◊ -¢Á-∞¡}Ø√?) Prasad: When shall we see him then? This evening?

(Å®·ûË á°æ¤púø’ éπ©’ü∆lç Çߪ’-††’?Ñ ≤ƒßª’çvûªç éπ©’-ü∆l´÷?) Prakash: Why not? This evening is as good as any other time.

(áçü¿’èπ◊ é¬ü¿’? á°æ¤p-úÁjØ√ °∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰ü¿’.) í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ. This evening is as good as any other time=

Ñ ≤ƒßª’çvûªç, Éûª®Ω Ææ´’--ߪ÷-™«xÍí ´’ç*üË. Åçõ‰ Ñ ≤ƒßª’ç-vûª-¢Á’iØ√ ´’ç*üË/ Ñ ≤ƒßª’çvûªç ¢Á∞«lç/ Ñ ≤ƒßª’ç-vûª¢Ë’ ¢Á∞«lç– ÉC O’ conversation ™ practice îËߪ’çúÕ. üËFo ¢√®·-ü∆-¢Ë-ßÁ·ü¿’l ņ-ö«-E-éÀ™« ņçúÕ= Now is as good as any other time=

á°æ¤púÓ •ü¿’©’, É°æ¤púË îËÊÆ-ßÁ·-aí¬! ÅE Prasad: He appears to have good practice. practice

(Çߪ’-†èπ◊ î√™« ´’ç* Ö†o-ô’dçC)

Prakash: What do you think? He has more practice than any M.S. or M.D. He is better at diagnosist than many MDs. (M.S, M.D. doctors practice MDs

Ö†o éπçõ‰ ÖçC. î√™«Çߪ’-†èπ◊ áèπ◊\´ éπØ√o Çߪ’† ®Óí∫ -E®√l¥®Ω-ù-™ ´’çC î√™« ¢Á’®Ω’í∫’) M.S. M.D. Åçõ‰ ûÁ©’Ææ’ éπü∆? MBBS ûª®√yûª

Surgery/ Medicine Degrees. Diagnosis= Diagnosists Prasad: Then let's see him this evening. When is the best time?

®Óí∫ -E®√l¥®Ω-ù®Óí∫ -E®√l¥®Ω-ù- îËÊÆ-¢√∞¡Ÿx

Å®·ûË Ñ ≤ƒßª’çvûªç Çߪ’-††’ éπ©’ü∆lç. á°æ¤úø’ ÆæÈ®j† Æ洒ߪ’ç? best time= ÆæÈ®j† Æ洒ߪ’ç= right time.

Spoken English

Now look at the following sentences from the conversation at the beginning of the lesson. 1) I am not in the best of health, certainly. (English expressions

™ É™«çöÀ M. SURESAN î√™« ûª´÷≥ƒ Å®√n-Eo-≤ƒh®·. ¢√öÀE N†-í¬ØË ´’†èπ◊ Ææ’p¥JçîË Å®Ωnç äéπöÀ, usage ™ ¢√öÀ-èπ◊çúË Å®Ωnç ¢Ë®Ω’.) Ñ sentence ØË BÆæ’-éÓçúÕ. ÉC N†-í¬ØË ´’†èπ◊ Ææ’p¥JçîË Å®Ωnç: Ø√ Ç®Óí∫uç Åûª’u-ûªh-´’çí¬ ™‰ü¿’ é¬F, °∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰ü¿’ ÅE. Å®·ûË DE ÅÆæ©’ Å®Ωnç, usage ™ 'Ø√ Ç®Óí∫uç àç ¶«í¬-™‰ü¿’— ÅE. ã N≠æߪ’ç °æôx ´’†-èπ◊†o ´uA-Í®-éπûª†’ É™« ûÁL-ߪ’ñ‰≤ƒhç. ÅçûË-é¬èπ◊çú≈ É™«çöÀ sentences ™ é¬Ææh ´uçí∫uç èπÿú≈ Ææ’p¥J-Ææ’hçC. ´’J-éÌEo sentences É™«ç-öÀ¢Ë îª÷ü∆lç. a) Suraj: What do you think of our hockey team?

(´’† £æ…éà öÃç í∫’Jç* F ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç àN’öÀ?) Neeraj: Well, it is not the greatest team in the world.

(Ñ sentence N†o-°æ¤púø’ ´’†èπ◊ Ææ’p¥JçîË Å®Ωnç– Åûª’u-ûªh´’ ïôx™ äéπöÀ é¬éπ-§Ú-®·Ø√, °∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰ü¿’, ÅE. ÅÆæ-©’ -Å®Ωnç: ´’ç* ïõ‰dç é¬ü¿E, ü∆ü∆°æ¤ °æEéÀ®√E-ü¿E.) b) She is not the most beautiful girl here, is she?

Ç¢Á’ °ü¿l Åçü¿-í∫ûËhç é¬ü¿’ éπü∆? – ÉD ÅÆæ-©®Ωnç. é¬F ´’†èπ◊ Ææ’p¥JçîË Å®Ωnç Åçü¿®Óx Åçü¿-í∫ûÁh é¬ü¿’, é¬F Åçü¿-í∫ûËh, ÅE– ÉC ÆæJ-é¬ü¿’. 2) He is among the better doctors in the town. doctors best doctor

Ñ °æôd-ùç-™E ¢Á’®Ω’-Èíj† ™ Åûª-ØÌéπ\úø’. Åçõ‰ Éûªúø’ é¬éπ-§Ú-´îª’a. é¬E Åçûª BÆœ-§ƒ-Ȯߪ’uü¿í∫_-¢√úËç é¬ü¿’ (Åçõ‰ Ñ °æôd-ùç-™E doctors †’, ´’ç*, °æE-éÀ-®√E ÅE È®çúø’ ûÁí∫-©’í¬ N¶µº->ÊÆh, Éûªúø’ ´’ç* ûÁí∫-™Íé îË®Ω-û√úø’ ÅE)

a) AP is among the bigger states in the country.

ü˨¡ç™ °ü¿lN ņ-ü¿í∫_ ®√≥ƒZ™x -á.°œ.äéπ-ôE.

Å®·Ø√, 10th class ¢√∞¡xéπç-õ‰ ¶«í¬ ´÷ö«x-úø-û√úø’. Dçöx èπÿú≈ other ™‰ü¿’. Any other/ all other, äÍé ûÁí∫èπ◊ îÁçC† N≠æ-ߪ÷-©†’ §Ú™‰a-ô-°æ¤púË ¢√úøû√ç. °j sentence ™ 7th class student †’, 10th class student ûÓ= Åçõ‰ ¢ËÍ®y®Ω’ ®Ω鬩 N≠æ-ߪ÷©†’ §Ú©’-Ææ’hØ√oç. Åçü¿’-éπE other ®√ü¿’. Å™«Íí,

h) No other Australian plays like Ponting. Laxman, Australian no other no (sentence h) Australian.

í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ: ņç,

7th class English

é¬úø’, 鬕öÀd ÅE Åçö«ç. Ponting Åçü¿’-éπE, no other

Åûªúø’

He has more practice than any MS/ MD MS/ MD MBBS

Åçõ‰, Åûªúø’ ÅE Å®Ωnç.

é¬ü¿’ ÅE, Öûªh

a) Dr. Kushalam has more practice than any doctors MS/ MD = MS, MD Dr. Kushalam practice Dr. Kushalam MS/ MD

i)

Åçö«ç. Åûªúø’ ´%Ah-°æ-®Ω-¢Á’i-† †ô’© éπçõ‰ ¶«í¬ †öÀç-îª -í∫-©úø’ (Åçõ‰ ´%Ah-°æ-®Ωçí¬ Åûª†’ †ô’úø’ é¬úø’)= He acts better than any professional actor. (Any other Any/ no other

é¬ü¿’, áçü¿’-éπçõ‰ Åûª†’ ´%Ah-°æ-®Ω-¢Á’i† †ô’úø’ é¬ü¿’). ÉD ûª®√yûª ¢√úø-éπ-§ÚûË ´îËa Å®Ωnç. O’®Ω’ ´÷ö«x-úË-ô-°æ¤púø’ á°æ¤úø÷ äÍé ûÁí∫ ¢√∞¡x†’/ ¢√öÀE §Ú©a®Ω’ éπü∆? Å™«ç-ô-°æ¤púø’ any/ no ûª®√yûª other, ¢√úø-éπçúÕ. 4) Now is as good as any other time=

éπçõ‰ ÖçC. é¬úø’ ÅE.)

á°æ¤púÓ îËÊÆ •ü¿’©’ É°æ¤púË îËßÁ·îª’a éπü∆ ÅE. (N’í∫û√ Ææ´’-ߪ÷©’ áçûª ´’ç*¢Ó, É°æ¤púø’ èπÿú≈ Åçûª ´’ç*üË ÅE.) ÉüË ¶µ«¢√Eo éÀçC-N-üµ¿çí¬ îÁ§Òpa.

b) Dr. Kushalam has more practice than any other MS/ MD = MS/ MD practice Dr. Kushalam MS/ MD

Now is the best time/ Now is better than any other time/ no other time is so (as) good as now.

©’†o èπ◊ áèπ◊\´

(Åçõ‰

Éûª®Ω áèπ◊\´. (Åçõ‰ ÅE Å®Ωnç.)

© éπçõ‰ ÅûªúÕ èπÿú≈

Practise the following aloud in English. Pratiksha:

E†o match ™ -v°æ-ûª÷u-≠æ î√™« ¶«í¬ ÇúÕçC éπü∆? Niriksha: ûª†’ regular player é¬éπ-§Ú-®·Ø√, regular players éπçõ‰ î√™« ¶«í¬ ÇúÕçC. Pratiksha: Å´-ûªL team captain í∫’Jç* F ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç àN’öÀ? Niriksha: ûª†’ ´’ç* player ÅE ØËØÁ-°æ¤púø÷ ņ’-éÓ-™‰ü¿’. (not/ neverûÓ superlative ¢√úøçúÕ) Pratiksha: -Ç-¢Á’-†’ ´’K ûªèπ◊\-´-îËÆ œ ´÷ö«x-úø-èπ◊. ¢Á’®Ω’-Èíj† players ™ -Ç-¢Á’ -äéπ®Ω’. Niriksha: àüË-¢Á’iØ√ ûª†çûª íÌ°æp captain àç é¬ü¿’ éπü∆? Pratiksha: Å™« ņèπ◊. Ç¢Á’ captaincy ™ ¢√∞¡Ÿx ÈíL-*† games ûªèπ◊\¢Ëç é¬ü¿’. Niriksha: OK. äéπ-≤ƒJ ´’†ç Ç¢Á’†’ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊ç-ü∆´÷? Pratiksha: É°æ¤púË éπü∆ Ç¢Á’ ´’ç* player é¬ü¿E ÅØ√o´¤. Niriksha: àüÓ ûª´÷-≥ƒ-éπ-Ø√o-†’™‰. Ç¢Á’ Åçõ‰ Ø√éÀ≠d¢æ Ë’. Pratiksha: á°æ¤púÓ áçü¿’èπ◊, É°æ¤púË ¢Á∞«lç.

Ñ lesson ™ ´’†ç ¢√úÕ† expressions ÅFo daily conversation ™ ¢√úø-ü¿-T-†¢Ë. Practice îËߪ’çúÕ. Answer Pratiksha: Pratyusha played very well in the match yesterday. Didn't she? Niriksha: She is not a regular player, but she played better than any regular player. Pratiksha: What's your opinion of the captain of the opposite team? Niriksha: I never thought her the best of players. Pratiksha: Don't undermine her so much. She is certainly among the better players. Niriksha: Whatever it is, she is certainly not the greatest of captains, is she? Pratiksha: Don't say that. The games the team has won under her captaincy are not a few. Niriksha: OK. Shall we meet her once? Pratiksha: You've just said she isn't a great player. Niriksha: I was just joking. I do like her. Pratiksha: Why any other time? Let's meet her now. Now is as good as any other time.

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