Spoken English April - 2016
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Spoken English April - 2016
-Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 3 -à-v°œ-™¸ 2016 Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2 O’ -v°æ-¨¡o-©’ °æç-§ƒ-Lq-† -*®Ω’-Ø√-´÷... -≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ, -v°æ-A-¶μº -N-¶μ«í∫ç, Ñ-Ø√--úø’ 鬮√u-©-ߪ’ç, -®√-¢Á÷-@ °∂œ-™¸t Æœ-öÃ, £æ«-ߪ’-û˝-†í∫®˝ (-´’ç-úø-©ç), ®Ωçí¬È®-úÕf ->-™«x. 883 - Sahel Patan, Arbaaz and Faruq Khan, Jeedimetla. Q: Can any English word be written in phonetic manner? If we don't know the pronunciation of a word then how can we write? - Explain. A: Phonetic script is for writing the correct pronunciation of any English word. Q: If anybody wants to join CEIFL or TOEFL, for how many days will he have to take the course to learn correct pronunciation of the words of English? A: CIEFL now called EFLU is an institute for post graduate courses, especially in Englsh. TOEFL is an eligibility test for doing a course of study in the US. No connection between the two, Q: We got up from sleep. - Is this correct? A: Correct. Q: During and Link verb - Please tell me the uses and meaning. A: During: Any point of time between the starting time and the ending time. eg: During my period of study in the college = At any time while I was studying in the college. Link verbs have been explained a number of times in this page earlier. Refer to the previous lessons. Q: He did have gone. - Is this right? A: Wrong. You say either, 'He has gone' or 'He went' if you mention the time of his going (yesterday / today / at three this morning, etc.) Q: "I like studying" he / He said. - Which one is right? A: 'I like studying', he said. - Correct. - Kumara Sastry, Solanagar. îËAéÀ üÁ•s -ûª-T-LçC'. °j ¢√é¬uEo ÉçTx≠ˇ™ ᙫ ®√ߪ÷L? Q: 'Ø√ A: My hand is injured / hurt. Q: ¢Ë’´· ØÁ©÷x®Ω’ üΔô’ûª÷ ÖØ√oç (car ™ ÖØ√oç) - Please say in English. ¢Ë’´· A: We are passing Nellore. Q: He considers an expert at Maths / maths / He considers himself an expert at Maths / maths / He considers to be an expert at Maths / maths - Please say the difference. A: He considers himself an expert in Maths / He is considered an expert in Maths (by others). Q: û√∞¡ç-îÁN îËÆœ-†ç-ü¿’èπ◊ Çߪ’† í¬ßª’-°æ-úøôç Eï- ¢Á’iûË, Ç ¶μº´-†ç-™éÀ ¢ÁRx ´*a† ¨»ÆœY-í¬®Ω’ ¶«í¬ØË ÖØ√o®Ω’ éπüΔ?- Please translate into English. A: If his getting injured just for making the key, how is it that Mr Sastry who had entered the building is safe? Email your questions to: [email protected] Holistic view -Åç-õ‰ ..? - R.R. Rani, Visakhapatnam. Ö-†o®Ó-úø’f Ç Çô-Ææn©ç ô÷d ÖçC.) Q: Sir, please give the meanings of the 6) Make something move at a following in Telugu with examples. very high speed usually in dangerous manner (v°æ´÷-ü¿-éπ-®Ω1) Accessories ¢Á’i† ¢Ëí∫çûÓ üˆo-®·Ø√.) 2) Discomfited 7) a) Doorway / opening 3) Dichotomy 4) Resurgent M. SURESAN b) An internet site providing 5) Encompass 6) Hurtle down links to other sites 7) Portal 8) Chicanery 8) Deceit 9) Forlorn 10) Encapsulate A: 1) a) Something added to something else to 9) a) Left alone and sadly b) An unsuccessful attempt make it more useful (áèπ◊\´ ≤˘éπ-®Ωuçí¬ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊, ߪ’çvû√-™«xçöÀ ¢√öÀéÀ îËÍ®a 10) a) Enclose something in a capsule like thing (äéπ-üΔ-E™ ÉçéÌéπ-öÀ É´’-úøa-ôç-) ¶μ«í¬©’. ÖüΔ: 鬮Ωxèπ◊ Æœí∫o™¸ ™„jôx ™«çöÀN.) eg: The course of study encapsulates theory b) One who helps others to commit a crime with practical exercises. without taking part in it. (ØË®Ωç™ §ƒ©’-°æç- -éÓ-èπ◊çú≈ ØË®Ω-Ææ’n-úÕéÀ ≤ƒ£æ«-ߪ’-°æ-úË-¢√∞¡Ÿx). 2) Cause unease or embarrassment. eg: His son's conduct, especially the son marrying against his will discomfited him. 3) A division of something into two parts, either of which does not suit the other. (äÍé eg: The dichotomy in the Hindu society is the principle that all are equal, and at the same time, treating some people as untouchable. 4) Increasing an activity or beginning it again after a period of dullness. 5) Surround (ô÷d Öçúøôç) - A circular road encompasses the play ground (´©-ߪ÷-éπ%-A™ - b) Explain briefly and clearly the important features of something (èπ◊° x hæ çí¬ äéπ N≠æß - ª÷- EéÀ Ææç•ç-Cçμ *- † ´·êu-¢Á’†i Å稻©’ N´-Jçîªúçø ). eg: The book encapsulates all that you need to know about electricity. Capital letters Q: What is the meaning of "Homonyms and Paronyms"? Give a few examples. A: Homonyms = Words with the same spelling and pronunciation but with different meanings: Eg: 1) Left / Left 2) Stalk / Stalk ★ Paronyms = A word and its derivative. Eg: Fool and foolish. Q: What is the meaning of the "Preposition" and how many kinds in English? - Please explain. A: A preposition is a word used before or after a noun / pronoun expressing a connection between it and another word. Eg: The girl in the room / Here 'in' is a preposition. He met me after the class. Here, 'after' is a preposition. All prepositions are almost the same kind. There are no differences among them. Q: Sir, capital letters áéπ\-úÁ-éπ\úø Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-î √™ ü¿ßª’-îËÆœ N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’. A: Capital letters are used at the beginning of a sentence, for names of persons, places, rivers, oceans, seas and mountains. It is also used in abbreviations. Eg: The USA, The UK, Mr. Mrs., etc. You can find the answer to the question in any good grammar book. Q: éÀçC ¢√é¬u-©-†’ N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’. 1) Entity 2) Outstrip 3) As opposed to 4) Aligned to patiente 5) Feel Alienated 6) Avowed piece of fiction 7) A holistic view 8) Conflict of interest A: 1) A thing which is distinct and exists on its own. 2) Move faster and overtake 3) As opposed to = as against 4) a) Placed in a straight line b) Support something / somebody 5) Made to feel that you do not belong to a group 6) A clear lie 7) Complete view of something 8) Being interested in two opposite things. eg: A minister using his position in government to promote their own business. - M. Deepthi, Ongole. üΔEéÀ îÁçC† È®çúø’ °æ®Ω-Ææp®Ω ¢Á®Ω’üμ¿u N≠æ-ߪ÷©’). - M. Kamesh, M. Aswini, Timmana Cheruvu. - S. Kusuma Kumari, Visakhapatnam. áéπ\-úø- -...? Q: Sir, please explain below sentences. 1) I have a car. 2) I have had a car. 3) I had had a car. A: 1) I have a car = I own a car NOW 2) I have had a car = I have owned a car sometime in the past / I started having a car sometime ago, and it is with me till now. 3) I had had a car - as an independent sentence this is wrong. 'Had had' refers to your owning something before you got something else. eg: I had had a car before I bought this new car. - M Srinu, Ongole. Q: üΔEéÀ á´y®Ω÷ àO’ îËߪ’-™‰®Ω’. "no one nothing do for it" - Is this correct? A: No one can do anything about it. - Macherla Narasimha, Hyderabad. Q: I am to request you / I request you - Please say the difference. A: I am to request you = Someone has ordered me to request you. ★ I request you = I am on my own making a request to you. Q: éÀçC °æüΔ-©†’ ᙫ °æ-©’èπ◊-û√®Ó ûÁ©’-°æ-í∫-©®Ω’. 1) Kangaroo 2) Garage 3) Career 4) Schedule 5) Restaurant 6) Entrepreneur A: Word 1. Kangaroo 2. Garage 3. Career 4. Schedule 5. Restaurant 6. Enterpreneur Pronunciation é¬Ø˛(-™«)-í∫®Ω÷ í∫®√ñ¸ (*´J ¨¡•lç measure ™ su ™«) éπKߪ’ (British) éπK-ߪ’®˝ (American) ≠œúø÷u™¸ (British) ÊÆ\úø÷u™¸ (American) È®≤ƒYçö¸ (British) È®≤ƒd-®Ωçö¸ (American) ņZ-v°-Ø√®˝ (British) Ççvô-v°æ-†®˝ (American) '-≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ— §ƒ-ûª Ææç-*éπ-© éÓÆæç -îª÷-úøç-úÕ.. www.eenadupratibha.net Q: He gets hurt / employed / busy; He is hurt / employed / busy. - Please say the difference. A: He gets hurt / injured / employed / busy, etc. - Explained in previous lessons. Please refer to it. Q: Impress / inspire - Please say the difference. A: Impress = cause in others a good impression about your performance / abilities, etc. Kohli's performance in any cricket match impresses us. ★ Inspire = Fill others with the desire to do something great. Batsmen like Kohli and Rohit Sarma inspire other cricketers. -Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 10 -à-v°œ-™¸ 2016 Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2 O’ -v°æ-¨¡o-©’ °æç-§ƒ-Lq-† -*®Ω’-Ø√-´÷... -≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ, -v°æ-A-¶μº -N-¶μ«í∫ç, Ñ-Ø√--úø’ 鬮√u-©-ߪ’ç, -®√-¢Á÷-@ °∂œ-™¸t Æœ-öÃ, £æ«-ߪ’-û˝-†í∫®˝ (-´’ç-úø-©ç), ®Ωçí¬È®-úÕf ->-™«x. 884 Acronyms Email your questions to: [email protected] -Å-E -¢Ë-öÀ-†ç-ö«®Ω’..? - S. Naresh, Hyderabad. - Srinivasareddy Tamalampudi Q: What is the difference between below sentences? I'm going for dinner./ I'm going to dinner. A: Both are correct, but 'Going to dinner' is preferable. - Thangellapally Mallikarjun Q: Sir, please tell me the meanings of following statements. a) Let us play b) Let we play c) Let me play d) Let it play A: a) Let us play = ´’†ç Çúø’-èπ◊çüΔç °æü¿. b) The sentence is wrong. We say only 'Let us', but not 'Let we'. c) ††’o Çúø-E´¤y. d) üΔEo (´Ææ’h-´¤†’ – ´’E-≠œE é¬ü¿’) Çúø-E´¤y. Q: Sir, can you say the following statements in English. a) -Ñ®Ó-V °æ¤-öÀd-† ®Ó--V -ï®Ω’°æ¤èπ◊ç-ô’--Ø√o. b) N - ’Æˇ.®Ó-ñ« ú- ß -ø ª÷ÆˇO- ’-ü¿éÀ ®√-¢√-©E- éÓ®Ω’èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o. c) -O’®Ω’ permission -ÉÊÆh, -´÷ students -ûÓ -؈’ demo -É°œp≤ƒh-†’. A: a) I am celebrating my birthday today. b) I request miss Roja to come up the dais. c) If you permit me I will have my students give a demo. Literally... A: Which article is to be used before end depends on the context in which you use the word, 'end'. For example, we say, This is the end of the movie / This brings to an end our celebrations, etc. When we use an/ the depends on the context. - Y. Vamsi, Hyderabad. Q: Sir, please explain the difference between these three words with Q: Sir, I have confusion in using an example. the below punctuation marks. 1. Initialism 2. Acronym Please explain how to use them. 3. Abbreviation 1. Colon (:) 2. Semi - colon (;) M. SURESAN A: 1) 'Initialism' is the abbreviation 3. Hyphen (-) 4. Interrogation (?) consisting of the initial letters A: 1) You use the colon before a of a group of words, each letter in the list of things. abbreviation pronounced separately. a) The states in India are: AP, Bihar, etc. Eg: UK, USA. UAE, etc. b) The indoor games he likes: i) chess ii) 2) Acronym is an abbreviation formed from carroms, etc. the initial letters of a group of words and c) The rules of the game are: you should pronounced like a word. not hit another person, etc. Eg: Laser = Light amplification by simulated 2) Semicolon is a half full stop. emission of radiation. The first letter of Eg: Bring any two friends with you; however, each of the words joined can be proavoid bringing very old people. nounced LASER. A few more examples 3) A hyphen is used in the case of compound of acronyms: Asap = As soon as possible. words. Diy = Do it yourself, etc. Eg: i) He is an officer from the income-tax 3) Abbreviations are shortened form of a word department. or a phrase. ii) They want an out-of-the court settleEg: Mr for Mister, Ms for Miss, etc. ment. 4) Interrogation means questioning. As you - Murali Krishna Tatikonda know we use the question mark at the end Q: Sir, which article should be used before of a question. 'end'. Please explain with examples. Eg: Which is the deepest ocean in the world? íÓ®Ωç-ûª©’ éÌçúøç-ûª-©’! I do not know who actually (really) said it. Everyday - Every day û- ú-Ë ≈..? - Y. Vamsi; Harinath, Hyderabad. Q: Sir, please translate the below words into English. 1. Üûª-°æü¿ç 2. ¶μº÷N’-°æ‹ï 3. ≤ƒ´’ç-ûª ®√V 4. ûÓúø-°-Rx-éÌ-úø’èπ◊ 5. ûÓúø-°-Rx-èπÿ-ûª’®Ω’ 6. Ææç°∂æ’ ÆæçÆæ \®Ωh 7. ´ç¨-üΔl¥-®Ω-èπ◊úø’ 8. ü˨ -üΔl¥-®Ω-èπ◊úø’ A: 1) Catchword 2) Ground-breaking ceremony (Indian) (Ground-breaking has the other meaning of something new. It is a ground-breaking movie.) 3) No exact equivalent for this word in English. A king who pays tribute to an emperor may be taken as an equivalent. 4) The best man 5) The bridesmaid (They may not be the exact English equivalents but more or less mean the same.) 6) Social reformer 7 & 8) No exact equivalents for words ´ç¨üΔl¥-®Ω-èπ◊úø’ and ü˨-üΔl¥-®Ω-èπ◊úø’ - their rough translations - 7) uplifter of a lineage and 8) uplifter of a country. - N. Srinivasulu, Adoni. Q: Sir, please explain the below words. 1) Effect 2) Affect -æ û- çª / v- °¶-æ «μ ´- ç) A: 1) Effect = Result/ change (°∂L Eg: Rain has an effect on crops. 2) Affect = (°∂L -æ û- √-Eo éπL- T- ç-îú-ª çø / v- °¶-æ «μ N- û- çª î- ß -Ë ª’úøç).Eg: Cause a result. Rain affects crops. could/ would identify...? I start for college every day at 9. The book given to him by the teacher. - K. Pradeep, Visakhapatnam. - R. Kiran Kumar, Warangal. - Divya, Anakapalli. Q: Sir, please elucidate the following words with an example. 1. Actually 2. Literally 3. Basically 4. Honestly 5. Obviously 6. Like 7. Nonetheless A: 1) Really. I do not know who actually (really) said it. 2) a) Really - Hitler was literally responsible for the death of millions of innocent Jews. b) 'Literally' is also used to emphasize what you are saying. The news literally shocked me. c) Sometimes used to exaggerate (íÓ®Ωç-ûª©’ éÌçúøç-ûª-©’í¬ îÁ°æpúøç). He literally had a heart attack when he heard the news. (Ø√èπ◊ Q: Sir, please explain the correct one and difference between the following: 1. Irregardless - Regardless 2. Everyday - Every day A) 1) There is no such word as irregardless. Regardless = In spite of. Eg: Regardless of what his income, he has to take care of his mother = whatever his income he has to take care of his mother. 2) Everyday is an adjective. Eg: In everyday life, we don't meet many new people. ★ Every day is used to describe what we do every day. Eg: I start for college every day at 9. Q: Sir, please explain about Non-finite clauses. A: Non-finite clauses are groups of words with non-finite verbs like the past participle (V3), the infinitive (V4 - to + V1) and the present participle (V5 - the 'ing' form). Eg: a) To go out in this rain is foolish. b) Going out in this rain is foolish. c) The book given to him by the teacher, etc. Eïç-í¬ØË í∫’çúÁ ÇT-†çûª °æ-ØÁjçC.) 3) Fundamentally / most importantly - Basically the two cell phones are the same, but the second one has some more features than the first. (v§ƒü∑¿-N’-éπçí¬ È®çúø’ ÂÆ™¸ §∂ÚØ˛q äéπõ‰, é¬F È®çúÓ-üΔ-EéÀ éÌEo Åü¿-†°æ¤ ≤˘éπ-®√u©’ ÖØ√o®·). 4) Truly - Honestly (truly) I do not know who stole the money. 5) Clearly. He is very irregular to classes. Obviously (clearly) he is not interested in learning the subject. 6) a) Similar to / resemble. She is like her mother every way. b) Enjoy something. They like Telugu movies very much. 7) In spite of. The doctor advised him not to smoke. Nonetheless he continues. - Cinthia Charlott Q: Sir, I am lecturer please let me know how to give farewell message in detail. Give sample message. A: You are not clear about the occasion of the farewell. (à Ææçü¿- - P.V.S. Prasad, Nellore. Q: Sir, I request you to clarify the following doubt. 1) 'Hema stated that she could identify her stolen ornaments if shown to her' (Or) 2) 'Hema stated that she would identify her stolen ornaments if shown to her'. - Which sentence is correct? A: Sentence 1 - 'Hema stated that she could identify' means, She will be able to identify the ornaments. (†í∫-©†’ í∫’®Ω’h°æôd- í∫-©†’ ÅE îÁ°œpçC.) ®Ωs¥ç™ OúÓ\©’ îÁ°æp-ú≈-EéÀ Å-ØË-C O’®Ω’ ûÁLߪ’ îÁ°æp-™‰ü¿’. ÅC Ææp≠ædçí¬ îÁÊ°h, üΔEo •öÀd OúÓ\©’ Ææçü˨¡ç Öçô’çC). '-≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ— §ƒ-ûª Ææç-*éπ-© éÓÆæç -îª÷-úøç-úÕ.. www.eenadupratibha.net ★ Sentence 2 means, Ç¢Á’ †í∫-©†’ í∫’®Ω’h°æúø-û√†’ ÅE îÁ°œpçC. - Murthy, Anantapur. Q: 'îÁ®Ω-°æ-èπ◊®√ îÁúÁ-ü¿´¤— –- Ñ ¢√é¬uEo ÉçTx≠ˇ™ ᙫ ®√ߪ÷L? A: Try to ruin others and you are sure to be ruined. -Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 17 -à-v°œ-™¸ 2016 Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2 O’ -v°æ-¨¡o-©’ °æç-§ƒ-Lq-† -*®Ω’-Ø√-´÷... -≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ, -v°æ-A-¶μº -N-¶μ«í∫ç, Ñ-Ø√--úø’ 鬮√u-©-ߪ’ç, -®√-¢Á÷-@ °∂œ-™¸t Æœ-öÃ, £æ«-ߪ’-û˝-†í∫®˝ (-´’ç-úø-©ç), ®Ωçí¬È®-úÕf ->-™«x. 885 Email your questions to: [email protected] Believe, Trust -´’-üμ¿u -ûË-ú≈..? - L. Manideep, Vizag. But the dark colour is more dominant than the brown colour and Q: Sir, please translate the from a distance they look like following paragraph into Telugu. very big black cats. Brilliance is a factor that falls out ★ Leopards are slightly longer of realm of measurement. The than the cheetahs and panthers measurement of zenith is incomand have shorter legs. On their prehensible. However, when it M. SURESAN brown skin, we find brown comes to cricket, there is an indispots, much smaller than those vidual who has set the benchmark of meaon the other two. suring brilliance. ★ These are the differences among the three in A: ¢Ë’-üμ¿Ææ’q ÅØËC éÌ©-ûª© °æJ-CμéÀ ÅBûªç = ¢Ë’-üμ¿their appearances. There are other differÆæ’q†’ éÌ©-´™‰ç. ences among them in their hunting habits, Zenith = the highest point in the sky = Çé¬speeds, etc. ¨¡ç™ Åûª’u-†oûª ≤ƒn†ç. - Laxman Revelly ★ Çé¬-¨¡ç™ Åûª’u-†oûª ≤ƒn†ç àC ÅØËC Ü£æ«-éπç-ü¿E N≠æߪ’ç. Çé¬-¨¡ç™ ÅA áûªh-®·† ≤ƒn†ç ÅØËC àD ™‰ü¿’ éπüΔ? é¬F véÀÈéö¸ N≠æ-ߪ’ç™, äéπ ´uéÀh ´÷vûªç, ¢Ë’üμ¿Ææ’q†’ éÌL-îËç-ü¿’èπ◊ äéπ éÌ©-•-ü¿l†’ à®ΩpJ-î√úø’.- Ramakoteswararao Marsakatla Q: Sir, please give me the differences between cheetha, panther, leopard. A: All of them belong to the big cat family and are usually called big / wild cats. There are, however, differences among them. ★ Cheetahs are cats which have yellowish brown skin with black spots all over. ★ Panthers are dark brown and have spots too. Q: What is the difference between the two sentences given below? 1) I have come just now. 2) I came. A: I have come just now - the meaning is clear and the sentence is correct. The verb, 'have come' is in the present perfect tense, which we use for actions just completed by saying, just / just now, etc. The present perfect tense has other uses too. ★ I came - strictly speaking this sentence is wrong. When you use the past simple (V2), as 'came', the time of action, that is, the time of coming, for example, half an hour ago, two days ago, yesterday, at 10 O'clock, etc., should be mentioned. - Y. Vamsi, Hyderabad. Q: Sir, please explain the difference between the following words with an example. 1) Complement / Compliment. 2) Vocabulary / Phraseology. 3) Believe / Trust. A: 1) 'Complement' is something which when joined with some other thing, completes a thing. Eg: The roles of the husband and wife in a family are complementary. That is, neither of them individually can run the family. Only when they join can they run the family successfully. 2) Vocabulary means the words in a language. For example, we say English has a larger vocabulary than Telugu, which means there are more words in English than in Telugu. ★ Phraseology, on the other hand means, not just the individual words that are in a language, but also phrases, idioms, terminology (words used in a particular subject), the way sentences are framed by an author, etc. Phraseology includes vocabulary, but vocabulary does not include all aspects of phraseology. 3) 'Believe' is to accept something that somebody says as true for some time, and may not be completely. ★ 'Trust' means placing complete confidence in somebody and have no doubt whatever about what they say. 'Believe' thus is temporary, but 'trust' means believing somebody totally and for a long time. - James.N, Hyderabad. ★ 'Complement' means adding extra features to make it more attractive or to improve its quality. The beauty of the restaurant complemented the fine food we ate there. ★ 'Compliment' on the other hand has more than one meaning. It means, i) Praise. When somebody compliments ( = praises) you, you say, 'Thank you for your compliments'. ii) This is my New Year compliment to you = my New Year gift to you. Q: Active: She is listening to music. Passive: Music is being listened by her. (Or) Music is being listened to by her. Active voice - ™ listening to -Å-†ç-ö«ç. Passive -™ èπÿú≈ 'to' use -îË-ߪ÷-™«? A: Music is being listened to by her - Correct. When a verb is followed by a preposition in the AV, as here, (am listening to), it should be followed by 'it', in the passive voice as well. But this kind of passive voice is rather awkward, and should be avoided. Uses of 'wish'..? - P.V.V. Prasad, Amalapuram. - A. Sai Kiran Q: Sir, can you explain the differences between the following sentences? 1) I love to play cricket. 2) I like to play cricket. A: 'I love to play cricket' shows your stronger liking for the game than, 'I like to play cricket'. - P.C.S. Krishna Puppala Q: Sir, could you explain the usage of 'its high time' and 'it's time'. A: It's high time = It's time = It's about time = Time = The time for doing something has already come, and it is a bit late. ★ It's high time that you finished your work = The time for finishing your work has already come, and you have not yet finished it. You are late. ★ Remember: It's time / It's high time, etc. is always followed by the past simple form (V2) of the verb. ★ This is different from - it is time for you to finish the work. This means that the time has come for you to finish the work. Q: Sir, what is the difference between sport and game? A: Sports are events in which two or more than two persons / groups compete. Eg: Running race, long jump, high jump, etc. ★ Games are team events, that is, usually at a time, only two teams compete with each other. Eg: Cricket, football, badminton, etc. Each team may have just one individual, as in badminton or tennis, or more than one, as in cricket, football, etc. - K. Sarathbabu, Hyderabad. Q: Sir, please explain the difference between the following words with examples. 1) literal sense or literal meaning 2) true sense or true meaning A: 'Sense' and 'meaning' more or less mean the same. So, literal sense means literal meaning, and true sense means true meaning. ★ Literal sense / literal meaning means, the original meaning of the word / words. The literal sense / meaning is the original meaning of a word / phrase / clause / sentence. '-≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ— §ƒ-ûª Ææç-*éπ-© éÓÆæç -îª÷-úøç-úÕ.. www.eenadupratibha.net Eg: He made her weep - the literal meaning / sense, of this sentence is: He said / did something which made her really weep / brought tears to her eyes. True sense = true meaning. - Preethi Mattewada Q: Sir, how to use the word 'wish' in different ways? A: a) 'Wish' is used in the present tense, has the meaning of want, that is, to express a wish / desire. Eg: I wish to go home = I want to / desire to go home. b) 'Wish' is sometimes used to express a desire that cannot be fulfilled in the present. Eg-1: I wish he were here = He is not here now, but I would be happy if he were here (something that doesn't happen now) (Åûª-E-éπ\úø Öçõ‰ áçûª ¶«í∫’ç-ô’çC! Åçõ‰ Åûª-E-éπ\úø É°æ¤púø’ ™‰úø’.) Eg-2: I wish I were the CM = I am not the CM, and no possibility of my being the CM now, but I wish to be CM. (؈’ ´·êu-´’ç-vAE Å®·ûË áçûª ¶«í∫’ç-ô’çC! – É°æ¤púø’ ÅßË’u v°æ¨¡o ™‰ü¿’ éπüΔ?) ★ These are the two uses of 'wish'. It can be used in the past tense and the future tense too. Eg: a) I wished to see the actor (past). b) If he comes to me I will wish him good luck (future). - Srinivas Jampa Q: Sir, please explain use of 'have got to' in the sentence. A: Have got to go = have to go = must go. You have got to go now = You have to go = you must go. - Radhika Cherupalli Q: Sir, How can I learn phonetics? Please explain about them? A: There are a number of CDs on phonetics and pronunciation in the market. With their help it will be easy for you learn correct pronunciation. - Rajanna.A Q: Sir, please clarify the below given doubts: 1) Did you read the book? 2) Did you not read the book? 3) Didn't you read the book? Please explain the positive and negative answers for the above questions. A: 1) Positive: Yes, I did. Negative: No, I didn't (I did not). 2) Positive: Of course, I did. Negative: No, I didn't (I did not). 3) Same as for No 2, because did you not? = didn't you? -Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 24 -à-v°œ-™¸ 2016 Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2 O’ -v°æ-¨¡o-©’ °æç-§ƒ-Lq-† -*®Ω’-Ø√-´÷... -≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ, -v°æ-A-¶μº -N-¶μ«í∫ç, Ñ-Ø√--úø’ 鬮√u-©-ߪ’ç, -®√-¢Á÷-@ °∂œ-™¸t Æœ-öÃ, £æ«-ߪ’-û˝-†í∫®˝ (-´’ç-úø-©ç), ®Ωçí¬È®-úÕf ->-™«x. 886 - Eswar Reddy Q: Sir, what is the difference among the following. Please explain. 1) Have done 2) Having done 3) Having been done A: 1) 'Have done' is the present perfect tense of 'do' which talks of i) a past action, time not stated, ii) an action starting in the past and continuing till now and iii) an action just completed if you use the words, 'just' or 'just now'. 2) 'Having done' is not a verb. Having done = after completing doing something. Eg: Having done his job in the office (= after completing his work in the office), he went to a movie. 3) 'Having been done' is the passive form meaning, after the work was done. Eg: The work having been done, the workers are taking rest = After the work has been done, the workers are taking rest. Having been done is not a verb either. -T. Mohan Krishna, Kadapa. Q: Sir please explain the meaning for following words: 1) Retracted 2) Reconciliation 3) Contrary A: Retracted: a) Withdraw a statement a person has made (äéπ ´uéÀh û√†’ ņo ´÷ô- ©†’ ¢Á†èπ◊\ BÆæ’-éÓ-´úøç – ûª°æp®·uç-ü¿E.) Eg: I understand that my statement was wrong. I retract (withdraw) my statement. b) To draw back (üË-ØÁj oØ√ ¢Á†éÀ\ BÆæ’-éÓ-´úøç.) The child retracted its hand as it felt the heat of the fire. ★ Reconciliation = Compromise (®√@ °æúøôç). The wife and husband who went to court for a divorce, want reconciliation now, and wish to live together. ★ Contrary = Opposite / in the opposite manner (ņ’-èπ◊†o / ņo-üΔ-EéÀ ´uA-Í®-éπçí¬.) Contrary to what I had thought, she stood first in the class. Eg: Contrary to what I had thought, she stood first in the class. - Prabhakar Chiruvella Q: Sir, what are the parts of speech of the underlined words? 1) I want to go. 2) Being busy, I could not come. 3) On seeing the police, the thief ran away. A: In sentence (1), 'go' is a part of the expression, 'to go' - and expressions like, to go, to come, to sit, etc., are called infinitives. 2) 'Being' here is a present participle. 3) 'Seeing' is also a present participle. '-≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ— §ƒ-ûª Ææç-*éπ-© éÓÆæç -îª÷-úøç-úÕ.. www.eenadupratibha.net Email your questions to: [email protected] -¢Á-†éÀ\ -BÆæ’éÓ-´-úøç.. Retracted - Rama Venkat Q: Sir, what is the difference between Transmission, Transformation and Transfusion? A: Transmission = i) The process of broadcasting something by radio or the TV, or the programmes aired on the TV or on the radio. (öÃO, Í®úÕßÁ÷ ´÷üμ¿u-´÷© üΔy®√ v°æ≤ƒ®Ωç D ear readers, from this week onwards, we wish to help you improve your vocabulary. Every week, we give you five to ten words with their meanings and their use. Learn them and use them in your conversation. Most of them will be words we use in our daily life situations. Let us start now: The patient needs blood transfusion. ★ Transfusion = the process of adding blood îËߪ’úøç.) Eg: The transmission of the programme over the TV was not allowed. ii) Carrying electric power from the source to where it is used. (á©-éÀéZ ˙ ¨¡éÀhE ÅC ÖçúË ´‚©ç †’ç* üΔEo Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-TçîË îÓô’èπ◊ BÆæ’Èé-∞¡xúøç.) Eg: The transmission of electric power from Krishnapatnam port to the other place will soon be possible. iii) The process of passing something from one person to another, as for example, a disease. (äéπJ †’ç* ÉçéÌ-éπ-JéÀ Åçôúøç/ ¢√u°œç-îªúøç – ´·êuçí¬ ¢√uüμ¿’-™«xç-öÀN.) Eg: He transmitted AIDS to his wife. ★ Transformation = change (´÷®Ω’p.) Eg: His transformation from an ordinary person into a great actor is really surprising. (´÷´‚©’ ´uéÀhí¬ ÖçúË Åûª†’ íÌ°æp †ô’-úÕí¬ ´÷®Ωúøç Eïçí¬ Ç¨¡a-®Ωu¢Ë’.) to a patient / animal etc. (®Ωéπhç-™«çöÀ ¢√öÀE ´’†’-≠æfl©’, ïçûª’-´¤© ¨¡K-®Ωç-™éÀ áéÀ\ç-îªúøç) Eg: The patient needs blood transfusion. - Sathish, Atmakur Q: Sir, baby's, children's and women's these are plural why should we use this symbol (') in that words. Actually baby is singular, but why we use baby's, child's etc? A: The symbol, (') is not for plural. It is called, an apostrophe. It shows possession (éπLT Öçúøôç/ ßÁ·éπ\). ★ Baby's = belonging to the baby (P¨¡Ÿ´¤ ßÁ·éπ\/ P¨¡Ÿ´- ¤èπ◊ îÁçC†). Baby's teeth = P¨¡Ÿ´¤ °æ∞¡Ÿ.x ★ Women's = belonging to women (Æ‘Y© ßÁ·éπ\ / Æ‘Y©èπ◊ îÁçC†). Women's clothing = Æ‘Y© ü¿’Ææ’h-©’. ★ Children's = belonging to children ßÁ·éπ\ / °œ©x-©èπ◊ îÁçC†.) °œ©x© -Çô-´-Ææ’h-´¤©’. 1. Abolish = end something officially (by law) (îªôd-Kû√u EÊ≠-Cμç-îªúøç). Eg: Dowry has been abolished some ten years ago, but still people give and take dowry. (îªôd-Kû√u ´®Ωéπö«oEo EÊ≠-Cμç- *-†-°æp-öÀéà éπö«o©’ ÉÆæ÷hØË ÖØ√o®Ω’, BÆæ’-èπ◊çô÷ØË ÖØ√o®Ω’.) 2. Absorb = take in (°‘©’a-éÓ-´úøç, ûË´’ ™«çöÀ-¢√öÀE) Eg: Sponge absorbs water (≤ƒpçñ¸ FöÀE °‘©’a-èπ◊ç-ô’çC.) 3. Barren = unfit for the growth of crops (E≤ƒq-®Ω-¢Á’i† ´·êuçí¬ ≤ƒí∫’èπ◊ °æE-éÀ-®√E ¶μº÷N’.) Eg: Most of Rayalaseema is barren (crops do not grow there). ★ A barren woman is one who is unable to become a mother. 4. Crash = fall to ground with a loud noise. (°œ©x© Children's toys = Hope, wish -´’-üμ¿u -ûË-ú≈..? - Venkatesh K Vocabulary by reading English novels, by watching English movies and by speaking English whenever there is an opportunity for it. Don't be afraid of making mistakes while speaking English. It is through mistakes that we learn. Mistakes are our friends. Q: Sir, I am good at English writing and reading. But I am facing the problems while speaking because I feel that my pronunciation is not proper. But I did not get any compliant from the lisM. SURESAN teners and I do my conversation - Santhosh Kumar K with them effectively apart from accent. When searched online they are different Q: Sir, please explain the question tags for the sources which have different sound for the following sentences. same word. So which is the correct accent 1) I had car. 2) I had bought car. Indians must learn? 3) I go to school. I am working in a manufacturing industry A: 'Car' is a countable (™„éπ\ °õ‰dN) singular in future I want to go abroad (US or UK) (àéπ-´-ç). In English a countable singular so please provide the sources for improvmust always have a / an before it. So, I ing English speaking skills. have car - Wrong. You should say, I have A: CDs on pronunciation and accent - both a car. Similarly, you should say, I had British and American, prepared by EFLU bought a car. (English and Foreign Languages University, Now the question tags: Hyderabad) are available in the market. 1) I had a car, didn't I? (Because the verb had They give you the necessary help. Please = did + have, so you should use 'did' in the make use of them. question tag.) - Iddarandla Nagarjuna 2) I had bought a car, hadn't I? (The verb in the sentence is, had bought, so in the quesQ: Sir, how to improve communication skills tion tag, you use the helping verb, 'had'.) and fluent English? 3) I go to school, don't I? (Here, the verb is A: By reading the English newspaper every day for an hour without referring to the 'go' = do + go. The helping verb here is 'do', dictionary, by listening to TV newscasts, so the question tag is, do not I? = don't I?) (°ü¿l ¨¡•lçûÓ °æúÕ-§Ú-´úøç / èπÿL-§Ú-´úøç.) Eg: The plane crashed in the mountains and what happened to the passengers is not known. ★ v°æ¶μº’-û√y©’ °æûª-†-´’-´-ú≈Eo èπÿú≈ vé¬≠ˇ Åçö«®Ω’. The glass crashed and broke to pieces. The glass crashed and broke to pieces. (Ç í¬xÆˇ éÀçü¿-°æúÕ ´·éπ\-™„j-§Ú-®·çC.) 5. Dilemma = unable to decide what to do / which to choose between two equally difficult things. (ÆæçC-í∫l¥ûª – ´·çü¿’ -†’®·u ¢Á†’éπ íÌ®·u™« ÖçúË °æJ-ÆœnA.) Eg: He is in a dilemma whether to go out in the hot sun or postpone his work. So learn these words. You will have more words from the next lesson onwards. - Preethi Mattewada Q: Sir, I want to know the differences between the words 'hope' and 'wish' - Please explain in Telugu. A: Hope = expect something favourable. (Ǩ¡-°æ-úøôç / ÇPç-îªúøç.) Eg: I hope to get the job I have applied for (؈’ ü¿®Ω-ë«Ææ’h °ô’d-èπ◊†o ÖüÓuí∫ç ´Ææ’hç-ü¿E ÇPÆæ’hØ√o.) ★ Wish = desire (éÓJéπ) I wish to be an IAS officer. (âà-áÆˇ ÅCμ-é¬J Å¢√y-©E Ø√ éÓJéπ.)