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Greetings in everyday situations (

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Small talk: 01(

Ryan: Hi, how are you doing? Eruban: I'm fine. How about yourself? Ryan: I'm pretty good too. Thanks for asking. Eruban: No problem. So, what are doing now a days? Ryan: I've joined a football club. What about you? Eruban: Wow! That sounds great. Well, I am taking swimming lessons. Ryan: That sounds interesting too. Swimming is the best exercise as well. Eruban: Yes, it is really interesting and beneficial to health. Ryan: What about your study? Eruban: It's okay. I am going on well with it. My examination is round the corner. Ryan: Good luck with your examination. Eruban: Thank you very much!

Core words: Now a days = B`vwbs| That sounds grea t= Kvb AvBwWqv cQ` nj English native speaker-iv GUv ej| Go on well with something = KvbwKQy fvjvfve Pvwjq bqv| Round the corner/imminent/knock at the door = wZbwU k gvUvgywU GKB A_ eeZ nq; mwbKU| Small talk: 02 (Qq-mvZ eQii `yUv wk K_v ejQ) Raafin: How's it going? Nafis: I'm doing fine. How about you? Raafin: Fine too, thanks. Nafis: So, what are you doing now? Raafin: I've just had a nap. What about you? Nafis: I've just got back from shopping with my daddy. Raafin: What have you bought? Nafis: Well, I have purchased a pair of shoes and a schoolbag. Raafin: Thats great! You must be very happy. Anyway, will you go to roof to play. Nafis: Yes, I would love to. Just give me a couple of minutes to change dress. Raafin: Thats ok. Take your time. Nafis: See you then. Core words: Have a nap= PU Ki GKUy Nywgq bqv| Just got back = GBgv wdijvg| Well= GB evK well kwUi Kvb gvb bB, mvaviYZ evKi iZ eeZ GKwU expression gv| Couple of minutes= KqK wgwbU| Small talk: 03 (ga eqmx `yB gwnjv Zv`i mvb`i fwelr wbq K_v ejQ|) Nilufar: Hello Parvin apa! How are you doing? Parvin: Im doing fine. Thanks! What about you? Nilufar: Im okay but little tense with my younger daughter, Anika. Parvin: What has happened to her? Nilufar: Nothing special. We had a dream that she would be a doctor but the dream didnt come true. Now she is doing BBA. The 4th semester is going on. Parvin: Thats not at all bad! She is very much in the right track. Where is the problem? Nilufar: The problem is that she is a very soft spoken girl and a bit shy also. Having done BBA, she will try for job and there lies the challenge for her. She doesnt talk much and is not very good in communicative English. You know how competitive the job market is at present. Parvin: Yes, right you are. Modern English is all about effective communication, making the other person understand what you want to say as long as spoken communication is concerned. Well, at the time of writing, you have to be careful about grammar. Tell Anika to get started speaking English as much as she can; wherever and whenever she gets opportunity. Any practice is good. Tell her to form a group of friends who are interested in speaking English and make an English only environment among them. That will really pay off. Thats how my son got his communication skills better.

Nilufar: This is a really very good piece of advice! I will tell Anika accordingly. Thanks a lot, apa. Have a great time. Parvin: You too. Bye! Core words:

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Dialogues in everyday situations

situation dialogues
Busy life (

I have got a hectic life. I had a hectic trip to Chittagong yesterday. I've got a pretty tight schedule today! Let's call it a day, shall we? We could do it first thing tomorrow morning. I'm up to my neck in work. (Avgvi GKMv`v KvR) My hands are full at the moment. (H) I'm tied up for the moment. (H) Im running behind the schedule. (KvRi wcQb co hvwQ|) I'll just grab something to eat. (wKQy GKUv Lq be) Hectic= Kge| Hectic life/hectic schedule/hectic journey etc. Conversations on the phone.... You're so difficult to get through to! (ZvgvK Zv dvb cvIqvB hvq bv|) I kept getting a busy signal. Is your phone out of order? My telephone was disconnected. Its a bad network. We seem to have a bad connection on this phone. Is Tushi in? (Uywm AvQ?) Im afraid, Mou is out at the moment. Im sorry, Raju is out. Would you like to leave a message? Can I leave a message for Mahi? (gvwni Rb GKUv gmR ivLZ cvwi?) Would you care to leave a message for Laboni? Im afraid, Mr. Firoj is out to lunch? Would you like to leave a message? Let me get back to you in a few minutes. I've put him on hold. Would you like to take the call? Time Expressions about time... My watch gains time. (Avgvi Nwo dv nq hvq|) My watch loses time. (Avgvi Nwo mv nq hvq|) My alarm clock didn't go off this morning. I always forget to put the alarm on. My watch always gains ten minutes a day. It is fifteen/quarter past five. ( GLb cvuPUv eR cbi wgwbU / GLb mvqv cvuPUv|) It is thirty/ half past five. (GLb mvo cvuPUv|) It is fifteen/ quarter to five. (GLb cb QqUv) It is ten past five. (GLb cvuPUv eR `k|) It is ten to five.(GLb cvuPUv evRZ `k wgwbU evwK|)

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(1) AND (Ges ) They are gentle and intelligent. A Muslim should be pious and modest. (2) BUT (wK) He is poor but happy. Rahman is rich but unhappy. (3) THOUGH (hw`I) I cant go with you though I gave you word. Though Anis tried a lot, he could not manage any news. Though he is meritorious, he cant do well in the exam. (4) AS/ SINCE (hnZy) Since you are a liar, I dont believe you. As he is sick, he wont come. (5) AS IF (hb) He is behaving as if he was the boss. You are talking as if you didnt know anything. (6) OTHERWISE (ZvQvov) Walk carefully otherwise you will stumble Do what I say otherwise I will punish you. (7) IF/ PROVIDED (hw`) If you come, I will go. I may lend you money provided you repay it timely. I will meet you provided I get chance. (8) WHETHER (wKbv) I dont know whether they will come. He asked me whether I knew the boy. We dont know whether they will attend the program. (9) SO (myZivs) I am very busy so I cant talk to you. He is a cheat so I dont like him. You are very lazy so you cant do this work. (10) BECAUSE (KviY) I dont like him because he is a fraud. He will not come because he is sick. I could not meet because I was awfully busy that day. (11) UNTIL (h ch bv) Wait here until I return. Keep trying until you get it. He will stay with us until he gets a good job. Modal verb

Confusion

Formula : Subject + Modal Verb + Principal Verb (base form) + Extension 1) May : Three uses: (a) To say possibility Example: Russel may get the job. Annie may meet Eva this evening. (b) To get permission. Example: May I use your phone? May I come in? (c) To bless : Example: May Allah bless you. May his soul rest in peace. 2) Might : To express the possibility in the past as well as in the future. Example: Mumu went there alone. I thought, she might be interested in taking her sister, Badhon with her. Sathi might attend the meeting tomorrow. 3) Can : To mean ability : Example: Anwar can run fast. Sonia can sing well.

4) Could : Two uses : (a) To mean past ability of the subject : Example: Nur Jamal could run fast. Mayeda could sing well. (b) To express politeness in a question : Example: Could you inform Maidul about tomorrows training session? Could I use your phone for a while? 5& 6) Shall and will: simple future Example: I shall watch the movie once again. Children will line up at dispatch. (In modern English, WILL is used with 1st person also) 6) Would : two uses : (a) To mean past habit Example: Sujat would play football very well in the boyhood. Habib would sing well in his youth. (b) To express politeness in a question Example: Would you do me a favour? Would you have some cookies? 7) Should : Example : You should practise all four skills of English everyday. I should meet him right now. 8) Must : Example: Ankhi must speak English fluently. Badhon must do it by tomorrow.

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GREETINGS & WISHES

11) Congratulating someone : # Congratulations on your bright success / excellent result / getting job / getting promotion. 12) Thanking someone : # Thank you for .. # In reply : uIts my pleasure / Youre welcome. u Its all right / Its ok. 13) Expressing annoyance : # Oh shit ! Damn it ! What nonsense ! # Shit ! What a nuisance ! How disgusting ! 14) Expressing pleasure : # Oh, thats great ! # Its wonderful / marvelous ! # Im glad to hear it. 15) Expressing surprise : # Its surprising / amazing ! My goodness ! Good God ! # What a surprise ! How strange ! # What a pleasant surprise ! 16) Expressing incredibility : # This is incredible / impossible ! # I cant believe it / my ears ! 17) Expressing sadness : # Im very sorry . I feel so sad. # Oh God ! I cant take much more of this .

18 ) Cheering someone up : # Come on ! Cheer up. Come on ! Life is not so bad. # Come on ! Lets see you smile. # Set to work, everything will be all right. 19) Attracting others attention : # Excuse me. # hey, you. # hi ! Anis # Hello Jane. 20) Greetings someone : # Hello ! # Nice / glad to see/ meet you. # Its a pleasure to meet you. # How do you do ? 21) Benediction / well-wishing : # May Allah bless you. # May you be happy. # May you live long. 22) Appreciation / Praise: # Very good. # It / that sounds good / great. # That will be fine. # Its really a good idea. 23) Asking for permission: # Could / Can / may I use your pen ? # Please let me use your pen. # Would you allow me to use your phone ? 24) Accepting an offer / proposal: # Yes, you can / could / may # Yes, of course / certainly # Yes , please 25) Refusal : # No you cant / couldnt / may not. # Im sorry, I cant / you cant # No thanks # I wish I could but. 26) Expressing gratitude: # So kind of you. # That would be so kind of you. # You are so kind. # You have obliged me. # Im grateful to you. 27) Bad feeling: # What nonsense ! # Disgusting ! # Horrible ! # Monotonous ! # What the hell are you talking about? # Who the hell are you? 28) Asking about a situation : # Hey, whats wrong? # Whats the matter? # Whats going on here, Maidul? # What happened, Mou? # Whats up with you, Tushi?

29)Asking for others opinion : # What do you think about it / the idea? # How do you think it / that? # How do you feel about it? # Whats your reaction to that? 30) Farewell: # Good-bye / bye. # See you / see you later. # Bye-bye. Motivational quote: 1. If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney. 2. Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success. Henry Ford

APPEARANCE

Tall Nur Jamal is a tall boy. Tallish Mayeda is tallish. Short My uncle is a short but robust man. Medium height- Anwar is a young man of medium height.

Frail Sathi looked really frail last night, she must have been suffering from illness. Slim All the girls now want to be slim. Thin - You are too thin to carry this bag. Plump That plump looking lady is my aunt. Fat Fat people are usually broad-minded. Skinny I dont understand why all the supermodels are so skinny. Well-built Players are usually well-built. Fit It is important to look fit when you face an interview.

Young This young man has just completed his graduation. Elderly We should always respect the elderly people. Middle-aged Mr. Habib, that middle-aged, tallish man is our Administrative Officer. Teenager It is tricky to handle teenagers. In 20s/ 30s/ 40s- She is in her 40s but still looks young. Appearance

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. ~Helen Keller

shape :
Round: My mother has a round face. Oval: That girl with an oval face is my niece. Square: Akbar, the square faced, tall man is a very good athlete. With scars: Do you know that man with scars on his face? He looks dangerous. Freckles: A lot of white people have freckles on their skin. Sun-tanned: Her face is sun-tanned. Pale: She looked really pale that day.

Large/small/ black/blue : She has got large/small/black/blue eyes. Round/narrow/bright: That girl with round/narrow/ bright eyes is very good at math. *

Bald: Bruce Willis is a bald headed person. Thin: Old people usually have thin hair. Straight: That girl has beautiful straight hair. Curly: Almost all African people have curly hair. Wavy: Vicky has got wavy hair. Motivational quote: The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny Albert Ellis

HOW DO I FEEL

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A. Emotionally 1. I managed to finish my work on time today. Now I am feeling great! 2. I am feeling awesome after a palatable meal and a quick nap. 3. I just saw an accident. I am feeling awful. 4. Boss was mad at me today. 5. I love to think for my country. 6. I hate to watch horror movies. 7. I am nervous. I have to take a test tomorrow. B. PHYSICALLY 8. Mayeda is feeling dizzy/ giddy. 9. He feels like vomiting after having some stale food. 10. Jane is feeling out of sorts today. 11. Rashed has got a splitting headache. 12. Do you have headache/ toothache/earache/ stomachache/backache. 13. You look pale today. Whats the matter? I am feeling terrible. 14. Are you alright? -Yeah, I am fine. Thank you! C. PROFESSIONALLY 15. I am feeling so stressed today after having a strenuous day. 16. I cannot take the load any more. It is driving me crazy. 17. Our new boss is very considerate. We are feeling a bit relaxed now. 18. We are running behind the schedule.

19. Maidul had a very hectic day. 20. We have to speed up other we will run out of time. Motivational quote: Ive missed more than 9000 shots in my career. Ive lost almost 300 games. 26 times, Ive been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. Ive failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan

: 41 SENSE OF DUTY , , , , SENSE OF DUTY SIMPLE PRESENT,SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE FUTURE

CORE WORDS: HAVE TO/HAS TO, HAD TO, WILL HAVE TO Present Indefinite Tense with a sense of duty 1. I have to go to my work by 9 am. 2. I have to work all day long. 3. Tushi has to wake up early in the morning. 4. Do you have to work till 9 pm? 5. I dont have to go to work every day. I work part time. 6. Mou has to take care of her younger brother when her mother is out. 7. Maidul has to help his mother in the kitchen. Present Indefinite Tense with a sense of duty 8. I had to work late hours yesterday. We had a lot of work to finish. 9. Matin had to do a part time job to pay for his tuition fees. 10. Mahi had to study hard to get a good result. 11. Raju had to torch his family as he is the eldest son. 12. Did you have to go there? 13. Why did you have to do it? 14. I didnt have to do it. Future Indefinite Tense with a sense of duty 15. I will have to find a supervisor by February. 16. Rashed will have to practise a lot to brush up on his English skills. 17. Maruf will have to stay in Sylhet for one month as he has got a part time job over there. 18. Rahin will have to translate from English to Bengali. 19. Rupok will have to seriously study to cut a good figure in the Masters examination. 20. Shovon will have to give two lessons a week to his students.

Motivational quote: Success in life, in anything, depends upon the number of persons that one can make himself agreeable to. Thomas Carlyle

Conversation Crossmatch

Crossmatch , activity
1. How big is your room? 2. How long does it take you to get to school? 3. What size is your father? 4. How do I get to the cinema? 5. Do you know Mary? 6. Are you a good driver? 7. Why are you looking so tired? 8. Who does the book belong to? 9. How old is your brother? 10. Whats your brother like? 11. Wheres your brother at the moment? 12. What does your brother do? a) Half an hour. b) Over 65 kilos. c) Take the second on the left. d) Large or extra large, Im not sure. e) Its not mine. Its Marys. f) Look where you are driving. g) Its small but very comfortable. h) Ive had a terrible day. i) Weve never met before. j) Ive only had five lessons so far. k) Hes at the swimming pool. l) He has some older friends. m) Rather shy but friendly. n) Hes a swimming instructor. o) One year younger than me. Motivational quote: Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. - Henry David Thoreau

Motivational story with linguistic activity

Communicative English motivational share , educative s[orotia; va;ir activity

The starfish Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surfs edge and the beach. Back and forth this person went. As the man approached, he could see that there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as the result of the natural action of the tide. The man was stuck by the apparent futility of the task. There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to perish. As he approached, the person continued the task of picking up starfish one by one and throwing them into the surf. As he came up to the person, he said: You must be crazy. There are thousands of miles of beach covered with starfish. You cant possibly make a difference. The person looked at the man. He then stooped down and pick up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said: It sure made a difference to that one!

Moral: Every little piece of good work makes a big difference in the long run Activities for learners: Find out all the adjectives in the story; get their antonyms and make sentences with both the synonym and antonyms. It will be a great learning and fun at the same time! Motivational quote: Success In life, in anything, depends upon the number of persons that one can make himself agreeable to. Thomas Carlyle

Challenge to think

linguistic game. gold fish painting time bound game activity

The goldfish & the paintings 1. Little Tim was in the garden filling in a hole when his neighbour looked over the fence. 2. 'The man who bought your paintings was your doctor.' 3. Tim finished filling the hole and replied, 'That's because he's inside your cat.' 4. 'That's wonderful!' the artist exclaimed. 'What's the bad news?' 5. An artist asked the gallery owner if anyone had been interested in his pictures, which were in the gallery. 6. Curious about what the boy was doing, he politely asked, 'what are you doing, Tim?' 7. 'I've good news and bad news', the owner replied. 8. The neighbour was confused. 'That's a big hole for a goldfish, isn't it?' he asked. 9. 'The good news is that a gentle man asked about your work and wondered if it would become more expensive after you die. When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your paintings.' 10. 'My goldfish died' Tim answered without looking up, 'and I've just buried him.'

Classroom management tips

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01. Speak loudly and clearly 02. Walk around the class while lecturing 03. Always make eye contact and wear a smile. 04. Three stages of each class: warm up activity, discussion & wrap up activity. 05. Reward the students 06. Make some related fun and make the lesson interesting. 07. Mind it: there is no boring students, no boring lessons; only boring teachers! So, enjoy teaching and that will be reflected among the students through their performance.


Agree or disagree in the conversation

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a. How to agree strongly with an opinion. 1. I couldn't agree more! 2. That's absolutely true! 3. Absolutely! 4. I agree with your point. 5. I'd go along with your point. 6. I'm with you on that point. 7. That's just what I was thinking. 8. That's exactly what I think. 9. That's a good point. 10. That's just how I see it. 11. That's exactly my opinion. b. How to half agree with an opinion. 1. Yes, perhaps, however ... 2. Well, yes, but ... 3. Yes, in a way, however ... 4. Hmm, possibly, but ... 5. Yes, I agree up to a point, however ... 6. Well, you have a point there, but ... 7. There's something there, I suppose, however ... 8. I guess your idea could be right, but ... 9. Yes, I suppose so, however ... 10. Taat's worth thinking about, but ... C. How to disagree politely with an opinion. 1. I am not so sure. 2. Do you think so? 3. Well, it depends. 4. I'm not so certain. 5. Well, I don't know. 6. Well, I'm not so sure about that. 7. Hmm, I'm not sure your idea is right. 8. I,m inclined to disagree with that idea. 9. No, I don't think so. d. How to disagree strongly with an opinion. 1. I disagree. 2. I disagree with your idea. 3. I'm afraid I don't agree. 4. I'm afraid your idea is wrong. 5. I can't agree with your idea. 6. I couldn't accept that idea for a minute. 7. You can't actually mean that. 8. I wouldn't go along with your idea there. 9. You can't be serious about that point. 10. You must be joking. 11. It's possible you are mistaken about that. Motivational quote: "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. "I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, "I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. "I've failed over and over and over again in my life. and that is why i succeed.' - Michael Jordan

ADVERB IN CONVERSATION Adverb

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Example : Adverb modifying Verb: Raafin walks slowly/fast. (How he walks? slowly or fast.) Adverb modifying Adjective: Ryan is very smart. (How smart Ryan is? Very smart)

Adverbs We use an adverb to say how an action is performed. He speaks English fluently. She answered correctly. We use an adverb to add information about the time/place/manner. How long have you lived here? We can use an adverb to add information to an adjective. She was extremely happy to see him again. She was extremely sad to see him go.

Forms of adverbs Most adverbs are formed by adding ly to an adjective. There are some exceptions - irregular adverbs. Nicely, quickly, beautifully, happily, economically, locally, finally, carefully, whimsically, abnormally , accidentally adventurously, anxiously , arrogantly , awkwardly etc If the adjective ends in ic we add ally. basic - basically, dramatic dramatically Some adverbs are irregular: they have the same form as the adjective. fast, daily, late, early, hard

The adjective good is irregular: its adverb form is well. good well

Adverbs - common mistakes Common mistakes Correct version Why? The camera works perfect. The camera works perfectly. We use an adverb (perfectly - adverb, perfect - adjective) when we want to say how we do something. Did you work hardly today? Did you work hard today? Some adverbs have the same form as the adjective: hard - hard, fast - fast, late - late. She behaved rather sillily. She behaved rather silly. Adjectives ending in -ly have the same spelling in the adverb form (friendly - friendly, early - early, likely - likely, lonely - lonely, ugly - ugly, silly silly). His answer sounded correctly. He looks happily. His answer sounded correct. He looks happy. After 'linking' verbs (look, sound, taste, smell, feel, seem) we use adjectives not adverbs. Motivational quote: You must be the change you want to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi

Likes and Dislikes in our conversation

1. I like fruit. what kind? Oranges and bananas 2. Helen likes sports What kind of sports? Football and tennis. 3. Ms. Joan doesn't like coffee. Really? Does she like tea? Yes, she does. 4. Tony does not like action movies Oh! What kind does he like? He likes drama. 5. Does Terry like swimming? Yes, he does That's the best exercise. 6. Does Raafin like soft drinks? No, he doesn't Good for his health. 7. Does Ryan like salad? No, he does not. But he should try them 8. Do you like Chinese food? Yes, a little. Oh, I just love it! 9. Do you like horror film? No. not at all Me neither 10. How do you like your egg? Hove omelette. Wou! Me too.

Motivational Quote: If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children. Mahatma Gandhi

Ice Breakers A Where are you from? A Where did you grow up? A Do you have any pets? A Do you have any siblings? A Do you know what your name means? A What type of phone do you have? A What did you do last weekend? A What are your plans for weekend? A What do you like to do in your spare time? A What is the first thing you do when you wake up?

A What is the last thing you do before you go to sleep? A What is your favorite holiday? A What is your favorite day of the week? A If you could meet anyone in history, who would it be? A What do you like to do to relax? A Do you play any instruments? Sports Conversation Starters A Who is your favorite athlete? A How often do you exercise? A What is your favorite sports team? A Do you play any sports? Entertainment Topics A Who is your favorite actor? A What is your favorite movie of all time? A What was the worst movie youve ever seen? A What is your favorite TV show? A What was the last movie youve seen? A What type of music do you like to listen to? A Who is your favorite music artist? A What was the last book you read? Motivational Quote: Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. Edison