Talking about PAST REGRETS using ‘SHOULD HAVE’

Should have + Verb 3 is used to express a regret. Sometimes we feel bad about something we did not do. For example…          I should have invited my friends. The meaning is…          I did not invite my friends. I regret it. I feel bad about it. Sometimes, we feel bad about something we …

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How to use on the one hand and on the other hand

On the one hand…on the other hand (to talk about ‘contrast’) రెండు పరస్పర విరుద్ధమైన విషయాలను చెప్పడానికి ఇవి ఉపయోగిస్తాం. Let’s look at a few examples. On the one hand, she wants financial freedom, but on the other hand, she doesn’t want to work. ఒకవైపు, ఆమె ఆర్ధిక స్వాతంత్ర్యం కోరుకుంటుంది. మరోవైపు, ఆమె పని చేయాలని అనుకోవట్లేదు. On the one …

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Classroom English-1

Though it seems easy to use English while interacting with students, it becomes imperative to use natural expressions that occur in a classroom. As most of us do not have English speaking environmentaround us, we need to deliberately learn such natural expressions. Watch the video below in which I discuss certain common expressions used in …

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A pleasant surprise awaits students

1. Await (verb) Wait for  2. Facelift (noun) changes made to a building or place to make it look more attractive      The town has recently been given a facelift.      The bank is planning to give its 1930s building a complete facelift. 3. Paved (adj.) Covered with large flat stones or concrete …

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Youth turns into a good Samaritan

No. Word/Expression Definition and examples 1. Good Samaritan (noun) a person who gives help and sympathy to people who need it 2. Feed (verb) To give food 3. Abandoned (adj.) left and no longer wanted The child was found abandoned but unharmed. 4. Sewing machine a machine that is used for sewing things that are …

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