How to use the zero conditional

If you eat too much, you get fat. If babies are hungry, they cry. If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils. Have you noticed one thing in all the three sentences? When a condition is fulfilled, something always happens.         Eating too much always results in getting fat.         Hungry babies always …

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4 uses of apostrophe

1. Apostrophes are used to replace missing letters in contracted forms. For example:           isn’t (= is not) To suggest that we have removed the letter ‘o’, we used an apostrophe here           can’t (= cannot) To suggest that we have removed the letters ‘n’ and ‘o’, we used an apostrophe here.           You’re (= …

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How to introduce yourself in school or college

Please introduce yourself. Can you tell me about yourself? These are the common questions that you hear during interviews. Where else do we hear them? Well, if you get admission in a school or college, there’s a chance that your teachers or lecturers ask you this question. As we can see it obviously that this …

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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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