Free English Class

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Free English Class

On this blog I posted an essay on speaking well. But as this topic is very vast, so it was impossible for me to fit all the ideas in a few hundred words. Therefore I will keep on providing some speaking tips.

You would have noticed that when the article “the” comes before a vowel - correct speakers pronounce it as “thee”. For example, “thee earth”, “thee airport” etc. mind, the spelling of “the” will not change; I am putting ( double E) only to make the thing clear.

Presumably, many of you would be already knowing this, but if anybody learnt it today, this point should be taken a proper care of. Bring this into practice and after a couple of days you will become habitual. Don’t think that this is too difficult a task; for, after practicing a few words, you will become familiar with this peculiarity and you will effortlessly use the correct pronunciation of “the” even with the words you are speaking for the first time.

Words of the day

Rumpus: n. A noisy clamor. As soon as the issue of nuclear deal came up, the house echoed with rumpus.

Foothold: n. A secure or firm position that provides a foundation for further development. Google, through its internet browser Chrome, is trying to establish a foothold on the web.

Disgruntle: v. to make discontented. The corrupt condition of the world is disgruntling the common folks.

Idioms of the day

In words of one syllable: To explain something in a very easy and common language because the person you are explaining to is stupid. Warnings should always be explained in words of one syllable so that people of less intelligence can easily understand them.

I dread/shudder to think: Something that you say when you don’t want to think about a thing because it is too dangerous or too worrying. The medical report of my mother was to come and I was shuddering to think about a serious problem.

Holy shit: A surprise or very unpleasant. When the world is failing to find a solution to curb the rising temperature, a lot of energy is getting wasted on needless events like Olympic Games. What a holy shit!

Combinations of words

Rumpus and malcontent: As the fundamentalism is seeing a rise, the world is filling with rumpus and malcontent.

Drowsy tranquility: The temple was well apart from the city in the drowsy tranquility of a humble village.

Cold formalities: In this modern lifestyle, even respecting anyone comes in the category of cold formalities.

The class is over.