Haridas Patil

  Check out your English 1) This exercise lets you review some of the more common uses of 'grammar’-type words (prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, prepositions, etc.) in context. Use one word to complete each gap in the sentences from the given box ( to, of, no, used to, ago, had, between, even, about , over, most, some, near, be, on, unless, for, at, knowing, spite, would, managed, as, everyone, this, who, just, with, made, by, the , where, give, until, these, two, which, one, whole, least, more, because, since, what, else ). There may be more than one alternative answer, but you should just give one of them. 1. I'm afraid……… say you have absolutely…… chance…..passing the exam 2. A few years……, people ……….to write letters to each other. ……….days, it's all e-mails and text messages. 3. You can't leave early, ………if you promise to work late tomorrow. 4. ………….1999 and 2003, the book sold…………..a million copies. 5. One or two of my friends live abroad, but …....

                           Confusing pairs and false friends. * Complete the following sentences with the appropriate words. 1. conduct/direct Von Karajan will……… the Berlin Symphonic Orchestra at the concert. It took two policemen to…………… the traffic 2. continuous/continual She has been in………… pain for three days. I am getting fed up with her………..complaints. 3. driver/chauffeur The ………………brought the Rolls Royce to the hotel's main entrance. He's got a job as a bus………………. 4. formidable/wonderful They had a ……………….holiday by a lake in Sweden. The castle is surrounded by……………… walls and gates. 5. fun/funny I didn't have much……….. on my birthday. He made ………….faces and made the children laugh. 6. go/play Shall we ………….jogging or swimming? Neither. Let's …………..tennis. 7. Come along with/follow Would you like to…………… me to the cinem...

    Recounting my positive points. Let me start something different, related to my daily routine and mind habits. It gathers my past stories which is very painful and regrettable. I know, it is still my habituated mind that easily collects all incidents and stories. Then it entertains me slowly, involved in the complete conversation. As a result, I lost in it and became tensed, worried and regretful about the past. It becomes a habit of my routine and even I don’t leave it easily. As if I become a part and parcel of my daily life. It feeds, entertains, involves and stays in me. By that time, I miss the beauty of my positive life. Furthermore, I start either blaming others or finding fault in others instead of accepting my role. And I keep regretting my missed chances of the past.                  If I continue with it, it will ruin my life at every level. Therefore, I must stop my self-negative talk. These are irritating me. Con...

    These days, lots of activities happen around or in. These days, lots of activities have been happening around or in my life, including facing a financial problem, and teaching spoken English in classes and at home. Not only this but also negative self-talk happens, so I am a bit physically and mentally disturbed. Sometimes I take other’s words seriously as if the final call is to me. Consequently, I have been going through these ups and downs. However, I started reading a book titled ‘Attitude is Everything’. I feel better when I read it. Apart from these monkey mind games, I try to plan for the next academic year's project, and I expect to earn 2 lakhs per month. I have to take some good schools such as Uttar Gujarat School, Pacific College, Archana Vidya Niketan, Bharat Makwana sir’s school, Vimal sir’s school Nav Nirman School, G M Computer and many more. So, I like to do the best things at these organizations. I have decided to offer the Times of India- a student e...

                                                 100 Idioms and their meaning with the sentences. Idioms are expressions or phrases whose meanings do not relate to the literal meaning of their words. They are special words or phrases that aren’t meant to be taken literally and usually have a cultural meaning behind them. They typically present a figurative meaning attached to the phrase.       IDIOMS                                                           MEANINGS 1)     A Storm in a teacup:-       ...