Learning English pronounciation

Learning English pronounciation

Telephoning

Making contact
Hello. This is ....(James Turner).

Is that....(Monique Bresson)?
Yes, speaking.

Could I/I'd like to speak to ...(Mr Brown).
Who's calling, please?

I'm calling about...(the letter I sent you).
Hold the line, please.

I'm sorry,.../(Mr Brown) is in a meeting at the moment.
-------------/(he)'s busy at present.
I'm afraid.../(she) isn't here.

Leaving a message

Can I take a message?
Can I leave a message?

Could you take a message?

Could you ask .... (her) to call ....(Luigi Bastini)?
Could you tell .... (him) that ... (Ducan Ross) called?

Could you spell ...(your name), please?
What's your number, please?

Smart People Get a Baker's Dozen

An Idiom for Today

.....a baker's dozen….

A dozen has twelve pieces, but a baker's dozen has thirteen.

Example: If you buy a baker's dozen, you will get a bargain.
A baker's dozen has more pieces than a regular dozen.

Synonyms for the Day

Some new synonyms – smart, intelligent, brainy,

Examples: The teacher gave the smart students more difficult work.
Susan is the most intelligent student in the class.
The boy at the computer is brainy so he understands
computer programming.

Meeting people

Introductions

• May (Can) I introduce my self?
• My name's ....... (Tom).
• I'm ......(Tom).
  
• May (Can) I introduce a good friend of mine?
• This is ....... (Linda)
  
• Excuse me, are you ....... (Duncan Ross)?
• Hello, you must be .......(James Turner).
  
• I'd like to (Let me) introduce you to ......... (Tony White).
  
• How do you do? ---> How do you do?
• Pleased to meet you. ---> Pleased to meet you, too.
• Please call me ... (Luigi) ---> Then you must call me ....... (Monique).

Greetings

• Hello,........(Roberto).
• Good (Nice) to see you again.
  
• How are you? Fine, thanks. And you?
• How are things? Not too bad, thanks.
• How's the family? Very well, thank you.
  
• Good morning/afternoon/evening.

We only say Good night when we are leaving. We don't use it as a greeting.

Goodbyes

• I must go now.
• We really must leave now.
• I must be off.
  
• It was very nice meeting you. ---> I really enjoyed meeting you, too.
• Have a good trip (journey/flight) ---> Thank you ....(and the same to you).
• I hope to see you again. ---> I hope so, too.
  
• I look forward to .... (seeing you again).
• I'm looking forward to ..... (our next meeting).
  
• See you on the ....( 1st July/ next week/soon).
  
• Have a good (trip back/ flight back.)
  
  

List of Grammar terms

An adjective: describes a noun - people, places, things, events, ect.

• a beautiful city, an enjoyable holiday,
• interesting people, terrible news

Ad adverb: adds information, for example, about when, where, or how something happpens.

• She wrote the report yesterday.
• He's waiting outside.
• Please drive slowly.

An adverb of frequency: describles how often something happens.

• I always play tennis in the summer.
• I'm realy later for work.

An auxiliary verb: (be, do, and have) is used with other verbs to make tenses and passive forms.

• She is working in Geneva.
• Where did you go?
• The window has been broken.

The infinitive: is the base form of the verb (see, buy, etc.). It is used with or without to.

• It's good to meet you.
• I'd like to introduce you to a friend.
• I must go now.

A modal verb: is a verb like might, can, and should. We use them to express possiblity, ask permission, give advice, etc.

• She might arrive late.
• Can I use your phone?
• You should see a doctor.

A noun: is a person, place, thing, or idea.

• a journalist, an office, books, beauty

A preposition: indicates place, time, direction, etc.

• I live in a flat.
• He walks to his office every day.
• They begin work at 8 o'clock.

A pronoun: takes the place of noun.

• The restaurant is very good but it is expensive.
• Do you know Sue? I saw her at the theatre last night.

A verb: expresses an action or state.

• He writes for a magazine.
• I speak English.
• She didn't enjoy the film.

How to ensure road safety

Plan

1. Why should there be any fuss about road safety?
2. The duties of the public
3. Road safety education - the role of the school
4. Use of the mass media

• Why think of road safety at all? It is because of the accidents that occur everyday on the road, in which all sorts of vehicles and human beings and even animals are involved. These accidents mean loss of life and loss of property and more often than not obstruction to traffic. In this age of speed and fast moving vehicles and with the congestion on roads, these accidents have become almost an every day affair. So unless everybody is educated on the importance of road safety, the loss and the sorry spectacles cannot be avoided.


• Prevention is better than cure. This holds good even in the matter of road accidents. Accidents are due to many causes and may occur under different circumstances. The simplest but at the same time dangerous perhaps is people slipping down on the road caused by an orange or a banana peel. Without any meaning any harm, quite innocently a person may throw away the orange peel or the banana skin on the road or the side walk. When a fast walking person steps on it he or she slips down ending in fracture of bones and sometimes even mmore dangerours than that. So pwople must take care they do not throw the pealings on the road but should deposit them in a dust bin. In some countries the offenders are severely punished.


• The second cause of accident is due to careless crossing in busy roads. While crossing one must look to the right and left for moving vehicles and then cross (Where there are Zebra markings on the road for the pedestrians to cross, one should cross along them. One should keep to margin of the road while walking and the vehicles must keep to their lanes in bust streets).


• In the case of accidents involving vehicles these are many causes. One is trying to overtake and very often taking risk. Another has wrong judgement in crossing. Sometimes it may be not caring for the signals. In crowded streets accidents may take place in a snap second because one does not care for the signal. 'Stop, look and go' is the best precept; it will save vehicles from accidents. But where one takes a foolish step, the result is the inevitable accident. Jay riding may be another cause. Riding two or three abreast is always dangerous. Especially one must be aware of this. Scooter riders become victims of road accidents. But if they just wear the helmet as required by law, they could easily avoid fracture and hence death.


• Very often the cause of accidents is the failure of the brake sustem which means the owner of the vehicle does not care to keep the machine in good condition. By attending to the vehicle regularly a lot of miseries could be avoided.


• Road safety is a matter of education in which the school can play a significant role. Through scouting, Red Cross and social education classes, children can be taught the importance of observing the rules of the road. Children must be taught their limbs and lives are very valuable and they must not take risk, especially when leaving the school. As soon as the bell goes children rush out and accidents do happen. Under the circumstance the teachers must feel it their duty to regulate the traffic near the school. The police can cooperate with the school in this respect.


• To make the people road conscious, the mass media can be used. The newspaper, the wall poster and the cinema and now the TV come in handy. Shots in the cinema or TV emphasizing the importance of road safety can be highlighted. There may be speeches over the radio by the police officials. During peak hours in crowded areas, the police may direct the traffic and ask people to keep to there lanes.

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