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Way back in 1988 in the hot month of May at five minutes' walking distance from the Konnagar Railway Station at 75/A/37 H.C.Banerjee Lane, Konnagar Institute for Spoken English was established with only five boys and two girls as students. It was initially intended that the institute would simply cater to the needs of the local youngsters who were keenly interested in obtaining a working knowledge of Spoken English. However, within a span of only one and a half years the institute found itself imparting lessons in Spoken English to about forty students who used to come from different localities-------near & far.

Today Konnagar Institute prides itself in stating that it has been instrumental in getting many a student established in various walks of life. Needless to say that Konnagar Institute for Spoken English does not owe its success to a particular single individual who claims to be the helmsman of the institute. The achievement of the institute can safely be ascribed to all its devoted students who on one hand learn unhesitatingly from their senior classmates & on the other hand painstakingly train their juniors------in observance of the institute's traditional culture-----"Your Senior is your first teacher".

In the untiring endeavor to spread the English education far & wide; Konnagar Institute for Spoken English effusively welcomes everyone who intends to master the art of speaking English. For admission to Konnagar Institute 'Money' is secondary while 'Devotion to English' is primary. So amigos, no more shilly-shally learn English willy-nilly.

Tuesday 1 July 2014

1st Tuesday of Konnagar Institute for Spoken English(KISE) (Grammatical tips/ Vocabulary)

Grammatical tips


1) 'WOULD PREFER' (I'd Prefer):-
We use 'WOULD PREFER' to say what somebody wants in a specific situation (NOT IN GENERAL).
* 'Would you prefer' tea or coffee? "Coffee, please".

2) We say 'WOULD PREFER TO DO' something (Not usually would prefer doing)
* 'Shall we go by train?' I'd prefer to drive. (Not I'd prefer driving)
* I would prefer to stay at home tonight rather than go to the cinema.

3) 'WOULD RATHER' (I'd rather):-
    'Would rather do' = 'Would prefer to do'. We use 'Would rather' + 'Infinitive' (without 'To')
* Shall we go by train? (I'd prefer 'to' drive. (Not : I'd prefer driving)
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                                      (I'd rather drive. (Not: "To' drive)

* Would you rather have tea or coffee? "Coffee, please"

4) The 'NEGATIVE' is I'd rather not (do something):-
* I'm tired. I'd rather not go out this evening if you don't mind.
* Do you want to go out this evening? "I'd rather not".

Vocabulary

  1. The schoolies had no fear of the cuts:- The school students had no fear of physical punishment.
  2. His duchess is up the duff.:- His wife is pregnant.
  3. The crook has been duffed up.:- The villain has been beaten up.
  4. I duke him now.:- I shake hands with him now.
  5. A dumb Dora is your dona.:- A stupid girl is your lover.
  6. He will dummy up then.:- He will refuse to give information then.
  7. Don't dump allover him.:- Don't criticise or abuse him.
  8. Germany were dusted off by Brazil.:- Germany were defeated by Brazil.
  9. None so dusty.:- Fairly good.
  10. Never do the dutch.:- Never commit suicide.
  11. Your bluster merits no boys.:- Your bombastic talk deserves no fame.
  12. "Are you going stag?""No. I am going drag.":- "Are you going without a female companion?""No. I am going with a female companion."
  13. She is a diva.:- She is a popular female singer in opera.
  14. The ankle-biter gave a puckish grin.:- The child gave a playful and mischievous smile.
  15. It is in limbo.:- It is in an uncertain state.
  16. Your party is out on a limb.:- Your party is without supporters.
  17. Mop up the droppings of pigeons.:- Clean the stool of pigeons.
  18. A bit of crackling should not talk tripe.:- An attractive woman should not talk rubbish.
  19. He has been had:- He has been deceived.
  20. It's so uphill to scrimp.:- It's so hard to live on a small income. 

A small video of 1st Tuesday's class of the month

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3 comments:

Bahadur said...

Updates of 1st Tuesday class notes are done.

1 July 2014 at 12:13
GODCRISE said...

Plzzzzzz seniors tell me the meaning & uses of the following wrds- PREJURY, CLASSIFIED, CALIPHATE

2 July 2014 at 03:07
Bahadur said...

CLASSIFIED:
1. arranged in classes or categories.
"The classified advertisements of the news paper has been printed."
2. designed for a particular person or organization (mainly used in officially top secrete data.)
"You must not open the file. it's classified."

Caliphate:
The era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Muslim still maintain that the Muslim world must always have a caliph as head of the community

This word is a Derivatives of 'Caliph'
"their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate"

Prejury:
The word does not exist.

2 July 2014 at 04:11

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