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Improving English listening skills is a gradual process that requires consistent effort and various strategies. Here are some effective ways to enhance your English listening abilities: Regular Listening Practice:    - Diverse Content:  Listen to a variety of materials such as podcasts, audiobooks, news reports, and interviews. This exposes you to different accents, speeds, and topics.    - Different Accents: Choose content with speakers who have various accents (British, American, Australian, etc.) to familiarize yourself with different pronunciations. . Active Listening Techniques:    - **Note-taking:** Practice taking notes while listening. This can help you focus on key points and improve retention.    - Predicting Content: Try to predict what the speaker will say next. This encourages you to anticipate and understand the context. Use Subtitles Wisely    - Initial Use:Begin with subtitles when watching movies or TV shows. As you...

Improving English fluency is a gradual process that requires consistent effort and various strategies. Here are key tips to enhance your English fluency:   **1. Practice Regularly:**  Engage in daily conversations, both written and spoken. Utilize language exchange platforms, join language clubs, or converse with native speakers to immerse yourself in English regularly.   **2. Expand Vocabulary:**  Read extensively in English to expose yourself to diverse vocabulary. Make a habit of learning new words each day and use them in sentences to reinforce your understanding.  **3. Listen Actively:**   Listen to English speakers, be it podcasts, audiobooks, or movies. Pay attention to pronunciation, intonation, and common expressions. Mimic the way native speakers articulate words and phrases.  **4. Speak Aloud:**   Practice speaking English aloud, even if it's just reading a book or repeating phrases from movies. This helps improve pr...

Know Your English          Difference between house and home HOUSE         - a building in which a person or a family lives . HOME          -a house or apartment where a person or a family lives. Explanation with examples: HOUSE When you want to talk about the place or the building itself, use house.      My house is the blue one on main Street. I own a house in Tirunelveli. He wants to buy a house next year. There are only three houses on her street. Their house was damaged during the storm. Home Use home when you want to talk about the familiar place a person or family lives. He welcomed the visitors into his home with open arms. The couple purchased insurance for their new home. We were thrilled to finally have a home of our own Know Your English         marry to or marry with The verb  "ma...

KNOW YOUR ENGLISH Fascinating facts about English : The word "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha, bēta.  We can find 10 words in the 7-letter word "therein" without rearranging any of its letters: the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, herein. If we place a comma before the word "and" at the end of a list, this is known as an "Oxford comma" or a "serial comma". For example: "I drink coffee, tea , and wine." Only two modern English words end in "-gry": "angry" and "hungry". Compiled by, R.Chinnasamy Subramanian, Karur.

KNOW YOUR ENGLISH Difference between cloth and clothes : CLOTH        - a length of fabric used to make garments, blankets, and pants and shirts.        - Unstitched dress materials.  Examples: Many cloth centres in Karur have started Deepavali sales. He needs three metres of cloth . CLOTHES:          - garments worn to cover the body.         - stitched dress materials. Examples: Her son  needs new clothes for school every term because he grows so quickly. The old beggar's clothes were ragged.  He has fashionable clothes in his cupboard. Compiled by, R.Chinnasamy Subramanian, Karur.

KNOW YOUR ENGLISH             Correct expressions Incorrect: I have visited Niagara Falls last weekend. Correct:   I visited Niagara Falls last weekend.                         Incorrect: The woman which works here is from Chennai. Correct:  The woman who workshere is from Chennai. Incorrect: She is married with a dentist. Correct:    She is  married to a dentist. Incorrect: She was boring in the class. Correct: She was bored in the class. Incorrect:I must to call him immediately. Correct: I must call him immediately. Incorrect: Every students like the teacher. Correct: Every student likes the teacher. Incorrect:Although it was raining, but we had the picnic. Correct:Although it was raining, we had the picnic.          ...

KNOW YOUR ENGLISH 1 ) Everyone vs Every One vs Everybody  a】 Everyone (one word) and everybody: - to refer to all the people within a group. Examples: The new protocols will affect everyonepositively. The new protocols will affect everybody positively.  b】 Every one (two words) - to refer to each individual member of a group. My mother would like to thank every one of you who offered assistance during her illness. I want every one of you to attend the party. 2) Someone Vs Somebody: - refer to a person who is nor known or specified.  The bank requires that the deed be signed by someone authorized by the courts. The bank requires that the deed be signed by somebody authorized by the courts. Compiled by, R.Chinnasamy Subramanian, Karur.

NONE: -treated as singular and  plural NO ONE: -always a singular noun. Examples: None knows when the terrorism stops in Iraq. (None as singular) None know when the  terrorism stops in Iraq. (None as plural) No one knows when the terrorism stops in Iraq.  None of us/my friends speak(s) English.  No one of us/my friends speaks English. None of the boxes are(is) empty. No one of the boxes is empty. None of the food was left. No one of the food was left. Compiled by, R.Chinnasamy Subramanian, Karur.

Blend words or portmanteau words A word formed by joining together parts of existing words is called a "blend word ". Many new words enter the English language in this way. Examples:      brunch (breakfast + lunch)      motel (motorcar + hotel)      guesstimate (guess + estimate)     alphanumeric (alphabet + numeric)    camcorder ( camera + recorder)   email (electronic + mail)   forex (foreign + exchange)   pulsar ( pulsating + star)   vitamin ( vital + amine) Note: Blends are not the same as compound  words  which form when two whole words join together. Examples:         website        blackboard       darkroom Compiled by, R.Chinnasamy Subramanian, Karur.

Fascinating facts about English English is mainly a mix of Old High German, Old Norse, and Anglo-Norman. We only started speaking recognisable Modern English in the 14th Century.  Most English grammar and spelling follow the standardised rules set out in Dr Johnson’s Dictionary, which was published in 1755.  Approximately,  one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new wordsare added to the English dictionary every year. Compiled by, R.Chinnasamy Subramanian, Karur.

Bare infinitives (verbs without "to") in usage                          --------- The following verbs (that we  frequently use) will not take  "to" with the second verb in a sentence. make , bid, watch, see, let,  help, hear . 1)  I made him to take the test aften.   I made him take the test aften. 2) I bade him to come. I bade him come. 3) Let him tosit down. Let him sit down. 4) I saw him to do it. I saw him do it. 5) We heard her to sing. We heard her sing. 6) She helped him to lift the box. She helped him lift that box. 7) I watched them to jump. I watched them jump. Compiled by, R.Chinnasamy Subramanian, Karur.

*Fascinating facts about English :* 🎯 *"I"* is *the shortest word* in English. 🎯 *The day after tomorrow* is called *overmorrow*.(borrowed from German) 🎯 *"Bookkeeper"* and *"bookkeeping"* are the only two words in the English language with *three consecutive double letters* together. 🎯 The word *verb* is actually *a noun.* 💿💿💿💿💿💿💿💿💿💿💿💿 Compiled by, R.Chinnasamy Subramanian, Karur.

     🅺🅽🅾🆆 🆈🅾🆄🆁 🅴🅽🅶🅻🅸🆂🅷      Staff vs Staffs 🅢🅣🅐🅕🅕        -  a collective noun,        -  a group of professionals or employees in a particular organization. Examples: 🎯 Incorrect: He is ~a reliable staff~ in our company. 🎯 Correct:  He is a reliable employee in our company staff. 🎯 Incorrect: She's ~a staff~ of our school. 🎯 Correct:  She's a staff member of our school. Therefore, you can't  afford to use the word “staff” to mean a single person when it effectively means a group. More examples: 📌 Do you have anyone on your staff who can speak Hindi? 📌 He is an efficient staff member. (NOT efficient staff) 📌 I would like ...

 Cook vs Cooker Cook and Cooker are two words in the English language that are quite often confused.       -a person who cooks food or prepares food.         -an appliance or an apparatus used in the process of cooking.  Example: ❌My friend is a very good cooker.❌ ✔My friend is a very good cook.✔  More examples: I prefer to buy a gas cooker. A cooker is not a very expensive apparatus.  He cooks well. The food is not cooked well. I met the cook yesterday.  It's an electric rice cooker. Compiled by, R.Chinnasamy Subramanian, Karur.