English Speaking Lesson-1

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Here is example of how native speaker of english language speak day to day.It's better to say sentences ALOUD many times.When you speak ALOUD your toungue and other vocal muscles and ears get accustomed to the new language.Reading silently would do no good,so please note this : Read Loudly the sentences a number of times and let the structure of conversational style sink in you.

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Mary : Champagne is France's vengeance against us

( Beth walked into the room carrying an armful of books )

Beth : Who are you talking to , Mother (Mary ) ?

Mary(the mother ) : Myself.

Beth  : That's weird.

Mary : when you're right , you're right. ( Mary put a box of cereal on the table. ) I bought a new cereal for you . You're going to like it.

(Beth sat down at the kitchen table and studied the label on the cereal box.)

Beth : I can't eat this . You're trying to kill me.

Mary :Don't put any ideas in my head , (her mother cautioned.) Would you please eat your breakfast ?

Phrasal 'C'

Phrasal verbs starting with 'C' 

These are the most commonly used in everyday Spoken English.

 sb-somebody    sth-something

call at
call away
call back	Return or repeat a telephone cal	"I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?"; "She left a message but the contractor never called back"
call for	Express the need or desire for; ask for	She called for room service
call forth
call in	to pay sb short visit Summon to enter Summon to a particular activity or employment Make a phone call	Call in next time you're in town The nurse called in the next patient. Experts were called in. "call in to a radio station"; "call in sick"
call off	Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled	"Call off the engagement"
call on/upon	Have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to	"She called on her Representative to help her"
call out	announce or say something in a loud voice	I'll call you back as soon as I hear anything.
call up	Bring forward for consideration Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection	The case was called up in court. call up memories

 

Phrasal Verbs with Verbs Starting With D

Phrasal Vebs Starting With  "D"

VERB	MEANING	EXAMPLE
drop off	decline gradually	The hill dropped off near the river.
drop off(2)	fall asleep	While doing his homework, he dropped off.
drop off(3)	stop and give something to someone	Would you drop this off at the post office?
drop out	cease to participate	After two laps, the runner dropped out.
die away	diminish in intensity and finally disappear	The sound of their laughter died away.
die down	diminish in intensity gradually	The flames finally died down.
do away with	to stop doing or having something, make something end	He thinks it's time we did away with monarchy.
do without	To manage without	She can't do without a secretary.
drop in drop by drop round drop in on sb drop into sth	to pay an informal visit to a person or a place	1-  Drop by sometime. 2- I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing. 3-Sorry we are late-we dropped into the pub on the way.
drop out(of something)	(a)- to no longer take part in or be part of sth.   (b)- to leave school ,college etc. without finishing your studies.	1- He has dropped out of active politics. 2- A word that has dropped out of language. (b)- She started an engineering degree but dropped out after only a year
drop over
drive somebody away	to make somebody not want to stay  or not want to go somewhere	1- Her constant nagging drove him away. 2-Terrorist threats are driving away tourists.
dress down
dress up
dress up
dress down
draw up
die off/out
disagree with
do  over	1- to clean or decorate something again 2- to do something again	1- The paint-work  will need doing over soon. 2- She insisted that everything be done over.

 

Many verbs in English are followed by an adverb or a preposition (also called a particle), and these two-part verbs, also called phrasal verbs, are different from verbs with helpers. The particle that follows the verb changes the meaning of the phrasal verb in idiomatic ways: