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Friday 30 May 2014

Spoken English Drill



Drill: 01
I’d like to know……………..
I’d like to know your name.
I’d like to know your decision.
I’d like to know his name.
I’d like to know his decision.
I’d like to know about him.
I’d like to know about your friend.
I’d like to know about his whereabouts.
I’d like to know about her performance.
I’d like to know the price.
I’d like to know the cost.
I’d like to know solution to the problem.
I’d like to know the directions to get to the airport. 
I’d like to know the profit margin.
I’d like to know about his hideouts.
I’d like to know why he did this.
I’d like to know all about him
I’d like to know the results.
I’d like to know where he is heading.
I’d like to know the recipe.
I’d like to know the ingredients used to make this dish.
I’d like to know where you bought this item from.
I’d like to know more about you.
I’d like to know the measurements of your shirt and pants.
I’d like to know all about that story you wrote a report on.
I’d like to know about this.
I’d like to know more about its features.
I’d like to know you can make it a bit cheaper.
I’d like to know what you are doing here this late at night.
I’d like to know about the weather.
I’d like to know about your health.
I’d like to know whether you went for your monthly health checkup.
I’d like to know about his condition.
I’d like to know the vital points for this answer.
I’d like to know an alternative method of answering this problem.
I’d like to know more about the world.
I’d like to know about your contribution.
I’d like to know the side-effects of this medicine.
I’d like to know the way to recycle paper.
I’d like to know more about the school you are studying in.
I’d like to know more about your daily life.
I’d like to know what position you are in.
I’d like to know the way you work.
I’d like to know the way to go to the bus stop.
I’d like to know where the location of the library is.
I’d like to know your hobbies.
I’d like to know where he got his accent from.
I’d like to know where the market is located.
I’d like to know the reason behind all this.
I’d like to know where he got this chocolate cake from.
I’d like to know more.

Friday 2 May 2014

Common Mistakes in English



1.      Absorbed (*) in, not at.
: The man was absorbed at his work.
: The man was absorbed in his work.

2.   Accuse of, not for.
      : He accused the man for stealing.
      : He accused the man of stealing.

3.   Accustomed to, not with.
      : I am accustomed with hot weather.
      : I am accustomed to hot weather.

4.   Afraid of, not from
      : The girl is afraid from the dog.
      : The girl is afraid of the dog.

5.   Aim at, not on or against.
      : He aimed on (*) the bird.
      : He aimed at the bird.

6.   Angry with, not against.
      : The teacher was angry against him.
      : The teacher was angry with him.

7.   Anxious (*) about, not for.
      : They are anxious for his health.
      : They are anxious about his health.

8.   Arrive at, not to.
      : We arrived to the village at night.
      : We arrived at the village at night.

9.   Ashamed of, not from.
      : He is now ashamed from his conduct.
      : He is now ashamed of his conduct.

10. Believe in, not to.
      : Christians believe to Jesus Christ.
      : Christians believe in Jesus Christ.
11. Benefit by, not from.
      : She has benefited from the change.
      : She has benefited by the change.

12. Boast of or about, not for.
      : He boasted for his riches.
      : He boasted of (or about) his riches.

13. Careful of, not for.
      : He is very careful for his health.
      : He is very careful of his health.

14. Come or go by train, etc., not with the train, etc.
      : He came with the train yesterday.
      He came by train yesterday.

15. Complain of, not for.
      : Many people complain for the heat.
      : Many people complain of the heat.

16. Composed of, not from.
      : Our class is composed from thirty boys.
      : Our class is composed of thirty boys.

17. Confidence in, not to.
      : I have great confidence to him.
      : I have great confidence in him.

18. Conform to, not with.
      : We must conform with the rules.
      We must conform to the rules.

19. Congratulate on, not for.
      : I congratulate you for your success.
      : I congratulate you on your success.

20. Consist of, not from.
      : A year consists from twelve months.
      : A year consists of twelve months.

21. Covered with, not by.
      : The mountains are covered by snow.
      : The mountains are covered with snow


22. Cure of, not from.
      : The man was cured from his illness.
      : The man was cured of his illness.

23. Depend on or upon, not from.
      : It depends from himself.
      : It depends on (or upon) himself.

24. Deprive of, not from.
      : He was deprived from his freedom.
      : He was deprived of his freedom.

25. Die of an illness, not from an illness.
      : Many people have died from malaria.
      : Many people have died of malaria.

26. Different from, not than.
      : My book is different than yours.
      : My book is different from yours.

27. Disappointed in, not from.
      : I was disappointed from his work.
      : I was disappointed in his work.

28. Divide into parts, not in parts.
      : I divided the cake in four parts.
      : I divided the cake into four parts.

29. Doubt (n.) of or about, not for.
      : I have no doubt for his ability.
      : I have no doubt of (or about) his ability.

30. Dressed in, not with.
      : The woman was dressed with black.
      : The woman was dressed in black.

31. Exception to, not of.
      : This is an exception of the rule.
      : This is an exception to the rule.

32. Exchange for, not by.
      : They exchanged wheat by machinery.
      : They exchanged wheat for machinery.
33. Fail in, not from.
      : He failed from mathematics last year.
      : He failed in mathematics last year.
34. Full of, not with or from.
      : The jar was full with (or from) oil.
      : The jar was full of oil.

35. Get rid of, not from.
      : I shall be glad to get rid from him.
      : I shall be glad to get rid of him.

36. Glad of or about, not from or with.
      : I am glad from (or with) the news.
      : I am glad of (or about) the news.

37. Good at, not in.
      : My brother is good in mathematics.
      : My brother is good at mathematics.

38. Guard against, not from.
      : You must guard from bad habits.
      : You must guard against bad habits.

39. Guilty of, not for.
      : He was found guilty for murder.
      : He was found guilty of murder.

40. Independent of, not from.
      : He is independent from his parents.
      : He is independent of his parents.

41. Indifferent to, not for.
      : They are indifferent for politics.
      : They are indifferent to politics.

42. Insist on, not to.
      : He always insisted to his opinion.
      : He always insisted on his opinion.

43. Interested in, not for.
      : She in not interested for her work.
      : She is not interested in her work.

44. Jealous of, not from.
      : He is very jealous from his brother.
      : He is very jealous of his brother.
45. Leave for a place, not to a place.
      : They are leaving to England soon.
      : They are leaving for England soon.       

46. Live on, not from.
      : He lives from his brother’s money.
      : He lives on his brother’s money.

47. Look at, not to.
      : Look to this beautiful picture.
      : Look at this beautiful picture.

48. Married to, not with.
      : She was married with a rich man.
      : She was married to a rich man.

49. Opposite to, not from.
      : Their house is opposite from ours.
      : Their house is opposite to ours.

50. Pass by a place, not from a place.
      : Will you pass from the post-office?
      : Will you pass by the post-office?

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