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                           Speech/Narration Lesson 1: Speech The utterance or sentence that a speaker says is called speech. We may narrate the speech of a speaker in two ways – a. We may directly quote his/her actual words. This is called Direct Speech or Direct Narration since we do not make any change to the speech of a speaker at the time of saying it. b. We may narrate what he/she said without directly quoting his/her actual words. This is called Indirect Speech or Indirect Narration since we make changes to the speech of the speaker at the time of reporting it. Direct: Ragib said, “I am very busy now”. Indirect: Ragib said that he was very busy then. It will be noticed that in Direct Speech, we use Inverted Comma (“...”) to mark off the exact words of the speaker. In Indirect Speech, we do not. In the direct speech, there are two basic parts – i) Reporting Verb, ii) Reported Speech. In the example of direct spee...

 Lesson 01: Synonyms and Antonyms Synonyms and Antonyms Synonyms: Synonyms are those words or expressions that have the same meaning or nearly the same meaning in the same language. For example – liberty, liberation, freedom, independence and emancipation are all synonyms of each other. Antonyms: Antonyms are those words or expressions that have the opposite meaning. For example – the antonym of ‘independence’ is ‘dependence’. Synonyms and antonyms of any language not only enrich the language but also accelerate its natural flow. By the use of synonyms one can avoid the boring repetition of any word or expression. Synonyms and antonyms can also enhance one’s vocabulary knowledge of a language. Synonyms and Antonyms of some important words: 1. ABANDON (v) – to leave: He abandoned his wife and children. Synonyms: abdicate, leave, quit, desert, discard. Antonyms: chase, follow, undertake, accept. 2. ACCUMULATE (v) – to assemble – He is gradually accumulating courage to do the work. Sy...

                               The Most Highly Recommended Movies for Learning English 1.  “Finding Nemo” Play “Finding Nemo” is an animated English film about a clownfish called Marlin who loses his son Nemo. It’s a very popular choice for learning English through movies. On the way, he meets another fish called Dory. Together, they set out on an amazing adventure to find Nemo across the huge ocean! I don’t want to reveal any spoilers, but it’s a great film to watch for  all  audiences—one of the best animated films of all time! 2.  “The Terminator” Play “The Terminator” series is a story about a war between artificially intelligent (AI) machines and humans that is going on in the future. When the humans start to win the war, these AI machines send killer machines back to the past. Their goal is to try and kill the leader of the human resistance, John Connor and his family. It’s a thrill...

 How to Greatly Improve Your English Pronunciation in 15 Steps Learning to pronounce English words correctly can be one of the hardest parts of learning English, especially if there are sounds that your native language doesn’t have or you tend to get tripped up on tricky vowel pronunciation Just see how “way,” “weigh” and “whey” are all said the same, for example, while “comb,” “bomb” and “tomb” are all pronounced differently. That’s why I have 15 tips for you, to help you pronounce English words better. Contents 1. Learn to listen. 2. Learn with the Best English Pronunciation Dictionaries Online Google Translate FluentU Forvo Merriam-Webster Dictionary WordReference Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Collins Online Dictionary 3. Notice how your mouth and lips move. 4. Pay attention to your tongue. 5. Break words down into sounds. 6. Add stress to sounds and words. 7. Ask yourself which dialect of English you want to learn. 8. Exaggerate certain sounds (make them bigger). 9. Write out d...