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Neeraj: Hi Suraj, ages since we met; what's
wrong?
(´’†ç éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊E î√-™« ®ÓV-©-®·çC. àçöÀ
鬮Ωùç?)
Suraj: I was very busy till yesterday with my
exams. Thank God, its all over. What a
relief! No more exam nerves
(E†oöÀ´®Ωèπ◊ exams ´©x î√-™« busy í¬
ÖØ√o. Å´’tߪ’u Å®·-§Ú-ߪ÷®·. áçûª

exam nerves = °æK-éπ~-©çõ‰ éÌçûª-´’çCéÀ -Öç-úË
£æ…®·í¬ ÖçüÓ! °æK-éπ~© -¶-„ü¿’®Ω’ Ééπ-™‰ü¿’.)
Relief = (°ü¿l •®Ω’´¤ ØÁAh O’ü¿ †’ç* Cç*-†ô’d)
Núø’-ü¿©. exam nerves °æK-éπ~-©çõ‰ -¶„ü¿’®Ω’)
Neeraj: Happy to hear that. How did you do in
the exams?

How did you do in the exam?
(ÆæçûÓ≠æç! ᙫ ®√¨»´¤ exams?)
Suraj: Well, I hope (¶«í¬ØË ÅE ÇP-Ææ’h-Ø√o†’)
Neeraj: What were your marks in the earlier
exams?
(Åçûªèπ◊´·çü¿’ exams ™ marks ᙫ-
´-î√a®·?)
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 99
How did you do in the exam?
Suraj: In most of them just above sixty per-
cent. In one or two others I scored quite
high - above 90%
(î√-™«¢√öÀ™x 60] éπçõ‰ éÌClí¬ áèπ◊\´.
äéπöÀ È®çúø’ papers ™ ´÷vûªç 90% éπçõ‰
áèπ◊\´ -´÷®Ω’\-©’ ´-î√a®·.)
Neeraj: Why just above 60% in most of the
papers? Weren't you saying you had
done well in all the exams?
(î√-™«-¢√öÀ™x 60] éπçõ‰ áèπ◊\´ ´÷vûª¢Ë’
áçü¿’-éÌ-*açC? î√™« ¶«í¬ ®√¨»-†E Åçô’ç-
úË-¢√-úÕN éπü∆?)
Suraj: I thought so, but when I saw the marks
I understood I had fared badly in them.
One can never be sure in these mat-
ters, you know?
marks
(ØË-†÷ Å™«ØË Å†’-èπ◊Ø√o, îª÷Æœ-†-°æ¤púË
ÆæJí¬ ®√ߪ’-™‰-ü¿E Å®Ωn-´’-®·çC. Å®·Ø√ Éô’-
´çöÀ N≠æ-ߪ÷™x á´®Ω÷ à-D í∫öÀdí¬ îÁ°æp-™‰®Ω’,
éπü∆)
Neeraj: What about your performance this
time?
(Ñ≤ƒJ ᙫ ®√¨»´¤?/´’J Ñ≤ƒJ Ææçí∫A?)
Suraj: I think I fared very well. I am satisfied
with my performance.
(¶«í¬ ®√¨»-†ØË Å†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o†’. Ø√èπ◊ ûª%°œh-
í¬ØË ÖçC)
Neeraj: Well, wish you all the best. How about
a movie this evening then?
(≤ƒßª’çvûªç ÆœE-´÷-Èé-∞«l´÷?)
Suraj: That's be a real pleasure.
(ã, ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬)
Ñ Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ ¢√úÕ† expressions í∫´’-Eç-
îªçúÕ. É´Fo èπÿú≈ exams èπÿ, studies èπÿ
Ææç•ç-Cµç-*-†¢Ë – OöÀ™ ´’†ç ¢√ú≈-Lq† Ææçü¿-
®√s¥©’ î√™« áèπ◊\-´í¬ Öçö«®·. 鬕öÀd, Å´-鬨¡ç
´*a-†-°æ¤p-úø™«x ¢√úÕ, practice îËߪ’çúÕ.

Busy with exams
exam nerves
How
did you do in the exam?
I did well
What
were your marks?
above 60% above 90%

you had done well
I had fared badly

..your performance this time?

a)Busy with exams, busy preparing for
exams, busy studying for exams - Oô-Eo-öÀéÃ
exams
Å®Ωnç, ûÓ ûª©-´·-†-éπ-©’í¬ (BJé𠙉èπ◊çú≈)
Öçúøôç- – ´·êuçí¬exams èπ◊ îªü¿’-´¤ûª÷.
Spoken English
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ í∫’®Ω’¢√®Ωç 19 -ï-†-´-J 2006
b) exams ®√Ææ÷hç-úøôç ´©x BJé𠙉éπ-§Úôç –
busy taking/ attending exams (Busy writ-
ing exams
´÷vûªç-é¬ü¿’, english writing ™
an exam/ exams ÅØË ´÷ô ™‰ ü ¿’ – éÀç-ü¿-öÀ
™ lesson
ûÁ © ’- Æ æ ’ - è π ◊ Ø√oç í∫ ü ∆?)
c) exams
´îËaÆæ’hØ√o®· = exams are fast
approaching = exams ÆæO’-°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√o®· =
(Approach -
Åv§Úî˝ – v§Ú ØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç =
Ææ O ’- ° œ ç - î ª ô ç = ü¿ í ∫ _ - ® Ω è π ◊ ®√´úø ç/ ¢Á∞¡xúøç)
¶„ü¿’®Ω’, éπçí¬®Ω’, °æK-éπ~-© -¶µºßª’ç. Vinod: You know, Vikas topped the school Meghana: I'm surprised. She usually does very
°æK-éπ~© ¶µºßª’ç †’ç* •ßª’-ô-•-úøôç– get over
with his one hundred percent each in well. She never scored below 85%
exam nerves, get over = ÅCµ-í∫-N’ç-îªôç.
Maths and Science. in the previous exams.
exam ᙫ ®√¨»-´¤? – ÉC ´·êuçí¬ í∫´’-Eç-î √L
(Ææ÷\™x Åçü¿-J-éπØ√o áèπ◊\´ ´÷®Ω’\©’ (Eïçí¬ Ç¨¡a-®Ωuçí¬ ÖçüË, §ƒ°æç. ´·†’-
Maths Science ™ 100]) °æöÀ (previous - v°œN-ߪ’Æˇ) °æK-éπ~™x
´’†ç – english ™ ᙫ ®√¨»´¤ exam ņ-ú≈-EéÀ Pramod: That's brilliant/ really brilliant.
á°æ¤púø÷ 85]èπ◊ ûªí∫_-™‰ü¿’.)
'write' ü∆E Éûª®Ω forms ®√ØË-®√´¤. î√-™« ûª®Ω-í¬
¢√úË ´÷ô, 'do' ü∆E Éûª®Ω forms (î√™« íÌ°æp-í¬/- E-ïçí¬ íÌ°æpí¬ ÖçC, É™«çöÀîÓôx less than 85% -Åç-ô÷ ≤ƒ-üµ∆®Ω-ùçí¬
a) ؈’ E†o °æK-éπ~©’ ¶«í¬ ®√¨»†’
Åûª-úø’ °æKéπ~ ®√Æœ† B®Ω’) ¢√úË-C– -Åç-ûª-Ææ-J-é¬ü¿’)
Vinod: Every teacher likes him for his per- Exam fail Å´ôç, pass Å´ôç = He/ she
I did well in the exam yesterday.
formance in the exams. failed the exam/ passed the exam.
b) ؈ç-ûª-Ææ-Jí¬ ®√ߪ’-™‰ü¿’
teachers
(°æK-éπ~-™x -Å-ûª-úÕ B®Ω’-´©x -Åç-ü¿-Jéà ÉO exams èπÿ, marks èπ◊ Ææç•ç-Cµç-*† ´÷ô©’:
I didn't do so well/ I haven't done so well
(Ææçü¿-®√s¥Eo •öÀd) Åûª-†çõ‰ É≠ædç.) Now practise the following in English:
äéπ N≠æߪ’ç: do, fare, perform - -Ñ -´‚-úÕç-öÀ-E-
c) ؈-†’-èπ◊-†o ü∆E-éπØ√o ¶«í¬ ®√¨»†’ Subodh: Hi Pranav, exams èπ◊ ᙫ prepare
I did much better than I had expected.
Íé-´-©ç °æKéπ~© N≠æ-ߪ’ç-™ØË é¬èπ◊çú≈ äéπJ ≤ƒ´’®Ωn uç Å´¤-ûª’-Ø√o´¤?
•ßª’-ô-°æúË N≠æ-ߪ÷-©-Eoç-öÀ-™†÷ ¢√úøû√ç. Pranav: °æK-éπ~-©çõ‰ Ø√Èé-°æ¤púø÷ ¶„ü¿’Í®, Å®·-§Ú-ßË’çûª
´®Ωèπ◊.
Subodh: é¬-F FÈé-°æ¤púø÷ ´’ç* marks ´≤ƒh-®·-
éπü∆?
Pranav: Ø√èπ◊ ´’ç* marks ´≤ƒh®·, é¬F Éçé¬
áèπ◊\´ marks ûÁa-éÓ-¢√-©E -Ø√ éÓJéπ.
Subodh: á´-J-èπ◊ç-úøü¿’ Ç éÓJéπ?
Pranav: O’ class ¢√∞¡xèπ◊ °æK-éπ~-™„-°æ¤púø’?
a) How is YSR doing/
d) ÅûªØËç ¶«í¬ ®√ߪ’-™‰-ü¿’ Subodh: E†oØË Å®·-§Ú-ߪ÷®·.
faring/ performing
He didn't do well at all. Pranav: ᙫ ®√¨»´¤ †’´¤y?
as the CM?
e) Åûª†’ paper îÁúÕ-Ê°-¨»úø’ Subodh: ¶«í¬ØË ®√¨»†’, é¬F äéπ Chemistry
CM í¬ YSR -á-™«
(¶«í¬ ®√ߪ’-ØË-™‰ü¿’ -Å-ØË Å®ΩnçûÓ) paper ´÷vûª¢Ë’ îÁúø-íÌ-ö«d† ’. N’í∫û√
He did poorly/ very poorly in the exam.
ÖØ√o®Ω’? (Ææ´’-®Ωn-ç-í¬Ø√ papers ™ 80 éÀ °jØË-®√-´îª’a. Chemistry
é¬ü∆?)
He did badly in the exam. b) The Sri Lankans did/
™ ´÷vûªç 60 ü∆é¬- ®√-´îª’a.
do Pranav: O’ cousin Sucharita ᙫ- ®√-Æ œçC?
É™« ´÷´‚-©’í¬ Å®·ûË ¢√úøû√ç, °æKéπ~ fared/ performed very M. SURESAN Subodh: ¶«í¬ØË ®√Æœç-ü¿-†’-èπ◊çö«. -Éçûªèπ◊-´·çü¿’
®√ߪ’ôç ÅØË ¶µ«¢√-EéÀ. ÉüË O’®Ω’ °j Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ badly/ poorly in the
exams ™ Ç¢Á’ -î √-™« -¶«í¬ ®√Æœç-C.
í∫´’-Eç-îª-´-©-Æœ† Å稡ç. '®√ߪ’ôç— ´*a† îÓô™«x last cricket series.
'do' ü∆E Éûª®Ω ®Ω÷§ƒ©’ í∫´’-EçîË Öçö«®Ω’. ÉC Sri Lankans î√-™«poor í¬ Çú≈®Ω’. ÅEoöx 100 èπ◊ äéπöÀ, È®çúø’ ´÷®Ω’\©’
´÷vûª¢Ë’ ûªèπ◊\´.
¶«í¬ practice îÁߪ’uçúÕ. c) Her performance in the movie was disap-
Pranav: é¬F íÌ°æp performance. Girls, ´’†-éπçõ‰
Å®·ûË Å°æ¤p-úø-°æ¤púø’, °æKéπ~ ®√ߪ’ôç ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ pointing
¶«í¬ îªü¿’-´¤-û√-®Ω-†’-èπ◊çö«.
fare èπÿú≈ ¢√úøû√ç. Ç *vûªç-™ Ç¢Á’ †ô† E®√¨¡°æJ-*çC. Subodh: îÁ°æp-™‰ç™‰.
...I had fared badly... I had done badly d) He did/ fared/ performed well in the movie
Answer:
¶«í¬ ®√ߪ’-™‰ü¿’. îÁûªhí¬ ®√¨»†’. Åûª†’ Ç *vûªç™ ¶«í¬ †öÀç-î√úø’.
a) ᙫ-®√-¨»´¤ E†oöÀ exam? e) He is doing very well as a teacher Subodh: Hi Pranav, how are you preparing for
How did you fare in the exam yesterday? Teacher í¬ Åûª†’ î√-™« ¶«í¬ îËÆæ’h-Ø√oúø’. the exams?
Do/ fare/ perform Pranav: I always have/ suffer from exam
b) I fared well
¶«í¬ØË ®√¨»†’ = – OöÀ™x Åûªuçûª Ææ£æ«-ïçí¬,
áèπ◊\-´í¬ ¢√úË-´÷ô, 'do' nerves, until they are over.
Prakash: How did you fare in the exams?
f) I hope to do well in the exam Subodh: But you always get good marks/
(ᙫ ®√¨»´¤?) exam score high.
؈’ ¶«í¬ ®√≤ƒh-†ØË ÇP-Ææ’h-Ø√o†’.
Akash: Well, I think. I got 97%
expressions.
-É°æ¤p-úø’ -É-çéÌ-Eo Pranav: I do, but I wish to score even better
Prakash: Oh, you didn't fare badly after all.
a) O’ Marks àçöÀ?/-áEo? marks. (Even = Éçé¬)
Congrats.
What are your marks?/ What marks did you Subodh: Who doesn't wish it?/ Who doesn't
(v•£æ…tçúøç, î√-™« ¶«í¬ØË ®√¨»-´-†o-´÷ô. get? What is your score?/ How many marks have the wish?
í∫’®Ω’h ûÁa-éÓçúÕ = not bad = very did you get/ score? Pranav: When are the exams for your class?/
good) b) marks
F àç ûª%°œh-éπ-®Ωçí¬ ™‰´¤ When are you people taking the
c) Hold the exam any time you like, he is sure Your score is/ your marks are, not satisfactory. exams?
to fare well c) With such a low score/ such low marks, you Subodh: They were over yesterday./ Yesterday
O’ É≠ædç ´*a-†-°æ¤púø’ °ô’d-éÓçúÕ °æKéπ~, ¢√úø’ can't get a seat in that college. was the last of them.
éπ*a-ûªçí¬ ¶«í¬ ®√≤ƒhúø’. Åçûª ûªèπ◊\´ ´÷®Ω’\-©ûÓ Fé¬ college seat ™ Pranav: How did you do?
°æKéπ~ °ôdúøç = Hold an exam/ exams ®√ü¿’. Subodh: (I) did very well, but I did poorly/ fared
-É-C îª÷úøçúÕ: Meghana: Congrats Sumana, on your high badly in chemistry. In the other
i) what about your performance this time Score in Physics. papers I may get/ score above 80%.
ii) I am satisfied with my performance. (Physics ™ marks
Fèπ◊ ´’ç* In chemistry I may get about 60.
Å°æ¤p-úø-°æ¤púø’, °æKéπ~ ®√ߪ’ôç ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ per- congrats.)
´*a†ç-ü¿’èπ◊ Pranav: How did your cousin Sucharita do?
formance èπÿú≈ ¢√úøû√ç. Å®·ûË ÉC é¬Ææh Sumana: You didn't fare badly either. You got Subodh: (I) think she did well. In the earlier
§ƒçúÕûªuç. just one mark below mine. So my exams, however, her performance
congrats to you. Poor Jamuna! she was very good. In all the papers, she
a) ᙫ ®√¨»®Ω’ E†oöÀ exam?
got below 50%. got just one or two marks below 100.
How was your exam yesterday?
(Fèπÿ àç ûªèπ◊\´ ®√™‰ü¿’ éπü∆. äéπ\ Pranav: That's good performance. I suppose
b) His performance in exams is usually brilliant
Mark ´÷vûª¢Ë’ éπü∆ Ø√éπçõ‰ ûªèπ◊\´. Ñ girls study better than we, boys.
exams ™ ≤ƒüµ∆-®Ω-ùçí¬ Åûª†’ î√™« ¶«í¬
Ææçü¿-®Ωs¥ç™ -Fèπ◊ -Ø√ -Å-Gµ-†ç-ü¿-†-©’. §ƒ°æç Subodh: We can't say./ Difficult to say.
brilliant =
®√≤ƒhúø’. v°æé¬-¨¡-´ç-ûª-¢Á’i†, é¬çA--´’ç-ûª- ï´·† – 50-¨»-ûªç éπçõ‰ ûªèπ◊\´ ´-î√a®·)
¢Á’i† (vG©uçö¸ – 'vG— ØÌéÀ\-°æ-©’-èπ◊û√ç) (Above - áèπ◊\-´/-£«-aí¬; below=ûªèπ◊\´)
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