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a
Madhuri: What kind of movie is your friend
going to make? : ... ...
:.. ...:
Sachin: Why going to make? He has started it
already. A month since they started. The
script work is complete and they are ready
to go on sets. In fact all the actors have been
told to be on the set by tomorrow morning.
..... ... ... ..... ....:
....: Script . .. .....: :.
... .. .. ...... ..
set . ... (set = .. .. ..
:.. ....
Madhuri: How did he take to movie making?
... :..... .... . ...:
Sachin: Don't you know? The producer of the
famous movie, 'Sreyassu" is his uncle. The
movie was a quite hit. .... .
.., .. ... ... . .t..
. . :.. . ..... ..:.:
Madhuri: How can anybody forget such a
movie. Everything about it was great.
Sachin: Most importantly it was a crowd
puller. Every one felt it was a must see
movie. .... .: ... . ..
..:.: .... ... .: ...
:..
Madhuri: Yea, Anindya made her impressive
debut in the movie. Now she is in great
demand. .. ... . :... .. .
.... ...... ... ....
:.:
Sachin: Yes, so was the moving portrayal of
the old man by the veteran actor Rao.
.. . ... .. ..... ..
....
Madhuri: Yea. They lived their roles. ..
.. .. .:...

.. ..:.: ... ...
...
Script = ..... ... .. .... ..
..
Crowd puller = ... .....t
Hit = ..: ..:.. ..: :../ ../
... etc.
A must see movie = ..t, :..
Debut (Pronunciation = ./ ..
.... ......
The movie was a crowd puller
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Manorama: .. :.. .:
Sumana: ... .. ..
Manorama: ... ...
Sumana: .... ..:.. ..:
.. .... ... .:.
Manorama: ... . ... .
Sumana: . . . .....
. .... ... . ...
Manorama: ......
Sumana: ,....
Sumana: You really missed a good movie yesterday.
It was a memorable movie.
Manorama: What was the movie?
Sumana: 'Hunt for a sun-in-law'.
Manorama: Who is the cast?/ Who does the cast
included?
Sumana: The most popular hero and heroine
Nishanth and Nandita.
Manorama: What is so great about the movie?
Sumana: Everything. Action, direction, photogra-
phy, music- everything.
Manorama: (Do) you want me to see it too?/ So you
recommend it to me too.
Sumana: Undoubtedly.
Answer to the Exercise (Lesson-761)
Telugu English
Now translate the following into English.
Pranuthi: . . . . ...
..:.:
Saranya: .: ..... . ... ..
...: ..... .. ......
Pranuthi: ... ...
Saranya: ..... ... .... .
.. .... ... ... ..
Pranuthi: :. :. . ....
. .... ... . ..:
Saranya: . .. .. ... .. ..:
..... :. ... .. ...
Pranuthi: ....
Saranya: .... ..,...... .. .
.... .:.. .. .
Pranuthi: ......
Saranya: .. : ....: ... ..
Answer next week
Exercise
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Hari Chaitanya, Hyderabad.
Q: Have had lunch?
Has had lunch? . ......
Words :......
A: Where is the subject in the groups of
words here? 'Have had lunch?' 'Has had
lunch?' . ... .... :.
Correct forms:
Have you/ they had lunch?
}
Correct
Has he/ she had lunch?
Q: Appreciate - ... Increase, .....
. ... ....
A: ...
a) I appreciate her courage - .. ..
...../ ...
b) The price of gold has appreciated =
... .. ......: (increased).
Q: Agree to, Agree with ..... ..
... ... ...
A: Agree to = .. .:... ....
......
He agreed to pay the money = . .t.
.... ....
Agree with = .. ... ...:....
I agree with you that this is expensive =
.: . ..... . ...:
Q: "Bob was never born" : correct ..
... ...
A: Bob . ... .. ...
Nyalapally
Pentaiah, Dharmajipet.
Q: . ..: ...
.. . ..
.....
i) Why Dharmajipet village have
not been developed?
ii) Why Dharmajipet village has
not been being developed?
iii) Why Dharmajipet village has
not being developed?
iv) Why are all these develop-
ments have not been devel-
oped?
v) Why are you so much interested about the
developments of Dharmajipet?
vi) Why has he been torture me?
vii) Why is broken leg being been repaired?
viii) Why MLA is not taking developmental
activities in his area?
A: All the sentences from S.No. (i) to S.No.
(viii) are wrong. They are all supposed to
be questions but not in the question struc-
ture. In a question the verb is before the
subject, or the subject is in between the
helping verb and the main verb.
Secondly most of the sentences do not have
the proper verb form.
i) 'Dharmajipet' is III person, singular (it), so
the verb form to be used here is 'has been'
and not 'have been'. So the correct form of
the question is:
Why has Dharmajipet village been/ why
hasn't (has not) Dharmajipet
been developed? = .....
. ....../ ... ....
.:....
ii) This sentence is wrong.
There is no such verb as 'has
not been being developed'.
Though this is the passive
form of the present perfect
continuous (have/ has been
+ ing form) it is almost
never used.
: 1
st
sentence .. ... ...
sentence . . ... .. .. .
..:
iii) There is no such verb as 'has not being
developed'. So this one is wrong. :.
.. ..: ..... .. ...
Why has not Dharmajipet been developed -
Same as the corrected form of sentence
No.(i) OR
Why is not Dharmajipet village being devel-
oped? - ..... . .... .:.:
.... . ... - Present continuous -
passive voice.
iv) The sentence is wrong. .. . - .: .. .
.... .: .: . .. . . .: .. . .:
.: . .. .. ... idea- . .
v) Why are you so much interested in (not
about) the development (not developments)
of Dharmajipet? ..... .:.: ..
...... .. ..
vi) Why has he been tortured me?
- This is not a sentence, because this group
of words has no meaning.
.... .. ...
Why has he tortured me? = ... ...
.:...
OR
Why has he been tortured? (Passive) = ..
.... .:....
vii) .... :.... .. ...
... leg ... 'repair' .. bandaged
.... ../ . .. 'repair' ....
Q: Meeting address .... ...
Good evening to everybody - ..: .:
.....t ........ ......
.... .. ..t ... ..: ..
.. ....
A: You can say things like this:
a) 'With this we come to the end of the
evening's programme. Thank you for your
presence. Good night.
b) Well, ladies and gentlemen, that brings us
to the end of the programme today. Good
night.
... ..: .... .: ....
... .... .... ...: .
... ... .. ....: . . :...
..... .. ... ... . .
.. .... :...
M. SURESAN
762
Agree to, Agree with .
-e.-- s ..-- ae.a o.. ..-.. a
Dinakar: Who was the guy you were talking
to this morning? . ....: ....
.. ..
Subhash: You mean the tall and bright com-
plexioned guy? Oh, that's Sudhakar. He was
my schoolmate. . : . .. .. .
. .. . schoolmates. Guy =
... .. . man. .. .. ..
Dinakar: Wait. I'm not talking about him. I
know Sudhakar. I mean the other man -
black-haired and in whites. By him was a
fair young woman with shoulder length
hair. ... ... ..: .. .....
. ... .. : ..... ..
.. ... ... .. . .... .:.
... .... ... ..:
Subhash: Oh, you mean Vindhya and Mohan,
don't you? Vindhya was our neighbour
when we were children, and Mohan her
husband. .: :.. .. ...
. :.. :.. . .....
.. . ..
Dinakar: Mohan is handsome, isn't he?
.. .... .... ..
Subhash: Does it mean that Vindhya isn't?
They make quite a pair. She is quite beauti-
ful. ... :.. .... . . .
.. .... .:. ..: ......
Dinakar: His pointed nose adds to his good
looks. ... .... .. .....
... ... ... ..:
Subhash: Can't we talk about something else?
We needn't (need not) waste our time on
them. ... . ... .....
. ..: . ... .. ...t,
.... .

Now look at the following expressions from
the conversation above.
1) You mean the tall and fair-complexioned
guy?
2) I mean the other man - black-haired and in
whites.
3) By him was a fair young woman with
shoulder length hair.
4) Mohan is handsome
5) His pointed nose adds to
his good looks.
.. ..: .. .
sentences . .. ...
/ ... ....: .
.
. .. ... .....
..:.: ... ......
1) Complexion = skin colour =
... ..
2) Black-haired = .. .....
.. ....
3) A fair young woman = ....
....
4) Handsome = Good looking
a) Mahesh: Why are Europeans and
Americans so fair? ....
.../ .. .. . ...
.. ....
Hemanth: The climate there
is cold .. . .. :
. .. ....:
b) Bhavana: Our friend Sanjana
is very fair complexioned) .
.... .. . ..
....:
Karuna: No wonder. She is a
Kashmiri, and so are all
Kashmiris. .......: ..
... .... .... ..
....
Complexion ,... .. .....
.. .-.. ... ...
Bright complexioned/ Bright skinned =
....... ..... .
Dark complexioned/ Dark skinned = ....
.. . (Most Indians).
Whitish complexion = ... .... .t
......
Black complexioned = .. ... .
Africans.
Handsome = ... . .: .. ..
... ....
Beautiful - .. .... ... . .. ..
... ... .... ... . handsome
woman .. . beautiful . . .. .. .
a) Vishal: Who do you think is the most hand-
some on the Indian screen? ... ..
:. . .... .... ... ....
Sumanth: Difficult to say. There are some
four or five who are equally handsome
.... . . . .. . ...
.. ...
b) Sarath: Who is the most beautiful actor on
the Telugu screen? .. .. ....
........
Madan: They say beauty lies in the beholder's
eyes. .. ..: .... .: ..
. . ....: . :.. ....
.... ....: ........ .... ...
..... .
Handsome woman e..
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e.. ...- ... ... ...-.. ... ...
KV Rao, Vizag
Q: ..: ... ... .. . ... .t.
. .... . . ... . ....
. ....... :......
1. Seizures & Syncope & Unconsciousness
2. Tasty, Delicious, Flavour, Savour
3. Tradition, Custom, Convention &
Prescription
4. Condition (legal) & Stipulation
5. (Medical) Episode, Bout, Spell
6. Over there, Out there, Up there
A: 1. Seizure = Any illness of the brain at
times causing fits = .., .. ..... .
... ..:. .:
Syncope = .: . .. While uttering a
word, dropping a syllable in hurried speech
= .... ...... ... .. syl-
lable .. .:... Superintendent
..... 'superindent' ...
Unconscious = Be/ go out of senses = .
......
2. Tasty = Having a good taste (of food) with-
out being sweet . .... :. :..
.: .
Delicious = Very tasty, having a pleasant taste
or smell and enjoyable - More tasty than
'tasty' . .:... . ......
'tasty' ... ...
Flavour = Taste and smell of a food item,
especially of a drink = .. : .... .:
.
Savour = Pleasant taste or smell = ......
.:/ .
3. Tradition = A belief/ custom/ way of life/
being practised by a society for a long time
- usually religious = ... .....
... .. .....:
eg: Celebrating a festival is a tradition.
Custom = A part of a tradition = .....
.... .... .... :... .. ..
... ....
Prescription = In this context, a rule.
.... :: ....t, :..
Convention = The way something that
most people do in a society = ...:
. . ..: It is the convention in
the Indian society for the bride to live in
her in-laws after marriage (.. ..
... .... ... ....
4. Condition = Contract = .... .
(Agreement) = .. ...... ..
... ..
Stipulation = Something that must be done
as part of an agreement = ..
5. Episode = a period of anxiety during illness
= .. . . ..: .: .. .t..
...
Bout = An attack/ period of illness = .:
... / .:...
Spell = Period = .:...
6. Over there = out there = there.
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Pranuthi: . . . . ...
..:.:
Saranya: .: ..... . ... ..
...: ..... .. ......
Pranuthi: ... ...
Saranya: ..... ... .... .
.. .... ... ... ..
Pranuthi: :. :.. .... . .
... ... . ..:
Saranya: . .... ..: .....
. . . .. :. . .. ..
...
Pranuthi: ....
Saranya: .... ..,...... ...
.... .:.. .. .
Pranuthi: ......
Saranya: .. : ....: ..
Pranuthi: What was the type of movie that
you saw yesterday?
Saranya: It's (It is) a suspense thriller, with
unexpected turns every moment.
Pranuthi: Who was the music director? / Who
scored/ composed the music?
Saranya: Who else? Layasri who can com-
pose melodious (sweet) and haunting .
.. .... tunes.
Pranuthi: What about the other things? How
was the photography? (Cinematography)
Who was the director of photography? /
Who wielded the camera?
Saranya: Very impressive- a real feast to the
eyes. The long shots and the close-up shots
are evenly balanced.
Pranuthi: Dialogues?
Saranya: That was the only disappointing
thing/ That alone disappointed. They did not
match up to the director's skill.
Pranuthi: Do you advise me to see it?/ Do you
recommend it to me?
Saranya: See it. It doesn't bore/ tire you.
Answer to the Exercise (Lesson-762)
Telugu English
M. SURESAN
763
... English ....
Srinath: .... . .. ... ... ..
..
Sai: .... .... .... ... .... ..
.. . ... .t. .:. ...t ..
Srinath: ...... ... ...
Sai: :.: . .... ... . ..
.. .. . . ...: ..
Srinath: ..... :.. ....
:..
Sai: .... . . .. ...... ..
.... . :.. ... . ...
.. . ..... . ...
Answer next week ...
Exercise
More tasty than 'tasty'
-e.-- .- ..-- ae.a o.. ..-.. a
Kiran: Is that the guy you are talking about-
the tall and well built one with the round
face. . ... ..: .. .. ...
... .... .. ... . ..
..:
Mahesh: Oh, no. How you get me wrong! It is
the other man, short and stocky. Look - the
one in the light blue shirt. . .. .
.. ... ..... ...: .
... ... ..: .. ... ..
..: .. ... . .. .
Kiran: Yea, I know him. He is Manoj, quite
pleasant and very good at human relations.
.. . .. ... .. . ..
.... ..... ..... . .
.... .. .... :.. .
.
Mahesh: That's the one I am talking about.
... ... ....
Kiran: On the whole he has a charming per-
sonality. .... :. ...: ......
....

Now look at the following expressions from
the conversation above:
1) ... the tall and well-built one with the round
face.
2) It is the other man- short and stocky.
3) He is quite pleasant and good at human
relations.
4) He has a charming personality.
....: .. ... ...... .
... ....
a) Tall and Well-built = .. . ..
....
i) Pramod: Look, what a figure he has/ How
tall he is! .. ...... ..: ....
... .. ... .... ../ ...
..
Suman: You can say that again and again. He
is well built .. .. .. . ..
... ...... t . .... ...
He is well-built = He has a good build.
Most Hollywood heroes are tall and well-
built.
... .. .. .... ..... .
. ..: .... He is of medium height
and has a good build ....
. fat = . stout = rather fat = plump
.: . ./ .. .
Slim = Thin in an attractive way = .
.
Thin = ... .
.. .. .. ...... ....
... ...
Round face = ... ....
Oval face = ......
He is tall and well-built
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Srinath: .... ... ... ... ..
..
Sai: .... .... ... .... .. ...
... .t. .:. ...t ..
Srinath: ...... ... ...
Sai: :.: . .... ... . ..
.. .. . . ...: ..
Srinath: ..... . ....
:..
Sai: .... . . .. ...... ..
.... . :.. ... . ...
.. . ..... . ...
Srinath: Not all great actors are handsome, are
they? (All great actors are not . ..
.. . ... Not all...)
Sai: Appearance/ Physique and beauty are not
that important, are they? Action and expres-
sion are important, aren't they?
Srinath: Who has both?
Sai: The late NTR had both. He had a grand
physique and expression/ an expressive
face.
Srinath: I agree. What about our actresses?
Sai: Difficult to say. There are too many of
them. But if you take expression, there don't
seem to be many. They just manage with
their glamour.
Answer to the Exercise (Lesson-763)
Telugu English
Translate the following into English.
Ganesh: : Physics lecturer ...
Sundar: ...... .. .. . ....
... .. ..
Ganesh: ... ... ... .... .
.. .. ..
Sundar: ... .. . .. .....
Ganesh: . .. . . .. .. .
Chemistry lecturer. .. ...
Sundar: .. . ...... ....
. . ... .. ... ..
..
Ganesh: .. .....
Answer Next Week
Exercise
Rishika, Kakinada.
Q: Please clarify the following doubts.
i) Have you visited your sick aunt?
ii) Stand in a queue - Say the subjects of the
above two sentences.
A: The subject of the sentence (i) is, 'you',
because the sentence talks about you.
ii) Stand in a queue = You stand in a queue =
This sentence talks of you too, so the subject
is 'you'. (What a sentence talks about is its
subject).
Q: How many hours since she came here - ..
.: . ... ....:/ .......: - Is
this correct?
A: How many hours is it since she came here?
:. :.. ... correct = How many
hours has passed since she came here?
Q: Carefully = .. .t beautifully =
..t - Are the above correct?
A: Carefully - Pronunciation - ...
Beautifully - ..
Zubeida Khanum, Vijayawada.
Q: .. ... ......./ ....
... ..... - How to say in
English?
A: No one/ None should suffer because of
me. No injustice shall be done to any
one because of me.
Q: "For example"- the short of these words
are written as "e.g."- Is this correct?
A: e.g: This is the abbreviation of the
Latin language word, 'exempli gratia',
meaning, for example = ......
Q: I drilled the students on important
answers.
A: I drilled the students in (not on) impor-
tant answers.
Q: If too many people cooked broth, they
would get in each other's way - Say the
meaning of the above underlined in
Telugu.
A: If too many people cook a single item
of food, they will get in each other's
way = They will be obstructing ..
.... each other.
Q: What is the difference between the
words 'meaning' and
'synonym'?
A: 'Meaning' of a word is
just one word, or more
than one word giving
an explanation of the
word. It is a definition of the
word.
Eg: Success - meaning:
Achieving what a person
wants.
A synonym is a 'word' (only
one word) having the same mean-
ing as another word.
Success - Synonym: Victory. Another
point about synonyms is though they have
the same meaning they are not used in the
same context.
'He had success in the exam'- We can't use,
'victory' here. Such words are synonyms.
Q: Ground control told him to keep cir-
cling until the fuel gauge registered
almost empty - Say in Telugu.
A: ... :. .. ... ... .t.
:.. ... .... ... .
:. .... (Pilot) t ...
... .... .: :. .: :.
. ..:.... (Ground control)
...t.. :.. .. ..:.
.. ....
T. Lakshmaiah, Gollapalli.
Q: Sir, I found these sentences in the book
"Tales for children" by Leo Tolstoy.
i) When they were gone... ii) I lifted the coat
the bread was gone. Are these correct? If
so, what is the tense? And previ-
ous voice?
A: When they were gone/ The
bread was gone.
In these expressions, were/ was
gone are in the 'be' form + past
participle form. Unlike all other verbs
in 'be' form + Past participle form, was/
were gone is NOT in the passive form.
'Go' has no passive form as it is an
intransitive verb (a verb without an
object).
'Gone' in expressions like is/ are/
was/ were gone means, of a person hav-
ing left a place . .... .
.... and of a thing, not to be seen where it
was last seen .. :.. .... ......
. ....... . ....
He/ she/ it is gone = He/ she/ it had gone.
They are gone = They have gone.
In 'is/ are/ was/ were gone', the importance is
for the fact that somebody/ something is not
seen in the place they were before.
Q: Which word is used for a school advertise-
ment?
Canvassing or Campaigning. Explain the
difference.
A: Going round places and asking people there
to admit their children in a school/ college is
to canvass.
'Canvass' has the meaning of going to people
to try to get their support for something. In this
sense, 'canvass' is the right word.
'Campaign' means a planned activity or a
series of activities for achieving a goal. This
does not apply to private schools meeting people
and canvassing for students.
Canvass = .... Campaign = ....
M. SURESAN
764
Canvass, campaign.. .
-e.-- aa ..-- ae.a o.. ..-.. a
... ... .. .. ..:
... .....
Rohit: Look at him, how obese he is! Isn't his
health at risk, being so overweight? Why
doesn't he do something about it? ..
.. ... . ../ ... ..
..... .. ... .... .. .
..: .... .....
Baig: He is my friend Raghu. He is doing
everything he can, to lose weight. He was
taken my advice too. .. ...
... .. ....... ..t,....
.. .. .. ..
Rohit: His brother Bharath is my friend. He is
the exact opposite of this man. He is slim,
no I must say, he is on the lean
side. .. .... ...
... .. ... .. .:
... .. ... .....
... ....
Baig: You don't know, he had been
getting fatter. On my advice he
had taken long walks, observed
diet and avoided fatty foods. All
that brought down his weight.
. .t.. .. ... .....
.. .. . .... .... ..:..
... .. ... ... .... .
.. .: ... .. ..:.:
Rohit: The woman standing by him, who is
she? .. .. . .:...
Baig: You claim to be his friend, and you don't
know who she is. You mean that slender
and fair woman, don't you? She is his wife.
.. ... ...... .:... .
.t.. .... ... .:. ..
.. .. ..
Rohit: I am his friend, but we aren't so close.
Long since I met him. I didn't know he had
got married. .. ... . ..
... .... .. . .t.. ...
.....

Look at the following expressions from the
conversation above:
a) How obese he is!
b) He is slim, no, I must say he is lean.
c) You mean that slender, fair woman.
........ ... ... ..:.:
... . .... .. ... ...
...
1) Obese = fat in a way that is not good for
health. ..... . .....
a) Prakash: I'm afraid I am growing obese.
What shall I do? .. .
..... ... ..:
Mehar: Who said you are obese?
You are slightly overweight;
that's all. . . .
.... . ... ...
...t, . ...
b) Karthik: Usually people say
that Indians by and large are obese,
when compared with peoples of other coun-
tries. ....: ... ..... ...
... .... . ... ...
Avinash: I don't agree. I have seen a few
countries other than India. I can say the
average Indians is not more obese than
other nationals. . ... ...
.. .. . ..... :.
.... ... .... .. ..
2) Slim = thin in an attractive way = .
.... . = slender. .... slender .
.:.. .... .... . 'Slim').
a) Dayakar: What a change in her! I couldn't
even place her when I first saw her. ...
.. .:... .... ...
......
Ekambar: You are right. She has shed a lot of
weight and is very slim .: correct.
. .. . ... . ..:
b) Naresh: Our friend Suman's work out
seems to have brought about some result.
Doesn't he look slim now? . ...
. .... ... .t.:. ..:
.. . ...... .
Sankar: He does, of course .. ..
3) Lean = . ... . = Thin but
strong and fit.
Sushma: My cousin Vasanth plays wonderful
cricket . ....... cricket ..
.. ....
Divya: No wonder. He is quite lean and tall.
....: . . .. ...
....
... ..: .-.. ... .-..
1) Obese, fat, overweight = :.. ... .
. . .
Obese - . .... .: ... doctors ..
... .. ..
Fat - .. ... . ... . ... .
.:.... .......
.. .... . ...... .. over-
weight.
2) Slim = . . .: ... :
.. . . .... = thin in an
attractive way.
3) Lean = thin, usually in a healthy, strong,
attractive way = ...... .....
He is lean and tall = He is strong, though thin
and tall .. ..
.- -s.-. .- slender
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Exercise
765
.. .... ....... ../ .. ./ .
.... ..... .. e:. ... ..... ..
.. . ... ... . . ..c .-.....
Spoken English ... ... ...-..
... ... ...
M. SURESAN
Translate the following into English:
Giridhar: . ... .. :. .
......
Jayakar: .. . ..:. . ....
... ... . .. .
....:
Giridhar: ... . ... ... ..:
Jayakar: . . ..... .. ... ..
.. ..... .... .... .
. .. ... ... ...
..: .: . ....... .
Giridhar: . cousin .... .: :
... ..: . .... .
... . . ..... . ..
.... .. ... ..:
Jayakar: Slim 'n' Trim . ....: :
... ... .t.. .t...
Giridhar: .... .. .. ...
Ganesh: : Physics lecturer ...
Sundar: ...... .. .. . ....
... .. ..
Ganesh: ... ... ... .... .
.. .. ..
Sundar: .. .. . .. .....
Ganesh: . .. . . .. .. .
Chemistry Lecturer. .. ...
Sundar: .. . ... ... ... .
. . ... .. ... .. ..
Ganesh: .. .....
Ganesh: Who is your Physics lecturer?
Sundar: Haven't you seen him (so far)?
Look. The one that is slightly dark and tall.
Ganesh: (Do) you mean the one that is taller
and better built than the others there?
Sundar: No, not he. He is a bit stocky.
Ganesh: The one that is short and rather fat
is our Chemistry lecturer, ok? The one by
his side, isn't he?
Sundar: You can't miss him. There are a few
streaks of grey in his hair.
Ganesh: Ok, Ok, I see him.
Answer to the Exercise (Lesson-764)
Telugu English
Seema Chopra, Kakinada.
Q: i) It is I who am/ is responsible for this.
ii) Raju is older than his brother by 2 years.
iii) I am senior to my brother by 2 years.
- Are the above sentences correct?
A: (i) It is I who am responsible for this?
(ii) and (iii) - Correct.
Q: Had he not come to us we would have been
in those difficulties - Can this sentence be
written as 'If he had not come to us...?
A: It can be written.
Q: If a teacher has said a lesson - Can he ask
the students as - 'Do you understand?' - or
Have you understand? Which question is
correct here?
A: A teacher doesn't 'say' a lesson.
They 'teach' a lesson.
If a teacher has taught a lesson - Correct.
He can ask both ways - Do you understand?/
Have you understood? - Both are correct.
Q: Since morning/ this morning - Say the dif-
ference.
A: Since morning = since this morning.
Ujwala, Khammam.
Q: Avoid writing mistakes - Can this one be
said?
A: 'Avoid mistakes' is enough. Why 'writing
mistakes?'.
Q: Half the passengers/ Half of the passen-
gers - Which one is right?
A: Half the passengers = Half of the passen-
gers.
Q: I will go and get him - Say in telugu.
A: ...../ .. ... .
.
Q: They get nervous when their dear ones
are late- Say in Telugu.
A: .. ../ ..t, . .... ....
. .../ . ....
Q: If you have any problems - Is this right?
A: If you have any problem... - Correct.
'Any' is usually followed by a singular
noun.
I.Nagesh, Nalgonda.
Q: Sir, I request you to give the meanings of
the following words in Telugu.
1) Without any recourse
2) Tangible assets
3) Standalone Financial Results.
A: Without any recourse = without follow-
ing any/ without using...
The expression 'Without any recourse'
means, 'without using something to get the
result we want' = .: ........
We want to get it without recourse to violence
= . . . : ... .: ........
2) Tangible assets = .. .... ..
.. . .: . . ....
..:
3) Standalone financial results = great and
independent financial gains = . ...
.t.. .... Standalone, computers .
... .. ..:. ...
A teacher doesn't 'say'..
-e.-- a- ..-- ae.a o.. ..-.. a
--e .-.= ..c-.
Anindya: Wasn't the movie we went to, yester-
day good? .. . . ..:
..
Keerthi: Agood movie in a long time really. The
star attraction was the new heroine. .
... ... . ..: .
.. . ...... ..
...
Anindya: Really so. She was gor-
geous. What a lovely face she
has! In some of the sequences
she was stunning. .. .
.... ...... ..: ...
.... .... . . .
. .... ... .... ..:
Keerthi: The Telugu film field can be proud of
this new find. Her talent matches her expres-
sive face. .. :.. .. .
.....
Anindya: She has an expressive face and
reminds us of our ace actor Savithri. ...
.. .. ...... .... .. ..
. :: ...:
Keerthi: She is slim, has a slender waist and all
chiselled features. The Telugu film field can
be proud of her. .. .. ...
.t ... ... ....... .. :.
. .....

Look at these sentences from the
conversation above:
1. She was gorgeous.
2. What a lovely face she has!
3. In some of the sequences she was stunning.
4. She is slim and has a slender waist
1. Gorgeous = . .. .. .
..... . .... ...... .
extremely beautiful and attractive.
A. Prasanth: Modern day film hero-
ines are really beautiful. ..
. .... . ....
.. ..
Nischal: True. Quite a few of them
are gorgeous. But they lack the
talent needed for action. ..
. . ..: . ....
...... .... . .
.:. ... ......:
B. Sasank: Our friend Manoj is lucky. He has
picked a very beautiful bride. indeed! .
... .. .. .. .... ...
. .... .. ... .....
Mani: She is gorgeous. Even in such a simple
dress she looked charming. . ....
.... ... ..... dress ..
... .... ...:.:
. ... ...... .. .... .. ...
Stunning .... t. .... Ravishing .:
. ..... .. .... ... ..
...
Lovely :. 'Love' . .... . attrac-
tive = ......
Features = .... . .. . ....
Slim = neither fat nor very thin ... .
.... ... ... .... ....
.... .
Slender waist = . . ...
A beautiful woman has ....
a) wide / big eyes, a pointed nose, arched eye-
brows ... :. ....
b) a curvaceous body ..... .
c) a slender waist.
d) tall and shapely legs, etc.
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766
We have been studying words describing personal
appearances so for. We have seen words about
men's appearance. In this lesson we get to know
words for discribing a woman's appearance.
,.e e-..-.e co-..e- o.-. -e
..e o.-- e.--.-,
M. SURESAN
Giridhar: . ... .. :. . ...
...
Jayakar: .. . ..:. . ....
... ... . .. . ..:
Giridhar: ... ... ... ..:
Jayakar: . ..... . .. ... . ..
..... ........ . . .
. ... ... ... ..: ....
... .
Giridhar: . Cousin .... .: : .
.. ..: . .... . ...
. . ..... . .....
. .. ... ..:
Jayakar: Slim 'n' Trim . ....: : ...
... .t.. .t...
Giridhar: .. .. ...
Giridhar: Do you believe in these slimming
clinics / obesity clinics? (Obesity - Medical
terms)
Jayakar: Some of them are OK. My cousin
has become slim and slender because of
one such.
Giridhar: How overweight she was, and how
slim has she become?
Jaykar: So much that you can't recognize her
old photo as her's. Earlier she was very fat
and heavy. Now she is lean. But why are
you asking?
Giridhar: I have a cousin. He is in a small vil-
lage. He is quite flabby. His cheeks and
hands are quite fat. His father is worried
about his health.
Jayakar: Slim 'n' Trim is OK. Your cousin may
find result in just a month.
Giridhar: I will tell them today itself.
Answer to the Exercise (Lesson - 765)
Telugu English
Translate the following into English...
Manasa: .. ... .. .. ..
... . .... ..: ..
Vandana: ... .... ... ...... ..:
. ... . .... .. ..
..... .. ....
Manasa: . ... ... ... ..: ..
..... ... .. .. ... ...
..:
Vandana: . .. ... ... ....
.. .t ... .... ..: ..
.. .. .... t. .... .
... .. ... .... .
Manasa: ... . .. .... . ... .
.. .. ... .... . ..
Vandana: ..... ... . .. .
... ..:
(Answer in next lesson..)
Exercise
Ch. Siva Raj, Vizianagaram.
Please say the difference.
Q: (a) Padmini did arrive here yesterday.
(b) Padmini arrived here yesterday.
A: Padmini did arrive here yesterday = Padmini
arrived here yesterday.
Padmini did arrive here yesterday' is more
emphatic. (= she definitely arrived).
Q: a) They both come here daily.
b) They both have been coming here daily.
A: They both come here daily. - They come
here everyday regularly - they will come in
future too.
They both have been coming here daily =
Their coming here started sometime ago
and has continued till now. Future not
stated.
Q: a) They rang me up in the morning.
b) They rang up me in the morning.
A: They rang me up in the morning. - Correct.
Q: a) What we have in the past?
b) What we had in the past?
A: What had we in the past? = What did we
have in the past?
Q: Can you explain metaphor and simile.
A: 'Simile' is a direct comparison between two
things having some similarity.
In a simile we use words like, 'like, as,
as.....as'.
Eg: He is tall like a giraffe. Here a man's height
is compared to a giraffe directly by the use
of the word, 'Like'. So it is a simile.
Metaphor is also a comparison but in
Metaphor, we don't say, 'A is like B, but 'A is
B'.
Eg: The camel is the ship of the desert.
Q: Can you please tell me a sentence without
verb?
A: There can be no sentence without a verb.
Sonam Singhania, Hyderabad.
Q: The essay suddenly switches from d formal
to an informal register. - Please say in tel-
ugu and also say the meaning of the above
underlined word.
A: Register = (here) The level and style of
speech or writing suitable for a situation =
..:. . ..t
For example, Spoken English is different
from that used in writing an essay / making
a speech on a serious topic. This kind of
English, spoken and written is 'register'.
Q: If we don't know the pronunciation of an
English word, how can we write it in a pho-
netic manner? - Please explain.
A: True. If we don't know the pronunciation of
a word, we can't write it in phonetic script.
But if you are talking of writing the phonetic
script for a word in an exam, you know it,
because only words used in the text book
are given for transcription (writing in pho-
netic script).
The words given for phonetic script in the
exam are usually given in your text book.
Q: She has been studying here in the past 3
years. - Is the above underlined words cor-
rectly used here? And also let me know why
in the past is used instead of "for the past/
last"?
A: Wrong. She has been studying here for the
past three years - correct.
She has been ...... in the past three years. -
wrong.
Q: They talked to me in a sweet voice / sweet
tone. - Say the right one.
A: 'Tone' is the quality of the voice, expressing
a feeling .. voice .... 'tone' ..
. .. .t. . ...
He spoke (used his voice) in an angry tone.
Q: He said the matter to us / He told us the
matter.- Is there any difference between the
above?
A: 'Say' is always followed by 'to' + person
(me/ him/ name) or that/ where/ when and
such other 'wh' words.
'tell' is followed by indirect objects like him/
her/ me, etc. or any name.
A beautiful woman has..
They both come here daily
Sk. Siraj, Nandavaram
Q: 'Breathtaking collection' . Idiom . :.
.. ....
A: A Breathtaking = Very surprising =
.:.... .t.. ... (Collection).
The Salarjung Museum has a breathtak-
ing .:.... .t.. collection .
.. of rare ... things ...
Hari Chaitanya, Hyderabad.
Q: 'Doctor .. ... ..... treat-
ment ...... .. .. : ..
. ..t
A: If it had been some other doctor, I would
not have taken the treatment.