Part-1 .Example of Conversation.

Conversation in office.

Example-1


Head officer :- Hello everyone. There is a meeting at 1 in presentation room. So, everyone has to be there till 1.
(At 1 o'clock)Head officer :- Welcome everyone. Be seated. You all must be knowing that there is a new project that has been assigned to us. So, regarding that only we all have collected over here for discussion. Our client is ABC Limited Pharmaceuticals Company. They are one of largest manufacturers of medicine in MP. They want to automate their entire system that is they want a complete MIS for their organization. They have been working previously on an automated system but that have too many loop holes and now its unable to meet their requirements. That's why they want a complete new system.

staff 1:- So , sir in that case we have to start right from the scratch for analysis or we have to study their older system first?

Head officer :- See as they want a complete new system so in that case i will be going to the client's office within 2-3 days for analysis with 2 more team members. At that point it will be clear how we have to proceed. But i think once we have to study the older system.

staff  2:- In that case we will need the documentation of the older system.Head officer :- I know, for that i will ask for a copy of documentation.

staff 1:- Sir, till when this project will start?

Head officer :- As soon as i will have one to one meeting with the client we start with the analysis process of the project.

staff 3:- Till when Client needs this project?

Head officer :- This has not been decided. He has just given the project. Till now nothing has been discussed regarding project.staff 2:- Sir, if you don't mind then for Questionnaire purpose can i come with you?

Head officer :- This will be finalized later and will be informed. Till then here is a short brief about requirements need. I want everyone go through it. I have mailed a copy of this to everyone. Now the meeting is over. We will meet after 5 days here only at 1 o'clock for further discussion.

Example-2

Baskar :-Hello. What's your name?

Dharsan :- Hi  I'm Dharsan.  When did you joined the office?

Baskar- I had joined just a week before.Dharsan:- Welcome to our office. I sit just behind you. I have been watching you since last two days. Then only i understood that you are new at office.Baskar:- Actually i don't know anyone right now here that's why.Dharsan:- So, before at which company you were working?Baskar:- I am a fresher. And this is my first job. I have joined it as a trainee before 6 months at another branch of it. A week before only they hired me as an employee.Dharsan:- O.k, that's good. So, what have you done?Baskar:- I have completed MBA in Sales and Marketing just now. For its training purpose I joined the company.Dharsan:- So, you are working here as a sales representative.Baskar:- Yes. 

Dharsan:- Oh, that's great we are in the same field. I am now a sales manager.Baskar:- Since how many years you are working here?Dharsan :- I am here since last three years. I also joined this company as a fresher. This company and the working environment here is really very nice. I love it. You will also enjoy working over here.

Baskar:- I also hope so.
Dharsan:- So, what are your future plans?Baskar:- Not yet think of it. Till now there was a aim of getting at least a good and descent job. Now i have got it. Now for at least 2-3 years i will work here only. Then will see what have to do.
Dharsan:- O.k. Lets go to canteen. Now its lunch time.Baskar:- O.k.

conversation in home.

Example-1

Wife:- See what's happening....Our daily day to day needed things are becoming so costly. Inflation rate this year has increased to such a great extent.Husband:- That's true. Inflation is very high this year...

Wife:- Daily needed things like vegetables and fruits are becoming so costly that for lower class having meal of two times also is just becoming impossible.

Husband:- I know. The rates that are now of vegetables and fruits they have never been so in my entire life. Leave lower class it is becoming difficult for the middle class also to survive.Wife:- Ya. Fruits are so costly that now one can't even thinks of having fruits. What is going to happen in the near future?Husband:- Don't you notice this share market? How volatile its going...Wife:- Sometimes i use to check. But not much, i simply use to check this Sensex, Nifty and Gold.Husband:- For that only i am saying. There is so much up and down daily in the market. Its higly volatile.Wife:- I don't think its the right time to invest your money in this stock exchange.

Husband:- You are correct. Its not.Wife:- Come have dinner. We can't do anything in this. And this topic is simply endless....

Example-2 

You and your younger brother had a fight and now Mom is asking for the explanation why did you hit your younger brother.

Mother:- Josika come here.

Josika :- Yes mom....

Mother:- Why did you hit your younger brother?Josika- Mom first he hit me then only i slapped him.

Anuj:- No mom i didn't hit Josika. She slapped me like this only.

Josika:- No mom Anuj is telling lie.

Mother:- Anuj say the truth else all your pocket money is going to be stopped for this month.

Anuj:- Mom first of all she shouted at me. Than i hit her.

Mother:-   Josika  is Anuj saying right?

 Josika:- Yes Mom. Actually i was teaching him maths and he was not listening me.I explained him the same sum 4-5 times but again and again he simply ignored me. Then only i shouted at him.

Mother:- Is Josika telling right Anuj?

Anuj:- Yes Mom. But still why did she shouted at me. She has no right for that.

Mother:- No Anuj you had made the mistake. She has full right to do so. She is your elder sister. And whatever she did it was for your good. You have no right to hit her even if she scolds you or slaps you without any reason.

Anuj:- Mom but its wrong.

Mother:- If she does so without any reason you simply come to me and tell me. I will scold her. Now go and apologize your mistake and say sorry to your sister.

Anuj:- Sorry Di.

Josika:- Its o.k. But please study else you will be failed.

Example-3

Telling your mom and dad about the college trip that is being planned for this winter vacations.

Vishwa :- (At dinner Vishwa starts conversation with his mom and dad regarding college trip) Mom what have you made at dinner today?

Mother:- Its Noodles and Manchurian for you and for your Dad its Dal rice.

Vishwa:- Oh that's great. Actually i wanted to have some talk regarding our college trip.

Mother:- Hmm, speak up what do you want to say?
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Vishwa:- But i wanted to have conversation with both of you. Where is dad?

Mother:- Here he comes.

Father:- On what topic discussion is going on?

Mother:- Actually. Vishwa wanted to tell something to both of us.

Father:- Regarding what?

Vishwa:- Regarding my college trip....

Father:- Oh, that's really nice. But you will only be allowed to go for the trip if you will score at least 80% of marks in your half yearly exams.
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Vishwa:- Oh sure dad
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Mother:- But tell us this year where your college trip is going?

Vishwa:- Actually mom it is planned for Singapore.

Mother:- Singapore...That's too nice.

Father:- How much are they charging per head?

Vishwa:- Initially dad they have charged 10,000 per head. And at last if any amount remains then they will provide gift bags to each student.

Father:- O.k. Just tell me when you have to submit the money i will give you.
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Vishwa:- Oh dad i love you. You are simply great.

Father:- Don't get so much excited. Concentrate on your studies. If you will score less than 80% then remember you are not going to any trip.
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Vishwa:- O.k Dad.

Conversation between two friends

Conversation between two friends


Example-1      Conversation Regarding Giving Entrance Exam

Raju: Hey Priya, what are you planning to do after graduation?

Priya: I'm still not very sure, have not decided yet. What have you decided to do after completing graduation?

Raju: I'm planning to give Banks Entrance Exam.

Priya: Which Exam?

Raju: Its PO entrance exam. If I will clear it, i, will get a good government banking job.Government jobs are best to secure our future.

Priya: Hmmm, really good. I think i should also plan to give some entrance exam to get a good job.

Raju: Yes, sure. Competition is too high now days and doing just graduation is not enough to secure our future. We need to do something unique to get good job.

Priya: You have very good plans for your future. Its very nice.

Raju: Now we should be going for our classes.

Priya: Yes come on we are getting late now.



Example-2
           Conversation Regarding Starting Own Business

Thilagan: Hey, Sudharsan  what's going on?

Sudharsan: Nothing just came for a break. What happened to you? Since last few days you seem to be quite upset.

Thilagan: Daily client is shouting for the issues for which we are not even responsible. Now i can't bear this thing any more. And again the salary that we get is not enough to make our living.

Sudharsan: That's true. But what can we do.

Thilagan: I'm planning to start my own business.

Sudharsan: What type of business?

Thilagan: Same work, that we are doing right now but independently. Now i don't want to work under any boss. I want to be Boss of myself.

Sudharsan: But for this you will need clients. From where you will get them.

Thilagan: Don't know. Will try to start from the local market. After all we need to take a start from somewhere. Else life will be spent like this only in thinking. Why don't you also join me.

Sudharsan: Will you make me your partner?

Thilagan: Why not. See we are good colleagues and friends too. If we will work together there could be better outputs.

Sudharsan: Why not lets go ahead with our plan and try out our luck.

Thilagan: Sure, if we will try God will also help us out.



Example-3
          Conversation On New Year

kesika: Hi Hanitha, what are you doing?

Hanitha: Hi kesika, I am planning for the coming new year. It's so exciting every time when new year is almost to arrive.

kesika: Really, whats your plan for the coming new year? I've not even thought of anything yet.

Hanitha: It's a surprise. Tell me what will be yours this year's resolution?

kesika: Not thought of yet, but may be not to get any more scold of Teachers. :) What will be yours?

Hanitha: Mine is to complete schools work before doing anything else.

kesika: That's really nice. Now tell me what else you are planning for on this new year?

Hanitha: I was thinking to organize a get together of family and friends both. What do you think about this?

kesika: Not a bad idea, infact great. In daily, now a days people hardly get anytime to meet each other and have a word of talk.

Hanitha: Yes, like this every one meet, talk, celebrate and enjoy. It will be a great fun.

kesika: I was thinking to go to some Hill station on this new year. But still didn't got time to have words with ma papa.

Hanitha: This is also nice. You will have a great outing like this and a break from daily schedule.

kesika: Yes, we all need it.

Hanitha: Do click great snaps over there and tell me afterwards how your experience was. I will be really waiting to hear how your new year celebration was.

kesika: Ya sure. I will also be excited to hear, how your get together was. Do click great snaps so that we can share and enjoy our experiences.



Example-4
            Conversation On Diwali

shalini: Hey hi, How are you?

Leela: I'm fine, how are you? Tell me how was your Diwali?

shalini: It was Fab. We enjoyed a lot. We lighted up so many lamps and enjoyed crackers too.

Leela: Mine was also great. First of all we did Diwali Pujan with Ganesh Ji and Laxmi ji Statue and then we lightened up so many lamps. Our home was sparkling up with lights and joys and Happiness that Diwali brings with it.

shalini: Ya, its a great festival and one of the most important one. I simply love Diwali.

Leela :  Which sweet you use to enjoy on Diwali?

shalini: My Mom makes, Gujiya, Barfi and many other types of sweets on the occasion of Diwali. I simple love sweets so i enjoy all types of sweets. What sweets do you like on Diwali?

Leela: I'm not that too fond of sweets, but yes i, also love to eat Gujiya's.

shalini: On Diwali there are so many guests that use to come and give their best wishes for the upcoming new year. I love all this tradition.

Leela: We also use to go and visit our relatives. In fact now a days we have started to do a combined get together on the occasion of Diwali. In this celebration the entire family is invited and we use to enjoy a lot.
Leela: We use to organize different types of games both for children's and adults. Even we use to plan some games specially for couples. It is a great fun.

shalini: Wow, it sounds so exciting. I'll also propose this idea on next coming Diwali. I'm sure everyone will enjoy and this will definitely double the happiness of everyone.

Leela: Ya it will. Now we should go for our classes. Recess is over.

shalini  :   O.k. Lets go.



Example-5
        Conversation about how to improve grammar?

Saran: Hi, Madhav.

Madhav.: Hi. What's up?

Saran: I was just thinking of how I, can improve my grammar. I really want to, but, have no idea from where to start.

Madhav.: It's very easy take up any English grammar book and start reading it. Along reading do solve its given exercises.

Saran: Have you also read any grammar book?

Madhav.: Yes, of course and i love that book. I studied grammar with the help of Wren n Martin English grammar book. And believe me no book could be better than it.

Saran: Can I borrow your book for few days?

Madhav.: Ya sure, why not. Tomorrow i will bring it.

Saran: Oh, that's great. Thank you so much for your help and favor.

Madhav.: Anytime. Along with this, it will be good if you read English newspaper or magazine or anything that will help you to improve your fluency too.

Saran: Sure why not. Again thanks for your great tips. I will definitely follow them and work out with them.

Example 6

(Sudhan and Gopi are friends. Gopi wants to have a dog while Sudhan already has one.)

Sudhan : Hi, Gopi! You wanted to have a pet dog.

Gopi : Yes, of course! Could you please help me in finding one?

Sudhan : My aunt has got one Alsatian pup and a Mastiff pup to sell. Would you like to buy from her?

Gopi : I don’t know much about the breeds. Can you tell me something about both the breeds?

Sudhan : Well. An Alsatian and a Mastiff have quite a lot in common. Both are good watch-dogs. They are quite large.

Gopi : Then I’ll have the Alsatian. Can you take me to your aunt’s house, this evening?

Sudhan : I’m sorry, I’ve to attend the music class, this evening.But my aunt’s house is quite close-by, you know?

Gopi : In that case, could you please tell me how to reach her house?

Sudhan : Oh, sure! Go by this main road and turn left. Her house is the fifth one on the right side opposite the bakery.

Gopi : OK. See you then.


Note: In the above conversation between Gopi and Sudhan, you find the modals ‘can’ and ‘could’ used repeatedly for asking if someone is willing to do something and for asking for information.

Grammer-, How to use tenses

Grammer
This is the schedule of a foreign ambassador who is arriving tomorrow -

Reaches Anna International Airport, Chennai at 9.00 a.m - Visits the Governor at Raj Bhavan at 10.00 a.m - Dines at the embassy - inaugurates book-fair at 2.00 p.m - holds talks with industrialists at 4.00 p.m - hosts tea at the embassy - meets the press at 6.00 p.m - leaves for Airport at 8.00 p.m.

Look at the words in underlines  - reaches, visits, dines, inaugurates, holds talks, hosts, meets, leaves.

This is the schedule for tomorrow, but the tense used is Present. Why is that?

Tense and Time are different concepts. Tense is language specific (that is, it differs from one  language to another). while time is universal. English has only two tense systems, namely, Present and Past. There is no Future Tense or Future Tense markers as you have in Present and Past.

.e.g  He walks - ‘s’ is the present tense marker
He walked - ‘ed’ is the past tense marker
In ‘He will walk’ - ‘will’ is an auxiliary and is not an inflexion of the base verb, as in the case of present and past tense.

                Finite Verb                                             Non-finite Verb

       Present              Past                                ‘-ing’          Infinitive             ‘-en’
(Write, writes)       (wrote)                           participle       (to + go,           participle
                                                                                            to + write)


A finite verb is one to which a tense is attached and a Non-finite verb cannot indicate tense. Killing, taken, to see, are verbs which cannot indicate tense.
There is no one-to-one relation between time and tense.The examples in the following table.


Example                                           Tense                                               Time
                                                           Tense                                                meaning

I wanted to speak to you.               Past Tense                                        Present Time

A flower girl enters.                        Present                                              Present

Higgins, Pickering and Eliza          Tense                                                  Time
arrive.
They enter the reception hall.


Her classes begin at half  past                 Present                                    Future Time
four this afternoon.                                   Tense

I’m launching her at the embassy            Present                                        Future Time
after two months.                                  Continuous
                                                                  Tense


She usually receives visitors                   Present                                        All time
once a week.                                                                                   Tense (habitual actions)

Practice makes Perfect.                                                              (universal truths & Proverbs)

It’s time I left.                                           Past Tense                            Present Time

Would you mind telling me ....                  Past Tense                           Present  Time

I met you yesterday.                                   Past Tense                                Past Time
My aunt died of it. The bet was won.

There is yet another pattern -                   Present                                          Past Time
Here comes Caesar!                                   Tense                                           (narratives)


Task 1.

Use the Present Continuous Tense to denote Future Time and complete the following dialogue -

A. telephone conversation between a patient and a doctor -

Patient : Good evening, Doctor! I would like to see you tomorrow. Can I have an appointment at                       6.00 p.m please?

Doctor : Sorry, I am leaving (leave) for Bangalore tomorrow afternoon.

Patient : What about Wednesday, then? Same time.

Doctor : Let me check. I .................... (attend) a conference that evening.

Patient : And Friday evening?

Doctor : I ............................... (not go) to the clinic on Friday.

Patient : Well, Saturday evening?

Doctor : I ............................ (operate) on a patient that evening.

Patient : How about Sunday?

Doctor : I ............................. (visit) a patient at home on Sunday evening.

Patient : At least next Monday?

Doctor : Yes, Monday evening is O.K. So, I ...................... (see) you on Monday at 6.00 p.m. Right?

Patient : Yes, doctor. Thank you.


Task 2:

Find out the correct tense and time used in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you.
1. Latin and Sanskrit are classical languages. (Present  Tense, All Time)

2. Ranjith reads his English course book.

3. I wanted to tell you about the rules of English grammar.

4. I’m teaching you English poetry tomorrow.

5. (As the curtain goes up and the play begins, the narrator says) “Here comes King Lear!”

6. It’s time you went for your French class

7. We usually have our English class in the first period.

8. Would you mind helping me with this grammar?

9. Selvi met Swarna at the German embassy.

10. Silence is the most eloquent language.

how to speak dialogues-between two strangers

Examples of dialogues;


Conversation between two strangers
(Generally two strangers talk about the weather.)

Arun : It’s pretty hot today. Isn’t it?

Balu : Yes, it certainly is. It’s like summer.

Arun : Very surprising for October! How I wish it rained!

Balu: That’s right; or else we’ll have water scarcity this year too.

Arun : Last week it was a little cool.

Balu: Yes, it was. I thought it might rain. But it didn’t.


Arun : I wonder what the weather will be like tomorrow.

Balu: Looks like we’ll have another hot, sunny day.



Example-2

Talking about future plans

A teacher of English, on her retirement, talks about her plans to her colleagues.

Colleague 1 : Now that you’re retiring, what do you plan to do?

Teacher : I’m going to write a book. I want to share my experiences with others.

Colleague 2 : Are you going to stay in Chennai?

Teacher : No, I’m thinking of settling down in my home town, Thanjavur.

Colleague 1 : What other plans do you have?

Teacher : I’m planning to teach Spoken English. Before that I’m likely to go to the States, for a short stay with my son.

All :We wish you all the very best.

Teacher : Thank you.


practice the following dialogue.

A. Hello Paul! Where are you going ?

B. Hi Seeni! I’m going to the bank to encash a cheque.

C. Mind your purse. There are a lot of pick - pockets in the city. How are you going?

D. By bus.

E. Take my bike. But be careful. I’ll go with you, if you like.

grammar - when we use conjuctions

Many words are used to connect sentences and those words give the passage the much needed 
emphasis.

Eg. I reached the station.

The train left.

I reached the station but the train had left

The word ‘but’ emphasizes the point that the train had left before I reached the station and also enriches the text.

Similarly...

1. Jenifer has answered the question.

2. Beulah has answered the question.

3. Both are not very clear about the answers.

‘Both’ in sentence 3 emphasizes the fact that Jenifer and Beulah have not answered properly and the word ‘both’ enriches the sentence.

The words ‘but’ and ‘both’ connect the sentences and enrich the meaning.

A few more conjunctions are and, or, because, etc.

Read the following passage and underline the conjunctions:

Malliga, a village girl wanted to get admission in a college in the city. She went to the bank to get a loan. But the manager was not there. She waited for him and met him. He refused to sanction the loan because she had no account in the bank. She immediately went home. But neither her mother nor
her father was at home. Both had left for the fields. She was not only shocked but also disappointed. She decided to go to the bank the next day.