HAPPY EIDUL FITRI WARISAN SYNERGY WHOLEHEARTEDLY ASK YOU FOR FORGIVENESS

THESE KIDS ARE FANTASTIC

Congratulation students even in fasting month you manage to keep your spirits high. Insha Allah you will be succesful

CONVERSATION LESSON

Conversation about the weather?

Mr Bean goes to the local store to buy something to eat for is dinner he starts to make small talk about the weather with the owner of the store.

Mr Bean: - Good morning!

Shopkeeper: - Morning. How’s are you today?

Mr Bean: - Not so bad, thanks, you?

Shopkeeper: - Am good, apart from all this rain! It’s chucking down again!

Mr Bean: - Yes, it’s awful, isn’t it? And it is very cold!

Shopkeeper: - The weather forecast said it will brighten up after lunch.

Mr Bean: - They always say that! Still, I can’t complain it’s a lot warmer than back home.

Shopkeeper: - Really? Where are you from?

Mr Bean: - Am from Russia

 Shopkeeper: - What’s the weather like in Russia now?

Mr Bean: - Freezing cold, and snowing.

Shopkeeper: - Right! So this must be like summer for you!

Mr Bean: - Right! But I do like the snow sometimes.

TALKING ON THE PHONE

Making contact

Hello / Good morning / Good afternoon 

This is Jason Brown speaking

 

Could I speak to Jane please

 

I'd like to speak to ..... .....

I'm trying to contact ..........

Introducing yourself in a work enviroment

Good morning, Mc Donalds  how can I help you?

Hello, the Grand Royal Hotel. Sarah Brown speaking what can I do for you?

Hello, this is John from Manchester college.

Hello, my name’s Peter . I’m calling from Microsoft .

Asking for the caller’s name

Who’s calling, please?

Can I have your name, please?

Saying who you want

Can I have the accounts department? I’d like to speak to … .

Could I speak to Linda, please?

Is David there, please?

I’m calling about the dog you have for sale .

 Responding

I’ll put you through. Hold the line, please.

I’m sorry he/ she is not available.

I’m afraid he/ she’s busy at the moment.

I’m afraid he/ she’s away/ not in at the moment/ in a meeting.

Reason for calling

I’m ringing to … . I’d like to … .

I need some information about … .

 Leaving and taking a message

Can I leave a message? Can I take a message?

Would you like to leave a message?

Please tell him/ her … .

Could you ask him/ her to call me? Could you tell him/ her I called?

Asking for repetition

I’m sorry, but I didn’t catch your name/ your number. Sorry, I didn’t hear that.

Could you repeat it, please?

Could you say it again? I’m afraid I didn’t understand. Could you spell that, please?

Could you speak up?

ENGLISH PROVERB AND SAYINGS

A bird in hand is worth two in a bush.	It is better to keep what you have rather than to risk losing it by searching for something better.
A broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound.	Friendships can be rebuilt after a dispute but will never be as strong as before.
A burden of one's own choice is not felt.	Something difficult seems easier when it is done voluntarily.
A burnt child dreads the fire.	A bad experience will make people stay away from certain things.
A cat has nine lives.	1) Cats can survive many accidents because they land on their feet without injury. 2) Nine lives = 3 years to play, 3 years to stray, 3 years to stay.

UPSR Class.

ENGLISH ESSAYS. READ ALOUD

My  Classmates

We are a noisy lot, that is what our teachers say about us. This is largely due to Ah Keong. He is the noisiest of us all. His voice is like that of a bull frog but volumes louder. It seems that he cannot talk softly. Actually he does not talk, he shouts. Perhaps his living with his family of ten children has something to do with it.In this noisy bunch lives a boy who hardly ever opens his mouth. This is Padma, the boy who sits next to me. He is such a gentle and soft creature that one would think that he is a sissy. This is not so. No one dares call him one for he is a member of the school's Karate Club. Then there is Doris, our class monitor. She sits right in front of the teacher's table. She is such a model student that all the teachers love her. We all love her for she does notboss us around. She has given up doing that long ago. All she does is to make sure that the teachers have sufficient chalk and that the classroom is clean. Right at the back of the class sits our class sleepy-head. Mat seems to need more sleep than others. He catches cat-naps in between lessons. The astounding thing is that he can fall asleep almost instantly. The moment the teacher leaves after a lesson, Mat's snores start up and we know he is at it again. Remarkably he wakes up when the next teacher arrives. Every class has a clown. Our class has Jack, otherwise known as "Jacko The Clown". He is always up to some prank or other, putting tails on the boys' pants, frogs in the girls' desks and powdered chalk on the teacher's chair. So when we hear a girl scream or see men-teachers strolling around with chalk on the seat of their pants, we know that Jacko has struck again. The other classmates too have their own unique personalities. Each contributes his or her part to our class. All in all we are a group of young children who perhaps are a bit noisy at times, but on the whole are well-behaved and pleasant to be with.

sissy   a boy who other boys dislike and laugh at because they think he is weak or interested in activities girls usually like, or a person who is weak and cowardly       boss around   Tell someone what to do, give orders       astounding very surprising

My  neighbours

Many of us live in housing estates. I live in one myself. The one thing about living in a housing estate is that we have many neighbours.Next to my house on the right lives a family whose parents seem to be always scolding the children. I do not know them very well because they always appear angry. Never a day passes without hearing the children crying and the parents shouting at the top of their voices. On the other side of my house, however, lives a very quiet and polite family. Mr. Verghese is a quiet man who seems to manage his family very well. Though he has four children, which is one more than the other family, I never hear him scold his children. So his children never cry. What a wonderful family they are. Further down the road is a family whose radio is switched on most of the time, except late at night. His immediate neighbours must have a tough time putting up with the noise of the radio. Then there is a family whose members seem to live in a world of their own. Many times we have met along the road and not once has any of them even nod his or her head in acknowledgement. They are not blind or deaf. Yet they can walk straight past as if I am not there at all. I would not say that they are unfriendly. I guess they are simply not interested in knowing their neighbours. On the opposite side of the road live Mr. Lim and his family. Mr. Lim is a bird-collector. So everyday a dozen or more birds sing melodious tunes right beneath his front porch. It is preferable to the blare of the other neighbour's radio. However the bird droppings can give off an awful stench. These are some of the neighbours living near me. There are others that I have yet to meet. However I am careful not to intrude on their privacy. The friendly ones smile or raise their hands. The not-so-friendly ones look away. I have to live among them, friendly or not.

put up with   to accept an unpleasant situation or experience       stench   a strong unpleasant smell       intrude to go into a place or situation in which you are not wanted or not expected to be

INVITING, ACCEPTING AN INVITATION AND DECLINING AN INVITATION

LET’S ROLE PLAY
I
A : Would you like to come and watch a game of cricket with
me tomorrow?
B : Thank you, I’d love to.
What time does the game start?
A : It’s at nine in the morning.
B : Shall I come and pick you up around half past eight?
A : That’s fine.
II
A : We should be delighted if you could come and have dinner
with us this evening.
B : Thank you. That’d give me great pleasure but what’s the
occasion?
A : My daughter has passed her MCA Exam with distinction.
B : O great! My congratulations to her.
A : Thank you.
III
A : We’re going to Ooty Flower show tomorrow.
Do you fancy coming along?
B : I’d love to, but I’ve got an exam tomorrow afternoon.
A : Its OK. Join us next time.

“The secret to mastery in any field is to forever be a student.”

Conversations. Know your lines

I am through working overtime !!!
Dan	It's quitting time. I'm gonna clock out now. See you, guys.
Tony	Wait, Dan. Did you work on all the papers and documents we need for tomorrow's brainstorm meeting ?
Dan	Not yet. But I can finish those tomorrow.
Tony	No way ! We need those materials and numbers first thing in the morning. You got to finish them tonight.
Dan	Ugh, I am through working overtime !
Tony	This is business. We have a deadline to meet. And you wont' be the only one under pressure. We've all got to crank out this project tonight.

Explanation :

I am through working overtime - I don't want to work overtime anymore.

Example : I am through with him. [ Do not want to have any dealings with him ] The numbers didn't add up !!! Max These are just some rough ideas I have. Maybe we can try this out. Michelle Good points, Max. But we should take a look at the figures Dan got for us. Dan, what are these figures based on ? And how solid are they ? Dan The figures are based on first quarter's profits. I believe they are very solid. Michelle But these figures do not support Max's argument. And I noticed the numbers didn't add up. Anyway, I want you to go over these numbers once again. We can't use them before they prove to be right. Dan Got it. I'll go through all the materials again. Michelle OK, guys. We've been sitting for 3 hours. we'd better get up and stretch our legs. We'll discuss it further later today. Explanation :   If a situation does not add up, there is no reasonable or likely explanation for it.   Example : Why would she disappear the day before her holiday? It just doesn't add up. It tastes stale! Wayne: What are we going to eat for dinner? Lilia: I'm going to fix some lamb chops. Wayne: I'm afraid the meat is rotten. Lilia: That's strange!  I just bought it the day before yesterday. Wayne: Well, I forgot to put it in the refrigerator. Lilia: Good for you!  Now what should we eat? Wayne: Why don't we eat out? Lilia: Again?  Weren't you just complaining that it's too expensive to eat out? Wayne: Not when you're hungry.

Confused Words

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WORDS	DEFINITIONS & EXAMPLES
bad badly	Bad is an adjective used after verbs like am, feel, is, seem, and become: They felt bad. (Using badly here would mean that their skill at feeling is poor).
	Badly is an adverb used after other verbs: They played badly. Badly can also mean "greatly": They needed food badly.
baited bated	Baited usually refers to traps: Baiting deer in order to hunt them is illegal in most states.
	Bated is seldom used but means "reduced, abated": Jessica bated her pace to let her running mate catch up.
bare bear	Bare means "naked": Walking in grass with bare feet is refreshing.
	Bear is the animal, and also means "to carry": Sherman must bear the burden of flunking math twice.
bazaar bizarre	Bazaar is an exhibition, market, or fair: The Saturday morning bazaar is worth seeing even if you buy nothing.
	Bizarre means "weird and unworldly": Barry told us a bizarre story last night.
belief believe	Belief is a noun: He had strong beliefs.
	Believe is a verb: She believes she can do anything.
beside besides	Beside means "next to": Place the dishes beside the sink.
	Besides is an adverb or preposition that means "also, additionally": I would enjoy going on a vacation besides.
better had better	Had better is the correct form, used when giving advice that hints at an undesirable consequence if not followed: You had better go to the doctor. Don't leave out have.
between among	See among, between.
biannual biennial	Biannual is twice in one year: My trip to the dentist is a biannual event.
	Biennial means "every two years": These flowers are biennial; they bloom every two years.
bimonthly semimonthly	Bimonthly means "every two months": We order from the co-op bimonthly.
	Semimonthly means "twice a month (biweekly)": We have our house cleaned semimonthly.
blithe lithe	Blithe, an adjective, means "lighthearted and carefree": A blithe mood overcomes us in the spring.
	Lithe is also an adjective but it means "flexible, graceful, and supple": The lithe movements of the yoga instructor impressed us all.
blonde blond	Blonde describes women: Brunettes have just as much fun as blondes (blonde women).
	Blond describes men: Sean was not a natural blond. This distinction is not necessary though: blond is now generally accepted for both men and women.
board bored	Board means a few things. One is "a long sheet of wood": Hiram had to cut the board to make the shelves. It also means "a committee": The board of directors met to decide the fate of the school. Lastly, it can mean "to get onto": She boarded the ship.
	Bored means "not interested": She is bored by the dry lecture.
bore boar boor	A bore is a boring or tiresome person or thing: Jasper is such a bore when he talks about his cats!
	A boar is a male pig: Wild boars abound in this forest.
	A boor is an unrefined, vulgar person: What a boor Guy was to get drunk at the wedding and embarrass everyone.
born borne	Born is newly coming into life: A child was born at 12:01 New Year's day.
	Borne means "carried": All gossip is borne by an ill wind.
borrow lend loan	Borrow is to receive something from someone temporarily: to borrow a book and then return it.
	Lend is a verb that mean "to temporarily give something to someone": Henry will lend (or loan) Francine a book.
	Loan is a noun: a bank loan. Loan is often used in American English as a verb meaning "to lend": Loan me a book, please.
braise braze	Braise means "to cook (usually meat) slowly in liquid": Braised meat is usually tender.
	To braze is to solder or create with metals such as bronze: Shirley brazed a statue of a famous Civil War leader.
brake break	Brake means "to stop": You should brake slowly on ice.
	Break means "to smash": To break a mirror brings seven years of worse luck than you are having now.
breath breathe	Breath is a noun meaning "the air pulled into the lungs": Take a deep breath and relax.
	Breathe, with an E on the end, is a verb: Just breathe deeply and calm down.
bridal bridle	Bridal has to do a bride and her wedding: June May threw her bridal bouquet to the screaming crowd of single women.
	A bridle is a halter or restraint, such as a horse bridle: Old Frosty didn't like the bridle over his head.
by buy bye	By is a preposition meaning "next to": Park the car by the house.
	Buy means "purchase": Grandpa buys an ice cream cone every Sunday afternoon.
	Bye means "farewell or good-bye": Bye, now; I'll see you later.