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TELEPHONE CALL VOCABULARY IN ENGLISH

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Telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell, which is one of the greatest inventions of the betterment and comfort of mankind. We have a telephonic conversation almost every hour. Having telephonic conversations has become a part of our daily routine. Tring! Tring! Hello, who’s calling? Do you talk on the phone? Do you talk for long hours or short period of time? If I talk about myself, I talk a lot on the phone and usually, tell friends about the conversation I had. While talking to friends, people often are seen in search of new words and phrases. Maybe you too require it. If you want to tell someone about the conversation you had, or while talking on the phone the call got disconnected, or the person on the other side was not audible. So, In this telephone call vocabulary, we will be learning new words and phrases for the situations. Let’s have a look. 1. Dead – battery ran out   e.g.- I am so sorry, my phone went dead. 2. Engaged – If the line’s busy, call
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DESCRIBE A PERSON YOU HAVE SEEN (MET) WHO IS BEAUTIFUL OR HANDSOME

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You should say: who is s/he how you know him/her what you know about him/her and explain why do you think s/he is beautiful or handsome. I have seen countless attractive and good-looking people in my life. Here, I would like to talk about a person whom I find the most beautiful. She is none other than my mother. She is in her early fifties. She is not tall, but looks very pretty. Her hair has started greying, but she does not color or dye her hair. She believes in growing grey hair naturally. She generally wear Punjabi suits, and even occasionally too. She is very down to earth person and is loved by all in our family and neighborhood. The reason I find her beautiful is not just because of her looks, but also because of her beautiful soul she has and kind heart  full of love and care. She is woman with strong will power who always teaches us of how to face thought challenges of the life. She cooks delicious food for the whole family. She always guides us t
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DESCRIBE THE TASTE OF FOOD

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Food is the essential necessity of life . Sharing meals can bring individuals together, and take you back to old traditions. We can also put together new customs with food, and make links by trying new things jointly. Food is also a good way to pioneer public to a new culture. However, talking about food is not always simple. In English, there are lots of exact words to express foods taste and quality. Here are some common and sometimes-puzzling vocabulary with meaning that we make use of in English to depict food. Fresh –Not old, clean and pure. Off - tastes bad. Raw -uncooked food. Ripe -fully grown and ready to be eaten Rotten -bad and unpleasant Tough - strong and difficult to deal with Tender - easy to chew Under cooked - cook insufficiently Over cooked -cook too much or for long time Bitter - unpleasant flavour, opposite of sweet Bland -lacking flavour/Tasteless Creamy -smooth, soft and thick Crispy/Crunch -thin, dry and easily broken Hot/Spicy - burn
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COOKING INSTRUCTIONS-VOCABULARY

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In this world, there are numerous of people who entirely love cooking but sometimes when we try reading, taking or even giving cooking instructions we do not know the accurate words that should be used or what those words mean. So, by this lesson we will be covering the verbs those are frequently used while reading the cooking instructions of the recipes or the words that can be used when cooking instructions are given. Deep Fry – It is opposite of shallow frying. Here the food is drowned in deep oil and  this technique is also called deep fat frying. Grate – Break food to small crumbs by rubbing it on a grater. E.g. grated cheese Sauté /Stir fry – To quickly fry food in a small amount of fat. Knead – To prepare dough by pressing mixture of flour, water, etc. with hands. Scramble – to blend  the white and yellow parts of eggs together while cooking them in a pan. Mince – Cut   food especially meat into very sma
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POLITE WAYS TO SAY NO

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You do find yourself saying Yes when you really want to say No. I am sure you do. Now we cannot please everyone. These are the times when we have to say No. Saying direct No might sound rude. So what are polite ways, let’s have a look. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word   “No” is sketched as To express unfriendly  choice or possibility To express negation, dissent, denial, or refusal Here are some situations   If you want to deny a request I would love to help you, but... I wish I could help you, but... Normally I would able to, but... Unfortunately now is not a good time Apologies, but I can’t make it   If you want to deny offer I appreciate offer, but... That would be great but... Thank you for the offer, but...   When you are with your friends and family No, but thank you No thanks! Not now but another time I would like to but... Nope, No way It’s not my thing I’m not interested No way
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DIFFERENT WAYS TO SAY “YES”

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There are lot of options to the word “Yes” have jumped up in the English language, but has same meaning. Today, we are going to look at those some of the options that can be used to express yourself more clearly. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word   “Yes” is sketched as To give positive answer or reply to a question, request or offer. To state accord with an earlier statement or to say that statement is true. To introduce a statement that corrects or disagrees with an earlier negative statement. We have several ways to say “Yes” in English for informal as well as formal situations. INFORMAL When you are in informal situation, you will often go for informal language. For instance, when you are speaking to your friends or family, you would probably respond with “Yup”  instead of being formal “absolutely”. Yes Ya Yep Yup YAAAS Totally Sure Ok K Okay Okie Dokie Alright Alrighty Sounds good For sure Sure thing Yeah, sur
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