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Eat Up, Buttercup!
Morning Table Talks with My Little One খাওয়ানোর সময় নানারকম ভাবে বোঝাতে হয় কম বেশি সবাইকে। এগুলোর সাথে নিজের মতো কিছু মিলিয়ে মিশিয়ে নিতে পারো । বাচ্চার যদি সবসময় মায়ের মুখে বাংলায় শোনার অভ্যাস থাকে তাহলে কিছুটা বাংলা কিছুটা ইংলিশ মিশিয়ে বলতে পারো যাতে সে ঘাবড়ে না যায়। শুরুটা করা দরকার অল্প অল্প করে ।…
Wake Up, Kid!
30 sentences you can use to wake your little one up বাচ্চার যদি সবসময় মায়ের মুখে বাংলায় শোনার অভ্যাস থাকে তাহলে কিছুটা বাংলা কিছুটা ইংলিশ মিশিয়ে বলতে পারো যাতে সে ঘাবড়ে না যায়। শুরুটা করা দরকার অল্প অল্প করে। খেলার মতো ভেবে সেও চেষ্টা করবে এতে অংশগ্রহণ করতে । ❤️
Happiness Vocab bank!
Happiness is a choice. Let’s choose to be happy! And once you are happy, are you sure you are ready to express it? Expressing happiness is a good thing to do, you know. So, shall we go through some words and idioms we can use to express how happy we are feeling? Let’s start. Words…
Hobby Talks!
You can use these sentences to talk about your hobbies! Priya: Hey Naina! What is your hobby? Naina: Oh, I love painting. What’s yours? I love photography. What was your hobby when you were a child? Painting has been my hobby since childhood. Why? I loved to collect stamps in my childhood. When did you…
Let’s talk about family!
Rakesh: Do you live in a joint family? Ajay: Yes, I live in a joint family. What about you? I live in a nuclear family of three. How many members are there in your family? There are 9 people in my family. My father, mother, grandparents, uncle, aunt, and cousins. Wow! Do you have any…
20 sentences to use at a restaurant
As you enter 🙂 Hi! Is there a table for four, please? This is available I guess. May we sit at this table? We have a dinner reservation under the name Priya Gupta. Can you check please? Got a table? Nice! Now… 4. The menu, please? 5. So, what’s the special dish here? I heard…
10 ways to say sorry
Are you just saying ‘I am sorry’?? Ummm…. what else can you say instead of just a plain ‘sorry’? 🙂 Let’s check out our variety of sorrys 😁 Oops! Have you said something wrong? Say ‘Oops!’ when you realize it. 2. Oh no, my bad ‘My bad’ is used to express acceptance of your own…
Are you a parent? Talk with your kids in English!
Hello parent! Do you want to speak with your kid in English? Try to start with these easy sentences. Here are some Sentences/phrases you can use while waking your kid up in the morning. 1. Good morning honey. Time to get up ! 2. Get up dear. You will miss the school bus if…
Vocabulary Set 3 | Learn these 12 words
1. A speaker who does not use more words than necessary – Laconic 2. A word used to refer to a man who excessively caters to, worships and submits to the most outlandish or outrageous demands of his wife – Uxorious 3. A word synonymous with alcoholism – Dipsomania 4. People who have delusions about…
Big, large and great | Are they same?
Use of Big, large and great We use big and large with concrete nouns – the names of objects which we can see or touch. In an informal style, big is more common than large. •He has got big / large feet. • They have a large / big house in the city. We use…
20 rules to construct a grammatically correct sentence | Subject Verb Agreement
20 rules (with examples) to write sentences with correct subject-verb agreement 1. Subjects and verbs must agree in number. Examples: The dog growls when he is angry. The dogs growl when they are angry. 2. Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement. Examples: The…
I & ME | Are we same?
Which one of the following sentences do you think is grammatically correct? Nansi and I went to the market. Nansi and me went to the market. . . . The first one is correct. I and me are’t interchangeable. I is a pronoun that acts as a subject of a sentence. In the first example,…
Ago and Before: Are they same?
How do you use ‘ago’ and ‘before’ in a sentence ? Ago is used with a past tense and a time to count back from the present. Example : She died three years ago. Dad left ten minutes ago. Before is usually used with a past perfect tense. It can also be used to mean…
Vocabulary Set 1: Learn 5 words
Learn these 5 words and write 5 sentences in comments below. 1.Subtle Being subtle is the act of doing/conveying something in a skillful or clever way rather than doing it in a direct manner. Example : He tried a more subtle approach to explain the situation. 2.Empathy The ability to understand and share the feelings…
Greet someone! 10 sentences you can use
Read these 10 easy English sentences you can use to greet someone 1.Hey Sonia! How are you ? — I am good dear . What about you ? 2.Hi ! How have you been ? 3. What’s up? All good? 4.Hey! What a surprise ! It’s great to see you — Ya! It’s been a…
Good news? 10 ways to express your happiness for someone
Here are some English sentences you can use when someone gives you good news. These are examples. You have to use it according to the situation. 1. Really? I am so happy for you! 2. Awesome! Great news! 3.I am glad to see you get this! 4. Super! So happy for you. 5.This is a…
10 sentences to use while having a conversation of grief
Here are some English sentences you can use to communicate with a person when she/he is sad /expresses sadness. 1.Oh dear, I’m so sorry to hear that. 2.That’s too bad. Please know that I am right here for you. 3.Is there anything I can do for you? 4. Oh. Tough time for you. Would you…
10 ways to express anger
Here are 10 English sentences you can use to express anger 1. I am beside myself right now. Leave me alone. 2. I am very angry with you. Don’t you get that ? 3. Absolutely not! How could you even think like this! 4. I am disappointed with your work. 5.Don’t annoy me. 6.I won’t…
10 ways to say YES
Learn 10 easy ways to express affirmation , that is, instead of plain YES ,you can say these ! 1.Will definitely do it. 2.No worries. We will go there. 3 Sure. It will be done. 4.Totally. I agree. 5.Yup ! Why not ? 6.Of course. You will get it. 7.No problem at all. I will…
10 ways to answer ‘How are you?’
Learn 10 easy wats to respond when someone says – How are you? 1. Hey, I am good ! What about you? 2. I am pretty good 3. Well, can’t complain ! 4. Gearing up for the day !(If it’s morning) 5. Ya good. Ready for tomorrow ! (If it’s night) 6. Tired of working…
Idioms of hope
1.Count your blessings You should count your blessings means you should be grateful for the blessings – that is the good things you have in your life. 2.Hang in there To hang in there means to have patience and stay calm in a difficult situation.( with hope that things will get better soon.) 3.There is…
Money talks: Some idioms to use
Read these 5 idioms related to money 1.Bread and butter Bread and butter denotes a person’s livelihood or main source of income. Example: This job is my bread and butter. 2.Foot the Bill To foot the bill means to pay for something(mostly used when the amount is large) Example : I was left to foot…
5 Online Courses to learn English
Learning English is possible at home with these self-learning courses. Best part is, these are self paced – you can study whenever you want to. Some are free,some are paid. You can earn certificates too. Check these out ! 1. Diploma in English Language and Literature (Free) https://alison.com/course/diploma-in-english-language-and-literature-revised 2.Diploma in Basic English Grammar(Free) https://alison.com/course/diploma-in-basic-english-grammar-revised-2017 3.…
How habitual actions can be expressed in English
Expressing a habitual action: What is a habitual action? A habitual action is an action that happens regularly. How do we express it? We use simple present tense to express a habitual action. Here are some examples and a task for you. Please note: 1. Observe how verbs change in case of I, he,she,they, it,…
How reading can help you learn English
1. Read at least one new page daily Hungry to learn? Feel your curiosity to understand the language by reading small easy stories. Make sure you read one new page daily if you don’t have a habit of reading. Start small. Push yourself to read a new page daily for 3-4 days and then 2…
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