SPOKEN ENGLISH and WRITTEN ENGLISH TRAINING through TAMIL

English words that came from Tamil  Venkatachalam Salem  .. தமிழ் மொழி போல பல மொழிகளில் இருந்து வந்த ஒரு மொழியே ஆங்கிலம் .  .. QUOTES MENU 0722   .. S + பேசு = speech S + பஞ்சு = sponge S + மெது = smooth S + பரவி = spray S + உடன் = sudden S + நாகம் = snake S + சேர்த்தால் (ஸ் ...சத்தம் )  600 க்கு மேட்பட்ட தமிழ் சொற்களுக்கு ஒரே அர்த்தம் உள்ள ஆங்கில சொற்கள் வரும் .. உருளை = roll (கல் கவியல் ஆக கணக்கு பார்க்கும் தமிழர் முறை ) கற்குவியல் = Calculation ; calculatrice . கொல் = kill ( தமிழில் "கொ " வரும் இடத்தில் " K " ஆங்கிலத்தில் போட்டால் 100 english word வரும் ) *****((((())))****** W.W Skeat என்பவர், The Etymological dictionary of the English language ~இல் உள்ள 14,286  சொற்களில் 12,960 வார்த்தைகள் தமிழிலிருந்து வந்தவை (அதாவது 90% வார்த்தைகள் தமிழிலிருந்து வந்தவை) என்கிறார் ஆய்வின்படி. எடுத்துகாட்டுகள் : Cry - ”கரை” என்ற தூயத் தமிழிலிருந்து வந்தது. கரைதல் என்றால் கத்துதல். காக்கைக் கரையும் என்பர். Clay - களி (களிமண்) என்ற தமி...

Words in American English and Words in British English  .. American English .. British English American ...........British =. Apartment ........ Flat Taxi .... .... ........ Cab Cookie .... .... .... Biscuit Elevator .... ....... Lift Witness stand....Witness box Chief-of-police.. Commissioner Coach   .... ........ PE Teacher Crib .... ....  .. ..... Cot Stove .... ........... Cooker Soccer  .... ... .... Football Period .... .... ..... Full stop Furnace .... .... ... Boiler Glue .... .... .... .... Gum Break/Vacation . Holiday Pants   .... ......... Trousers Popsicle .... ....... Lollipop Mail a letter ...... Post a letter Mail box .... ....... Post box Mailman .... ....... Postman General (in the army)   .... Field Marshal Cell phone .... ... Mobile phone Mom(my) .... .... Mum(my) Sanitary napkin ... Sanitary towel Diaper  .... ...  .... Nappy Pacifier .... ........ Dummy Line .... .... ........ Queue Carousel ...

Diary for all - village school working and travelling experience  My Working for 33 days in a village school as a special teacher / resource person .. TRANSLATION 1  * TRANSLATION 2  * I worked for about 33 days in a village school 15 kms from Salem. I worked there between January 15, 2018 and March 15, 2018 about 3 days a week. Daily I worked 2.5 hours in a village school G.R.MATRICULATION,  Muthunaicken patty. However, from morning 9.30am to 4pm, I was engaged. It was an unforgettable and enjoyable experience. I should thank the correspondent Mr.G.R.Narayanan for giving me the opportunity and hundred percent freedom to experiment my unique bilingual strategy for the school kids. In my first meet, I impressed the correspondent, Mr. G.R. Narayanan by my  open talk. After hearing three of my youtube videos uninterruptedly, he was convinced about my talents. However, he was very reluctant to allow me to work there. I think to test my patience he sarca...

Aesop story -  BUNDLE OF STICKS QUOTES MENU 0722   .. .. WORD PUZZLE MENU 403 .. A certain Father had a family of Sons, who were forever quarreling among themselves. No words he could say did the least good, so he cast about in his mind for some very striking example that should make them see that discord would lead them to misfortune. One day when the quarreling had been much more violent than usual and each of the Sons was moping in a surly manner, he asked one of them to bring him a bundle of sticks. Then handing the bundle to each of his Sons in turn he told them to try to break it. But although each one tried his best, none was able to do so. The Father then untied the bundle and gave the sticks to his Sons to break one by one. This they did very easily. “My Sons,” said the Father, “do you not see how certain it is that if you agree with each other and help each other, it will be impossible for your enemies to injure you? But if you are divided among yourselves, y...

Aesop story  Fox and the Grapes ..  .. One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch. "Just the thing to quench my thirst," said he. Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few paces back and tried to reach them but still failed. Finally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said, "They're probably sour anyway," and proceeded to walk away. Moral : It's easy to despise what you cannot have. =॥=॥=॥=॥=॥=॥=॥=॥=॥=॥= Vocabulary 01 grapes (n) .....திராட்ச்சை 02 fox (n) ..... .... நரி 03 wolf (n) . ...... ஓநாய் 04 spot (n) ........ குறிப்பிட்ட இடம் 05 spotted (v) ... கவனி 06 bunch (n) ..... கொத்து 07 lofty (adj) ..... உயரமான 08 loft (n) .. ....... பரண், அட்டாலி 09 quench (v) ...  தாகம் தனி 10 thirst (n) ....... தாகம் 11 thirsty (adj) ... தாகத்துடன் 12 branch (n) ..... கிளை 13 pace (n) ......... இடைவெளி, தூ...

Aesop story - The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg .. .. A man and his wife owned a very special goose. Every day the goose would lay a golden egg, which made the couple very rich.       "Just think," said the man's wife, "If we could have all the golden eggs that are inside the goose, we could be richer much faster."        "You're right," said her husband, "We wouldn't have to wait for the goose to lay her egg every day."        So, the couple killed the goose and cut her open, only to find that she was just like every other goose. She had no golden eggs inside of her at all, and they had no more golden eggs. __________________ Too much greed results in nothing. __________________ Vocabulary ............ தமிழ் அர்த்தங்கள் 01 goose (n) .......... வாத்து 02 geese (n) .......... வாத்துகள் 03 duck (n) ............ வாத்து 04 swan (n) ........... அன்னப்பறவை 05 gold (n) ............. தங்கம் 06 golden (adj) ...... தங்கத...

Aesop story - Boy Who Cried Wolf .. .. There once was a boy who kept sheep not far from the village. He would often become bored and to amuse himself he would call out,      "Wolf! Wolf," although there was no wolf about.       The villagers would stop what they were doing and run to save the sheep from the wolf's jaw. Once they arrived at the pasture, the boy just laughed. The naughty boy played this joke over and over until the villagers got tired of him.       One day while the boy was watching the sheep, a wolf did come into the fold. The boy cried and cried,       "Wolf! Wolf!"      No one came. The wolf had a feast of sheep that day. __________________ No one will believe a habitual liar even when he is telling the truth. __________________ Vocabulary............. தமிழ் ஆர்த்தங்கள் 01 cry, cried (v) 1 ... அழுவது 02 cry, cried (v) 2 ... பலமான குரலில் பேசு 03 fable (n) ............ கட்டுக்...

Aesop story -Lion and the mouse .. The Lion and the Mouse  :  One day a lion was waken from his afternoon nap by a group of mice scurrying all about him. Swat! went his huge paw upon one  little creature. The mouse pleaded for mercy from the stately beast. The lion took compassion upon the tiny mouse and released him. A few days later, the lion became trapped in a hunter's net. His roars made the whole forest tremble. The little mouse whose life was spared approached the lion in the snare and used his sharp little teeth to gnaw the strong ropes until the lion was free. _______________________ Moral  : One good turn deserves another.  IF YOU DO GOOD TO OTHERS WITHOUT ANY EXPECTATIONS, DEFINITELY IT WILL RETURN TO YOU. _______________________ Vocabulary.... தமிழ் அர்த்தங்கள் 01 waken, wake, woke (verb) விழித்துக் கொள்வது 02 nap (noun)  சிறுதுாக்கம் 03 mice (n) .....எலிகள் (plural) 04 mouse (n).. எலி (singular) 05 scurrying (v) எலி போல வேகமாக ஓடுவத...

grammar -   irregular verbs -  of the English language. - Each entry includes the base or bare infinitive first, followed by the simple past (V2) form and the past participle (V3) form. ஆங்கிலம் கற்றுக் கொள்பவர்களுக்கு இந்த இர்ரெகுலர் வெர்ப்ஸ் (irregular verbs) என்ற வினை வடிவங்கள் தான் பெரும் பிரச்சனை தரும். " talk என்ற சொல்லிற்கு இறந்த காலம்  " talked . அதை போல " walk " என்ற சொல்லிற்கு இறந்த காலம் " walked ".  ஆனால் " sleep "  என்ற சொல்லிற்கு இறந்த காலம் " sleeped "... இல்லை. அது  " slept ". அதே போல  " bring "என்ற சொல்லிற்கு இறந்த காலம் " brought ".   மேலும் " catch " என்ற சொல்லிற்கு இறந்த காலம்   " caught ". இதை எல்லாம் இங்கிலீஷ் மீடியம் பள்ளியில் படித்த மாணவர்கள்  4.வது அல்லது 5 வது வகுப்பிற்குள் இயல்பாக கற்றுக் கொண்டு விடுவார்கள். அதை செய்ய முடியாமல் போனவர்கள். இந்த லிட்டை. பிரிண்ட் செய்து அருகே தமிழ் அர்த்தங்களை எழுதி மனப்பாடம் செய்து கொள்ள வேண்டும். வேறு வழி இல்லை. அ...

நண்பரே, வாழ்க்கையில் நீங்கள் முன்னுக்கு வர தற்போது ஆங்கில அறிவு எல்லோருக்கும் தேவைப்படுகிறது.  ...  ... ஆனால் நம் கல்வி முறையில்  தாய்மொழி வழியே ஆங்கிலம் கற்றுக் கொடுப்பதை ஊக்கப் படுத்துவது இல்லை. இதன் காரணமாக பலர் தங்கள் வாழ்க்கையில் பின் தங்கிவிடுகிறார்கள். ஆனால், நான் தாய் மொழி தமிழ் வழியே ஆங்கிலம் கற்றுத் தருகிறேன். என்னிடம் சேர்ந்து பயன்பெருக. உங்கள் இடத்திற்கு வந்து, தனிப்பட்ட  முறையில் தமிழ் வழியே ஆங்கில வகுப்பு எடுக்க உங்களுக்கு தேவை இருந்தால் (சேலம், தமிழ் நாடு மட்டும்) என்னை நீங்கள் தொடர்பு கொள்ளலாம். உங்களிடம் டேட்டாவுடன் ஒரு ஸ்மார்ட் ஃபோன் இருந்தால் போதும். படிப்படியாக உங்களுக்கு நான் ஆங்கிலம் சொல்ல கொடுக்க முடியும். 12 மணி நேரங்களாக மூன்று நிலைகளில் என் வகுப்புகள் (பேக்கேஜ்) இருக்கும். 25 வயதை தாண்டிய, வேலையில் இருக்கும் நபர்களுக்கும், வியாபார பெரு மக்களுக்கும் என் பயிற்சிக் கட்டணம், ஒரு மணி நேரத்திற்கு  ரூ. 150  முதல் ... ரூ. 300 வரை. (போக்குவரத்து செலவு தனி). உங்கள் ஆங்கிலத்தை மிக விரைவாகவும், தீவிரமாகவும் நீங்கள் பட்டை தீட்ட...

Teaching ENGLISH with an OIL SOAKED NEWSPAPER Venkatachalam Salem While watching a part of ...  Crazy Mohan's interview    I noted that he said many fantastic things in a very jovial way. I think this interview will inspire me to write many articles. This is the first one. .. While chatting casually in it, he told that one can develop language even from a " scrap paper".  This word "scrap paper" switched  ON a bulb in my brain and reminded me about a real life incident while teaching English. Nostalgia !! =॥=॥= Around 2008, I was taking English class to a batch of 4 or 5 youth aged about 20 year old. They were learning English with great interest and true dedication. After about a month of my training with me, my students will come to know about my temperaments. About my punctuality, my style of frequently conducting classes with "timer running", giving short breaks after a stiff 20 minutes session, chatting with the students, as if I am a frien...

Double meaning English words Did I read that sign right? Alias title :  'AMBIGUOUS SENTENCES AND "BAD ENGLISH " JOKES' 1) In an office: *WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN* (*) They wanted to actually say .. 😄 Here "further steps" is an idiom that means "serious action will be taken" against the person. The word "step" is also in the missing "STEP LADDER" 2) In a London department store: *BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS* (*) They wanted to actually say .. 😄 THEY FORGOT THAT "basement" IS THE NAME OF A FLOOR UNDER A BUILDING AND IT CAN'T BE ANYWHERE ELSE INCLUDING  "UPSTAIRS". 3) In an office: *AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD* (*) They wanted to actually say .. 😄  "KEEP THE TEA POT UPSIDE DOWN...   .... ". It seems to suggest that the person who u...