English Fest activites

1. Eng.fest

മാസത്തിൽ ഒരിക്കൽ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ക്ലബ്ബിന്റെ കീഴിൽ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ഫെസ്റ്റ് നടത്താം.വാർഷികമായി നടത്തുന്ന ഫെസ്റ്റിൽ മുഴുവൻ രക്ഷിതാക്കളെയും നാട്ടുകാരെയും ക്ഷണിക്കുകയും കുട്ടികളുടെ ഇംഗ്ലീഷിലുള്ള പ്രാവിണ്യം രക്ഷിതാക്കൾക്ക് മുന്നിൽ പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യാം.

2. Reading competition

വായനാ മത്സരങ്ങൾസംഘടിപ്പിക്കുകയും മികച്ച വായനക്കാരെ കണ്ടെത്തുകയും പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക

3. Writing competition

പാഠപുസ്തകത്തിലെ നിശ്ചിത ഭാഗം (ആദ്യം തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തു കൊടുത്തത്  )എഴുത്തു മത്സരം നടത്തുമ്പോൾ ക്ലബ് മെമ്പർമാർ കാണാതെ എഴുതുന്നു.വിജയിയെ തെരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുന്നു.

4. News paper reading

ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ന്യൂസ്‌പേപ്പർ വായിപ്പിക്കുന്ന മത്സരം 
യുക്തമായ രീതിയിൽ സംഘടിപ്പിക്കാം.

5. Skit

ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് കഥാപുസ്തകങ്ങളിലുള്ള പ്രത്യേക സന്ദർഭങ്ങൾ
സ്കിറ്റിലൂടെ അവതരിപ്പിക്കാം.

6. Rhymes

മെമ്പർമാർ ഓരോരുത്തരും ശേഖരിച്ചു കൊണ്ടുവരുന്ന
rhymes / songs മെമ്പര്മാര്ക്ക് മുൻപിൽ അവതരിപ്പിക്കൽ

7. Mono act

പാഠത്തിലെ സന്ദർഭങ്ങൾ  താല്പര്യമുള്ളവർ
മോണോ ആക്റ്റിലൂടെ അവതരിപ്പിക്കൽ

8. Finding missing letters

ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് പാരഗ്രാഫിലെ ചില നിശ്ചിത അക്ഷരങ്ങൾ miss 
ആക്കുന്നത് കണ്ടെത്തുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

9. Jumbled words

അക്ഷരങ്ങൾ പരസ്പരം മാറ്റിക്കൊണ്ടുള്ള Jumbled words
മത്സരം നടത്താം

10. Dictionary making

കുട്ടികൾക്ക്പരിചയമുള്ളതും പാഠപുസ്തകത്തിലുള്ളതുമായ വാക്കുകൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ഡിക്ഷണറി നിർമ്മാണം നടത്താം

11. A word a day

ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ക്ലബ്ബിൻറെ നേതൃത്വത്തിൽ നടത്താവുന്ന മികച്ച ഒരു പ്രവർത്തനമാണ് a word a day.സ്ക്കൂളിലെ മുഴുവൻ കുട്ടികൾക്കും കാണാവുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തു സ്ഥാപിക്കപ്പെട്ട ബോർഡിൽ ദിവസവും ഒരു ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് വാക്ക് എഴുതുന്നു/പ്രിന്റ് എടുത്തു പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.ഓരു മാസത്തിനുശേഷം ആ വാക്കുകൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് കേട്ടെഴുത്തു നടത്താം,അർഥം പറയിപ്പിക്കാ൦

12. English assembly

ആഴ്ചയിൽ ഒരു ദിവസം നടത്തുന്ന ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് അസ്സംബ്ലിയിൽ
ക്ലബ് മെമ്പർമാർക്ക് പരിപാടികൾ നടത്താ൦

13. Collecting English story books

കുട്ടികളുടെ നിലവാരത്തിനനുയോജ്യമായ
ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് കഥാപുസ്തകങ്ങൾ ശേഖരിക്കൽ.

14. Make surroundings a learning tool

സ്ക്കൂൾ കെട്ടിടത്തിലെയും പരിസരത്തുള്ള വസ്തുക്കളിലുമൊക്കെ അതിന്റെ പേര് ഇംഗ്ലീഷിൽ എഴുതി വെക്കൽ.മുഴുവൻ കുട്ടികളും അവ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുകയും വായിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നത് കാണാം.

15. Weekly English day

ആഴ്ചയിൽ ഒരു ദിവസം ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ഡേ ആയി ആഘോഷിക്കാം.അന്ന് കുട്ടികൾ പരസ്പരവും അധ്യാപകരുമായും പരമാവധി സംസാരം ഇംഗ്ലീഷിൽ ആക്കുക.

16. Listening to English news and films In TV

ടീവിയിൽ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് വാർത്തകൾ കാണിക്കുകയും ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ടൈറ്റിലുകൾ ഉള്ള സിനിമകൾ കാണിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക.

17. A Chat with a guest

ഇംഗ്ലീഷിൽ, (പ്രത്യേകിച്ചും കമ്മ്യൂണിക്കേറ്റീവ് ) പ്രാവീണ്യമുള്ള വിശിഷ്ട വ്യക്തിയെ സ്ക്കൂളിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുവരിക,അവരുമായി കുട്ടികൾക്ക് INTERACTION നടത്താൻ അവസരമൊരുക്കുക.

18. Riddles/Puzzles

ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ക്ലബ്ബിനു കീഴിൽ കടങ്കഥ മത്സരങ്ങളും
പദപ്രശ്ന മത്സരങ്ങളും സംഘടിപ്പിക്കാം

19. Little teachers

ഇംഗ്ലീഷിൽ മികവുള്ള കുട്ടികളെ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ,
അവരെ "കുട്ടിട്ടീച്ചർ" ആക്കുകയും പിന്നാക്കക്കാരായ കുട്ടികളെ പഠിപ്പിക്കാൻ നിയോഗിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക.

20. Gift box

സ്ക്കൂളിൽ സ്ഥാപിക്കപ്പെട്ട gift box ൽ ഓരോ കുട്ടിയും ദിവസവും അവർ കണ്ടെത്തുന്ന ഒരു പുതിയ വാക്കും അതിന്റെ അർത്ഥവും  എഴുതി നിക്ഷേപിക്കുന്നു.രണ്ടാഴ്ചയിൽ ഒരിക്കൽ തുറന്ന്‌ അത് എല്ലാവരും എഴുതിയെടുക്കുന്നു, നറുക്കെടുത്തു ഒരാൾക്ക് സമ്മാനം നൽകുന്നു.

21. Drawing pictures

ക്ലബ് മെമ്പർമാർക്കായി ചിത്രംവരക്കൽ മത്സരം:

അധ്യാപകന്റെ സിമ്പിൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷിലുള്ള നിർദ്ദേശത്തിനനുസരിച്ചുകുട്ടികൾ ചിത്രം വരക്കുന്നു,പൂർത്തീകരിക്കുന്നു.

22. English lab

ഇംഗ്ലീഷിൽ ഒരു ലാബ് ഒരുക്കാം.
(ഗണിത ലാബുപോലെ)

23. English Magazine

കുട്ടികളുടെ കൊച്ചു കൊച്ചു സൃഷ്ട്ടികൾ ഉപയോഗപ്പെടുത്തിക്കൊണ്ടുള്ള ഒരു മാഗസിൻ പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിക്കാം
ചിത്രങ്ങൾ,കഥകൾ,കവിതകൾ,riddles / puzzles,writings,paper cuttings
തുടങ്ങി ഇംഗ്ലീഷിലുള്ള എന്തും ഉപയോഗിക്കാം.

24. English Expo

മുഴുവൻ കുട്ടികൾക്കുമായി ഒരു ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് എക്സ്പോ സംഘടിപ്പിക്കാം.പ്രദർശന വസ്തുക്കൾക്ക് മുഴുവൻ ഇംഗ്ലീഷിൽ പേര് എഴുതണം.പ്രദർശനം കാണാൻ രക്ഷിതാക്കളെയും ക്ഷണിക്കാം.

25. Radio English

ക്ലബ് മെമ്പർമാർക്ക്, ഇംഗ്ലീഷിലുള്ള പരിപാടികൾ സ്ക്കൂളിലെ മൈക്കിലൂടെ (ആകാശവാണി)അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പരിപാടി സംഘടിപ്പിക്കാം.

സ്ക്കൂളുകളിൽ എളുപ്പത്തിൽ നടത്താവുന്ന ഏതാനും പരിപാടികളാണ് മുകളിൽ സൂചിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്.ഇവയിൽ പലതും നാം നിലവിൽ നടത്തിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നവ തന്നെയാണ്.ഓരോ പരിപാടികളും ഓരോരുത്തരുടെയും സാഹചര്യങ്ങൾക്കിണങ്ങും വിധം മാറ്റി നടത്താൻ ശ്രമിക്കുക.

*17 Camels and 3 Sons*

Long ago, there lived an old man with his three sons in a deserted village, located in the vicinity of a desert. He had 17 camels, and they were the main source of his income. He used to rent out camels as a means of shipping in the desert. One day, he passed away. He had left a will, leaving his assets for his three sons.

After the funeral and the other obligations were over, the three sons read the will. While their father had divided all the property he had into three equal parts, he had divided the 17 camels in a different way. They were not shared equally among the three as 17 is an odd number and a prime number, which cannot be divided.

The old man had stated that the eldest son will own half of the 17 camels, the middle one will get one third of the 17 camels, and the youngest one will get his share of camels as one ninth!

All of them were stunned to read the will and questioned each other how to divide the 17 camels as mentioned in the will. It is not possible to divide 17 camels and give half of the 17 camels to the eldest one. It is not possible also to divide the camels for the other two sons.

They spent several days thinking of ways to divide the camels as mentioned in the will, but none could find the answer.

They finally took the issue to the wise man in their village. The wise man heard the problem and instantly found a solution. He asked them to bring all the 17 camels to him.

The sons brought the camels to the wise man's place. The wise man added a camel owned by him and made the total number of camels 18.

Now, he asked the first son to read the will. As per the will, the eldest son got half the camels, which now counted to 18 / 2 = 9 camels! The eldest one got 9 camels as his share.

The remaining camels were 9.

The wise man asked the second son to read the will. He was assigned 1 / 3 of the total camels.

It came to 18 / 3 = 6 camels. The second son got 6 camels as his share.

Total number of camels shared by the elder sons - 9 + 6 = 15 camels.

The third son read out his share of camels: 1 / 9th of the total number of camels - 18 / 9 = 2 camels.

The youngest one got 2 camels as his share.

Totally there were 9 + 6 + 2 camels shared by the brothers, which counted to 17 camels.

Now, the one camel added by the wise man was taken back.

The wise man solved this problem smartly with his intelligence.

Intelligence is nothing but finding a common ground to solve an issue. In short, every problem has a solution.

*Always Stay Alert

*

Once upon a time there was a lion that grew so old that he was unable to kill any prey for his food. So, he said to himself, I must do something to stay my stomach else I will die of starvation.
He kept thinking and thinking and at last an idea clicked him. He decided to lie down in the cave pretending to be ill and then who-so-ever will come to inquire about his health, will become his prey. The old lion put his wicked plan into practice and it started working. Many of his well-wishers got killed. But evil is short lived.

One day, a fox came to visit the ailing lion. As foxes are clever by nature, the fox stood at the mouth of the cave and looked about. His sixth sense worked and he came to know the reality. So, he called out to the lion from outside and said, How are you, sir?

The lion replied, I am not feeling well at all. But why don’t you come inside?

Then the fox replied, I would love to come in, sir! But on seeing, all foot prints going to your cave and none coming out, I would be foolish enough to come in.

Saying so, the fox went to alert the other animals.

Moral: Always Keep Your Eyes Open and Stay Alert before Walking in Any Situation.

8 SLICES OF PIZZA

Wife: Don’t put so many clothes for wash today.

Husband: Why ?

She said : Maid has said she won’t come for two days.

Husband :Why ?

Wife : She said she is going to meet her grand daughter during Ganpati festival.

Husband : OK, Will not put too many clothes.

Wife: And, Shall I give her Rs. 500 for Ganpati? Festival bonus?

Husband: Why? Diwali is approaching, we will give her at that time.

Wife: Oh no dear. She is poor. Going to meet her daughter and grand daughter, so she will also feel nice. Moreover, everything has become so expensive these days. How will she able to celebrate festival?

Husband : You ! I don’t know why you become emotional so easily.

Wife : Oh dear, don’t worry. I am going to cancel today’s program of ordering Pizza. Why unnecessarily blow away Rs. 500 on eight pieces of stale bread.

Husband : Wow. Great. Snatching Pizza from us and giving to the maid !

Maid returned after three days and got busy in mopping and dusting.

Husband asked her.. So, how was the vacation ?
Maid : Very nice sahib.. Didi had given Rs. 500 .. festival bonus.

Husband : So you went and met your daughter ? and also met your grand daughter ?

Maid: yes sahib. Enjoyed a lot and spent Rs 500 in two days time.

Husband : Really ? Ok so what did you do with Rs. 500?

Maid : Rs. 150 for dress for grand daughter, Rs 40 for a doll, bought sweets worth Rs 50 for daughter, Rs 50 as offering to Deity in temple, Rs 60 towards bus fare, Rs 25 for bangles for daughter, bought a nice belt worth Rs 50 for son-in-law, balance Rs 75 gave to daughter to buy copy and pencil for grand daughter. Maid gave a full account of the expenses incurred.

Husband : So much in Rs 500?

With surprise, he started thinking. The eight pieces of Pizza appeared in front of his eyes and each one of them acted as a hammer started pricking his consciousness. For the price of one Pizza, he started comparing the expenses his maid had incurred during her visit to her daughter.

The eight pieces of Pizza floated in front of his eyes.

First piece ... dress for the child
Second piece … towards sweets..
Third piece … towards offering to the deity in the temple.
Fourth piece ... towards bus fare.
Fifth piece ... towards doll.
Sixth piece ... towards bangles,
Seventh piece... towards belt for the son-in-law.
Eighth piece... towards copy and pencil.

So far he had observed pizza only from one angle. He turned it upside down and observe how it looks like from the other side but today his maid showed him the other side of the pizza. The eight pieces of pizza showed him the real meaning of life and the meaning of “Spending for life” or “Life for spending”.

Think about it.

"Spreading Happiness"

Elephant and Friends

*Elephant and Friends*

One day an elephant wandered into a forest in search of friends.
He saw a monkey on a tree.
"Will you be my friend?" asked the elephant.
Replied the monkey, "You are too big. You can not swing from trees like me."
Next, the elephant met a rabbit. He asked him to be his friends.
But the rabbit said, "You are too big to play in my burrow!"
Then the elephant met a frog.
"Will you be my friend? He asked.
"How can I?" asked the frog.
"You are too big to leap about like me."
The elephant was upset. He met a fox next.
"Will you be my friend?" he asked the fox.
The fox said, "Sorry, sir, you are too big."
The next day, the elephant saw all the animals in the forest running for their lives.
The elephant asked them what the matter was.
The bear replied, "There is a tier in the forest. He's trying to gobble us all up!"
The animals all ran away to hide.
The elephant wondered what he could do to solve everyone in the forest.
Meanwhile, the tiger kept eating up whoever he could find.
The elephant walked up to the tiger and said, "Please, Mr. Tiger, do not eat up these poor animals."
"Mind your own business!" growled the tiger.
The elephant has a no choice but to give the tiger a hefty kick.
The frightened tiger ran for his life.
The elephant ambled back into the forest to announce the good news to everyone.
All the animals thanked the elephant.
They said, "You are just the right size to be our friend."

*English Proverbs

A barking dog never bites
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
A cat may look at a king
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
A change is as good as a rest
A dog is a man's best friend
A drowning man will clutch at a straw
A fish always rots from the head down
A fool and his money are soon parted
A friend in need is a friend indeed
A golden key can open any door
A good beginning makes a good ending
A good man is hard to find
A house divided against itself cannot stand
A person is known by the company he keeps
A house is not a home
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
A leopard cannot change its spots
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
A little learning is a dangerous thing
A little of what you fancy does you good
A man is known by his friends
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client
A miss is as good as a mile
A new broom sweeps clean
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse
A penny saved is a penny earned
A picture paints a thousand words
A place for everything and everything in its place
A poor workman always blames his tools
A person is known by the company he keeps
A problem shared is a problem halved
A prophet is not recognized in his own land
A rising tide lifts all boats
A rolling stone gathers no moss
A soft answer turneth away wrath
A stitch in time saves nine
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
A trouble shared is a trouble halved
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men
A watched pot never boils
A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke
A woman's place is in the home
A woman's work is never done
A word to the wise is enough
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Absolute power corrupts absolutely
Accidents will happen (in the best-regulated families).
Actions speak louder than words
Adversity makes strange bedfellows

Most Common American Idioms

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*Most Common American Idioms*

❗️Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
▪️Don't tell your bad points to others. 

❗️You'll just be wasting your breath.
▪️Don't bother, they won't listen. 

❗️The wear and tear will defeat us.
▪️The effort is not worth the rewards. 

❗️You'll wear out your welcome.
▪️Don't stay too long. 

❗️I'll pay you when my ship comes in.
▪️When I get rich I'll pay you. 

❗️We just have to weather the storm.
▪️Keep working in rough times. 

❗️I can see the writing on the wall.
▪️I can sense that thing may be bad. 

❗️Let's wind up this problem.
▪️We need to finish this. 

❗️We will agree word for word.
▪️We agree exactly. 

❗️Just a word to the wise - Shut up!
▪️Listen to me! 

❗️You just zip your lip.
▪️Stop talking so much. 

❗️Keep your shirt on.
▪️Don't get so impatient.

❗️They are pulling your leg.
▪️They are playing a trick on you. 

❗️She is rolling in the dough.
▪️She has lots of money. 

❗️He's stinking rich.
▪️He's very wealthy. 

❗️We'll make him the fall guy.
▪️We will put the blame on him. 

❗️He will take the rap.
▪️He will be the guilty one.
 
❗️It's a bum rap.
▪️He is innocent.

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UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS

say in the flattest part of North Dakota
on a starless moonless night
no breath of wind

a man could light a candle
then walk away
every now and then
he could turn and see
the candle burning

seventeen miles later
provided conditions remained ideal
he could still see the flame

somewhere between the seventeenth and eighteenth mile
he would lose the light

if he were walking backwards
he would know the exact moment
when he lost the flame

he could step forward and find it again
back and forth
dark to light light to dark

what's the place where the light disappears?
where the light reappears?
don't tell me about photons
and eyeballs
reflection and refraction
don't tell me about one hundred and eighty-six thousand
miles per second and the theory of relativity

all I know is that place
where the light appears and disappears
that's the place where we live

ANAGRAMS

Here is a list of word pairs, called ANAGRAMS. The interesting n fun part is they are formed by the same set of alphabets but convey a mutually contradictory or sometimes complementary meaning. Here are a dozen of them.

1. Teach             Cheat

Some BABAs teach, some cheat and remaining teach to cheat.

2. Listen.            Silent

Be silent and listen.

3. Admirer.         Married

Status before and after marriage.

4.Fast.                Fats

Either fast or add fats as you feast.

5. Marital.            Martial

A misplaced 'I' turns marital relationship into martial one.

6. Creative.          Reactive

You can never be creative if you are reactive.

7. Sweat.              Waste

If you dont sweat as a youth you will waste your entire life, so sweat or waste.

8. Bedroom.         Boredom

Always keep boredom out of your bedroom because that is the place where you spent half of your life and mostly in your own company.

9. Vote.                  Veto

One veto and a million votes undone.

10. Exist.                 Exits

We exist between our entries and exits.

11. Stain.                 Saint

Hard to find a saint without a stain.

12. Split.                 Spilt

Dont cry over split milk. Make paneer. Dont cry over spilt milk either. Feed the cat.

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English tips

✨ Singular- Plural Forms ✨

✍️ അവസാനം "S" ചേർത്താൽ Plural form ലഭിക്കുന്നവ

▪️ Boy ▪️Book ▪️Girl ▪️Pen
▪️ Desk ▪️Cow ▪️Commando
▪️ Photo ▪️Piano ▪️Ratio▪️Logo
▪️Monkey ▪️Donkey▪️Dwarf, ▪️Scarf▪️Gulf▪️ Chief▪️Safe
▪️ Wharf ▪️Cliff ▪️ Hoof
▪️ Proof ▪️Handkerchief

✍️ അവസാനം "es" ചേർത്താൽ Plural form ലഭിക്കുന്നവ

▪️Class▪️Dish▪️Bush▪️
▪️Match ▪️Watch▪️Box
▪️ Tax ▪️Kiss▪️ Hero ▪️Mango
▪️Buffalo ▪️Negro ▪️Echo

✍️ അവസാനമുള്ള "y" മാറ്റി പകരം "ies" ചേർത്താൽ Plural Form ലഭിക്കുന്നവ

▪️Baby ▪️City ▪️Lady ▪️Army
▪️Story ▪️Pony

📚Single & plural 📚

*Wife       : Wives    
*Man      : Men
*Thief      : Thieves
*Goose   : Geese
*Half        : Halves                              *Woman  : Women
*Wolf       : Wolves                              *Mouse   : Mice
*Calf        : Calves                               *Tooth     : Teeth
*Knife      : Knives                               *Foot       : Feet
*Leaf        : Leaves                              *Ox         : Oxen
*Loaf        : Loaves                              *Child     : Children
*Elf           : Elves                                 *Commander in chief  : Commanders in chief

*Self         : Selves
*Son in law  : Sons in law
*Shelf       : Shelves                              *Daughter in law : Daughters in law
*Sheaf      : Sheaves                             *Governor general : Governors general
*Runner up : Runners up
*Man of war : Men of war
*Man eater  : Man eaters
*Girl student : Girl students
*Chairman : Chairmen                         *Englishman : Englishmen
*Formula   : Formulae                           *Index     : Indices
*Radius      : Radii                                 *Phenomenon : Phenomena
*Hypothesis : Hypotheses                  *Diagnosis   : Diagnoses
*Oasis        : Oases                                *Syllabus      : Syllabi
*Memorandum : Memoranda               *Axis            : Axes
*Crisis       : Crises                                *Basis           : Bases
*Analysis  : Analyses                            *Criterion     : Criteria
*Medium  : Media                                 *Stadium      : Stadia, Stadiums
*Agendum : Agenda                              *Thesis         : Theses
*Focus       : Foci, Focuses                   *Nucleus      : Nuclei
*Manservant : Menservants                *Womanservant :Women Servants

👉 _*12 Boring 😬 Words and What You Can Use Instead

🔆 *Instead of _“ACTUALLY”_ ,use:*

```• Absolutely
• As a matter of fact
• Indeed
• In fact
• In point of fact
• In reality
• Indeed
• Certainly
• Veritably
• Genuinely
• Sincerely
• Truly```

🔆 *Instead of _“AMAZING“,_ use:*

```• Surprising
• Astonishing
• Fascinating
• Fabulous
• Incredible
• Marvelous
• Prodigious
• Shocking
• Stunning
• Surprising
• Unbelievable
• Wonderful```

🔆 *Instead of _“AWESOME”,_ use:*

```• Awe-inspiring
• Breathtaking
• Extraordinary
• Fantastic
• Grand
• Impressive
• Magnificent
• Mind-blowing
• Outstanding
• Remarkable
• Wonderful```

🔆 *Instead of _“BEAUTIFUL“,_ use”*

```• Attractive
• Cute
• Elegant
• Exquisite
• Glamorous
• Gorgeous
• Handsome
• Lovely
• Neat
• Pretty
• Striking
• Stunning```

🔆 *Instead of _“GREAT”,_ use:*

```• Astounding
• Commendable
• Exemplary
• First-rate
• Fantastic
• Incredible
• Legendary
• Noble
• Phenomenal
• Stupendous
• Incomparable
• Terrific!```

🔆 *Instead of _"INTERESTING",_ use:*

```• Alluring
• Amusing
• Appealing
• Captivating
• Compelling
• Enchanting
• Engaging
• Entertaining
• Enticing
• Gripping
• Intriguing
• Stimulating```

🔆 *Instead of _“LOOK”,_ use:*

```• Check
• Examine
• Gaze
• Glance
• Glimpse
• Inspect
• Observe
• Peek
• Review
• Search
• Stare
• View```

🔆 *Instead of _“PLEASANT”,_ use:*

```• Amiable
• Charming
• Cheerful
• Congenial
• Cordial
• Delightful
• Enjoyable
• Gratifying
• Likable
• Lovely
• Refreshing
• Satisfying```

🔆 *Instead of _“QUITE”,_ use:*

```• Completely
• Considerably
• Entirely
• Fairly
• Fully
• Purely
• Precisely
• Thoroughly
• Totally
• Truly
• Utterly
• Wholly```

🔆 *Instead of _"REALLY”,_ use:*

```• Absolutely
• Actually
• Beyond doubt
• Certainly
• Easily
• Genuinely
• Indeed
• Legitimately
• Surely
• Truly
• Undoubtedly
• Unquestionably```

🔆 *Instead of _"SAID",_ use:*

```• Asked
• Called
• Cried
• Demanded
• Exclaimed
• Questioned
• Remarked
• Replied
• Responded
• Stated
• Shouted
• Whispered```

🔆 *Instead of _“VERY”,_ use:*

```• Exceedingly
• Exceptionally
• Extraordinarily
• Extremely
• Highly
• Immensely
• Insanely
• Intensely
• Meticulously
• Remarkably
• Supremely
• Tremendously```

Hello English- DID YOU KNOW THESE THINGS HAD NAMES?

DID YOU KNOW THESE THINGS HAD NAMES?

1. The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella.

2. The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor.

3. The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is called an aglet.

4. The rumbling of stomach is actually called a wamble.

5. The cry of a new born baby is called a vagitus.

6. The prongs on a fork are called tines.

7. The sheen or light that you see when you close your eyes and press your hands on them is called phosphenes.

8. The tiny plastic table placed in the middle of a pizza box is called a box tent.

9. The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow.

10. Your tiny toe or finger is called minimus.

11. The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe.

12. The 'na na na' and 'la la la', which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are called vocables.

13. When you combine an exclamation mark with a question mark (like this ?!), it is referred to as an interrobang.

14. The space between your nostrils is called columella nasi.

15. The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are sewn, is called armscye.

16. The condition of finding it difficult to get out of the bed in the morning is called dysania.

17. Unreadable hand-writing is called griffonage.

18. The dot over an “i” or a “j” is called tittle.

19. That utterly sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence.

20. The metallic device used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called Bannock device.

Hello English-5 news headlines and 10 new words from this week are:

ഈ ആഴ്ച്ചയിലെ 5 പ്രധാന വാര്‍ത്തകളും അതില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള 10 വാക്കുകളും:

1.  Celebrities took to social media to mourn the death of the renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and celebrate his incredible life as he passed away at the age of 76 this week.

a. Renowned: Famous(പ്രശസ്തമായ)
b. Incredible: Extraordinary or wonderful(അസാധാരണമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അത്ഭുതകരമായ)

2. Sports celebrities Rahul Dravid, Saina Nehwal, and Prakash Padukone lost crores of rupees after being duped by a Bengaluru-based Ponzi firm named Vikram Investment Company.

a. Dupe: To cheat or trick someone(മറ്റൊരാളെ ചതിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പറ്റിക്കുക)
b. Ponzi: Fraud investment operation(വഞ്ചനാപരമായ നിക്ഷേപ പ്രവർത്തനം)

3. The Indian Railways has decided to remove the infotainment LCD devices from the coaches of the Tejas Express and Shatabdi Express as many were found damaged, with their wires broken and headphones stolen.

a. Infotainment: Media that provides combination of information and entertainment(ഇൻഫോടെയ്ൻമെന്റ്: വിവരവും വിനോദവും ചേരുന്ന സംവിധാനമാണിത്)
b. Steal: To take without permission with no intention to return (മോഷ്ടിക്കുക: തിരികെ കൊടുക്കാനുള്ള ഉദ്ദേശത്തോടുകൂടിയല്ലാതെ  എടുക്കുക)

4. Shah Rukh Khan's wax statue will be unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Delhi on March 23. This wax figure of SRK will be displayed in his signature pose with his arms open beside other iconic celebrities in a special interactive zone at the museum.

a. Unveil: To show publicly for first time
b. Iconic: Widely known for excellence in a field

5. The Supreme Court has extended the deadline to link Aadhaar with services such as mobile phone, banking and insurance for an indefinite period.

a. Deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
b. Indefinite: Having no exact limits

Animal/Birds sounds

Animal/Birds sounds
പക്ഷിമൃഗാദികളുടെ ശബ്ദം

1. Dog - Bark(പട്ടീ-കുരയ്ക്കുക)

2. Cat - Meow(പൂച്ച-മിയോ)

3. Cow - Moo(പശു-അമറുക)

4. Horse - Neigh(കുതിര-ചിനയ്ക്കുക)

5. Pig - Oink (Grunt)(പന്നി-മുരളുക)

6. Lion - Roar(സിംഹം-അലറുക)

7. Snake - Hiss(പാമ്പ്-ചീറ്റുക)

8. Donkey - Bray(കഴുത-കരയുക)

9. Bear - Growl(കരടി-മുരളുക)

10. Goat - Bleat(ആട്-ചിനയ്കുക)

11. Frog - Croak(തവള-കരയുക)

12. Elephant - Trumpet(ആന-ചിന്നം വിളിക്കുക)

13. Mouse - Squeak(എലി-കിറുകിറു ശബ്ദമുണ്ടാക്കുക)

14. Tiger - Growl(കടുവ-ചീറുക)

15. Bee - Buzz(തേനീച്ച-ഇരമ്പുക)

16. Monkey - chatter, screech(കുരങ്ങന്‍-കൂക്കിവിളിക്കുക)

17. Chicken - Chirp(കോഴി-ചിലയ്‌ക്കുക)

18. Duck - Quack(താറാവ്-ക്വാ ക്വാ എന്നു കരയുക)

19. Owl - Hoot(മൂങ്ങ-മൂളുക)

20. Eagle - Screech(കഴുകന്‍-കരയുക)

21. Crow - Caw(കാക്ക-കരയുക)

22. Pigeon - Coo(പ്രാവ്-കുറുകുക)

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PALINDROME, AMBIGRAM

PALINDROME, AMBIGRAM
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മുമ്പോട്ടും പുറകോട്ടും ഒരു പോലെ വായിക്കാവുന്ന പദങ്ങളെയും വാക്യങ്ങളെയുമാണ് ഇംഗ്ലീഷില്‍ palindrome എന്ന് വിളിക്കുന്നത്. malayalam ആണ് ഇംഗ്ലീഷിലെ ഏറ്റവും നീണ്ട palindrome പദം എന്നത് കൌതുകകരമാണ് -നമ്മള്‍ മലയാളികള്‍ക്ക്. -.
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Anna
Civic
Kayak
Level
Madam
Mom
Noon
Racecar
Radar
Redder
Refer
Repaper
Rotator
Rotor
Sagas
Solos
Stats
Tenet
Wow
ഇതൊക്കെ ഇംഗ്ലീഷിലെ palindrome വാക്കുകള്‍..
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ഇനി ഇംഗ്ലീഷിലെ ചില palindrome വാക്യങ്ങള്‍ നോക്കാം.
Step on no pets
Don't nod.
My gym
Red rum, sir, is murder
Top spot
Madam I'm Adam
Was it a cat I saw?
Eva, can I see bees in a cave?
No lemon, no melon
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മലയാളത്തിലുമുണ്ട് രസികന്‍ palindrome വാക്യങ്ങള്‍.
"മോരു തരുമോ",
"കരിതല വിറ്റു വിലതരിക"
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വാക്കുകള്‍ ഭംഗിയായി എഴുതിപ്പിടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന കലയാണ്‌ calligraphy.
നേരെ നോക്കിയാലും തലതിരിച്ചുപിടിച്ചു നോക്കിയാലും ഒരു വാക്ക് വ്യത്യാസമില്ലാതെ വായിക്കാവുന്ന തരത്തില്‍ എഴുതിപ്പിടിപ്പുക്കുന്നതില്‍ വിദഗ്ദ്ധരാണ് ചില കാലിഗ്രഫിസ്റ്റ്കള്‍.
ഇതോടോന്നിച്ചുള്ള ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ നോക്കൂ. അവയെ ambigram എന്ന് വിളിക്കും.