English Learning: IELTS; TOEFL

My First Pen Friend a Beautiful Girl

2018-05-15T05:27:00.000-07:00

My First Pen Friend a Beautiful Girl

I attended Second All India Scouts and Guides Jamboree when I was 14 years. This was held at the most beautiful and famous “Pink City” Jaipur in Rajasthan. I had a wonderful time from 27th December to 31st December 1956. More than 10,000 Scouts and lovely Guides from all over India participated. The weather was pleasantly cold there. I had to stay in the tent with my school mates. Morning 6 use to be a wakeup call on trumpet an Army Bigul. Within 45 minutes I used to get ready and reach parade ground. Witnessing 10000 Scouts and charming Guides in uniform and colourful flags for parade was a glamorous scene. Commands were given on loud speakers with the background music of band. What a fabulous music and parade scene. It was charming. Evenings were the loveliest time when all were allowed to stroll in the entire area, meet new people, interact and make friends. I met an Anglo Indian girl of Assam contingent. She was very attractive and appealing with her sexy looks. I madly started liking her. I asked her if we could be pen friends. She gladly agreed and with a pleasant smile and we exchanged our addresses. I was thrilled with excitement. Wow...Having such a beautiful pen friend I was flabbergasted with such a joy, fun and excitement that is beyond words.

This is one of my happiest school days memories I love to cherish always.

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My Journey to YouTube - My Channel Trailer

2017-08-17T06:44:00.001-07:00

My journey to YouTube

Before the year 2009 I didn’t know about YOUTUBE. By profession I am an Engineer and was employed in cross-country petroleum pipelines. My attention was always toward Flow and Pressure in order to optimize the flow rate of the petroleum liquids. I knew only about “U” Tube Manometers used for differential pressure measurement with flow meters and like.

Friends: - One fine day my friends said “Hero! You are shinning on U tube, we saw you playing Harmonica in a video.

I: - Phew U tube is an Engineering instrument for differential pressure measurement in fluid mechanics and not a camera or Television. How can I be seen playing harmonica on U tube?

Friends: - O gosh no manometer “U” Tube it is one of an application of Google known as Y for Yellow, O for Orange and U for University that is “YOUTUBE” where you can publish your video and the world can see you.

I: - I saw my video on YouTube on my laptop. OMG... I recalled that Upon an invitation from my friends from Ahmedabad, on 25-09-2009, I once played Harmonica in the Band Stand of Kamati Garden Vadodara. My friends liked it, recorded it and published it on YouTube.

I was flabbergasted with joy, fun and excitement. Since then I started making videos on the subject like Spoken English, IELTS, TOEFL, Art, Drawing-Painting, Cooking and also Harmonica recitals and publishing them on YouTube.

Wow... Twice I received money from Google... How cool... Now I regularly post videos

YouTube is The Best and Excellent, I love it...

Huge Rush of Kids and Tiny Tots Learning Drawing Painting and Art

2017-06-18T03:29:00.001-07:00

Vocabulary Enhancement Sufix r er or

2017-06-07T19:41:00.001-07:00

Prefix un changes word meaning to negative

2017-06-04T19:41:00.001-07:00

दोस्तों ठाकोर जोशी इंग्लिश ट्रेनर का नमस्कार ! आज हम बात करेंगे कुछ ऐसे अल्फाबेट्स या लेटर्स की जिन्हे की शब्द के पहले लगा देनेसे उसी शब्द का विपरीत शब्द तैयार हो जाता है और हमारी वोकैबुलरी बढ़ती जाती है| ***जो लेटर्स वर्ड शुरू होने से पहले ही लगाए जाते हैं उन्हें प्रीफिक्स कहा जाता है और जो लेटर्स शब्द के अंत में लगाए जाते हैं उन्हें सफ़िक्स कहा जाता है***| चलिए देखे un प्रीफिक्स लगा देने से क्या क्या होता है !

1. Able … unable ……………………… समर्थ ... असमर्थ

2. Affordable … unaffordable…………. सस्था ... महंगा

3. Approved… unapproved……………. मंजूर ... नामंजूर

4. Believable… unbelievable………….. विश्वासपात्र ... अविश्वास्पात्र

5. Civilized… uncivilized……………… सभ्य ... असभय

6. Comfortable… uncomfortable ……… आरामदेह ... कठिनाई पूर्ण

7. Common… uncommon……………... सामान्य ... असामान्य

8. Deserved… undeserved…………….. योग्य ... अयोग्य

9. Desirable… undesirable……………. वांछनीय … अवांछनीय

10. Expected… unexpected……………. अपेक्षित … अप्रत्याशित

11. Loading… unloading………………. माल चढ़ाना ... माल उतारना

12. Noticed… unnoticed……………….. देखा … अनदेखा

13. Pleasant… unpleasant……………… सुहाना ... जो सुहाना न हो

14. Real… unreal………………………. असली ... नकली

15. Wanted… unwanted……………….. अपेक्षित … अप्रत्याशित

16. Acceptable… unacceptable………... स्वीकार्य … अस्वीकार्य

17. Clean… unclean…………………… साफ़ सुथरा ... मैला कुचैला

18. Convinced… unconvinced………… सहमत ... असहमत

19. Happy… unhappy…………………. खुश ... नाराज

20. Intentional… unintentional………… जान-बूझकर … अनजाने में

21. Plug… unplug……………………… प्लग डालना ... प्लग निकालना

22. Well… unwell……………………… स्वस्थ ... अस्वस्थ

23. Observed… unobserved……………. देखे गए ... जो न देखेगये हों

24. Reserved… unreserved…………….. सुरक्षित … असुरक्षित या सामान्य

25. Reasonable… unreasonable………… उचित --- अनुचित

26. Screw… unscrew…………………… पेच कसना --- पेच निकालना

27. Altered… unaltered………………… बदला हुवा ... जैसा था वैसा

28. Aware… unaware………………….. जानकारी होना ... जानकारी न होना

आज के लिए बस इतना ही ! मिलेंगे दूसरे लेसन के साथ | तब तक के लिए अलविदा ! जो पूछना हो ज़रूर पूछे ! चेनल को सबस्क्राइब ज़रूर करे !

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Kids Learning Drawing

2017-05-31T07:24:00.001-07:00

Speaking Practice

2017-02-21T00:22:00.001-08:00

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Countryside Street Musician of Gujarat

2017-01-19T18:03:00.002-08:00

Countryside Street Musician of Gujarat

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Baby with Tablet on New Year Eve

2017-01-01T21:36:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year 2017

Essay "Work Life Balance"

2016-12-19T03:14:00.000-08:00

To discover and strike a balance between work and personal life is an art. In spite of the unending quest for 'Work-Life Balance' it has been churning in our mind as to what does it exactly mean?

In the olden days business and personal life were distinct. Now the scenario has changed due to globalization and cut throat competition. People devote very high quantum of their time in business and bare minimum or negligible time for personal life. This encroachment of work in personal life and vice versa is a highly alarming unhealthy situation.

Work – Life Balance is an art a skill that one has to learn and practice. Work Life Balance conceptually involves Planning, Prioritization and Execution on business part and on Life Part it is Health, Relaxation, Leisure, Pleasure, Spiritual development and devoting necessary time for family, children and dependent old parents.

Practically it is impossible to devote equal number of hours on each of the above dimensions. However scheduling and executing in a way that customers as well as family members are satisfied is a real balance. One has to be most disciplined in this. One must remember that needs change from time to time hence one must be flexible enough to wisely adjust his or her schedule and execute.

An unmarried fresh Graduate, Engineer, Doctor, Architect and MBA has the priority of his or her career and business or job for earning. No sooner he gets married and has children, the need changes and taking care of his or her spouse and kids is an added responsibility. Upon children’s growing up their schooling, college and professional education gets added into the responsibility. This need changing scenario is an ongoing process. One has to fulfil his or her responsibility toward customers and family members in such a balanced way that none is dissatisfied.

At the same time the Earning member / Businessman / Professional also increases in the age and his or her needs change too. One must schedule in a way that his or her needs of Relaxing, Entertainment, Amusement, Celebrations, Joy of living, Pride, and Love are fulfilled failing which one cannot perform in profession to his or her optimum efficiency or effectiveness. While we are striking for a work life balance, we do not merely balance our profession and family, we are also balancing our mental and status quo and thereby balancing our emotional intelligence, which is the worldly ability to manage ourselves and to handle others. This benefits the company in the long-run.

On the other hand corporate world today has become exceedingly demanding. Because of tough competition and 24/7 modality of working, professionals come across many health and social problems like increasing number of divorces, infertility due high stress levels, advent of nuclear families and many more. Many entrepreneurs and big business people in the rat race of success, name and fame have to lead a one way life and they are unhappy because they totally lose the “Life Balance”. To cope the employees are given the freedom to have their own ways of doing the work, even to an extent of freedom to work from home or any other location where employee is on tour. They are given the assignments with deadlines and they can have their own schedule as far as they are meeting the deadlines.

Similarly, women work force now constitutes a significant percentage of the total work force in any organization today. Women executives have to deal with- running a home, doing daily chores like cooking/cleaning, raising family and handle the tight deadlines at home and work. The society over the years has recognized women's need to legal and financial independence. But the transition to motherhood still continues to have practical and emotional consequences. It also affects their professional stature when they return to work. Some organizations have gone to the extent of involving the families of the employees by introducing maternity leaves / paternity leaves and various holiday packages and insurance schemes. Organizations now focus on grooming their employees who are now not considered merely a work force but regarded as the 'Human Capital' of the organization “The Most Important and Valuable Asset”.

In nutshell, corporate have realized the importance of the employee-work-life balance and its importance in the efficiency and effectiveness of the employees. They help facilitate work-life balance for their employees through suitable work-life training programs. In offices also, they provide friendly work atmosphere and necessary refreshments.

Do's and Don’ts in “Work – Lifestyle Balance”

1. Plan your agenda: Begin your day taking care of the small things you have to do at home. Little planning is essential. If you take care of small things you got to for home, you won’t be stressed while at work. Strike a work-life balance by evaluating your work-home relationships like listing out the amount of time you are spending at work and home.

2. Organize: Everything in your business should be set up using logical systems so anyone needing anything can find it when they need it.

3. Prioritize: The secret to booking your time effectively boils down to knowing what's important and what can wait. Ask questions that help you determine the level of urgency. Use the Task Matrix

4. Don't overbook: Don't try to plan on doing too many things. Things rarely go according to a prearranged agenda.

5. Be Productive: Concentrate on work when you are at work. Don’t worry about home life. Try to be most productive.

6. Learn to say no: The milestone to effective time management is to know that you don't have to agree to everything with everyone. No one can sail in two boats at the same time. Use your priority criteria to identify requests that simply aren't worth your time. Politely say “No”.

7. Everything can’t be perfect: Do what you can and enjoy whatever time you spend more pleasantly or productively.

8. Focus on Home Life: While you are enjoying your home life, avoid intruding into work life by checking emergency e-mails or answering work- related phone calls. The best way to focus on home life only.

Remember that striking a work-life balance is a continuous process, and not one time job. Work and home life should be balanced. The absence of which may give rise to soaring stress levels.

In nutshell, corporate have also realized the importance of the employee-work-life balance and its importance in the efficiency and effectiveness of the employees. They help facilitate work-life balance for their employees through suitable work-life training programs. In offices also, they provide friendly work atmosphere and necessary refreshments.

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Essay Man may delay, but time will not

2016-11-23T18:58:00.002-08:00

It is an old and famous saying that, “Time and tide wait for none”. So, it is very important to optimally utilise the time and avoid procrastinating.

In universities, time management skills are taught because our life is essentially a race against time. The time is one of the most precious resources available to us. And we have many projects on hand to complete within short time. Hence prioritization of work is important in order to avoid waste of time.

Procrastination is common and wide spread in schools and colleges. Students neglect their studies during their school term and wait till the last minute to prepare for examinations. They spend great deal of time in playing games, chatting, outing, watching movies and unnecessary shopping thereby they lose track of time and land panicking in the examination hall in the last moment and don’t fare well.

Toppers usually are consistent in their studies. They manage the right balance between studies and play. They are well prepared for the exams and perform well. They never panic at the last moment.

Time is just like a river; it keeps flowing forward and never turns back. You may delay your work and wait for the last minute to complete your tasks at hand, but time will continue to move forward.

Farmers keep a close watch of time and follow strict schedules for ploughing, planting and harvesting. Their schedules are according to the weather. If they delay their planting or harvesting time it will result into a disaster for them and the losses so sustained are irreparable.

Everyone must value the time and not misuse it. As per a famous and old saying, “To realize the value of one year, ask a student who failed an examination. To realize the value of one month, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby. To realize the value of one minute, ask a person who just missed his train.

In nutshell, to realize the value of one second, ask someone who just escaped from an accident. Time is the most precious resource. Even one second of our life is valuable. So, don’t waste it. Respect the time and the time respects you.

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Essay No one is wise by birth. Wisdom comes from one’s own efforts

2016-11-19T03:49:00.000-08:00

At the birth the mind of an infant is the clean slate. As the time goes by, step by step the subject learns new things and gains knowledge. With the help of his or her insight one learns to perceive and make sense of the world around him or her and perform with the individual’s knowledge. Clearly, wisdom is not guaranteed by birth. Conscious effort from the individual is required. Greater the effort greater is the gain of knowledge to an individual.

Wisdom may be described in various different ways like (a) the knowledge gained by having many experiences in life, (b) knowledge of what is proper or reasonable (c) the ability to think and act using knowledge, experience (d) understanding and common sense. Whatever way wisdom is defined, fundamental to the wisdom is that it takes time and comes with experience, development of the ability to think, analyse, judge and act.

Wisdom is not something that one is born with but one acquires it over time. A person to gain wisdom has to make efforts to understand people, things and events and then apply his or her perception, judgment and action to the projects. For an example: Chanakya, Siddhartha, Aristotle and Plato are very renowned for acquiring wisdom. Though they weren't born wise, but they gained wisdom over time and with a lot of their effort.

Years in the life bring experience. Knowledge with experience is wisdom. Nonetheless life is short to experience everything by self hence one has to depend on the experience of others. However, an individual can, certainly, benefit from the wisdom of ages passed on in the form of legends, stories, books etc to learn from them. In such a scenario too, the wisdom of ages can only act as a guiding light. It is up to the individual to apply and use the wisdom to suit to his/her position and gain from it.

Wisdom is not the by-product of age alone. One may be old enough and still unwise. Oscar Wilde said, " With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone.” Wisdom requires effort and hard work with patience.

In nutshell, wisdom cannot be taught or transferred from one to other. The university buildings impart knowledge and not wisdom. Only when the person takes pains to make efforts with hard work, he or she gains wisdom and can be recognized as a wise person.

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Domestic Aquarium Life Under Water

2016-09-22T06:32:00.001-07:00

Domestic Aquarium Life Under Water

YouTube क्या और कैसे? What and How is YouTube? Hindi Explanation.

2016-09-03T12:20:00.001-07:00

· प्रश्न - सर ये YouTube क्या है ?
· उत्तर - YouTube गूगल ही का एक उपक्रम है| ये एक ऐसा प्लेटफार्म है की जिसमे आप अपने वीडियोस अपलोड कर के प्रकाशित कर सकते हैं|
· प्रश्न - किसप्रकार के वीडियोस होने चाहिए सर?
· उत्तर - वीडियोस संगीत, नृत्य, कला, हंसी-मजाक, पढाई लिखाई या अन्य कई प्रकार के हो सकते हैं जो कि दर्शकों को रुचिकर लगे और दर्शक उन्हें बार बार देखने को प्रेरित एवं उत्साहित रहें|
· प्रश्न - सर इन वीडियोस को YouTube पर प्रकाशित करने से हमे क्या लाभ होते हैं?
· उत्तर - प्रथम तो आप का नाम इंटरनेट पर प्रकाशित होने से आपको प्रसिद्धि मिलती है|
· दूसरे जब आप के वीडियोस कि संख्या बढ़ जाती है तब आप को उसपर पैसा कमाने का ऑप्शन मिलता है इस ऑप्शन का नाम है monetize जब आप इस ऑप्शन पर क्लिक करते हैं तब आपके वीडियोस पर YouTube वाले advertisement डालने लगते हैं| और जैसे जैसे आप के दर्शकगण / Subscribers बढ़ते जाते हैं आपके वीडियोस और उनपे लगे advertisements अधिक से अधिक देखे जाते हैं और क्लिक किये जाते हैं आप के खाते में पैसा बनता जाता है और बढ़ता जाता है जो कि गूगल आपको भेजता है|
· प्रश्न - सर ये तो आपने बहुत ही अच्छी बात बताई | मनोरंजन का मनोरंजन और कमाई की कमाई भी | पर ये शुरू कैसे किया जाए?
· उत्तर - पहले तो आप gmail में अपना id बनाये| ये id Gmail, YouTube, Blogger.com and G+ के लिए मान्य है| ब्लॉगर.कॉम में आप अपना हिंदी या इंग्लिश का ब्लॉग भी बना सकते है और आपके लिखित रचनाएं डाल सकते हैं | साथ साथ जो वीडियो आपने YouTube पर डाले हैं उन्हें ब्लॉगर.कॉम पर शेयर करसकते हैं | वैसे जब आप YouTube पर वीडियो डालते है उसे समय वो वीडियो G+ and Twitter.com पर भी प्रकाशित करदिया जाता है| इसके अलावा आप फेसबुक पर भी अपना वीडियो शेयर कर सकते हैं |
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Manju my wife walks hurriedly to board in cab after knee replacement by Welcare Hospital Vadodara

2016-09-01T19:45:00.003-07:00

Manju my wife, walks hurriedly to board in the cab for Pilgrimage. Thanks to Welcare Vadodara for her knee replacements that make her pain free and confident.

Direct and Indirect Speech

2016-08-06T17:24:00.001-07:00

Hi Friends! I am Thakor Joshi, English Trainer, wishing you a very good morning. Today we will see how to convert Direct speech into Indirect Speech.

Direct Speech is the exact narration of a Reported Statement into “Inverted Commas”.

E.g. Rani said “I write an essay”. Here the exact speech of Rani has been narrated into inverted commas.

In the Indirect Speech, the statement of Rani has been narrated with the change in person and the tense.

E.g. Rani said that she wrote an essay.

We will see some statements converted into indirect speech from direct speech that shall clarify the Direct – Indirect Speech.

Direct and Indirect Speech Sample Sentences

1. Ram says “I eat banana”. = राम कहता है 'मैं केला खाता हूँ"|

2. Ram said that he ate banana. = राम ने कहा कि उसने केला खाया|

3. Rani said “I write an essay”. = रानी ने कहा "मैं निबंध लिखती हूँ"|

4. Rani said that she wrote an essay. = रानी ने कहा कि उसने निबंध लिखा|

5. Rahul said “I bought a tablet yesterday”. = राहुल ने कहा ":मैंने कल एक टेबलेट खरीदा"|

6. Rahul said that he had bought a tablet a day before. = राहुल ने कहा कि उसने एक दिन पहले एक टेबलेट ख़रीदा था|

7. Sam said “I am going to Church”. = सैम ने कहा "मैं चर्च जा रहा हूँ"|

8. Sam said that he was going to Church. = सैम ने कहा कि वो चर्च जा रहा था|

9. Umang said “I was playing Cricket”. = उमंग बोला "मैं क्रिकेट खेल रहा था"|

10. Umang said that he had been playing cricket. = उमंग ने कहा कि वो क्रिकेट खेल रहा था|

11. Shruti said “I have done my homework”. = श्रुति ने कहा कि "मैंने मेरा होमवर्क कर लिया है"|

12. Shruti said that she had done her homework. = श्रुति ने कहा कि उसने अपना होमवर्क कर लिया है|

13. Manju said “I have been watching TV”. = मंजू ने कहा "मैं टीवी देख रही हूँ"|

14. Manju said that she had been watching TV. = मंजू ने कहा कि वो टीवी देखती रही थी|

15. Joshi said “I will go to Ahmedabad tomorrow”. = जोशी बोला "मैं कल अमदावाद जाऊंगा"|

16. Joshi said that he would go to Ahmadabad the following day. = जोशी ने कहा कि वो दूसरे दिन अमदावाद जाएगा|

17. Payal said “I must go now”. = पायल ने कहा "मुझे अब जाना चाहिए"|

18. Payal said that she had to (or must) go then. = पायल ने कहा कि उसे तब जाना चाहिए था|

19. “I will work hard to get first class” said Sonu. = सोनू ने कहा "मैं फर्स्ट क्लास लाने के लिए कठिन परिश्रम करुँगी'|

20. Sonu said that she would work hard to get first class. = सोनू ने कहा कि वो फर्स्ट क्लास लाने के लिए कठोर परिश्रम करेगी|

21. “You can pass the exam” said the professor. = "तुम परीक्षा पास कर सकते हो" प्रोफेसर ने कहा|

22. The professor said that I could pass the exam. = प्रोफेसर ने कहा कि मैं परीक्षा पास कर सकता था|

23. He said “I am glad to be here this evening”. = उसने कहा "मैं प्रस्सन हूँ कि इस शाम मैं यहां हूँ|

24. He said that he was glad to be there that evening. = उसने कहा कि वो उस शाम यहां था इसलिए प्रस्सन था|

25. Kiran said “I am going to library now”. = किरण ने कहा "अब मैं लाइब्रेरी जा रही हूँ"|

26. Kiran said that she was going to library then. = किरण ने कहा कि तब वो लाइब्रेरी जा रही थी|

27. “Keep quiet in the class” said the teacher to students. = "क्लास में शांत रहो" प्रोफेसर ने विद्यार्थियों को कहा|

28. Students were advised to keep quiet in the class by the teacher. = प्रोफेसर द्वारा विद्यार्थियों को क्लास में शांत रहने को कहा गया था|

29. “Bring me calculator” said Roshni to Surekha. = "मुझे कैलकुलेटर दो" रौशनी ने सुरेखा से कहा|

30. Roshni asked Surekha to get her the calculator. = रौशनी ने सुरेखा को कैलकुलेटर लाने को कहा था|

31. Sam asked Sally “Do you like Pizza”? = सैम ने सैली से कहा "क्या तुम पिज़्ज़ा पसंद करती हो?"|

32. Sally was asked by Sam if she liked Pizza. = सैम ने सैली से पुछा कि क्या वो पिज़्ज़ा पसंद करती थी?"|

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Live Stress Free Life...

2016-07-27T19:30:00.000-07:00

‘A’ TO ‘Z’ OF STRESS MANAGEMENT

~A~ Always take time for yourself, at least 30 minutes per day.

~B~ Be aware of your own stress meter: Know when to step back and cool down.
~C~ Concentrate on controlling your own situation, without controlling everybody else.

~D~ Daily exercise will burn off the stress chemicals.

~E~ Eat lots of fresh fruit, veggies, bread and water, gives your body the best for it to perform at its best.

~F~ Forgive others, don't hold grudges and be tolerant -- not everyone is as capable as you..

~G~ Gain perspective on things, how important is the issue?

~H~ Hugs, kisses and laughter: Have fun and don't be afraid to share your feelings with others.

~I~ Identify stressors and plan to deal with them better next time..

~J~ Judge your own performance realistically; don't set goals out of your own reach.

~K~ Keep a positive attitude, your outlook will influence outcomes and the way others treat you.

L~~ Limit alcohol, drugs and other stimulants, they affect your perception and behavior...

~M~ Manage money well, seek advice and save at least 10 per cent of what you earn.

~N~ No is a word you need to learn to use without feeling guilty.

~O~ Outdoor activities by you, or with friends and family, can be a great way to relax....

~P~ Play your favorite music rather than watching television.

~Q~ Quit smoking: It is stressing your body daily, not to mention killing you too.
~R~ Relationships: Nurture and enjoy them, learn to listen more and talk less.....

~S~ Sleep well, with a firm mattress and a supportive pillow; don't overheat yourself and allow plenty of ventilation.

~T~ Treat yourself once a week with a massage, dinner out, the movies: Moderation is the key.

~U~ Understand things from the other person's point of view......

~V~ Verify information from the source before exploding.

~W~ Worry less; it really does not get things completed better or quicker.
~X~ Xpress: Make a regular retreat to your favorite space, make holidays part of your yearly plan and budget.......

~Y~ Yearly goal setting: Plan what you want to achieve based on your priorities in your career, relationships, etc.

~Z~ Zest for life: Each day is a gift, smile and be thankful that you are a part of the bigger picture........

ENJOY THE STRESS FREE LIFE

Spoken English Use of Would and Could Auxillary Verbs

2016-07-10T10:40:00.001-07:00

Use of Could and Would

Good morning friends. I am T D Joshi English Trainer. Today we will talk about the words could and would. These are called the Auxiliary Verbs.

Could and would are the very polite words. These words are used in the request, advice and suggestion forms. Although these are the past tense verbs, those can be used in any tense. For making the statements negative, simply add not after the word could.

दोस्तों मैं आपका दोस्त, हमसफ़र और इंग्लिश ट्रेनर ठाकोर जोशी आप को मेरा नमस्कार और आदाब| आज हम बात करेंगे Could and Would the Auxiliary Verbs. वैसे तो ये पास्ट टेंस के वर्ब्स हैं किन्तु ये हर टेन्स में इस्तेमाल किये जाते हैं| ये शब्द बहुत ही नम्रता वाले हैं और इनका उपयोग आज्ञा लेनेमें तथा सुझाव लेने देने में किया जाता है| आईये देखते हैं कैसे|

Examples:-

1. Could I borrow your pen? = क्या मैं आपकी पेन ले सकता हूँ?

2. ACould I have your cell number? = क्या मैं आप का मोबाइल नंबर जान सकता हूँ?

3. Could I help you? = क्या मैं आपकी मदद कर सकता हूँ?

4. Could I have your address card? = क्या आप मजुझे अपना एड्रेस कार्ड देंगे?

5. Could I dine with you? = क्या मैं आप के साथ डिनर ले सकता हूँ?

6. Could I dance with you? = क्या मैं आपके साथ डांस कर सकता हूँ?

7. I could have appeared in the exam. = मैं परीक्षा दे सकता था|

8. We could have attended the function. = हम फंक्शन अटेंड कर सकते थे|

9. He could have attended the emergency. = वो इमरजेंसी अटेंड कर सकता था|

10. She could have fared well in the interview. = वो इंटरव्यू में अच्छा प्रदर्शन कर सकती थी|

11. They could have completed the project. = वे प्रोजेक्ट पूरा कर सकते थे|

12. Manju could be the one who baked this cake. = मंजू ही हो सकती है जिसने ये केक बनाया है|

13. Would you like to have tea? = क्या आप चाय पीना पसंद करेंगे?

14. Would you like to read my blog? = क्या आप मेरा ब्लॉग पढ़ना पसंद करेंगे?

15. Would you like to join me over a dinner? = क्या आप मेरे साथ डिनर लेना पसंद करेंगे?

16. I would be very glad to have your company. = आप का साथ होने से मुझे बहुत अच्छा लगेगा|

17. We would be very pleased to have you amid us. = आपका हम सब के बीच होना हमें बहुत अच्छा लगेगा|

18. She would be very glad to help you. = आपकी मदद करके उसे ख़ुशी होगी|

19. Seems it would rain. = लगता है बारिश होगी|

20. Doctor told Xavier not to drink but he would never listen. = डॉक्टर ने ज़ेवियर को शराब पीने को मना किया पर वो सुनता ही नहीं|

21. He thought he would better take a flight than a bus. = उसने सोचा बस के बजाय वो फ्लाइट से जाएगा|

22. You better stay in a motel as the hotels would be too expensive. = आप मोटेल में रुकें क्यूंकि होटल काफी मेहेंगी होंगी|

23. They would rather have Pizza than Burger. = वे बर्गर के स्थान पर पिज़्ज़ा खाना पसंद करेंगे|

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Active Passive Voice

2016-07-07T17:10:00.001-07:00

Active and Passive Voice

दोस्तों नमस्कार मैं हूँ आपका दोस्त, हमसफ़र और इंग्लिश ट्रेनर ठाकोर जोशी | आज हम बात करेंगे एक्टिव और पैसिव वौइस् के बारे में|

· Sentence for example: - Mohan ate six prawns at dinner.

· Mohan (Subject) ate (Verb) six prawns (Object) at dinner. (Active)

· At dinner, six prawns (Object) were eaten (Verb past participle) by Mohan (Subject). (Passive)

उपरोक्त Active sentence में Mohan सब्जेक्ट, ate (verb है) or six prawns object है|

Passive में object subject की जगह ले लेता है, verb का tense बदल जाता है और subject अंत में आता है |

इसी प्रकार से हम कई और भी सेन्टेन्सेस देखेंगे :-

Sample Sentences: -

1. Mohan ate six prawns at dinner. (Active)
At dinner, six prawns were eaten by Mohan. (Passive)

2. Beautiful animals roam in the zoo. (Active)
The zoo is roamed by beautiful animals. (Passive)

3. Nair changed the flat tire. (Active)
The flat tire was changed by Nair. (Passive)

4. We are going to watch a movie tonight. (Active)
A movie is going to be watched by us tonight. (Passive)

5. I ran the hurdle race in record time. (Active)
The hurdle race was run by me in record time. (Passive)

6. The crew paved the entire stretch of highway. (Active)
The entire stretch of highway was paved by the crew. (Passive)

7. Mom read the Gita in one day. (Active)
The Gita was read by Mom in one day. (Passive)

8. I will clean the house every Saturday. (Active)
The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday. (Passive)

9. The personnel are required to watch a safety video every year. (Active)
A safety video will be watched by the personnel every year. (Passive)

10. She faxed her application for a new job. (Active)
The application for a new job was faxed by her. (Passive)

11. Tom painted the entire house. (Active)
The entire house was painted by Tom. (Passive)

12. The professor always answers the students’ questions. (Active)
The students’ questions are always answered by the professor. (Passive)

13. The forest fire destroyed the nearby village. (Active)
The nearby village was destroyed by the forest fire. (Passive)

14. Oil sector generously donated money for the community development. (Active)
Money was generously donated for the community development by the Oil sector. (Passive)

15. Manju will bake two dozen cookies for the sale. (Active)
For the sale, two dozen cookies will be baked by Manju. (Passive)

16. The science class viewed the comet. (Active)
The comet was viewed by the science class. (Passive)

17. Who ate the last candy? (Active)
The last candy was eaten by whom? (Passive)

18. Joshi posted the video on YouTube. (Active)
The video was posted on YouTube by Joshi. (Passive)

19. The Coach will give you instructions. (Active)
Instructions will be given to you by the Coach. (Passive)

20. Many tourists view the Gir Forest every year. (Active)
The Gir Forest is viewed by many of tourists every year. (Passive)

21. The builders remodelled the house to help it sell. (Active)
The house was remodelled by the builders to help it sell. (Passive)

22. The team will celebrate their victory tomorrow. (Active)
The victory will be celebrated by the team tomorrow. (Passive)

23. The saltwater eventually corroded the metal parts. (Active)
The metal parts were eventually corroded by the saltwater. (Passive)

24. The kangaroo carried her baby in her pouch. (Active)
The baby was carried by the kangaroo in her pouch. (Passive)

25. Some farmers raise sugar cane in the farms. (Active)
Sugar cane is raised by some farmers in farms. (Passive)

These different sentences written in both Active voice and Passive voice illustrate the differences.

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Use of Either or and Neither nor

2016-06-23T19:05:00.000-07:00

Use of Either or and Neither nor

दोस्तों आप सब को ठाकोर जोशी इंग्लिश ट्रेनर का नमस्कार| आज हम देखेंगे Use of Either or and Neither nor. ये होते हैं Correlative Conjunctions. इनमे uncertainty or choice का मामला होता है देखते हैं कैसे: -

· जॉन या डेविड मीटिंग में आएंगे = Either John or David will attend the meeting. (Any one)

· मैं मुंबई या बैंगलोर की उड़ान लूंगा = I will either fly to Mumbai or Bangalore. (Any one)

· चाबी मधु या मीता के पास होगी = Keys will be either with Madhu or Meeta. (Uncertainty)

· हंसा या मधु काम पर आएगी = Either Hansa or Madhu will come for work. (Uncertainty)

· मीटिंग में न तो जॉन आया ना ही डेविड = Neither John nor David attended meeting. (Zero/Nil)

· मैं ना तो मुंबई जाऊंगा और ना ही बैंगलोर = Neither I will go to Mumbai nor Bangalore. (Zero/Nil)

· चाबी ना तो मधु के पास थी न ही हंसा के पास= Neither Madhu nor Hansa had the keys. (Zero/Nil)

· ना तो हंसा काम पर आई और ना ही मधु = Neither Hansa nor Madhu reported for the work. (Zero/Nil)

· किराएदार न तो किराया देता है और ना ही मकान छोड़ता है = Tenant neither pays rent nor he quits house.

· किराएदार को या तो किराया देना चाहिए है नहीं तो माकन छोड़ना चाहिए = Either tenant should pay rent or quit the premises.

· यदि Either के साथ ऑफ़ जोड़ दिया जाय तो उसका मतलब हो जाता है दोनों Either of = Both

· यदि Neither के साथ ऑफ़ जोड़ दिया जाय तो उसका मतलब हो जाता है Zero/Nil Neither of = None

· दोनों कार अच्छी है हमें पसंद हैं = Either of the car are good, we like. = Both

· अभी हम कोई भी कार नहीं खरीदेंगे = Right now we will buy neither of them. (Zero/Nil)

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Proverbs Hindi versus English

2016-03-11T20:07:00.000-08:00

नमस्कार दोस्तों मैं हूँ ठाकोर जोशी आपका इंग्लीश ट्रेनर| बात-चीत मे कहावतों ओर मुहावरों का प्रयोग बात-चीत को काफ़ी रस-प्रद बना देता है ओर वक्ता को प्रभावशाली | आज ह्म हिदी मे बोले जाने वाले मुहावरों ओर कहावतों के सम-कक्ष इंग्लीश के कहावतों ओर मुहावरों का अभ्यास करेंगे| तो चलिए शुरू करते हैं|

Hindi Proverbs --------------------- English Equivalent

1. नाच न जाने आँगन टेढ़ा... Bad worker quarrels with his tools.

2. दूर के ढोल सुहवने लगते हैं... Grass looks greener on other side of the fence.

3. घर का भेदी लंका ढाए... Insiders cause disasters.

4. गरजने वाले बरसते नहीं... Barking dogs seldom bite.

5. जितनी लंबी चादर उतने ही पैर फैलाओ... Cut according to your cloth.

6. अंधों मे काना राजा... A number among the ciphers.

7. अब पछताए क्या होत है जब चिड़या चुग गयी खेत... No point crying over the spilt milk.

8. कलम तलवार से ज्यदा शक्तिशाली होती है... Pen is mightier than the sword.

9. जैसा देश वैसा भेष... When in Rome, do as the Romans

10. जैसा बोवोगे वैसा काटोगे + जैसी करनी वैसी भरनी... As you sow, so shall you ‘reap

11. हिम्मत-ए मर्दा तो मददे खुदा... Fortune favours the bold.

12. एक ही थैली के चट्‍टे बट्‍टे + चोर – चोर मौसेरे भाई... Birds of a feather flock together.

13. धर्मादा की गाय के दाँत नही गिने जाते... Don’t look gift horse in mouth.

14. अभ्यास ही चतुर बनाता है... Practice makes perfect.

15. जिस थाली मे खाए उसमे छेद ना करें... Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

16. मोहरें लूटें ओर कॉयलों पे छाप... Penny wise and pound foolish.

17. जहाँ चाह वहाँ राह... Where there is a will there is a way.

18. जिसकी लाठी उसकी भैंस... Might is right.

19. थोथा चना बाजे घना + अधजल गगरी छलकत जाय... Empty vessels sound more.

20. लालच बुरी बला है... Avarice (Greed) is root of all evils.

21. ऊँट के मुंह में जीरा... A drop in the ocean.

22. भैंस के आगे बीन बजाना... Cry in the wilderness

आज के लिए बस इतना ही| कहावतों ओर मुहावरों का उपयोग करना शुरू कीजिए ओर देखिए क्या जादू होता है आप के वक्तव्य मे ओर आपके व्यक्तित्व मे|

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Use of am was is was are and were

2016-01-18T19:05:00.001-08:00

Use of am is was and were

दोस्तो ठाकोर जोशी इंग्लीश ट्रेनर का नमस्कार! आज का हमारा विषय है: - am-was / is – was / are and were

Use of am – was / is – was / are and were

1. Am --- a verb that is used in present tense with I only and nowhere else.

2. Is--- a verb that is used for singular in present tense.

3. Was--- a verb that is used for singular in past tense.

4. Are--- a verb that is used for plural in present tense.

5. Are--- (As a mark of respect) is always used for second person though singular i.e. you.

6. Were--- a verb used for plural in past tense and for the second person “You”.

The above verbs indicate the state e.g.

7. I am fine.

8. You are handsome.

9. She is beautiful.

10. He is young.

In the above sentences 7 / 8 / 9 and 10, the words fine, handsome, beautiful and young are the Adjectives and denote the state of individuals. The above words can be used for explaining the state of nonliving things also.

Example: -

11. This garden is large.

12. That house is big.

13. These cars are small.

14. Those plants have tiny flowers.

In the above sentences, 11 / 12 / 13 and 14 the words large, big, small and tiny are the adjectives and garden, house; cars and plants are the nouns. (Nonliving)

		ready
He / She	is / was	fine
		hungry
		thirsty
		tired
I	am / was	sleepy
		sick
You / We / They		smart
	are / were	dull
		genius
		honest

In the above table, the first column has 6 persons, second column has the relevant verbs and the third column has 11 adjectives.

1. In the above table, all the eleven adjectives can be used with all persons, I, we, you, he, she and they making 66 present and 66 past tense sentences. (Total 132 sentences)

2. Further think of negative and add not before the last word. That makes another 132 sentences.

3. Furthermore think of making all sentences interrogative (Positive) and make 132 sentences.

4. Last but not least make all sentences interrogative (Negative) make 132 more sentences.

Here we have learnt 132x4 = 528 sentences. Wow. How easy and quick. Exactly like we learnt tables in primary school. English learning is as easy as driving a car.

आज बस इतना हमने 528 सेंटेन्स सिख लिए | इंग्लीश उतना ही आसान है जितना की साइकल या कार चलाना | अलविदा फिर मिलेंगे ! चेनल सबस्क्राइब करना ना भूले ! वीडियो पे Show more पर क्लिक कर के पूरा पढ़े!

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Essay 21st Century Skills

2016-01-17T19:22:00.000-08:00

21^st Century Skills can be defined as the core competencies like Collaboration, Creativity, Productivity, Communication, Information Literacy and Cross-Cultural Communication with Global Awareness. It is the need of the hour for the people to learn and acquire those skills to cope with the changes in technology and knowledge society.

Computer is a relatively new invention. Computers were invented about fifty years ago. However they came in extensive use some thirty years back. Personal Computers were put in use some times in the year 1980. Since then innovation in computerization developed leaps and bound thereby made tremendous positive impact on our lives. Now life without computers can’t be imagined.

Computerization means Virtualization. A virtualised computer server can boost processing power and reduce costs. To store, access or carryout online or by means of a computer is to computerize or digitize. Digitization means Converting Data and Information into Electronic Form. Digitization or Virtualization renders Locations and physical presence irrelevant.

Students in the 21st century now learn globally and not in a congested classroom. Learners now gather the information and knowledge by accessing the Internet through computers, smart phones or via social networking site. Now various “Distant Learning Mode” are available and students can learn through them and acquire those skills.

Majority people move with tablet computers and Smart Cell Phones with internet in their pocket now. All businesses like Buying, Selling, Marketing, and Banking. Last but not least Education, Examinations and Qualifying have been virtualized and computers have been introduced in most of the schools and colleges.

In conclusion, besides the above mentioned skills, Adaptability, communication skills, problem solving, self-management, and systems-thinking are equally important and essential skills for the 21st-century population.

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Festival Greetings

2016-01-12T22:35:00.001-08:00

Good morning to all viewers. In my mind is the enthusiasm of the Gujarati Folks so enthuastically busy in making preprations for the Kite flying Festival Makar Sankranti also called Utrayan.I wish all my Friends, Pals, Buddies and Chums a very happy festival. I wish all enjoy Safe Kite Flying with 100% Safety of Birds in mind.

Season's Greetings 2016

2015-12-31T21:16:00.000-08:00

My wife Manjula Josshi and I wish all our Friends, Pals, Buddies and Chums a Very Happy New Year 2016 full of Joy, Fun, Excitements, Good Health, Lot of Wealth and Prosperity. Love You All....