Muse with me

Some random thoughts on life, people, relationships, perspectives and companionship from my own life experiences . Recorded in English and Hindi - the thoughts are pretty simple and totally personal.

English can be caught, not taught. Hence, it becomes very important for the learner to be very particular about picking up the right pronunciation and information from the speaker so as to build up your own strong listening skills. Here is a small comprehension that you have to carefully listen to and then try to answer questions based on the narrative. Feel free to write your resonses before listening to the correct answers.

In about three sentences you can tell another person something about yourself in a confident and fluent way. This comes with a small preparation and practice. This episode shows you samples of going ahead and getting you ready to introduce yourself in a crisp and perfect way. Listen in and tell us how this podcast is helping you in enhancing your speaking skills.

Pronunciation is a very important aspect of Spoken English. Good and correct pronunciation portrays a good sense and knowledge of the speaker while a faulty pronunciation can give you away before a person whose Spoken English is better than yours. Mostly we pick up faulty pronunciation from the people around us who themselves may not be aware of what is right or wrong. So it is important for us to actually be aware of what is right and what is wrong.

Framing questions using modal auxiliaries and verbs. Remember to articulate your voice towards the end .

How do we frame questions? There are two ways to do so. The first way is to begin interrogative sentences with words like - who, what , which, where, why ,whom, how, whose, when etc. We will discuss these questions in this episode.

Verb + ing = Gerund

The structure may appear like a verb in the continuous from but it actually functions like a NOUN. Listen to the examples and usage . It will be easy for you to understand. Happy Englsih Speaking !!!

to + verb = infinitie

examples - to run, to fill, to pick , to fix

Lata knows to cook tasty food.

Shyam is ready to go to Ajmer.

I don't know how to repair a bike.

In this episode I have shared some drills that need to be done everyday if you want steady results in your spoken English. Remember the more efforts you put in consistently, the faster and productive will be your output. Also remember that English is a language that can be caught and not taught. So try deliberately daily to pick up the language and use it wherever you can. Believe me you will get fluent in English if you follow these tips faithfully. Happy speaking !

Hello ! Here is the Future Continuous Tense for you. Keep a note book at hand. Write down notes and sentences as you listen. Pause and play the episode as per your speed .

will / shall + be + verb + ing is the structure used for the Future Continuous Tense

Understand it properly and start making sentences using this tense to describe what is going to be done in the future,

Examples:

We shall be partying with friends tonight at the club.

Meera will be trying out a ew recipe tonight.

I shall be joining my new college next month.

Have a great day ahead and enjy speaking English !