Think in English Blog: May 2014

Thursday, May 29, 2014

EASY IDEAS FOR AN ENJOYABLE CONVERSATION

Finding the other person's true interests and desires.

Sharing his/her consciousness....being there for some time...in the shade of the "other consciousness".

Addressing his/her concerns/fears/desires...even if you are disinterested in these things...even if you dislike all these...

Moving from specific to general...personal to local...social to global.

What matters is how much you care for the relationship...with yourself...with the other and with the conversation itself.

Click here for "How to manage conversations"

Also on the same page: INSIGHTS IN CONVERSATION

Some more thoughts on CONVERSATIONS

" Nobody listens with the intent of listening, but with the intent of plugging their own story. A conversation which feels like a relay race is a total turn off. A conversation needs to flow like two rivers, intermingling with each other, sharing experiences, co-creating meaning in doing so. That is why I don’t enjoy being a part of a conversation, unless I am really interested in what you have to say, coz am all ears y’know. And I can’t pour my thoughts out unless I know what I say matters. If you can’t improve the silence then STFU, is my mantra." ....

Words from "toblog-with love"

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TO BE CONTINUED...

Friday, May 23, 2014

EC DEVIL'S ADVOCATE

Can you defend these DEEDS?

TO BE CONTINUED...

Understanding Kerala - The EC way

A tourist speaks about Kerala

Click here for a Slide Show

Click here for a debate on Kerala Model of Development

Click here for Views of people on Kerala Model of Development

TO BE CONTINUED...

Thursday, May 8, 2014

EC FLUENCY

Fluency in English or any other language is not just about asking or answering questions...it's more than that. In fact fluency is actually sustaining a speech, conversation, discussion, interview, a paragraph, an essay etc. It is making a combination of sentences to give opinions, views, to argue, to express, to voice our thoughts etc. So unless we have a wide range of sentences at our command plus a good vocabulary plus a nice awareness of things happening around fluency will not come easily to us. Given below is the fluency chart to give us a summary of all the different types of sentences, of the most basic type, essential in any conversation.

FLUENCY CHART

Be a Sachin Tendulkar of English Communication(EC)

What do you think makes Tendulkar one of the greatest batsmen in Indian cricket?

One of the reasons can be : He has a very wide range of shots. Another reason can be: He can select the right shot for the right ball.
So there are two things that make Sachin one of the best batsmen: range of shots and the right shot.

Now what do you think makes a person a good communicator in English?
He/she should have a wide range of sentences. Another reason is: He/she should be able to select the right sentence in a given context.

^{1 PRESENT STATE}^(am/is/are)	^{2 PAST STATE}^(was/were)	^{3 FUTURE STATE}^{(will be)}	^{4 PRESENT STATE + TIME PERIOD}^{(have/has been)}
^{5 PRESENT POSSESSION}^(have)	^{6 PAST POSSESSION}^(had)	^{7 FUTURE POSSESSION}^{(will have)}	^{8 PRESENT REALITY}^{(There is)}
^{9 PAST REALITY}^{(There was)}	^{10 FUTURE REALITY}^{(There will be)}	^{11 PRESENT HABITS}^{(I read it daily)}	^{12 PRESENT ATTITUDES}^{(I like reading)}
^{13 PRESENT LIVE ACTIONS} ^{(I am reading it now)}	^{14 FUTURE ACTIONS IN PRESENT} ^{(I am reading it later)}	^{15 PAST ACTIONS IN PRESENT}^{(I have read it)}	^{16 PRESENT LIVE ACTIONS + TIME PERIOD}^{(I have been reading it for an hour)}
^{17 PAST ACTIONS IN PAST} ^{(I read it today)}	^{18 LIVE ACTIONS IN PAST} ^{(I was reading it today)}	^{19 FUTURE ACTIONS IN FUTURE} ^{(I will read it today)}	^{20 LIVE ACTIONS IN FUTURE} ^{(I will be reading it today)}
^{21 PASSIVE (HABITS and ATTITUDES)} ^{(It is read / liked by us)}	^{22 PASSIVE(PRESENT LIVE and FUTURE ACTIONS)} ^{(It is being taught now / tomorrow)}	^{23 PASSIVE(PAST ACTIONS IN PRESENT)}^{(It has been taught)}	^{24 PASSIVE (PAST ACTIONS IN PAST)} ^{(It was taught yesterday)}
^{25 PASSIVE (LIVE ACTIONS IN PAST)} ^{(It was being taught yesterday)}	^{26 PASSIVE (FUTURE ACTIONS IN FUTURE)} ^{(It will be taught)}	^{27 CAN}^{(I can do it)}	^{28 COULD}^{(I could do it)}
^{29 WILL / SHALL}^{(I shall do it)}	^{30 WOULD}^{(I would do it)}	^{31 USED TO}^{(I used to do it)}	^{32 HAVE TO}^{(I have to do it)}
^{33 NEED TO}^{(I need to do it}	^{34 OUGHT TO}^{(I ought to do it)}	^{35 MAY}^{(I may do it)}	^{36 MIGHT}^{(I might do it)}
^{37 MUST}^{(I must do it)}	^{38 SHOULD}^{(I should do it)}	^{39 I will have done it by today.}	^{40 It has been a long class.}

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

THE FIVE POINT APPROACH IN LEARNING AND TEACHING EC (ENGLISH COMMUNICATION)

You need to understand the importance of these five things to learn and train, practice and teach EC skills:

1.LOGIC OF ENGLISH SENTENCES
2.STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH SENTENCES
3.HOW TO USE VERBS
4.POLITE EXPRESSIONS
5.PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY

TO BE CONTINUED...

Sunday, May 4, 2014

EC CONVERSATION PRACTICE

This table can be used for CONVERSATIONAL PRACTICE.Can you guess how?

^{I
am}

^{I
am not}

^{I
have}

^{I
don’t have}

^{I
like}

^{I
dislike}

^{I
believe in}

^{I
don’t believe in}

^{I
do (habits)}

^{I
don’t do}

^{I have done (experience)}

^{I
haven’t done}

^{I
will (future action)}

^{I
will not}

^{I
will be (future state)}

^{I
will not be}

^{I
will have (future possession)}

^{I
will not have}

^{I
was (past state)}

^{I
wasn’t}

^{I
have been (a position held)}

^{I
haven’t been}

^{I
can (ability)}

^{I
cannot}

^{I
should (duty)}

^{I
shouldn’t}

^{I
can be}

^{I
cannot be}

^{I
can have}

^{I
cannot have}

^{I
should be}

^{I
should not be}

^{I
would like to have}

^{I
would like to be}

^{I
would like to do}

^{I
may}

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

EASY IDEAS FOR AN ENJOYABLE CONVERSATION

Some more thoughts on CONVERSATIONS

Friday, May 23, 2014

EC DEVIL'S ADVOCATE

Can you defend these DEEDS?

Understanding Kerala - The EC way

Thursday, May 8, 2014

EC FLUENCY

FLUENCY CHART

Be a Sachin Tendulkar of English Communication(EC)

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

THE FIVE POINT APPROACH IN LEARNING AND TEACHING EC (ENGLISH COMMUNICATION)

You need to understand the importance of these five things to learn and train, practice and teach EC skills:

Sunday, May 4, 2014

EC CONVERSATION PRACTICE

This table can be used for CONVERSATIONAL PRACTICE.Can you guess how?

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^{I am}
^{I am not}
^{I have}
^{I don’t have}
^{I like}
^{I dislike}
^{I believe in}
^{I don’t believe in}
^{I do (habits)}
^{I don’t do}
^{I have done (experience)}
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^{I will (future action)}
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^{I will be (future state)}
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^{I have been (a position held)}
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^{I can (ability)}
^{I cannot}
^{I should (duty)}
^{I shouldn’t}
^{I can be}
^{I cannot be}
^{I can have}
^{I cannot have}
^{I should be}
^{I should not be}
^{I would like to have}
^{I would like to be}
^{I would like to do}
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