THINK IN ENGLISH - FORMULA

A formula to "Think and Speak in English"

Learning to think in English in 6 easy steps...

Before learning how to think in English let's first see what is a thought.

A thought is actually a consciousness about a state, a possession or an action. For eg. I am in a conversation(State-S), I have an idea(Possession-P), I will do it(Action-A).

A state can be Present,Past or Future.

A possession can also be Present,Past or Future.

An action can also be Present,Past or Future.

Now in all these thoughts the subject is mentioned first. But we can also say in this way:

There is a meeting today. There are ten people working here. 

Here it is like an outside observation or a comment about the subject. We can say it is of the type Objective Reality(R)

So in short any thought can be expressed as S P A R ie., State,Possession,Action and Reality.

This is the formula to think in English.

Now an interaction in all different ways of State, Possession, Action and Reality to express our thoughts.

I S T A T E 

1.Are you in the office? I am in my workplace now.(Present)

2.Were you in this shop yesterday? I was not in this shop.(Past) 

3.Will you be at home by 5 in the evening today? I will be at home by 5 p.m tomorrow.(Future)

4.How long have you been here in this city? I have been here for a month now.(Present state with Time period)

II P O S S E S S I O N 

1.Does she have some work here? She has no work today.(Present)

2.Did she have any major work yesterday? She had some good work yesterday.(Past) 

3.Will she have any problems while driving on that route? She will be safe while driving.(Future)

III A C T I O N 

1.Do you wake up before sunrise? I wake up with the Sun.(Habitual Action)

2.Do you like to wake up early and jog? I like to wake up early and jog everyday. (Mind Action)

3.Are you driving now? My friend is driving the car. (Present Live Action)

4.Are you going to the wedding today? I am going there in the evening. (Future Action in Present)

5.Have you attended the programme before ? I haven't attended the programme before. (Past Action in Present)

6.Have you been waiting for a long time? I have been waiting for an hour. (Present Live Action with duration of time)

7.Did you come here by 10 a.m? I came by 9 a.m. (Past Action in Past) 

8.Were you sitting here in the first session? I was sitting on that side in the first session. (Past Live Action) 

9.Will you act in this movie? I will act in this movie. (Future Action)

10.Will you be shooting today? I will be shooting tomorrow. (Future Live Action)

Two more actions:

I had written the script of the movie before the shooting began. (Past action before an event)

We will have released the movie by next Friday. (Future action before an event)

IV R E A L I T Y 

1.Is there any time left for the programme to start? There is some time left for the programme to start.

2.Was there any free time yesterday? There was some free time yesterday.

3.Will there be time tomorrow to do this work? There will be no time tomorrow to do this work.

4.Has there been any problems in the last one year with this laptop? There has been a few problems in the beginning.

V PASSIVE ACTION 

1.Is the machine used everyday? The machine is used everyday.

2.Is this TV programme liked by all? This TV programme is enjoyed by all here.

3.Are the books being read now? All these books are being read now.

4.Are the dishes being served within ten minutes? The dishes are going to be served soon.

5.Has the problem been solved? The problem hasn't been solved yet.

6.Was the work completed yesterday? The work wasn't completed yesterday.

7.Which song was being recorded just now? "Jana Na" was being recorded just now.

8.Will you be given any new duties today? I may be given some new duties today.

VI USING MODAL VERBS LIKE CAN,COULD,MAY ETC.

1.Can you be my partner on this project? I would like to be your partner on this project. (STATE)

2.Shall we have a discussion on this? We should have a discussion to decide this. (POSSESSION)

3.May I come for the seminar? You must come for the seminar. (ACTION)

4.Will there be an interview tomorrow for this post? There might be an interview tomorrow. (REALITY)

5.Can this problem be solved in this way? This could be solved like this. (PASSIVE ACTION)

SO LET'S FIRST THINK IN ENGLISH...


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THINK IN ENGLISH FOR IELTS EXAMS

WRITING 

SPEAKING

TO BE CONTINUED...

ENGLISH SONGS

 I HAVE A DREAM

WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR

HEAL THE WORLD

I PRAY BY JUSTIN BIEBER

TO BE CONTINUED ...

THINK IN ENGLISH WITH TED SPEECHES

CLICK Leon Berg

 

 

 

 

CLICK Amanda Palmer

  

CLICK Ken Robinson

TO BE CONTINUED...

THINK IN ENGLISH WITH CONVERSATIONS

Conversations

A real life conversation

Practice Conversations

 Conversation Ideas

 Insights in Conversations

 Conversations on camera

Conversations in a new format
An Interview Conversation

A Spiritual Conversation
Keyword Conversation Exercise

TO BE CONTINUED... 

A WORD TO PARENTS/ TEACHERS/ SCHOOL MANAGEMENTS

If our children, students, youth can "THINK in ENGLISH" then they won't have to memorize and burden the mind by mugging up everything.

Just think:  How easy it would make their lives at school, studying for exams, writing exams, going for higher studies, attending interviews and getting jobs, making relationships with others, actively participating in conversations, debates and discussions, writing letters and emails and even finding their extended voice in this world through blogs, micro-blogs, social networking, media platforms and newspaper articles. And for all these, let us help them to "THINK in ENGLISH"

TO BE CONTINUED...

A TEST TO "THINK IN ENGLISH"

 TEST 1

Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the verb "PLAY"

COMMUNICATING IN THE PRESENT TIME
1.  I _____ cricket daily.
2.  I _____ playing cricket. (use a verb which shows an ATTITUDE)
3.  I __ _________ cricket now.
4.  I __ _________ cricket in the evening.
5.  I ___ never ______ cricket in my life.
6.  I ___ ____ ______  cricket for the last five years.

COMMUNICATING IN THE PAST TIME
7.  I _______ cricket yesterday.
8.  I __ _____ cricket when the phone rang.

COMMUNICATING IN THE FUTURE TIME
9.  I __ _____ cricket tomorrow.
10.I __ __ _____ cricket in the morning between 8 am and 10 am tomorrow.

COMMUNICATING ABOUT TWO PAST ACTIONS
11.I ___ ______ cricket before I went home.

COMMUNICATING ABOUT A FUTURE ACTION HAVING A TIME LIMIT
12.I ___ ____ ______ cricket tomorrow before 10 am.

ANSWERS

COMMUNICATING IN THE PRESENT TIME
1. play
2. like
3. am playing
4. am playing
5. have played
6. have been playing
COMMUNICATING IN THE PAST TIME
7. played
8. was playing
COMMUNICATING IN THE FUTURE TIME
9. will play
10.will be playing
COMMUNICATING ABOUT TWO PAST ACTIONS
11.had played
COMMUNICATING ABOUT A FUTURE ACTION HAVING A TIME LIMIT
12.will have played

TEST 2

Change from Passive to Active:

1. Hindi is spoken in our state.
2. The work is being done now.
3. He wasn't called for the function.
4. They felt as if they were being watched.
5. Has Raj been told about his promotion?
6. He knew why he had been chosen for the post.
7. You will be informed when he comes.
8. The work will have been done by tomorrow.
9. Who is going to be invited?
10. This problem can be solved.

ANSWERS

1. We speak Hindi in our state.
2. She is doing the work now.
3. I didn't call him for the function.
4. They felt as if somebody was watching them.
5. Have you told Raj about his promotion?
6. He knew why they had chosen him for the post.
7. We will inform you when he comes.
8. I will have done the work by tomorrow.
9. Who are you going to invite?
10.You can solve this problem.

(In passive voice since the doer of the action is not mentioned we can use any subject or any pronoun)

TEST 3

       Fill in the blanks by using the right prepositions: ON, OF, TO, AT, WITH, NEAR, FOR, IN

 

Jass has come___1__ meet you__2_____his father____3___giving the invitation___4___his sister's marriage__5__ 1st of next month___6__11 am____7__their house____8___Beypore___9__the LP school.

ANSWERS

1. TO 

2. WITH 

3. FOR 

4.OF

5.ON

6.AT 

7.AT

8.IN 

9.NEAR

TO BE CONTINUED...