-Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 28 -ï-†-´-J 2007 Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2

III. Govinda: Hello, who is it? Sorry I am Raghav: Wait (please). Don't
unable to hear you. There is too hangup yet. I have a
much of noise around here. lot more to tell you.

-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 265 Could you be a little louder?

I. Brinda: Hello, this is Brinda speaking. May
I know who you are please.
(£æ«™, •%çü¿ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o†’.
O’È®-´®Ó ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´î√a?)
Mukta: Hi Brinda, you are speaking to Mukta.
What a surprise! How are things
going?
(ã •%çü∆! †’´¤y ´·éπhûÓ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-
Ø√o´¤/ ؈’ ´·éπh†’. áçûª Ǩ¡a®Ωuç! ᙫ
ÖØ√o´¤?)
Brinda: You haven't been phoning either.
phone
(†’´‹y îËߪ’-õ‰x-ü¿’í¬!)
Mukta: The fault is on both sides. But why this
call now; all so suddenly?
(Éü¿lJD ûª°æ¤pç-C™‰. Ö†o-ô’xçúÕ É°æ¤púŒ
phone áçü¿’-éÓÆæç?)
(£æ«™, á´-®ΩçúŒ? O’®Ω’ îÁÊ°pC NE-°œç-
îª-ôç-™‰ü¿’. Ééπ\úø î√™« íÌúø-´í¬ ÖçC.
O’®Ω’ é¬Ææh Gí∫_-®Ωí¬ ´÷ö«x-úø-û√®√?)
Gopal: I can see that. I will call you back
in ten minutes.
Ranjan: I'm sorry. I haven't the time right now
(؈®ΩnçîËÆæ’-éÓ-í∫-©†’. ´’®Ó °æC
EN’≥ƒ™x O’èπ◊ ´’Sx phone îË≤ƒh†’.)
IV. Srinath: Hello, who is it, please? Oh,
Raghav: Look, Revathi, Ranjan has hung up in
Mr.Srinivas. I am driving. Could
you call me a little later?
(Hello,
á´-®ΩçúŒ. XE-¢√Æˇ. ØËE-°æ¤púø’
drive phone
îËÆæ’hØ√o. é¬Ææh -ûª®√y-ûª
Revathi: That's very rude of him. When he
îË≤ƒh®√?)
Srinivas: OK. I will.
Srinath: I'll call you back/ get back to you
myself after I get off from the
vehicle.
(O’èπ◊ ØË-ØË phone îË≤ƒh†’, •çúÕ Cí¬_ØË.)
Srinivas: It's OK.
(Çí∫’/ Çí∫çúÕ. Å°æ¤púË
phone °õ‰d-ߪ’èπ◊. ؈’
Éçé¬ î√™« îÁ§ƒpLq
ÖçC).
to listen to you. -v°æ-¨¡o:
time i)
(É°æ¤púø’ †’´¤y îÁÊ°pC NØËçûª ™‰ü¿’ äéπ ´uéÀhE °æJ-îªßª’ç îËÆæ’-èπ◊-ØË-ô-°æ¤púø’ Ç
Ø√èπ◊. Sorry) ´uéÀh How do you do? Åçõ‰ ´’†
response ᙫ Öçú≈L?
the middle of the conversation.
ii) °æJ-îªßª’ Ææçü¿-®Ωs¥ç™ nice to meet you
(or) nice meeting you, glad to meet
(îª÷úø’ Í®´B, -Ø√ ´÷ô© ´’üµ¿u-™ØË
phone °õ‰d-¨»úø’ Ranjan.)
you Åçõ‰ ´’† response ᙫ
nice to meet you
makes a call he never ends it. He
Öçú≈L? ´’†ç èπÿú≈
too
goes on talking for hours on end.
ÅØ√™« ™‰ü∆ àN-üµ¿çí¬ ´÷ö«x-ú≈L?
(Åûª-†™« îËߪ’ôç î√™« Å´’-®√u-ü¿éπ®Ωç. ÉçûË-é¬-èπ◊çú≈ Éçé¬ àN-üµ¿ç-í¬-ØÁjØ√ °æJ-
Åûª†’ phone îËÊÆh á°æp-öÀéà °õ‰d-ߪ’úø’. îªßª’ç îËÆæ’-éÓ-´î√a?
í∫çô© ûª®Ω-•úÕ ´÷ö«x-úø-û√úø’.) iii) ÉçTx≠ˇ ØË®Ω’a-éÓ-´-ú≈-EéÀ Å™«Íí American
Phone Ææ綵«-≠æù ´·Tç-îªôç = end a call. Accent éÓÆæç à¢Á’iØ√ ûÁL-ߪ’-ñ‰-ߪ’çúÕ.
iv) Idioms & Phrases èπ◊ àüÁjØ√ •’é˙

Who is it, please?

Brinda: Today is a holiday and I remembered
you. I thought I'd just say hello to you.
(Ñ ®ÓV ÂÆ©´¤, †’´¤y Ø√èπ◊ í∫’®Ìh-î√a´¤.
àüÓ °æ©-éπ-J-ü∆l-´’E phone î˨»)
Mukta: That's very good of you.
II. Ravali: This is Ravali speaking. Is it
Consolidated Real Estates Ltd.,
please?
Consolidated Real Estate
(ÉC
Company
- ßË’-Ø√?)
Rasagna: Yes, it is. What's it please?
Ravali: May I have some detailed informa-
tion about the plots and flats you
are selling?
(
-O’®Ω-´·t-ûª’-†o plots, flats †’ í∫’Jç-*†
N´-®Ω-¢Á’i† Ææ´÷-î√®Ωç É´y-í∫-©®√?)
Rasagna: With pleasure, of course. But it is
not a matter to be talked of over
phone. Could you make it to our
office any working day between 10
and 5?
(ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬. Å®·ûË phone ™ îªJaç-îª-
í∫-L-T† *†o ´u´-£æ…®Ωç é¬ü¿’ í∫ü∆? O’®Ω’
à working day Å®·Ø√, 10 †’ç* 5
™°æ© ´÷ office èπ◊ ®√í∫-©®√?
Ravali: Your office is too far off for me and
I am very busy as working days.
(O’ office Ø√èπ◊ î√™« ü¿÷®Ωç.
Working days ™ Ø√èπ◊ BJ-èπ◊ç-úøü¿’.)
Rasagna: That's all right. Just let's know
where you live and give us a time
when you are available. One of our
marketing people will visit you and
give you the details, Mrs.Ravali. By
the by is this your phone number?
can we call this to contact you?
(àç °∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰ü¿’. O’È®-éπ\-úø’ç-ö«®Ó à
time ™ ®Ω´’tç-ö«®Ó îÁ°æpçúÕ. ´÷ mar-
keting Æœ•sç-C™ á´®Ó äéπ®Ω’ O’
ü¿í∫_-®Ωèπ◊ ´≤ƒh®Ω’. ÅEo N´-®√©÷ É≤ƒh®Ω’
®Ω´R. -Å-CÆæÍ®. ÉC O’ phone number
éπü∆? Ñ number ûÓ O’èπ◊ phone
Öçü∆? ™‰ü∆ à dictionary ¶«í∫’ç-
ô’çC?
v) By the way E topic ´÷®Ωa-ú≈-EéÀ ᙫ
Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-T-≤ƒh®Ω’?
– á. ®Ω-´’-ù«-éπ-®˝-®√V, ë«Ø√°æ‹®˝
Ñ lesson ™-E È®çúø’ conversations ™ èπÿ-ú≈ -´÷-öÀ-´÷-öÀéÃphone ¢Á÷í∫’ûª÷ Öçúøôç =
¢Á·ü¿ô ´÷ö«x-úÕ†-¢√∞Ïx ûª´’ Ê°®Ω’, N´-®√©÷ îÁ°æpôç Ringing off the hook.
í∫´’-EçîË Öçö«®Ω’. a) The phone in the press office has been ring-
äéπ-¢Ë∞¡ Å´-ûªL¢√∞¡Ÿx îÁÊ°pC ´’†èπ◊ à 鬮Ωùç ´©x- ing off the hook for more information about
®·Ø√ ÆæJí¬ NE-°œç-îªúøç ™‰ü¿-†’-éÓçúÕ. Å°æ¤púø’ ¢√∞¡x†’ the ministers' involvement in the scam.
´’Sx îÁ°æp-´’-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ ¢√úË polite expression.
Ç èπ◊綵º-éÓ-ùç™ Ç ´’çvûª’© §ƒvûª í∫’Jç* Ææ´÷-
a) Who is it, please? Once again. î√®Ωç éÓÆæç, °ævAéπ Ç°∂‘-Ææ’™ phone -´÷-öÀ-´÷-öÀéà -ï-¢√-•’:
(á´-®ΩçúÕ? ´’Sx îÁ°æpçúÕ) ¢Á÷í∫’-ûª÷ØË ÖçC.
b) Pardon (éπ~N’ç-îªçúÕ). Phone Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù-™ ØË i) ´’† response èπÿú≈, Fine, thank you;
b) The hospital phone has been ringing off the
How do you do? ÅØÁjØ√ í¬F, simple í¬
é¬èπ◊çú≈ Å´-ûªL-¢√∞¡x ´÷ô©’ ´’†èπ◊ ÆæJí¬ N†-°æ- hook with offers of blood donation to save
úø-éπ-§ÚûË Ñ ´÷ô (pardon) Åçö«-´’E ´’†™ How do you do? ÅØÁjØ√ í¬F Öçú≈L.
the baby's life.
î√™« ´’çCéÀ ûÁ©’Ææ’. ÉC éÌç-îÁç formal í¬ ii) Glad to meet you too/ nice to meet you
Å®·ûË Beg your pardon Åçö«ç. Ç Gúøf v§ƒùç 鬧ƒ-úøôç éÓÆæç, ®Ωéπh-ü∆†ç ÉîËa too O’®Ω-†oô’x.
c) I'm sorry. I'm unable to hear you. Could you
¢√J Phone ©’ -´÷-öÀ-´÷-öÀéà ´Ææ’h-Ø√o®·.
It's great pleasure meeting you, etc.
be a little clearer?
ÉO phone conversation èπ◊ Ææç•ç-Cµç-*†
´’JéÌEo expressions. (¢Á·ôd-¢Á·-ü¿öÀ spoken English lesson
(O’®Ω’ îÁÊ°pC Ø√èπ◊ NE-°œç-îªôç ™‰ü¿’. é¬Ææh
EXERCISE
îª÷úøçúÕ)
iii) English ØË®Ω’a-éÓ--´ö«-EéÀ best method-
ÉçéÌç-îÁç Ææp≠ædçí¬ îÁ•’-û√®√?)
d) Could you repeat yourself please? Look at the following sentence:
1) Reading as much English as possi-
I couldn't hear you/ catch you. Smoking is bad for health (Smoking Ç®Ó-í¬u-EéÀ
ble- newspapers, books (starting from
îÁúø’).We can use 'To smoke' instead of the
small books and going on to big nov-
(O’®Ω’ ´’®Ó-≤ƒJ îÁ•’-û√®√? O’®Ω’ îÁ°œpçC ؈’
'smoking' in the sentence above. The meaning
els), 2) Listening constantly to English
N†-™‰-éπ-§Ú-ߪ÷†’.)
does not change.
´’†ç Car, two wheeler ™«çöÀN drive îËÆæ÷h news telecasts, 3) watching English
cell phone ™ ´÷ö«x-úø-™‰-éπ-§ÚûË Å°æ¤púø’ ¢√úË To smoke is bad for health (= smoking is bad
for health.) movies for American accents.
expressions.
market CDs
Write as many sentences as you can, in which
a) Sorry I am driving. Could you call me a little
ÉçûËé¬èπ◊çú≈ ™ î√™«
leading book shops
the '.... ing' form can be changed into the infini-
later?/ I will call you back some time later.
ÖØ√o®·– ™.
tive (like, 'to smoke') iv) Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary
(؈’ drive îËÆæ’h-Ø√o†’. é¬ÊÆ-§ƒT phone
îË≤ƒh®√?/ ؈’ O’èπ◊ phone îË≤ƒh†’.) eg: Walking is good for health = To walk is good of current English.
É´Fo èπÿú≈ conversations 3 and 4 ™ for health. v) by the by = by the way (used to change
É™« 'ing' form •ü¿’©’ infinitive ¢√úÕ O’èπ◊ the topic).
-v°æ-¨¡o:
ÖØ√o®· éπü∆.
äéÓ\-≤ƒJ phone ™ disturbances ´©x ´’†ç O©-®·-†Eo sentences ´÷ö«x-úøçúÕ.
i) What is the passive voice of
N†-™‰-éπ-§ÚûË ÅØË ´÷ô©’.
a) Sorry. Your voice isn't clear. Could you
please be clearer?
-v°æ-¨¡o: i) Tony, Sony and Rony go to a hotel. / "Why don't you keep him offered."
an hotel. Can we write as: Why doesn't he be
àC éπÈ®éÓd ûÁL-ߪ’-ñ‰-ߪ’çúÕ.
(O’ íÌçûª’/ ´÷ô©’ ÆæJí¬ NE-°œç-îª-úøç-™‰ü¿’. é¬Ææh
Ææp≠ædçí¬ îÁ•’-û√®√?) ii) I am having a one rupee note kept offered by you.
b) I hear some noises over the line/ The line ÅE Lifco Dictionary ™ ÖçC. ii) Can we say "I have a pen" as I am hav-
isn't clear/ your voice isn't clear. Could you Having possession
†’ ™ ¢√úø- ing a pen.
disconnect and call/ try again?
-ï-¢√-•’:
èπÿ-úøü¿’ éπü∆-! N´-Jç-îªçúÕ. –- G. v°æ¶µº’-ü∆Æˇ, éπKç-†-í∫®˝
(Line Åçû√ íÌúø-´í¬ ÖçC. phone °õ‰dÆœ ´’Sx
– >. ¨¡çéπ®˝, Í騡-´-°æôoç
phone îËߪ’çúÕ/ v°æߪ’-Aoç-îªçúÕ.)
disconnect = ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éπü∆. phone °õ‰d-ߪ’ôç.
-ï-¢√--•’: i) Why don't you keep him offered?

îËßÁ·î√a?)
Ravali: Yea. That's the number. I am always
available on the number.
(Å´¤†’. ÅüË Ø√ number. Ç
™ ØËØÁ-°æ¤púø÷ Öçö«†’.)
Rasagna: Thank you.
i) A hotel correct.
phone °õ‰d-ߪ’ôç/ phone ™ ´÷ö«x-úøôç ÇÊ°-
ߪ’-ö«-EéÀ ÉçéÓ ´÷ô, hang up (disconnect).
ii)
Ranjan: Is that all or have you any thing more
number
to say? I am in a hurry.
(ÅçûËØ√, ÉçÍé-´’Ø√o îÁ§ƒpLq Öçü∆? ؈’
ûªy®Ωí¬ ¢Á∞«xL)
Ñ sentence èπ◊ -Å®Ωnç -ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ôç -™‰-ü¿’.
An hotel - old usage -
Å®·ûË DEéÀ passive form: Why is he not
É°æpöÀ ¢√úø’-éπ™ ûª°æ¤p.
(isn't he) kept offered by you?
éπL-T Öçúøôç ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ am having/ is hav-
ii) I have a pen - correct.
ing/ are having, correct English usage ™
ÆæJ-é¬ü¿’. I have a one rupee note, correct.
- M. SURESAN