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Hello Friends... Sure, we all are doing well... Be careful, we must stay fit and shouldn't fall ill getting our studies affected. We shall eat and drink healthy, exercise regularly, and won't avoid our domestic and social responsibilities. And whatever time we get for ourselves at the end of the day, we must study hard for most of the time, so that we learn to think... and learn. We simply cannot afford to stop thinking, for we are learners, and we are the chosen ones who got the scope to learn...  Let's learn to think first... Simple/Closed Questions Sometimes you come across questions where you have to answer either in affirmative or in negative. That is to say, you either mean 'yes' [affirmative], or 'no' [negative] as you answer those questions. 1. Am I clear? 2. Was your answer a 'yes' or a 'no'? You must have chosen either to mean 'yes' or 'no' as you answered the above two questions. 3. Did you get the chance to mean ...

Hello Friends...  Sure, we all are doing well... Be careful, we must stay fit and shouldn't fall ill getting our studies affected. We shall eat and drink healthy, exercise regularly, and won't avoid our domestic and social responsibilities. And whatever time we get for ourselves at the end of the day, we must study hard for most of the time, so that we learn to think... and learn. We simply cannot afford to stop thinking, for we are learners, and we are the chosen ones who got the scope to learn...  Let's learn to think first... Before we start discussing how to write a dialogue, I feel it necessary to discuss the term 'dialogue' itself first. What aspects of meaning do you think are included by the term? Dialogue Dialogue is actually a piece of communication [mostly oral as in our common day-to-day social transactions, and sometimes written as in the scripts of a drama or cinema] that involves multiple participants. In other words, to put it in a simpler way, whene...

Hello Friends...  Sure, we all are doing well... Be careful, we must stay fit and shouldn't fall ill getting our studies affected. We shall eat and drink healthy, exercise regularly, and won't avoid our domestic and social responsibilities. And whatever time we get for ourselves at the end of the day, we must study hard for most of the time, so that we learn to think... and learn. We simply cannot afford to stop thinking, for we are learners, and we are the chosen ones who got the scope to learn...  Let's learn to think first... 'Daybreak'- a Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow This time we meet here to study a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The title of the poem is 'Daybreak'. It is quite a popular poem by Longfellow. Read it on your own to find out the reason for the immense popularity of both the poet, and this poem in particular.  You may however ask why I am not asking you to listen to the text first this time as usual. The answer is simple. I faile...

Hello Friends...  Sure, we all are doing well... Be careful, we must stay fit and shouldn't fall ill getting our studies affected. We shall eat and drink healthy, exercise regularly, and won't avoid our domestic and social responsibilities. And whatever time we get for ourselves at the end of the day, we must study hard for most of the time, so that we learn to think... and learn. We simply cannot afford to stop thinking, for we are learners, and we are the chosen ones who got the scope to learn...  Let's learn to think first... The English Translation Today, we are going to study Brotherhood, a poem by Octavio Paz, the great Mexican poet. The text which we are going to study was translated from Spanish into English by Eliot Weinberger.  Let’s Listen to the Text First As usual, I would like you to listen to the poem first, before you start reading the text on your own. Listening helps you to pick up the appropriate pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation; and thus, is likel...