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ABSOLUTE BEGINNER COURSE
SPOKEN ENGLISH
Lesson 6
(Page 2)
English Grammar: Possessives
my-our-your-their-his-her-its-their
Section II
For most people in India, the festival of Holi signals the start of summer which can be very hot in many parts of the country. The long wait for the monsoon begins. The brick walls of the houses are small protection against the heat. In those parts of the country which are away from the coast, only those who are truly fearless and bold have the courage to venture out in the afternoon when the sun is at its most fearsome.
Vocabulary & Collocations
How these words and collocations will help us speak English fluently and confidently
As I'm writing this post, it's raining here in Mumbai. Yes, it's the rainy season in Mumbai. It's called the monsoons too. We wait for the monsoons throughout the hot season of summer which starts with the colourful festival of Holi. No one can deny the atmosphere of love that this beautiful festival brings with it. Family and friends and neighbours all get together to play with colours. But there are some for whom Holi brings even greater joy. Can you guess who they are? Yes, that's right. People in love! Sweethearts who love to play Holi because on this day, restrictions are relaxed. The bold among them will even go to the homes of their sweethearts for their passion gives them courage and they are almost fearless because on this day no one can refuse them a bit of fun. Of course, all this is done with proper behaviour and within the limits of respect and decency.
Houses everywhere are covered with splashes of colour-yellow,blue,red,orange and many more. Of course some of the colours are such that it's slightly difficult to wash them off. One does accept that it's a bit of a problem to get the colours off one's skin but the enthusiasm with which Holi is played more than makes up for this.
For most people in India, the festival of Holi signals the start of summer which can be very hot in many parts of the country. The long wait for the monsoon begins. The brick walls of the houses are small protection against the heat. In those parts of the country which are away from the coast, only those who are truly fearless and bold have the courage to venture out in the afternoon when the sun is at its most fearsome.
As you can see in the passage above, I have used so many words and collocations from the lists below. These lists are taken from what I have spoken in the English Aam Spoken English Mehfil Number 6. A few related words and collocations have been added to these lists.
In the passage above, I have also used other words and collocations which are not from these lists. The colour code is :
from the lists below : these are to be written in the respective books, that is, the
words are to be written in the vocabulary book and the
collocations in the collocations book.
words are to be written in the vocabulary book and the
collocations in the collocations book.
words not found in
the lists below : these are to be written in the vocabulary book.
collocations not
found in the lists
below : these are to be written in the collocations book.
ENGLISH AAM SPOKEN ENGLISH VOCABULARY BOOK
Write these words in your book
1.
season
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2.
colourful
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3.
atmosphere
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4.
wait
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5.
little
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6.
while
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7.
sweetheart
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8.
love
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9.
shy
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10.refuse
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11.deny
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12.story
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13.home
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14.house
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15.sight
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16.scent
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17.perfume
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18.fragrance
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19.dream
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20.desire
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21.enthusiasm
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22.passion
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23.restriction
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24.rust
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25.brick
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26.stone
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27.longing
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28.beautiful
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29.desirable
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30.courage
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31.bold
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32.fearless
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33.medley
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34.guess
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35.topic
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36.subject
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37.sing
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38.own
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39.ownership
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40.saying
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41.fences
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42.good
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43.wall
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44.neighbour
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45.proper
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46.properly
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47.peace
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48.misunderstanding
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49.beyond
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50.side
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51.respect
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52.property
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53.right
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54.accept
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55.car
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56.some
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57.blue
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58.yellow
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59.golden
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60.memories
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61.red
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62.member
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63.family
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64.pure
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65.orange
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66.colourless
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67.group
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68.organization
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69. use
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ENGLISH AAM SPOKEN ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS BOOK
Write these collocations in your book
1. for a while
2. wait for a while
3. feel shy
4. Can you guess?
5. what did you
6. Take a guess.
7. Good fences make
good neighbours.
8. talk about
9. we have
10. we have with us
11. that’s right
12. on this side
13. on the other side
14. golden memories
15. this is my
16.
that’s my
17.
this is our
18.
that’s our
19.
this is your
20.
that’s your
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21.
this is her…
22.
that’s her
23.
that’s his…
24.
this is its
25.
that’s its
26.
this is their
27.
that’s their
28.
a member of
the family
29.
a family
member
30.
a part of the
family
31.
it’s called
32.
it’s slightly
33.
it’s a bit
34.
it’s slightly
difficult
35.
it’s a bit
difficult
36.
let’s see
37.
it’s possible
38.
can use
39.
we can use
40.
we can’t use
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LESSONS IN ABSOLUTE
BEGINNER COURSE
CHAPTER 1
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