Informal Contractions in English

Contractions are used in faster informal speaking. They help you to be fluent. contractions feel like as a native speaker.

informal contractions crossword

An informal contract example is given below _

• ain't = am not / are not / is not / has not / have not
I am not sure. = I ain't sure.
You are not my boss. = You ain't my boss.
I have not done it. = I ain't done it.
She has not finished yet. = She ain't finished yet.


• gimme = give me
Give me your money. = Gimme your money.
Don't give me that rubbish. = Don't gimme that rubbish.
Can you give me a hand? = Can you gimme a hand?


• gonna = going to
Nothing's going to change my fancy for you. = Nothing's gonna change my fancy for you.
I'm not going to tell you. = I'm not gonna tell you.
What are you going to do now? = What are you gonna do now?


• gotta = (have) got a
I've got a gun = I've gotta gun.
I've got a gun = I gotta gun.
She hasn't got a penny. = She hasn't gotta penny.
Have you got a car? = Have you gotta car?


• gotta = (have) got to
I've got to go now. = I've gotta go now.
I've got to go now. = I gotta go now.
We haven't got to do that. = We haven't gotta do that.


• kinda = kind of
She's kind of cute. = She's kinda cute.


• Lemme = let me
Lemme go!


• Wanna = want a
I want a cab. = I wanna cab.


• Wanna = want to
I want to go home. = I wanna go home.


• whatcha = what are you
What are you going to do now? = whatcha going to do now?

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Knowing Friends

Meeting new friends

Today’s your first class at (any institute). There are at least 15 to 35 learners in the class. Do you know them all? Of course not. Don’t you feel like introducing yourself to them? Surely you do. After a few classes, some of them will be your best friends. You’ll get an opportunity to practice and discuss with them. They too will like your company. Let’s know one another by taking an interview.

The students at first will read the following questions loudly and try to understand the meaning of the questions. Before starting, work out which questions to ask. For example:

• What’s your name?/ May I know your name?/ Would you mind telling me your name?/ How may I call you?/ Could you tell me your name Please?


• Where are you from?/ Where do you come from?


• How old are you?/ May I know how old you are?


• Are you Bangladeshi (nationality)?/ What is your country of origin?


• How many people are there in your family altogether?


• What’s your father’s job?/ What does your father do?/ What does your mother do?
  (Wrong: What is your father?)


• Have you got any brothers?/ How many sisters do you have?/ How many brothers or sisters are you?


• Are you still at school/college/university?


• In which year did you leave your school/college/university?


• How long have you been studying (English or any course)?


• What do you do?/ What’s your present occupation?/ What is your profession?


• May I know about your interests?


• What’s your favorite color? Why?


• Who’s your favorite person?


• Have you ever visited any foreign countries?


• What’s your main ambition?/ What do you wish to be?


• Can we be friends?

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How to ask Questions in English

Asking questions or questions to ask

8 Types of QUESTIONS and Their INTONATION.

1. Yes-No Questions:
Habib, are you OK?
Is he back?
Have you finished?


2. WH-Questions:
What’s your nick name?
Where do you live?
How are you?
Who did it to you?


3. Tag Questions:
He is right, isn’t he?
There are there, aren’t they?
He helped you, didn’t he?


4. Polite Questions:
I would like to know your name.
Could you please tell me your name?
If you could tell the way to New Market.
Could you tell how to get to New Market?


5. Spoken Questions:
He said what?
You did how?
She got what?
You met who?
(These types of sentences are grammatically incorrect but the native speakers usually use them in speaking.)


6. Surprising Questions:
He died?
You live here?
You got A+?
She failed?


7. Double Questions:
Do you know what his name is?
Do you know what the price is?


8. Elliptic Questions:
Right?
Ok?
Done?
Finished?
Understood?
Like it?
Hungry?
Angry?

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How to introduce myself in English

How to introduce yourself in school/college/university and job interview

Self introduction sample

I am ………………… (Your name).
I am ………………… years old. (Your age)
I come from ………………… (Your hometown/village).
I am …………………… (Your nationality) and live in a city/town/village called …………………… (Your city/town/village).
There are ………..(4/5/6)..……… people in my family: my …………(F)……….,……………(M).………,…………….(S).…………,………..…(B).……….., and me.
My father is a/an ……………… And my mother is a/an ………………… (Parents’ professions)
I’m still at school/college/university. (If you are a student).
Or, I left school/college in ………………. (year) and am now studying at ………………… (Name of university).
Or, I left university in ……………. (year) and I am now working as a/an ………………… (Your profession).
My interests are …………………,…………………. and ………………… (Your hobby).
My favorite color is …………………. because it suits me and my favorite person is ……………………… because his/her ideologies have influenced me to a great extent.
I haven’t visited any foreign countries yet but I would love to visit soon.
Or, The only foreign country I have visited is ……………………… (Name of the country).
Or, I have visited …………………,………………, and …………………… (Name of the foreign countries).
Finally, my main ambition is to be a/an ………………………… (Your aim).
I am very pleased to introduce myself before you.
Thank you all.

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Interview Questions to Ask

Model Question & Answer helpful for IELTS and Other Interviews

1. Question: Describe your family?
Answer: My family consists of five members. We are a small family and indeed we are very close to one another. My father is a writer, a famous one in the country; my mother is a housewife, a most caring woman on God’s earth; my elder sister, a young scientist on Genetics, my grandma and me. You can say, ours is a family to be envied of.
2. Question: Do you have a large or small family?
Answer: I have a nuclear family. There are only four members in my family.
3. Question: How much time do you spend with your family?
Answer: I usually spend 3-4 hours with my family each day as I have a job from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday.
4. Question: What do you like to do together as a family?
Answer: My family members and I like to eat out, Watch a movie and also chat because every member of the family loves to do the same.
5. Question: Do you get along well with your family?
Answer: Yes, I get along quite well with my family members.
6. Question: Are people in your country generally close to their families?
Answer: Indeed they are. I come from a family who love their country.

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Tips For Fluency Building!

English fluency tips

• Use of English Contractions makes you fluent, fast, and natural in speaking.
• You have to be careful about the use of informal contractions.
• Always pronounce English words/phrases faster but clearly.
• Give emphasis on the meaningful words and phrases.
• Pronounce 3 to 4 words together in chunks called thought groups.
• You may have to give pauses where even there are no punctuation marks.
• You have to make your pronunciation CLEAR by giving TONE to your English sentences.
• You can copy the utterance of the native speakers of English.

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How to improve your English speaking very quickly.

How to improve your English speaking very quickly? Is it possible to accelerate your English speaking ability? Is it possible to make massive improvements in only 3-4 months? The answer is yes. But of course, to make massive improvements requires massive intensity and effort. So, how can you do it? How can you improve very quickly? What do I recommend for this type of goal?

Obsession

The first and most important things you need to achieve this goal is incredible passion. You must have tremendous emotional power to learn super-fast. Why? Because you must study English 8-12 hours a day and every hour you must be alert, interested, and energetic. To improve that quickly, you must build emotion. You must be obsessed with English. You must be passionate and incredibly enthusiastic.

Remember, Emotion is 80% of success, method is only 20%.

To create passion, you need very compelling reasons to learn English. Just doing well on a test is not a strong enough reason. Just getting a new job is not a strong enough reason. You need HUGE reasons for doing this. Imagine all the incredible benefits you will have as a fluent English speaker. Imagine how your life will change 5 years from now. 10 years from now. 20 years from now. If you are motivated by money, imagine how English will make you amazingly rich. Visualize your dream house, our dream car your dream life, spread of our culture, our religion!

If love motivates you, imagine how English will help you meet incredible people from other countries. Imagine meeting beautiful or handsome foreigners! Imagine incredible love and passion, possible because you are a fluent English speaker. You can also exaggerate the terrible things that will happen if you fail to speak English fluency. Imagine all the jobs you will miss. Imagine all the people you will never meet. Imagine how bad your life will be because you cannot speak English. Make your reasons bigger! Bigger reasons = Bigger Passion. Bigger Passion = Bigger Success. Emotion is the key. Make your emotion stronger! Become obsessed with English!

Besides Obsession, you need massive INPUT to help yourself talk and write.

Massive Input

The second key to super-fast learning and incredible intensity is to focus on English INPUT. Do not waste time studying grammar or vocabulary. Do not waste time trying to speak or write. You should spend all of your time either listening or reading. This is the fastest and most efficient method for speaking English fluently.

Carry your iPod every where. Read the posts in my blog (www.k6english.blogspot.com). Always, have a book with you. These are the most powerful kinds of lessons and will help you learn the fastest. You should read easy English novels, starting with novels for children. Absolutely do not waste time reading textbooks! Read the books which make you feel happy, contented, satisfied. Grow passion for reading and listening. If you follow any other way to improve your English, your result will be always a BIG ZERO.

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