British English/American English

1. What is colour  for us,
2. Is COLOR for the American.
3. What is favourite for us,
4. Is FAVORITE  for the American,
5. What is metre for us,
6. Is METER for the American.
7. What is neighbour for us,
8. Is NEIGHBOR  for  the American.
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10. (Why do we call him our neighbour, father?)
11. (Is it because he neighs like the horse??)
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13. What is programme for us,
14. Is PROGRAM for the American.
15. What is skillful for us,
16. Is SKILFUL for the American.
17. Is it because they can do better than us???
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19. What we call theatre,
20. Is THEATER for the American.
21. What we call tyre,
22. Is TIRE for the American.
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24. Sink says the American,
25. We say wash-basin.
26. Windshield says the American,
27. We say  wind-screen.
28. Intermission says the American,
29. For the interval in the cinema.
30. American call it a pitcher,
31. Which we call jug.
32. One way ticket for the American
33. Is the ticket for the single journey.
34. ( We all come in this world with the One way ticket,from where we can never return in the same pattern.)
35. Give me a raise says the American,
36. For the rise in his salary.
37. American carries the flash-light,
38. Which we call as torch.
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40. Expansion:
41. UFO.Unidentified flying object.
42. C.A. Chartered Accountant.
43. S.S.C. Staff Selection Commision.
44. CAT. Common Admission Test.
45. UNESCO- United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
46. NGO- Non -Government Organizations.
47. UAE- United Arab Emirates.
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Know these too

1. Fill all the vessels with water. Imperative.
2. We should fill all the vessels with water.
3. You can't give up the project when it is nearing completion.
4. It is not right to give up the project nearing completion.
5. These  above two sentences are negative ones.
6. He comes always late to school. 
7. He never comes early to school.Negative
8. There is no other substance hotter than fire. Negative
9. Check your baggage before you leave. Imperative.
10. Your belongings  must or should be checked before you leave.
11. No one dares to obey the Principal. Negative.
12. Can anyone match his intelligence? Interrogative.
13. The tiger is ferocious. statement.How ferocious the tiger is! exclamatory.
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15. Question tags?
16. You should come to school in time.Shouldn't you?
17. We give out carbon-di-oxide every minute. Don't we?
18. I have answered all your questions. haven't I?
19. This flag has four colours. Hasn't it?Doesn't it?
20. Our team will win this match.Won't we?
21. The coimbatore conductor will gladly give the change. Wouldn't he?
22.  I shall carry the bags for you. Shan't I?
23. You must keep the class and the school clean. Mustn't you?
24. There is water in the tank.Isn't it?
25. The bus is early today. Isn't it?
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27. Buffet is the legendary investor.
28. Edward Warren Buffet has given the largest charitable donation.
29. Buffet doesn't like to transfer his property to his children.
30. Having too much money makes people very idle and lazy.
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32. On 1st January 2002 Euro was accepted  worldwide.
33. First it was not accepted by all.
34. There was rivalry between Euro and American dollar. the Italian Lira, and Pounds Sterling of England.
35. Euro is now accepted and recognised worldwide.
36. Present value of Euro is around Rs. 80/-
37. Euro belongs to the continent of Europe.
38. 22 countries use this Euro.France, Germany  and Austria.too.
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40. Money and Happiness:
41. Money can buy all the comforts of life including water.
42. Every sort of luxury can be enjoyed if you have lots of money.
43. Money can provide only temporary and external happiness.
44. Happiness comes from peace within and with contentment and positive attitude  and sharing with everyone and with good habits.
45. You can never buy these qualities in the market.
46. Money can master you and drive you mad too.
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Utterances--types of sentences

1. Mohan has been working hard for his examinations.
2. "OH! I am very tired! " says Mohan to his mom.
3. "Please don't give me Rs. 50/-.Give me change please."
4. So said the conductor to the passenger on the bus.
5. "Would you please tell me where is the museum?'"
6.  So  a tourist asked the passer- by and the policeman.xxxxx
7. "Why didn't  you return the books on time?"
8. So asked the librarian to the borrower of the books.
9. "Why have you not brought the leave letter?"
10. So asked the teacher to the student who was absent the other day.
11. "How long will you love me?"
12. So asked the love to her fiancee.
13. "As long as the stars and the moon shine today."
14. So said the lover in the park.
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16. "How nice you are! How beautiful you are!""
17. " What a nice place! 
18. These are called Exclamatory sentences.
19. "Don't  look there" "Do this now."
20. " Open your book at page 80"
21. "Please leave your footwear outside."
22. These are imperative sentences.
23. This river runs dry in summer.
24. Boys like to enjoy summer holidays.
25. These are affirmative sentences.
26. " I do not like to do the homework now."
27. There is no water in the lake."
28. These are negative sentences.
29. This lesson is interesting.
30. This is a statement.
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32. Asking a question is an interrogative sentence.
33. Expressing a feeling is  an exclamatory sentence.
34. instructing,ordering and commanding are imperative sentences.
35. Saying or stating something like I like ice-cream is a statement.
36. It can be an affirmative or negative sentence.
37. I do not like to do my home-work. is a negative sentence.
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Sam- Goldy-Shelly-Diane

1. What did the boy find with a hurt paw?
2. Labrador/the dog.
3. What was the Boy's name?Shelly
4. What did the boy call him? Goldy
5. What was the important job of the dog? To guide Diane.
6. Who were reunited? Diane and Sam.
7. Is tiger a pet animal? No.
8. What was the condition of the dog when Shelley found him?
9. It had a hurt paw. It was lost by someone. It whined and put its head down on its good paw.
10. Why didn't Shelly hand over the dog to the dogcatcher?
11. He thought it was mean to call the dogcatcher to hand over the dog with a hurt paw.
12. How did Shelly nurse the dog?
13. He played doctor and patient with his first aid box which had iodine,bandages and cotton and stuff like that.He nursed the dog's paw as best as he could with those items.
14. Did Shelly's mother readily permit him to retain the dog? Why?
15. No.Because she knew that the dog belonged to someone and got separated from its master. She decided to find the owner.
16. Describe the happy times that Shelly and Goldy spend together.
17. Goldy was a nice dog. Shelly mended him more and more.
18. He and Shelly played Frisbee and Football in the yard.
19. Goldy was smart and obeyed the commands of Shelly.
20. "commands like Sit, Stay, come etc.,
21. Goldy followed Shelly to school and waited for Shelly to come out.He walked beside him and especially on the outer side of the sidewalk.
22. Why did Shelly's mother feel that the dog had already been trained?
23. The way in which the dog behaved , she came to know that
24. it was already a trained dog.
25. How did Goldy behave like he belonged to Diane?
26. When Goldy saw Diane, the lady with the dark glasses, it started barking and ran up to her.It whined with love,licking all over the lady's face.
27. When did Shelly's dreams get shattered?
28. When one day when he returned from his school, he saw  a strange van in the drive way and when he saw the lady with the dark glasses with a white cane and also with a man, he understood that she may be the owner of Goldy, his dear pet and that she had come to take away his Goldy.
29. What had made Sam get separated from the lady?
30. They were in a traffic accident.She was taken to a hospital.
31. The dog lost his collar and the harness too.
32. What made Shelly give up Sam to the lady?
33. His Goldy's name real name was Sam.
34. Sam's important job was to guide Diane in her life.
35. She needed him more and Sam needed her more.
36. Sam was a trained dog to help Diane.
37. They were happy together.
38.  Shelly wanted both his pet Goldy and Diane to be happy.
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40. Oh!My Sam! My Sam!
41. Where are you?
42. I miss you! I missyou!
43. Oh!my Sam!
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45. Where are you?
46. Oh! My Sam!
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48. How are you? I thank You.
49. My dear Mistress.
50. For thinking about me.
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52. I am now with Shelly,
53. A nice and good boy.
54. We play football
55. And Frisbee together.
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57.  His mom 's Gift
58. Is this new chew toy.
59. I  can play
60. When I want
61. And be happy.
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63. Diane is my name,
64. This Sam is my guide dog.
65. He needs me more,
66. I need him all the more.
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68. My name is Shelly,
69. And  this is my dear Mom.
70. If you and Sam are happy,
71. We too will be happy too.
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73. My Goldy, I  will miss him,
74. But It is all yours,
75. We wish  you
76. Both to be happy
77. To be happy together.
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79. Meanings of t he words:Accomplishment: A well-learned ability/skill
80. colonel" A high rank in the army.
81. freckled: marked with small brown spots on the skin.
82. glum: sullen,dejected, displeased.
83. ineffectual: not doing anything worthy.
84. profile: outline of the face/head
85. ragged: untidy
86. alms: offerings
87. coarse: rough
88. parchment: a wrinkled piece of paper.
89. piteous: sad, sorrowful
90. wizened:Looking dried up through age.
91. Coppers: coins of lower denomination.
92. Sovereign: a former currency in England worth1 pound.
93. Commissioned: ordered..
94. popular: Well-known
95.  amazing: surprising
96. battered: beaten out of shape
97. extend: offer
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99. Ability X inability
100. eagerly X indifferently
101. piteous   X  joyous
102. private   X public
103.  rare   x common
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BloodHow

1. How many types of blood cells are there in our body?What are they?
2. 3 types. They are red blood cells. white blood cells and platelets.
3. How are the red blood cells?
4. They are small,thin and disc shaped.
5. What are they composed of?
6. iron containing component.
7. What is it called? haemoglobin.
8. What is the function of the haemoglobin?
9. When blood passes through the lungs  each haemoglobin molecule picks up four oxygen molecules and supplies them to the body tissues.
10. What else do the red blood cells do/
11.  They transport the carbon dioxide  from the tissues to the lungs.
12. What do the lungs do?Lungs throw out carbon dioxide when we exhale.
13. Describe White blood cells.
14. They are bigger than the red blood cells.
15. They are few in numbers.
16. Only one for every 700 red cells.
17. They are body defenders.
18. They act as soldiers to fight bacteria. and other enemies.
19. They destroy the dead cells.
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questions and answers

1. The Model Millionaire.
2. What was Hughie's financial status?
3. Even though he had a good profile, he did not know the art of making money and he was unemployed too.
4. What was the condition laid down by the colonel to allow Hughie's engagement to Laura?
5. If he could only bring 10000 pounds then he could have the engagement with Laura.
6. Why was Hughie Upset? Because he could not fulfill the colonel's condition.
7. What makes you feel Alan was a good painter?
8. He was able to make  more money with his portraits.
9. What made the old man look a typical beggar?
10. His face was wrinkled.He looked very pitiful.His coat was coarse and torn in different places. His thick boots were patched and mended.His leaning on the rough long stick and holding a crushed hat in his other hand made him look like a typical beggar.
11. Why is the model's face was Alan's fortune?
12. The model's face was very expressive. The old beggar looked pitiable, miserable ,lonely and lost.Alan would receive a lot of money for this pathetic appearance.
13. How many shillings make a pound?
14. Twenty shillings make one pound.
15. In our India models pose for advts. Celebrities paid more.Is it correct?
16. In India, the models pose for advts.Models who pose for still photos are paid nicely  and also in video advts.Celebrities are paid in lots of money i,e. in Lakhs.
17. What was the beggar's true identity?
18. He was one of the richest men in Europe.He was Baron Hausberg. He was the good friend of Alan Trevor ,the painter.
19. Why did Hughie fear an adverse reaction from the Baron?
20. Because he had mistaken him for  a real beggar and felt pity on him and offered as alms a sovereign.
21. Why did Hughie  wish to apologise to the Baron?
22. 1. because he thought that the model (Baron) was a beggar.
23. 2.He out of his kindness and generosity  and audacity gave alms to him a sovereign.3.He felt very bad after knowing the reality from Alan about Baron
24. Why was Hughie angry with Trevor?Because Trevor told everything about poor Hughie and his love for Laura and the condition of colonel for the engagement.
25. Why did Trevor remark that such beggars as the model were not to be met with everyday?
26. The beggar in reality was Baron Hausberg ,the richest man in Europe.Rich men would never ever like to dress up and pose like a beggar.
27. Why did Hughie grow offended at Trevors' act of discussing his affairs with a stranger?
28. Because Trevor discussed Hughie's private affairs with a stranger the Baron.He thought to himself how a beggar could solve his problem.
29. What was the Baron's reaction to Hughie's innocent act of awarding him a coin?
30. Baron was highly touched by Hughie's kindness.Though Hughie had little money, he felt pity for the beggar and gave him a sovereign.So he sent  a cheque for 10000 pounds to Hughie as  a wedding present.
31. Differentiate  Millionaire models and Model millionaires.
32. Millionaire models are those who pose as millionaires and in fact they are not and Model millionaire is one who pose for a portrait for fancy and liking  as a beggar.And in this case Baron sent a cheque to Hughie signing the message  as"OLD Beggar:.
33. What are the various details Alan Trevor would have given to Baron?
34. 1.Hughie is a nice person with a good profile,
35. 2. He does not earn a single penny.
36. 3. He is very lazy and lethargic.
37. 4.But still he is  his good friend.
38. 5.He loves Laura ,the daughter of the Colonel..Merton.
39. 6.He has to fulfill the condition of paying 10000 pounds to get engaged to Laura.
40. 7.Hughie even though a kind hearted person but has no money in his pocket.
41. 8. He is unemployed and does not know the art of making money.  
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43. popular-well-known,Amazing-splendid,Battered-the rear/back portion of car beaten out of shape.Extended-offered, patched- all tears in the dress sewn up
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45. inability X ability, eagerly X indifferently, piteous X joyous,
46. private X public, rareX common.
47. His inability to go to school made him feel very bad.
48. He had the ability to cope up with the studies.
49. We all eagerly wait for summer holidays.
50. We feel indifferently when we don't get what we want.
51. Beggars have a piteous expression.
52. Joyous persons always smile and enjoy.
53. You must not spoil or destroy public property.
54. It does not mean that you can spoil your own private property.
55. You can call him privately and discuss all his personal matters.
56. It is Rare to find rich people generous and kind hearted.
57. It is very common in India to find animals walking on the busy street.
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59. He lost his purse.To make the matters worse, he lost his passport in a foreign land.
60. We used to go to the river for taking bath.
61. You can take up any profession or task but you must do it sincerely.
62. Schools and colleges were closed on account of heavy rain.
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64. Homophones. The hare 's hair is all white.
65. I do not know how to say No to anyone.
66. You can't hear his speech here.
67. Our seconds and minutes make an hour.
68. You can buy a watch by selling your house.Can't you?Why can't you?
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70. The teacher said to the student,"You have done a good job."
71. The teacher told the student that he had done a good job.
72. The Chief Minister said," I will abolish the poverty".
73. The CM told that he would abolish the poverty.
74. Dharsni said," I am determined to get first rank."
75. Dharsni told that she was determined to get first rank.
76. Gita says," Do your duty without expecting anything."
77. Gita advises us to do our duty without expecting anything.
78. The teacher said," which course are you going to join,the medical or engineering?"
79. The teacher asked me whether I was going to join the medical or engineering course.
80. My grandfather said to me," Don't join the bad company. You will learn only drinking and wasting time."
81. My grand father advised me not to join bad company and that I would learn only drinking and wasting time.
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83. Ram: " Doctor ,a bee had stung me.It is paining too much."
84. Doc: " Don't worry. I will apply some cream on it
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