To be or not to be…
Shakespeare’s famous soliloquy presented by Dharmendra Sheth, Spoken English Trainer in Surat
A picnic with MA English VNSGU students
< p dir=”ltr”>Once upon a time with my talented MA students and my dear friend Dr Rakesh Desai… What an amazing group we had about two decades ago! Please share the original pictures with me if anyone has. [attach 1] [attach 2]
10th National Conference at ELTIS, Symbiosis, Pune
Eltis Sifil, Symbiosis, Pune is happy to announce its 10th National Conference on“A 360 Degree View of Language Teaching Materials: Development, Utilisation and Evaluation”on February 07 and February 08, 2020.Do please try to attend it.Thank you.Dharmendra
Books in print or electronic form
A conversation between two passengers on a train: A: I have around 1500 books on various subjects. B: Good. I have more than 30 GB books. ? Their discussion for about an hour after this conversation convinced me that the number of books one has doesn’t matter, either in print form or electronic. ????
NIP
There is a nip in the air—winter’s on its way, that’s for sure. A note (only for my students ???): The word “nip” has a variety of meanings in different contexts and also in combination with other words. Here’s an interesting collection with explanation: https://fluentlingua.com/Spoken-English-Detail/Nip.aspx
Donkey work for donkey’s years
It takes donkey work for donkey’s years to learn how to use an apostrophe in English. — Dharmendra Sheth (a dog-tired language learner) ???? Notes for my English language students: 1. donkey work = boring but necessary work that demands a lot of effort 2. donkey’s years = a very long time
Sunrise on Sunday
Just a thought: I hardly get to see sunrise on a Sunday. The speed of transition from the Land of Nod to the Land of Early-rising Folk is slower than that of an elephant carrying a load uphill. Dharmendra Sheth
